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August shopping!

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During the summer, this town is full of street vendors selling the most diverse stuff. I had some chance to do a little shopping, and here’s what I bought (plus quite some icecreams…): This skirt was 5€ and I bought it as a replacement for a skirt that got holes in it. I needed something fresh and casual for the weekends, and here it is. I actually have always loved this kind of skirt, I used to own several when I was in high school. Unfortunately they are not very practical to wear at work, so right now I only have two, and I am even debating if I should leave this one here at the beach house. This beautiful necklace was 20€. It really adds interest to a simple outfit, and I think I’ll be using it a lot.   found the next two items at OVS. The shirt (25€) is sheer (gotta wear a tank top underneath) but I like its softness. I don't own anything like this: I fell in love with the color of this sweater, which was 20€. I bought an XL, because I wanted it t

Little outfits: tropical.

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Top & bottom Sergent Major I love this because it’s so beachy and summery. Too bad I can’t remember who’s present it was…

Summer beauty.

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I am spending the month of August in my beach house – which sounds much fancier than it really is: it’s an apartment in a town which happens to be built by the sea, where I used to leave before I got married. Beach living for me is all about no fuss: our meals are very simple (lots of fruits and vegetables), I have taken with me very few clothes and shoes -   I have more clothes for my little girl than for me, but they are smaller and take up very little space, plus she’s going to grow out of them so fast that I decided to bring them all – and a very streamlined beauty routine. It’s actually very liberating, since I am so busy taking care of my little girl, that I have no time before going out to put on a full makeup face,   which in this heat would melt anyway. So, these are the products I am using here.  First, in the shower (from left to right): ·          Testanera Gliss Hair repair with liquid keratin oil nutritive shampoo and conditioner .   They are both go