brazilian highlights

photography by Lucas Velozo

Express halter top

H&M beige trousers

Forever 21, Marc Jacobs and H&M rings 

Crocodile leather arm cuff and puma cat necklace (via Ipanema Beach vendor)

H&M feather necklace

Zara clogs

Ten things to drool over in Rio:

1. Living 3 minutes away from one of the world's most beautiful beaches (Copacabana and Ipanema)
2. Living 2 minutes away from "Rio Design" shopping center and "Shopping Leblon"
3. Fresh goiaba and maracuja to start my days (the sexier way of saying guava and passion fruit) :P
4. Amazonian beach vendors selling rare, authentic jewelry straight from their motherland for peanut prices.
5. Ipanema's Sunday flea markets (a meandering maze to OD on shopping)
6. Getting properly buzzed on caipirinhas on a nightly basis
7. Scary movie nights with my boyfriend
8. Cherryberry (think a self-serve Pinkberry buffet)
9. Koni Store sushi (hot Philadelphia rolls !!!)
10. Freshly exotic combined with girly dresses at Farm (sold only in Brazil)...they need to expand to the US, pretty please. 
 

 

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Lauren

on heavy rotation

(scooped this necklace from a native vendor who lives in the Amazon. It's like a little exotic purse for my neck. This came with a precious stone inside, which is believed to give strength.)

Tried to practice the less is more theory when it came to packing shoes for my month-long Brazil trip. And those 3 pairs (JS Danys, Zara clogs and Chiffon wedges) are my absolute favorites at the moment. As you can see from the wedges, the chiffon is getting quite a bit ratty considering what they've been through so far. I've been trekking around Rio with all those babies (flip-flops, however, always in toe as my safety precaution device when I encounter frightening cracked turf). I'm also expanding my collection of new "flair" for my fingers, arms and neck...it's become a pleasant addiction, especially with all those heavenly Brazilian street vendors flocking about.

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a day without rain

photography by Lucas Velozo

Free People Beach Jumpsuit

Anna Kastle Givenchy-esque wedges

H&M headband

Forever 21 knuckle and cross connector ring

Marc Jacobs Maripol spring ring

Touched down in sexy Rio a couple days ago and currently savoring every bit of this exotic (and quite romantic) summer escapade with my bf-- new blog posts of Brasil to come shortly. These images here were taken before I flew out. As simple as it is, this frilly black jumpsuit from Free People has become my instant go-to piece for casual days and nights, even for long sweet naps considering their perfect "pj-like," silky soft quality. I actually wore this for about 3 days straight before giving it a rest in the laundry cycle. Also finally broke in these Anna Kastle platform wedge babies that I scooped up from eBay -- a proud find that quintessentially captures all my personal elements in an awesome shoe purchase: all-day comfort,  steal price tag and instantly bumps my height up about 4 or 5 inches without risky fall-smack-down-on-your-face injuries. They also happily passed the tricky cobblestone pavement test in NYC, which usually terrifies THE CRAP out of me when I have to wobble my way across those fierce streets wearing super high platforms.

Follow me as I chronicle my month-long Brasil holiday with style photos, outdoor shopping markets and mind-blowing food snaps. Also, I'll be listing a giveaway this week on an amazingly effective beauty tool that I think you'll love (coz I very much lovvve) that is currently selling for over $300.

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