{style inspiration | for the weekend : sexy eyes & upswept hair}

. . . nearly the weekend, and after a week of meetings and the possibilities of new projects, overflowing inboxes and perfectly elegant ponytails, it's time for things to get a little sexier -- cat eyes and pretty pink lips, and spectacularly upswept hair . . .

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{hope you've had a beautiful weekend + links}

. . . this weekend was spent on dinner dates, following afternoons wandering about the shops, intoxicating new fragrances and impossibly decadent fleur de sel chocolate, the scent of french cade & lavender always drifting romantically through the air, and evening walks in the rain . . .

hope you've had a wonderfully lovely weekend, and it's 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 :

* places : a manor in oxfordshire
* fashion : smokey eyes & a chignon
* at home with : anouck lepere, antwerp
* books : bals & ballets russes
* places : the surf lodge, montuak
* inspiration : simply ornate
* tabletop : sterling silver & bits of gold
* décor : a room with a view
* tabletop : black & gold
* photographer : peter bagi
* places : a swedish manor
* fashion : sequins & tulle and juliet balconies
* inspiration : adventure awaits
* tabletop : country chic
* recipe : nanaimo bars
* in the bedroom : cosy winter nights

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N E W • F O R • T H E • W E E K / E N D :

* at the shops : antique tulle & french lace
* décor inspiration : the new traditional
* tabletop inspiration : sunrise & cerulean
* for the holidays : elderflower champagne cocktail

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{as always, a few things you may have missed:}

* around and about & hello
* how to : iphone photography & favourite apps
* places : the greenbrier hotel
* take me away № 07 : la maison du chocolat
* monday, monday & a few lovely links

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{image: photography by elizabeth messina at kiss the groom via pinterest}

{hair how-to: the sexy bouffant}

. . . and it has been a very long time since the last hair how-to, and after a little shopping for next week's trip to new york, all that is left are shoes {perhaps these?}, and the perfect up-do, and if you have been reading for a while, you will know about a love for brigitte bardot-esque hair, and so, a few tips on how to keep things sexy & tousled . . .

[instructions after the jump]


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{happy monday + a brand new week}

. . . hello! hope you had a wonderful weekend & it's lovely to see you again . . . dashing out the door {late!} for appointments and the flower markets, but first, a quick hello . . . and for the first time in a while, the happy chaos of the past exciting & busy weeks is subsiding {just a little}, and everything feels as if it were slowly becoming a little more organised and falling beautifully into place, and just in time, as the last part of summer always seems to be the busiest; the nights already feel a little cooler, and the mornings have a certain freshness, and there is a {nearly imperceptible} and altogether irresistible something new and adventurous in the air . . .



happy monday! hope your week is off to a perfect start,

roséline xo



{p.s.} a few lovely links below . . .































{images: backstage photos by vanessa jackman for mih jeans spring/summer 2012 lookbook, model: beegee; discovered via v.k.}

{ribbons, ruffles and . . .}

. . . yesterday was one of those days were it seemed as if inspiration was always just nearly out of grasp, and while coffee & a moment of repose, a late lunch date and a little fresh air seemed to help, when all else fails, {with the exception of a flight to paris}, there are always ribbons, ruffles, and tulle, tulle, tulle . . .

{p.s.} what do you do when you're in search of inspiration?


{images: marchesa via the wedding chics}