Spring favourites

Friday 27th January 2012 | Leave a comment | Category: Fashion, Wish List | Tags: Acne, denim, dress, jumper, Liberty of London, shirt, spring

Love Brownies

A week back I had the most delicious delivery. I couldn’t believe my eyes or taste buds as I opened the amazing packaging to discover freshly baked brownies that seriously blew me away. The lovely Chantal is behind this Yorkshire brand Love Brownies, they’re fairtrade and organic and most importantly freshly hand-made to order.

Just in time for Valentine’s Day one of my favourite web shops for gifts, Ella Georgia, has got together with Love Brownies to help make your 14th Feb even sweeter. Here’s how it works:

1. Pick the occasion – the box can say anything from Happy Birthday to a simple Thinking of You.

2. Select your brownies.

3. And tell Chantal what you’d like hand-written on the band hidden inside the box.

That’s it! 8 Brownies, hand baked, delivered to your door or anyone else you would like to spoil for £19.95. To order click HERE.

Friday 27th January 2012 | 7 comments | Category: Reviews, Shopping | Tags: bake, brownies, Chantal, delivery, Ella georgia, fairtrade, handmade, Love Brownies, organic, webshop

From Brussels to Tenerife

Lovelies, I got back from Brussels last night. We were there for three days covering the EU foreign ministers meeting on Iran oil embargo. We had an exclusive interview with the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton which you can watch here. It is an unfortunate situation, we all know the affect these sanctions will have on ordinary people in Iran.

I spent this evening with my girlies Stina, Charlotte and Matilda. Is there anything better than catching up with your close friends over a nice cup of tea? Of course Stina’s super charming kitty Leon was also there. Tomorrow I’m leaving for Tenerife to spend somemuch needed quality time with my family.

Leon’s morning face :)

Thursday 26th January 2012 | 4 comments | Category: Travel | Tags: Brussels, cat, EU, family, friends, Iran, Leon, oil, sanctions, Tenerife, Travel

COS bargains

As you might have noticed the sales are still going strong. I love that you can still find treasures esp online. COS has a fantastic sale on and any of these tops can be carried over to spring. Check out their online sale for the items below. Did you know COS is part of the H&M group?

Wednesday 25th January 2012 | 5 comments | Category: Shopping | Tags: bargain, COS, H&M, Sale, Shopping, tops

Just because…

My gorgeous readers, you know I love you right? :) Have a wonderful weekend.

xoxo

Friday 20th January 2012 | 9 comments | Category: Dena | Tags: beingdena

Pureberg

A few months back I discovered Pureberg- a hand sanitizer for those like myself who love everyday luxuries. I’m a proper germ-freak, my colleagues can tell you stories about my work desk cleaning ritual. I’m always carrying around either wipes or gel sanitizers, but always find myself disappointed with their packaging and the fact that they leave my hands looking and feeling extremely dry.

This luxe prouct is the brainchild of three friends from Denmark. It kills over 99.99% of germs but leaves your hands feeling super soft thanks to the blend of shea butter and vitamin E. It also has a lovely scent. The price tag is £11.95 which you might find a bit pricey, but my bottle has lasted me over 3 months now. This elegant bottle looks perfect next to my favourite Chanel compact and lipstick. I can really recommend this product.

Friday 20th January 2012 | 1 comment | Category: Reviews | Tags: Clean, Denmark, Kopenhagen, Pureberg, sanitizer, Shea Butter, vitamin e

Club Monaco

I can’t believe I only discovered Club Monaco a few months back when I was in Chicago. My boyfriend and I walked in and the first thing he said was wow, this is very you. Club Monaco is owned by Ralph Lauren and here in the UK they are exclusive to Browns. Their stunning Spring 2012 campaign features Sasha Pivovarova and I am lusting for the long pink maxi skirt and the pretty white top.

Thursday 19th January 2012 | 8 comments | Category: Fashion | Tags: Browns, campaign, clothing, Club Monaco, maxi skirt, Ralph Lauren, Sasha Pivovarova, spring 2012

Happy 2012

It has been almost a month since I last posted and I’ve missed you all. No I’m not sick or missing. It’s just that life caught up with me and I had to take a minute to find myself and my blog mojo. I don’t want this blog to ever feel like a task or for the posts to seem forced. So I might go MIA every now and then, only to return when I feel more inspired. You and I have been friends long enough to stay loyal to each other ;)

So first of all let me wish you all a Happy New Year! May 2012 be an amazing year for all of us. I really believe in writing down new year resolutions. It helps us see where we are and where we want to be. That first day of year really feels like a new start. If only we could see every new day as a fresh start. Anyhow, here are some of my resolutions (those I can share) which I hope I can see through:

♥ I want this blog to be more me, more personal posts. Personal doesn’t have to mean private.There is a line…

♥ Be more honest with myself – majority of us live life without ever facing ourselves or being honest with ourselves and I understand why. It can be very painful. But we can only grow or have success in manifesting change when we are frank with ourselves. I’ve started writing myself letters, once a month I will write an honest letter about what I see when I look in the mirror, things I’ve done that I’m proud of and those choices and actions I am less happy with. I want to be the best version of me that I could ever be.

♥ Be happy – it’s a choice. As simple as that. I want to be happier. I want to be happy on a rainy day where I have to work 12 hours and the underground stopped working. I am blessed, I have a beautiful life filled with love, I have every reason to be happy yet there are days when I don’t appreciate the life I am living.

♥ Eat more healthy. This is not about wanting to lose weight and it might sound crazy that I only recently realized that this body of mine is the only one I’ll ever be given and I should supply it with the best fuel that I can find, not just any junk infront of me. About a month ago my body started craving healthy food which is great.

♥ Be braver- if you don’t take chances you never know how far you can go or what you can achieve. I am ready! :)

My lovelies, thank you for being part of my 2011 and I look forward to travelling down 2012 with all of you by my side.

Christmas Day at Stina’s place

Love my little santa hat that Matilda knitted for me

Our Mad Men New Year’s Party.

Thursday 5th January 2012 | 13 comments | Category: Dena, General | Tags: Christmas, new year, stina i london

And the winner is…

My lovelies,

Sorry for lack of posts. Having an asthma flare up… will be back as soon as I feel better. Meanwhile the winner of the FNUG competition is the lovely Leia. Congrats doll! Email me your address and the lovely people at Ella Georgia will send you a little package just in time for Christmas.

Sunday 11th December 2011 | 10 comments | Category: Giveaway | Tags: Ella georgia, FNUG, Leia, nails, polish, winner

Bimba & Lola makes its London debut

I can’t tell you how delighted I was when I received an email from Bimba & Lola head office telling me that my favourite Spanish Fashion brand was coming to London.

The ready-to-wear and accessories label opened it’s first store at Westfield in October and I’ve been back several times since. Bimba & Lola not only promises a mix of elegance and the latest fashion trends, but also the very best quality when it comes to leather and fabrics. My favourite winter coat and boots comes from there, all I am missing now is one of their signature bags stamped with the greyhound silhouette.

I am sure Bimba & Lola will become as big a success here as it is in the rest of Europe, Asia and Middle East. The store in Westfield is only the beginning and I am so glad that I no longer need to fly to Spain to get my bimba & lola fix.