Bijoux Parisian : August 2014

Saturday 30 August 2014

Stohrer Paris

Afternoon all,

I hope everyone had a lovely bank holiday. Sorry for the lack of posts. I spent a week in Paris, not for work but for a holiday! Now I'm always in Paris for work and I never actually get to explore and take the city during the day due to work and running around like a headless chicken. When it comes to the evening I just absorb the night life with my boys (actually that is pretty blissful). So now me and the boyfriend have made a little tradition every year of going to Paris for a week during the August bank holiday for Rock En Seinewhich is a brilliant music festival, more on that later! We had an amazing week, and I really wanted to share with you all my experience at the oldest patisserie in Paris...Stohrer.

The patisserie is laced with so much history, it started in 1725 and you can really feel the history in the area with the cobbled streets and local businesses. We left of to the last day as we wanted a lavish treat to take back to London. And god it really was a treat. I cannot express how amazing it was. I walked away with 3 cakes, a pain au chocolate and a chocolate donut and I have no regrets admitting that! The only regret I have is not buying more!

I loved the outfit I chose for the day. I found these amazing Chanel like jogging bottoms from H&M in Paris and loved the mix blend of grey and pink so much I got the grey pair also. I paired it with my awesome vintage Givenchy tux jacket which I found in Paris the last time I was there, this amazing pink casual top from Primark (seriously so so soft!), my trusty Chanel backpack (honestly I don't know what I would of done without it in my life. Major game changer!) and my new buy 3 days into the holiday, mySaint Laurent fang print skaters (from the mens collection. Probably the best thing about having size 41 feet!). This was on my shopping list pre heading to london as they sold so quickly in the uk and my feet were aching so much from wearing my chloe boots all day Friday for day 1 of the festival. So I thought why not wear them to the festival? They are sneakers, they're not just shoes to stare at and they are comfortable. Oh and of course they went with everything I had! I was a little scared as I knew they would get dusty quick but hey nothing a few wet wipes can't fix after. I really took to them that I wore them the Saturday, Sunday and home on Wednesday. I can happily say they are so worth it, and unbelievably comfy!

I cannot wait to share the rest of my style diary with you guys from this trip along with my extra special purchases.

Thanks for reading guys.

Bisous

Nadia

Jacket- Vintage Givenchy

Top- Primark

Joggers- current H&M

Trainers- Saint Laurent

Backpack- Chanel

Necklace- Chanel

Saturday 9 August 2014

Summer In The City

I love this outfit. This top was bought on a whim when I was rushing through Primark. I had my doubts initially but as it is with Primark I went in with no time to try and just ran with it. I am so glad I did because I am so in love with this top. It looks perfect with my boy shorts and even more perfect with my jeans. It's also deceptive as I thought this would need a nude camisole and it didn't which makes this more breathable for the summer. I also love the print, the colours are so vibrant and the print mixes the new floral hawaian theme which I am obsessed with. Thanks Primark! I can't wait to take this to Paris in 2 weeks as I think it would be perfect for the festival and the city.

These Rag & Bone shorts are my current favourites in my wardrobe. I bought a size bigger because these were on sale in the outlet store in Bicester. I am glad I went with the bigger size as usually when you size up with your shorts your legs look thinner. Top fashion tip right there! Plus I am not one to have my ass cheeks hanging out for the world to basque in. No thanks. A little dignity for this soon to be 27 year old!

You would never think looking at the photos that this little secret garden is hidden behind Oxford Street (parallel to Selfridges). It is complete nirvana, quiet and serene the complete opposite for the city. I love this little area, it really captures old london and now I've adopted this little area as my new lunching spot with the girls. Cue an outfit post.

This was such a perfect day to rock out the Chanel sandals and shorts. Plus it was the first day of the Mulberry sale, which if you follow me on Instagram and Twitter you'll know I bought myself a pretty new bag. Eeek.

My burgundy Chanel Jumbo has to be one of my favourite classic bags in my collection. This bag was from the 2010 Paris Shanghai collection and it's been in my heart since I bought it. I use her less now as it is really hard to get this colour or a gold hardwear in Chanel. All of my friends know how much this bag means to me, so when they saw the matching sandals from Cruise 2013 collection they were kind enough to buy them for me as a lovely present. How sweet!

Top- Primark

Shorts- Rag & Bone

Sandals- Chanel

Bag- Chanel Jumbo

Sunglasses- Miu Miu

Watch- Swatch

Bracelet- Hermes Clic Clac

Thanks for reading guys

Bisous

Nadia

Friday 1 August 2014

The Denim Edition

Evening all,

I hope everyone has enjoyed their sunny week. Gosh its been so warm in London, add tube weather and well it's like living on the sun! Over the top I know but come on TFL surely we should progress with some air con on the central line! The start of my week was spent at home celebrating Eid and besides the fact my little nephews are away in Florida it was a lovely day spent with the family. I also had the best present from my parents. If you haven't seen my little baby on my Twitter/ Instagram here you go!

Hello my beautiful Fendi By The Way. I've had my eye on this little beauty since it went down the catwalk in February. I had the fob monogrammed with my initials which gives this 3 tone (limited edition colour) grey an extra special touch.

Now I've shared my lovely little present I wanted to share my love of DENIM. If you follow me on Instagram you will know by now I live in denim shorts, jeans and more importantly denim dresses.

Denim dress- Topshop

Denim Dress- Topshop

Denim Shirt dress (midi)- Primark

As you can see these are my 3 favourite denim dresses in my wardrobe at the moment. I am always on the prowl for new denim dress. Even when I've bought a new one I am still ready for another. Not that I am greedy or anything, it just comes down to not being able to find the perfect denim dress so why not make the most of the high street at the moment. Quality of fit and denim type is key for a lasting piece in your wardrobe because remember denim is no longer a seasonal wear now, it has become a key classic piece for women.

Here are my must buy denim dresses (Hover on the description for links):

Esprit