Adventures of Barbarella

Love taking pictures of June when she's not looking

beach puppy

Going through tagged Facebook pictures: ibiza

I know you all probably want to see some Autumn action but I'm still stuck in Summer. I like my seasons to overlap *looks at the christmas tree on the corner*.

This is me with purple hair and my favourite amethyst necklace, that i wear almost every day.

This is me caught putting on my lipstick...there are countless pictures of me doing this

Adlib top, adlib shorts, Roberto Cavalli sunglasses, Bally shoes

Ibiza dinner look: pastel green

Earrings: Forever 21. I've already lost them at the beach

I was trying this green jade pencil from YSL (waterproof range) on my eyes, and I really liked the effect, although I don't think it's particularly flattering. The black liner is YSL liquid which did not smudge in the wet humid heat of Ibiza in six hours.


Between the first and second picture I managed to find this pretty crystal pearl prayer beads necklace

Lago Maggiore, Italy Buddhist Centre. August 2011

Hello. I've just returned from Italy!

Waiting at the airport getting some sun. The town where we were staying was on such a remote location, we had to get three trains/buses to get there and back, and in the end had 5 hours to spare before the flight home. There was NOTHING to do at Malpensa, except for sitting on that block of cement in the sun.

Next up is a bus stop. I asked for an iced latte in the coffee shop in front of us while we were waiting, and the girl had no idea what I wanted. Conversation went something like this (bear in mind I don't speak italian. I was speaking half italian half spanish)

- Can I have latte with ice?
- A latte?
- Coffee with milk?
- Capuccino?
- No latte. Coffee with lots of milk?
- Ah latte
- Yes. Latte. Ice.
- Oh. You want it like, cold?
- Yes
- Do you want it with ice?
- Yes
- Small glass like an expresso, or tall glass?
- Just a normal glass like a latte?
- Oh normal glass. So coffee, milk, and ice?
- Yes!
- Ahh...
- Can it be decaf?
- Decaf latte on ice
- YES!

I have to say, everyone was soo nice to us the whole time. I didn't think of learning italian because it was all a bit sudden and we were only going to be there for two full days, so I didn't even have time to get a dictionary. I ended up doing my infamous spanish with an italian swagger thing.

This was the Healing Centre. It had the most wonderful energy. We didn't actually go there for a retreat; we went to see the Lama who was going to be there this weekend. After getting to know the people, I've become very interested in all they were doing.

This doggie was soo cute. She was wearing a pearl beads rosary on her neck. I played with her for a while until I bothered her while she was sunbathing and she tried to bite me. Love dogs with a character. Especially little chihuahuas

Aren't Tibetan sculptures the most beautiful?

I booked a room in a (the only?) hotel nearby. View from the breakfast terrace was extraordinary:

I won't lie, I'm a beach girl. Being amongst so much green and so much mountain felt a little claustrofobic. I don't know why. I think it's beautiful, and I am in awe of it, but I feel more relaxed on a cliff by the sea. Maybe because I'm not used to it: I've gone from sea to sea and to city to city, and the mountain isn't something I've ever experienced. This was definitely out of my comfort zone, a little village by a lake.

BREAKFAST. I am a sucker for a good breakfast. And this one was incredible. Soft, toasty pastries: just-made croissants, napolitanas with bitter chocolate inside and sugar glace outside, brownies, toasts. Natural yoghurt with organic honey. Fig with lemon essence marmalade. Ginger marmalade. Tea presented as boiling water with 5 separate Twinings sachets to choose from. Grapefruit juice with all its pulp. Herb-filled scrambled eggs in a fine creamy result. AMAZING! This is definitely my favourite kind of breakfast. Ever.

Peter always managed to borrow a cigaretto from the chef:



I felt like Heidi. I'm kind of dissapointed we didn't see the goats. What we did see were SNAKES! No pictures of snakes though. Snakes are really slippery and fast.

El profiterole

Cutest little cementery!

We find water!

 





To be continued...

 

Ibiza July 2011

I could watch these glimmers for hours

Sun-tanning: Beach favourites

I have to restrict myself not to carry all of this every time I step out of the house.

(Left to right)

Hawaiian Tropic: I just love the smell/look of this brand. And I MUCH prefer body oils to lotions. They feel better and look great, don't wash off etc. I wear that oil for moisturizing, not really for protection. I only wear that on top of some other sunblock, once I have a tan already.

Hei Poa hair oil: I drench my hair in this before going to the beach, and ideally would reapply after swimming but I never do that. I have the feeling that it stays in my hair until I shower though, so I'm not too bothered. What does it do? It keeps it from drying out in the sun, and from getting all frizzy while it's drying. It's so humid here, hair never quite looks dry anyway. I use the Hei Poa body oil too. More on that some other time.

Garnier body oil: I am an oily gal I told you! I love this stuff, this is probably my favourite all-rounder. It's not cheap, but it feels great, smells delicious but not overpowering, doesn't rub off, ever, even after swimming- which makes it particularly difficult to get the sand off yourself, it sticks to it like glue-. Very recommended.

Polysianes gel nacree SPF10: Another one of those moisturizers that you use purely for glitz and decoration. It's a gel-oil texture, completely delicious and indulgent. And it has a gold shimmer to it. Smells amazing. The whole polysianes line does.

La Roche Posay Anthelios SPF50+ for Face Tinted: This is a tinted cream which is great because it acts like a tinted moisturizer, and the protection is unparalleled. Favourite face SPF. My mom wears it too. You know it's good when your mom has worn it for thirty years.

I apply all of this (well, not all of it at the same time. I choose the high SPFs first) over my body before going out, and then reapply as needed. I usually stick to a 30-15 and always use high protection on the face because otherwise it starts feeling horrible. I think it's a good idea to listen to your skin, it should feel lovely and moisturized all the time; if it doesn't you need more cream. And if you haven't tried oils, i urge you to.

Happy beaching xxx

(some of) What i packed

- Charo Ruiz top
- La Senza bra
- Mason Pearson brush
- Rowenta hot air styler
- 1654 lotions, potions that are now scattered along my bathroom counter

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Summer Update

I'm away again, I dare not spend the summer anywhere but at the beach in Ibiza, it's just the way it's meant to be. I'm not even gonna pretend I'm going back to London until mid September.

Look of the day:

 
 
I don't wear makeup to the beach but I do wear lip stuff. Here I'm wearing Brownie Pink lipliner by Bobbi Brown and the Dior Lip Glow. Sunglasses are vintage Comptoir Sud Pacifique.

And evening: White Raybans, lapislazuli necklace, pink embroidered silk shirt from one of my favourite shops in town, Ganesha. Metallic bag from The Sandal Shop both in Ibiza town.

 


And mommy's look of the beach day:

 


Spot the boobies.

She's wearing Chanel Nouvelle Vague on fingertips, Eres swimsuit, Celine retro sunglasses and a hat by a company that I can't remember right now but I borrow it as often as I can. They stock them in Campos de Ibiza, Marina Botafoch (Ibiza).

Spotted

Nudist guy with the huge willy does a double greeting to the sun as he goes into the water but never gets quite in. Been standing there for 30 minutes, and still standing! Would take a photo if he weren't turning staring at me the whole time

 

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Strawberries at Sa Punta

Flower Power tonight!!!

D

Sa caleta

Fantastic sparkling diamonds sunset

Chronological London

Highlights of this trip:
 - I've been shocked
- I've been dumped
- I've been sad
- I've cried
- I've drank wine.
- I've stood up with a little help from my friends
- I've drank martinis
- I've drank a strange raw cucumber and rum beverage
- I've slept home
- I've slept in other rockstar's homes
- I've been happy
- I've followed orders
- I've been featured in naughty photographs
- I've been threatened to get sued for 18k
 - I've managed to get out of trouble
- I've been approached by the gang of horny bald guys in the District line
- I've met the twin i share with Natalie Portman in Camden and she even spoke to me
- I've sang everyday and performed live
- I've walked out in the cold with a sparkly velvet jacket

And it's only been 18 days..