{valentine's inspiration | pure romance : [a little] naughty & nice}

. . . and how it is thursday already is pure madness, but happily, that means valentine's day is next week, and so, chocolate truffles and champagne, baies and gardénia and satin, silk, and chiffon, in the spirit of pure romance . . .

{p.s.} another look below x

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{recipe | table for two : chocolate lavender pie}

. . . some may remember the recipe for lavender hot chocolate not too long ago, and amazingly, happened across this recipe for chocolate lavender pie only yesterday, and of course, simply could not resist . . .

[recipe below] x

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{take me away № 07 | la maison du chocolat}

{creator of legendary chocolates}

Movies have been made, novels have been written, and even songs have been sung about chocolate—celebrating its tradition, its magic and its wonderment.



And whether you prefer creamy, milk chocolate as smooth as silk, or enjoy the stark bitterness of a deep and intensely flavored dark chocolate, some say chocolate preferences can say a lot about a person. For whosoever has a love affair with chocolate, shall always . . .



If you plan to travel to Paris, Cannes, London, New York, Tokyo, or Hong Kong, you might make a stop at the legendary chocolatier, Robert Linxe's La Maison du Chocolat.



Originally founded in Paris, and "with over thirty years of expertise and ever evolving creativity", some might say the perfection of Linxe’s creations is unrivaled, and that the experience alone is worth a trip.



Made only of the purest, freshest ingredients, legendary chocolatier Robert Linxe's mouthwatering confections are noble, artistic creations that capture the essence of chocolate in its truest form and exalt its taste in every exquisitely memorable bite . . .


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{table for two: ferrero rocher cupcakes}

. . . and because there are still starlit and sultry summer nights to celebrate: impossibly decadent and delectably elegant ferrero rocher cupcakes . . .

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{an impossibly lovely weekend + links}

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

— Thornton Wilder

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. . . this note began in a lovely little place just before dinner, a glass of wine and a dashing companion, and this weekend has been a dream-filled tumble of lovely things: friday evening dinner {a delectable shrimp & crab salad made of butter lettuce, chives, cherry tomatoes, and avocado}, terraces and {perfectly ghastly} eighties films, fluttery silk dresses and shimmery bare golden shoulders, morning walks and easy conversations, late, late nights and summer stars . . .

hope you've had an astonishingly wonderful weekend and that it was beautiful where you are, roséline xo

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* at home: stone walls
* summer inspiration: picnics in paris
* underneath it all: a little bit of sunshine
* décor inspiration: marrakesh
* street style: peach & cable knit
* architecture: black & gold
* outside: garden party
* colour inspiration: mint condition
* for cool september nights: twist a twill
* art: painted intersection
* décor: an all-time favourite
* collections: pink depression glass
* collaboration: missoni for target
* at the shops: leather portfolio clutch & fire studded sandals
* iconic: summer rain
* at the salon: dipped in the jam jar
* at home: majorca, spain

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a new week & late sunday links
* lookbook: lie wen for j.crew
* décor inspiration: a place for everthing
* at the office: meetings & a quick hello
* at the shops: silver ombré cocktail glasses
* style inspiration: past chloé, paris
* at the shops: loom, australia
* hello & thoughts on a busy tuesday
* seaside dreams: wicker, white & summer delights
* favourite five: jewelery designer cc skye

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{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | seven | eight | nine | ten | eleven}

{a new week & a few lovely links}

. . . and after another stunning summer weekend: a new week, and this one is filled with the anticipation of things to come -- currently in talks & the planning stages for two very exciting new projects, a few upcoming features and interviews, a possible last-minute trip, and perhaps even a summer cabin stay, and the feeling of butterflies and fluttery anticipation that often comes when everything is falling beautifully in to place . . .

how was your weekend? hope it was perfectly lovely {& relaxing!} and that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* décor: a house in mallorca
* travel: bordeaux, france
* from the runway: marchesa resort collection
* the night sky: kali gandaki valley & nilgiri mountain, nepal
* & on the topic of the night sky: nebulas
* a closer look: designing a sofa
* fashion: pretty pretty pleats
* collections: decorating with books
* architecture: a spanish summer villa
* a glimpse: another home in spain
* art: striking paintings by marissa textor
* perfectly ladylike: these shoes & this scarf
* wallpaper: the canopy collection

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* hello & late weekend links
* at the office: crisp summer whites
* hello & ten style essentials
* places: backstage at valentino
* around & about: fendi resort collection
* rock & refined: dsquared2, new york
* like a fairytale: elie saab, paris
* two lovely things: on disply
* favourite five: artist janet hill

& n e w f o r t h e w e e k :
* city sophistication: patterns & texures
* summer inspiration: always the beach
* for poolside or the beach: crisp summer whites
* places: an oceanside cottage

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{images: one | two | three | four | garance doré for chopard via simply seductive}

{colour inspiration: warm summer whites}

. . . a million and one wonderful things still left to do this week, business trips and summer weekends away, projects & plans and letters & emails . . . and so, a few moments to collect thoughts and get lost for a short while in late-spring things -- glossy pages to flip through, a box of chocolate truffles tied with ribbon, the sound of crashing waves and the beautiful silence of warm summer whites . . .

{p.s.} exciting news a little later


{images: one | two | three | four | five | six | photography by andy crawford}

{photography: salt caramels}

. . . a few weeks ago, glamorous reader bonnie sent along a link to a few photographs she had taken of cherry blossoms in washington, and while gazing at all the beautiful blossoms, also discovered this utterly lovely salted caramel series, with its wonderfully hazy, dreamy, soft-flowing light . . .








{images: all photography by bonnie sen}