First beams of spring ♥ Armani vintage blazer and flower oxfords

EN. I want warm days, days that smell like flowers and rain water drying in the sunlight, and of woods and forests and earth; I want spring days, and that soft, warm shade of sunlight that I cannot seem to find here in Brussels. Here light is always so bright, so revealing; maybe because when the sun manages to break through the wall of clouds it feels it's its duty to shine at his brightest. To make you remember how the warmth of light feels on your cheeks. And tell you that you have not been forgotten, and that even though hidden by the thick layers of fog it has never quite abandoned you.

Belgium has welcolmed spring with actual sun beams, and even though they still don't last a whole day, I could not be happier. Especially when they colour the world in a light shade of apricot pink.
Have a lovely, sunny week you all ♥

Voglio giorni caldi, giorni che profumino di fiori e di acqua piovana che asciuga al sole, e di boschi, e di terra; voglio giornate di primavera, e quella tonalità morbida, calda della luce del sole che qui a Bruxelles non riesco a trovare. Qui la luce è sempre così luminosa, così rivelatrice, forse perché quando il sole riesce a sfondare il muro di nuvole si sente in dovere di brillare al massimo delle sue capacità. Per farti ricordare come il calore della luce si faccia sentire sulle tue guance. E per dirti che non sei stato dimenticato, e che, anche se nascosto dai spessi strati di nebbia, non ti ha mai veramente abbandonato.
Il Belgio ha salutato la primavera con raggi di sole veri, e anche se ancora non durano un giorno intero, non potrei essere più felice. Specialmente quando colorano il mondo in un dolce rosa albicocca.
Auguro una bella settimana di sole a tutti voi ♥

I was wearing:

H&M pull,

Armani jacket (vintage),

Primark  jeans,

Ray Ban glasses,

Urban Outfitters watch necklace,

Primark bag,

Casio watch,

New Look shoes.

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Warm Inside ♥ New Look flower brogues and Zara ribbon pull

Avete mai voglia di sfoggiare un capo assolutamente fuori stagione? Quando fuori piove, o nevica, come qui, non vi viene mai l'idea, un po' pazza, di vestirvi come più vi va, mixando angora e tulle, stampe a fiori e sciarpe di lana? L'inverno belga è decisamente buio e grigio, e, sebbene quest'anno un autunno più dolce del solito ci abbia fatto sognare, il freddo è qui. E con lui la pioggia, il vento, e restare in casa è la cosa più sensata da fare. Qui si usa molto invitare a casa gli amici, per una giornata, o una cena, o un weekend intero. Per sconfiggere la malinconia, e trovare nell'amicizia e nella compagnia di chi si ama quel calore capace di far dimenticare la pioggia che batte. Io ne approfitto per sfogare la mia voglia di ribellione, per indossare quelle scarpine di tela a fiori che tanto mi mancavano. Tanto, con una tazza di tè, e qualche risata, non ho più freddo.

EN. Do you ever want to wear something ridiculously out of season? When it's raining, or snowing, like here, don't you ever feel the need to dress according to you and not the weather, mixing angora and tulle, flower prints and thick woolen scarves? Belgian winter is so dark and gray for my Mediterranean standards, and even though this year we were spoiled by a sweet, mild autumn, now cold is here to stay. And so are rain, snow, wind and whatnot. Staying in is the most sensible thing to do. Belgians are very much in the habit of inviting friends at home, for a day, for a dinner, or a whole weekend. To fight off melancholia, and find in friendship and in the company of those you love that warmth capable of making you forget just how hard the rain is falling. I take advantage of this to make my need for rebellion run free, and wear those flower-print canvas oxfords that I missed so much. Why, with a coup of tea and a few laughs, I am no longer cold.

I was wearing:

Zara pull,

H&M dress worn as skirt,

New Look oxfords,

Ray Ban glasses,

Forever 21 necklace

Essence (white) + Kiko (pink) nail polish.

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A draught of sunshine (John Keats)

.I've taken these pictures the day before Quentin went back to Belgium. It was still super hot, and I find myself missing and craving already the feeling of the burning sun on my back! I wish it would be September all year round. There is nothing better than basking in the sun without burning or melting, just making the most of the sun rays while taking long walks (or bicycle rides, a pleasure we just recently re-discovered!) in the countryside. I understand why most of Italians were so relieved when the temperatures fell (not that they are not complaining already about the cold...), with the heath wave being so long and all, but honestly (selfishly) I couldn't have cared less. 30 degrees make me happy. Always.
.Yes, those shoes and that bag again. On the one hand it's because I obviously don't travel with my whole wardrobe with me, but on the other hand, those shoes are just so comfy and cute, and that bag practically goes with everything! Besides, here's my lovely little Casio in action. Took me a while to figure how to get the settings right, but that's probably cos I'm dumb (and I was watching Dawson's Creek while doing it, ehm.). I've been asking everyone to ask me what time it is, such a show off.
.I had promised myself that after my E.L.F. and my Bottega Verde shopping sprees I would stop buying make up for a while (let's say, a couple of years?). That's why I just got myself some brand new Kiko goodies. I'm a sucker for special offers and discounts.
.I am totally engrossed with the book on English literature I was offered. I re-discovered my love for Shelley, Coleridge, Wordsworth and obviously the misters Keats and Byron. I was certainly born in the wrong century (tho I don't know how long I would have lasted without Ibuprofene and Paracetamol...). Here's one of my favorite Keats poems; hope it touches you as much as it touches me.

A draught of sunshine

Hence Burgundy, Claret, and Port, 

Away with old Hock and madeira, 

Too earthly ye are for my sport; 

There's a beverage brighter and clearer. 

Instead of a piriful rummer, 

My wine overbrims a whole summer; 

My bowl is the sky, 

And I drink at my eye, 

Till I feel in the brain 

A Delphian pain - 

Then follow, my Caius! then follow: 

On the green of the hill 

We will drink our fill 

Of golden sunshine, 

Till our brains intertwine 

With the glory and grace of Apollo! 

God of the Meridian, 

And of the East and West, 

To thee my soul is flown, 

And my body is earthward press'd. - 

It is an awful mission, 

A terrible division; 

And leaves a gulph austere 

To be fill'd with worldly fear. 

Aye, when the soul is fled 

To high above our head, 

Affrighted do we gaze 

After its airy maze, 

As doth a mother wild, 

When her young infant child 

Is in an eagle's claws - 

And is not this the cause 

Of madness? - God of Song, 

Thou bearest me along 

Through sights I scarce can bear: 

O let me, let me share 

With the hot lyre and thee, 

The staid Philosophy. 

Temper my lonely hours, 

And let me see thy bowers 

More unalarm'd! 

John Keats

I was wearing:

H&M basic t-shirt,

Meltin'Pot jeans,

New Look brogues,

Primark satchel bag,

Vintage sunglasses.

I want to ride my bycicle

.Nothing can come in between us, since I came back. Me and my grandad's bike are inseparables. Quentin and I have taken a liking to long bike rides in the countryside, much like when in Belgium we take long strolls in the woods. Only here it's super sunny and still super warm, as if summer liked lingering and autumn was unusually lazy. It suits me alright, as we did not really have a summer this year. Last weekend we even went to the thermal swimming pool here in Abano Terme, gosh did it feel nice to have the sun warming my wet bones! Wonder how I'll convince myself to go back to living in rainy Brussels!
.To make the most of the soft heath and of the last sunbeams I like to wear my Brandy&Melville's divided skirt which I bought a couple of years ago, my New Look brogues and a sloppy tshirt. And I'm ready for new cycling adventures.

I was wearing:

Brandy & Melville divided skirt, 

New Look brogues, 

OVS t-shirt, 

Vintage sunglasses