• Recap & Thoughts | #BeachBodyNotSorry •

• Recap & Thoughts | #BeachBodyNotSorry •

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Summer’s over and so is my → #BeachBodyNotSorry special that I have been doing this season. It’s been a lot of fun to share my beach looks with you and it definitely was a matter close to my heart to encourage you all to just don’t give a s*** and head over to the next beach or pool and wear whatever you want, whether it’s a bikini or a swimsuit or you still prefer to cover up a little more with a beach dress or towel. Everything’s okay as long as you feel great. And you should never – I repeat: NEVER – make this dependent on others. Because YOU decide how you feel, how you look, who you want to be – not strangers. Not even your friends or your family. Your body – your rules. And I want to add: your life – your rules.

Coming back to the topic of today’s blog post: in this little recap, I want to show all of my beach looks again and add a few pictures I took on “real” beaches in Brazil during my vacation (a post about it is already in the making, so stay tuned!). And to let you know: it was great. Nobody looked at me in a bad way (at least I didn’t catch anybody watching) and even if – I didn’t care. Because I went to the beach to have fun and I definitely did. I had a great time at several beaches, crowded ones, remote ones, with my family or with complete strangers. Nobody treated me badly because of my body, nobody even mentioned it. All I got was compliments on my beautiful beach wear, on the new bikini I bought in Rio, on what I brought to show off at the famous and not-so-famous beaches. Nobody called me fat or ugly, I never felt like a stranded whale and nobody gave me the feeling that this is not where I’m supposed to be. Because in the heat, that’s where everybody is allowed to be – refreshing oneself in the sea, sunbathing on the beach and maybe even sharing an ice-cold beer with friends.

I really hope that I could at least change one person’s mind and help her to be able to go to the beach without being afraid of being insulted, be it by looks, laughter or words. You’re better than someone else’s small-minded brain that’s not capable of accepting diversity. And you should never listen to these people.

Never forget: everyBODY is beautiful, even if it’s not your own personal taste how someone looks – it’s not up to you to define beauty for the world and it’s not up to you to judge others. And you should never ever feel sorry about your (beach) body.

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• Rio de Janeiro | Dinner at the “Mee” | Copacabana Palace •

• Rio de Janeiro | Dinner at the “Mee” | Copacabana Palace •

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“Mee” | Copacabana Palace
Av. Atlântica, 1702
22021 Copacabana – Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
Reservations:
Phone: +55 (21) 2548-7070
→ via online request

Back in Germany, it’s not only time to unpack the suitcases (check!) but also to remember the good times and incredible experiences we had in Rio de Janeiro. The city doesn’t only offer beautiful places but also great food (don’t miss the chance to eat your way through ALL of the fruits, and of course, if you love meat, you have to try a “churrasco”, for example at “Carretão” in Ipanema).
Since I was little, one of my biggest dreams has been to visit the hotel “Copacabana Palace”, THE legend of Rio and the place where all the rich and famous stay. The building is on Avenida Atlântica, the street running along the beach of Copacabana, and is definitely a gem – one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve ever seen. Of course, I was very curious to see how it looked inside! So as we were on vacation, plus the exchange rate from euros to reais was pretty nice, we took our chance and booked a table at their Asian (actually Pan-Asian) restaurant “Mee”. There’s also a great Italian restaurant at the Copacabana Palace, the “Cipriani”, but as we already had dinner at the FASANO in Ipanema the night before (blog post coming!), we went for this exotic dinner. And we were pretty lucky that night – not only was the dinner extremely good, but we also had some famous company: thanks to “Rock in Rio”, there were some celebrities dining next to us – Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, Tommy Lee, Guns N’ Roses,… (we probably just didn’t recognize the rest of them!). Pretty exciting, huh? :)

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• Have a break… •

• Have a break… •

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…have a vacation! :) Let’s just say that some time off has been much needed since I went on holiday 3 years ago (wow, time REALLY flies!). This year, I’m going back to Brazil, but this time I’m not alone. My husband and I are finally having our honeymoon (and again: time flies – we’ve almost been married for one year in September, isn’t this crazy?), he’ll get to know my Brazilian family and the beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro. I’m really thrilled and can’t wait to start this little adventure. It’s a lot of first times: our first flight together (unbelievable that we haven’t done this before!), our first vacation together ever (even more unbelievable, right?) and our first year as a married couple in a few days (not unbelievable but still crazy – and the best thing ever!).

My parents are so kind to take care of everything, including my baby boy Rico (gosh, I’ll miss my cat so much – every minute without him breaks my heart, but as I know that he’s in good hands, I guess I’ll have to let go and let my mother spoil him with lots of snacks and cuddles) – thank you so much, I know you’re reading this! ♥

Of course, I’m not leaving you, my dear readers, without having planned what’s happening on my blog during this time. I prepared a few posts for this time, but as I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get online in Brazil (at least, I hope that there won’t be any problems doing small stuff, but I don’t want to spend all my spare time in front of my laptop), I’ll be going down to one post per week instead of four. And if everything goes right, I’ll try to leave some “Postcards from Brazil”, some live updates, from time to time.

So: vacay mode on and off we go! See you again next month, everyone!

♥

• Striped Leopard •

• Striped Leopard •

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Photos: Falko Blümlein
Dress: See by Chloé
Sandals: Arezzo (Brasil)
Earrings: Dior “Mise en Dior” Tribal Earrings
Alternatives: Just Female dress,
ASOS sandals, ASOS earrings

I’d been sneaking around this dress for a few weeks (I didn’t even try it on, just kept putting my hands on it, thinking how nice it was) – a classic. Normally, I’m not that lucky, but this time I even got it for more than 70% off. Somehow the saying is right: “Nothing haunts us more than the things we didn’t buy.” – I’m pretty sure we all know this feeling. I always keep trying to be reasonable, rethink what I’m about to shop, and most times I leave the things at the store, only to come back home and get angry at myself for not taking them home with me. Consequence: I come back and the pieces are gone. But from time to time, lucky me is even rewarded with such little specials as “last piece”, “only one in my size” (most times both) or “super sale”. Just like with this dress. Last piece, my size and a very good price. Ka-ching! ;)

Now this beautiful silk dress from See by Chloé is mine and I love it so, so much! Silk has definitely become one of my favorite fabrics. I love the feeling of barely nothing on my skin! Plus, this dress has a gorgeous print and a great cut. I love the little cut-out at the upper part of my tummy, I love the back with the long bands to knot, I love the flowing skirt – this dress is just perfect and it doesn’t need a lot of company (accessories, you know). ;) I went for black sandals and no jewelry except for my favorite Dior earrings (besides the creamy white pearls, these black marble and silver mirrored little balls are the ones I wear all the time – still, I’m looking for all-black ones or something totally different and I can’t wait to see what versions of these earrings Dior will create in the future!). My little showstopper is this bright matte lipstick from Anastasia Beverly Hills – definitely a favorite. I need to get more of those great lipsticks!

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