La Douce France

Hi there,

One day late with my post but for a very good reason. I only just got of the plane from France. Every year for the past three years, for me, the end of summer is marked by one last week at the French Rivièra- La Côte d'Azur.

I usually stay at Sainte-Maxime, a rustic and Provencal village. This is mostly a relaxing vacation, some wandering around the town, lying on the beach or by the pool reading books and -my absolute favorite- watching the boats in the harbor.

The trip also has to include a day visit to Saint-Tropez. Swooning over the yachts and window shopping at Balmain, Chanel, Dior, Céline and just about any other high-fashion brand you can imagine. One thing I would like to say, never -and I really mean never- try to go to Saint-Tropez by car, I will take you for ever! A great alternative are the "Bateaux Verts", it's like a water taxi and has stops in different villages nearby Saint-Tropez or you could just take your own boat- if you happen to be so lucky.

Now since pictures say more than words....

 Our little piece of infinity

 Saint-Tropez streets

 Saint-Tropez light house

 Lunch at Dior at Saint-Tropez

 Saint-Tropez streets

 Saint-Tropez harbor

 Sainte-Maxime Harbor

 Sainte-Maxime Harbor

 Port Grimaud

 Port Grimaud

 Flower ice cream at Saint-Maxime

Sainte-Maxime harbor at night

Hope you got a bit of the holiday feeling too now, wherever you might be. Have you ever been to the French Rivièra- la Côte d'Azur or would you like to go? What marks the end of summer for you?

Open Happiness

Hi there,

I'm so excited to tell you more about what must be a collaboration of two of my most favorite things: Meet the Coca-Cola collection by OPI.

Coca-Cola by OPI contains nine new, limited edition nail polishes inspired by the world-famous drinks from the Coca-Cola Company. The colors go from classic Coca-Cola Red, to metallic silver for Diet Coke, black with red glitters for the Coke Zero, warm purple for Cherry Coke and a beige color for Vanilla Coke. The line also contains a glistening green color for Sprite, a fresh orange and deep purple for Fanta Orange and Fanta Grape.

OPI

My personal favorite is the classic red color, it's just such an iconic color. Apart from the fact that it is such a pretty color I'm very happy with the coverage of the nail polish, one layer suffices to get the vibrant red color and even one week later, with some touch ups of my tips, my nails look as if I just painted them. With the pictures below you can decide for yourself, is it really a Coca-Cola Red nail polish? I certainly think so.

What is your favorite color from the collection?