Hi guys! I finally managed to go out on a date on Friday woohoo! We chose to see “The Artist” at the Grosvenor Cinema in the glamorous and super cool West End of Glasgow. I had such a great time. The movie was superb (can I adopt that dog? What a cutie!) and I was able to relax and enjoy it in the comfy couch at the back of the cinema room. Civilisation! Boys if you have an important date…the couch is a must!
Which movie did you see lately?
Happy 2012!!! I have had a very nice time with my family and have been taking all the rest in the world during the holidays enjoying great food and even greater wine! Today we decided to go to the Aquarium at the Loch Lomond Shores and we had an absolute great time! I was more excited about the fish than all the children in there and went on the Carousel and had a very nice banana cake at the coffee shop there. What a great day that was!
Oh I have also had a change in my looks! Can you notice the difference?
This where I was last Sunday before the heavy snow covered Glasgow. We went with my family to the Boat House near Loch Lomond for lunch. You can find their website here. The environment was absolutely superb, the decoration of the place was completely my style, and the food was very good too. We had the paella and the wine mussels.
I could also imagine myself spending lazy Sunday afternoons having tea and cakes and reading magazines and newspapers in their lounge area. We will be returning there a lot… Enjoy the photos!
Which is your favourite restaurant/cafe/bar?
Sunday sunny day in Glasgow and once again I found myself and my friends in the shops of Buchanan Street looking around for inspirations. Above a photo of the Xmas decoration of the House of Fraser and the funky lights of Bar Soba where I love having lunch. Their Pad Thai is unreal. Isn’t it all “extraordinary” (post about word to follow)? I was happy to visit again, what else, the Chanel stall and researching for the ONE (remember from the previous post here?) Guess what I bought!!!
The answer in the photos following:
It is the ONE…(at least for this year…) 
Autumn is very beautiful in Glasgow. The leaves on the chestnut trees take the most amazing colors and it is such a joy to visit the beautiful Botanic Gardens. I like to take a walk in the Botanics every day watching the squirrels run across my path with their feather light tails, look at the extraordinary colors of the leaves and take it all in as if it was a big painting of a great artistic.
How does your city look in autumn?
You know what happens when you decide on a nice day (whatever this means in Glasgow!) to go and meet a friend for coffee in the city centre! Yes…that’s right! You end up getting carried away by the shop windows, the buzz and the atmosphere, and you….shop…till you drop (or anyway as much as your pocket allows you on the day 
)
We went for a cream tea at Fifi and Ally’s (best scone I have ever had!) and then for the necessary visit to the House of Fraser to check out new perfumes and make up. I would like to thank Martin and Danielle at Dior’s who were very helpful. On the day I bought the following:
Hemp hand protector, Body Shop (really nice for my terribly dry hands)
Eye Concealer 003, Body Shop (brights up fabulously my dark circles)
Honey & Oat Face Mask, Body Shop (I love the smell and the feeling of calmness after a nice face mask)
And my super new favourites:
Dior Skin Forever Foundation (perfect cover but is not heavy on my skin, something I hate, really lovely texture that lasts well…forever!)
Dior Addict Lipstick No. 578 (I trully madly deaply fell in love with this one, is an absolutely beautiful colour)
I know I do not look quite as good as Natalie Portman or Kate Moss, but I thought you would like to see a photo of what the make up looks like on someone.
Have you ever tried these products yourselves?
A great book about perfumes is “The perfume” by Patrick Süskind which is also a famous film (2001). Apparently although the novel was very popular and was considered for a movie for years, it was too difficult to film the descriptions of the smells described in the book. In my opinion, a book is always better than its movie as the human brain has unsurcumpable abilities of imagination that could not easily be captured in a film. This is the film trailer.
I have been having some time in the shops this week here in Glasgow trying out perfumes in the search of my new favourite for the new year coming. I have never been able to stop buying different perfumes rather than stick to one signature perfume for myself. And this is I think because I love perfumes so much. The one perfume I used to think completely as the ONE was called HER by Roberto Cavalli but for some unknown reason to myself the company decided to discontinue it, leaving me perfume-less again. So ever since I have been trying different perfumes in the search of the next ONE.
These are three of my most favourite perfumes to date Lovely, Flower by Kenzo and Un Jardin Après La Mousson by Hermès. I also like Un Jardin sur Le Nil and Un Jardin sur le Toit by Hermès, Her by Narciso Rodriguez, and very recently I am keen to own Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum.
I think it is the new ONE!!!
Check out the new advert…
So what do you think? Which one is your favourite perfume?
And this is what I had today! A beautiful cream tea, as they call it here, at a favourite Glasgow cafe, Fifi and Ally. It is situated in Princes Square and it makes the best fruit scones I have ever had. My friend and husband both agreed that this was the case! It does look awesome in the photo yeah? Can you imagine what it actually tastes like? These are the things the cafes back home just cannot do 
. But hey since I live here I am so lucky to have the opportunity to enjoy them with my friends and my love.
Where is your favourite place for tea or coffee?
I know I know…I have not updated the blog for ages and I have missed it so much! Yesterday we went with some good friends on a boat trip around the Isle of Arran, had a great lunch with Caesar salad and fabulous chocolate cherry pie that my Colin made from scratch, drank champagne and bonded. I was also so happy to wear my red Vogue sunglasses my dad bought for me as a gift for the summer.
Some people above had decided to name their boat “Quantum of Solace”. I found this worth of a picture!
Today I took my dad to our favourite coffee/restaurant place in Glasgow. It is called Little Italy and it has, to my opinion, the best coffee and the best pizza in Glasgow. My dad loves it too and we go there every morning for a treat. I also love their Portuguese tarts. Yum yum!!! I had my favourite cappucino and an amaretto cheesecake.
Where is your favourite place for coffee?
1. Spring is here!
Spring tries to come and this makes my day! I love waking up with the sun coming through my window, I have a big smile all day when this happens
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2. Music
Upload my iPod with new, sweet, exciting music. My favourites are Athena, Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, Ray La Montagne. But best of all the minute I open my eyes, I draw open my curtains, open the window while my absolute favourite “Feeling good” by Nina Simone plays over the singing of the birds…ohhh bliss!
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3. Cocktails
Now I don’t know about you but I have missed the warm nights out with my girlfriends wearing beautiful clothes, going out, and drinking cocktails while we laugh and enjoy life. My favourite places to do this here in Glasgow is the Champagne Bar at the Corinthian Club and the Gardens of Hotel De Vin.
4. Dressing down and staying in
Nothing makes you feel better than taking care of yourself. Sometimes being busy in our everyday life we forget to try to look gorgeous, prioritising unfortunately other things rather than ourselves. Looking great though, makes you feel great too! And this philosophy matches my moto: “If you are going to do anything, either do it in style or do not do it at all”!
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5. Spa day
Create your own calming environment with simple tricks that can really change your day! Put on some calming music and a face mask, light some candles and soak yourself in bathtub full of waterlilies! This is what I have done to create a spa atmosphere in my place so please feel free to be inspired! Waterlilies can be found in any garden centre that sells “accessories” for fish ponts. I got mine at Dobbies, Glasgow.
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Photo by ©GreekGirlGlasgow, All rights reserved
Photo by ©GreekGirlGlasgow, All rights reserved
6. Smelling wonderful
After you have indulged yourself in your spa bathtub make sure that you moisturize with the most inspiring beautiful body cream you can lay your fingers in. I love floral scents with a hint of tropical spices but I know that this is a very individualised area. Yet I highly recommend that you should try to sample the “Polynesia Monoi Body Balm“. From perfumes, I love the range of Kenzo perfumes, SJP Lovely, Armani Code and I used to not be able to go anywhere without the Roberto Cavalli “Her” however it is to my despair discontinued ((
So whatever you do, remember to put on your best attitude and mood, treat the day as it is the happiest, most positive, and most bright day in the world and spread that mood that comes from within to everyone and everything that you come in contact with! Have fun!
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