Mama Knows Best

My dearest friend Corin is my partner in crime, wing woman and the only person who can make me laugh until it hurts, even on the worst days. We have had an incredible friendship for over 10 years that has seen us criss cross the globe. Who could forget Paris?
Corin lives in Akita, Japan (the location of my yearly trips) with her husband and two adorable daughters Mia & Sasha and baby number 3 is due to arrive early next year. She also happens to be one of the most stylish mamas I know. 
See her favourites list below, they might become yours!

Favourite Day Bag?

Louis Vuitton  Damier Neverfull GM

Favourite Accessory?

Silver necklace with my babies fingerprints.

A piece of jewellery you wear every day?

My engagement ring.

Shoes you are obsessed with?

My Hunter Wellies. See them pictured above.

Most Recent Purchase?

J Brand Mama J Maternity Skinny Jeans.

Favourite designers?

Marc Jacobs, Tsumori Chisato, Miu Miu, Zac Posen.

Best Jeans? 

(This woman got me wearing jeans again after a 10 year absence in my wardrobe so she knows what she's talking about)

Joes Jeans, J Brand, Replay

Favourite Fragrance?

L'Eau de Chloe

Beauty must have?

Maybelline Define-A-Lash, YSL Touche Eclat

Obsessed with?

Pinning items I can't afford on Pinterest (we all are my dear)!

So there you have it folks, mama Corin knows best.

One Day I'll Fly Away

" once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return"

Leonardo da Vinci

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In The Red

Feeling Red Today.

Chip Chop

Yes Yes!

 

            Regular readers of nineteenstars will be well aware that I love all things French.
So it will come as no surprise that I utterly adore these Chip Chop canvas totes. So hurry up, chip chop and order yours now.

                                

              

           

      

    

My Heart Wanders

I received the most divine book for my birthday, My Heart Wanders by Pia Jane Bijkerk.

I've have only read a dozen or so pages and I am mesmerized. Everything in Pia's world is poetic and beautiful.

She takes us on an enchanted journey as she packs up her life in Sydney and sets up her first home in Paris.

Her photographs are exquisite and her story speaks to my wandering heart.

Pia has me thinking, maybe my dream of living in Paris just requires a leap of faith.......

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La Fête Nationale

Happy Bastille Day.

A good excuse to pop open a bottle of bubbly!

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French Essence

A few more holiday snaps, this time all things quintessentially French.

Who looks this chic walking a dog? This Parisian Mademoiselle strolling through Montmartre with her canine friend, captured by my friend Corin.

Paris In Pink

The holiday is over and it's back to work today. So to get me through today I will daydream of my Paris in Pink.

From candy colored vespas to framboise flavored ice-cream........oh how I miss you Paris!

Au Revoir

So long, farewell. The day has finally come and I'm about to jump on a plane to visit my beloved Paris. First stop however is Japan to pickup my partner in crime and first time visitor to the city of lights, Corin.

Stay tuned for updates on all our shenanigans!

See you soon.

Au revoir for now.

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Carousel

Parisians love their carousels, they are dotted all over the city. My first memory of Paris is eating a mouth watering nutella crêpe by the merry-go-round near the Eiffel Tower and knowing it would not be my last.

So the first thing on the agenda when we arrive in 2 weeks is to take my soul sister to this magical location to experience her first Parisian crêpe!

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Take Two

Isabeli Fontana for Vogue Paris June 2011.

Linda Evangelista for Vogue Italia February 1989.

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Paris, je t'aime

It Is indeed.

Take me there.

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Little Red Book

Ines de la Fressange is the quintessential Parisian. Gorgeous at 53 and with great personal style she is more than qualified to release this little red book, Parisian Chic. From the "Magnificent Seven" list to makeup and beauty tips this book will have you looking like you were born with innate style.

Many of the photographs are of her equally as gorgeous daughter Nine D'Urso, who by the way has just been chosen as the international face of Bottega Veneta's inaugural fragrance.

Can't wait to get my hands on this style bible.

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Boarding Pass

Where would your boarding pass take you today?

I would enjoy the snow in Paris..