SONY Xperia Z Smartphone Launch

It’s here! The Sony Xperia Z smartphone, exclusively at T Mobile, and I have to say, I am beyond excited to try this baby out. I flew back from Paris on Monday, and just in time for last night’s big SONY launch party and concert, out in Soho, in what used to be a gorgeous 5 story loft…so beautiful, and complete with an indoor pool! Yep, it was an underwater adventure, filled with violinists in the pool, and a blue-lit hue throughout the whole venue. The smartphone is one that works UNDERWATER, and we were all in there, throwing the phone in the pool, and yep, it does work in the deep blue sea and you can take absolutely gorgeous underwater snapshots. I’m dying to take this baby out to the ocean this summer when I’m back in California for work next month. It was another gorgeous, hot summer night in the city, and I’m so so so happy to be back. All of my favorite people together in one place again and most of all, PASSION PIT! I love these guys and so I crept right up to the front just to listen. Sleeeeepyhheeead still plays over and over in my head. With Dylana, Kelsea, and the rest of our pals, we had a LONG LONG Tuesday night, and honestly, I’m just dying to open up my phone and try that baby out in the pool! Here’s to a warm welcome back to the States! x

(wearing Worth & Worth hat, Vanessa Mooney choker (similar), Ax + Apple necklace (similar), unknown dress, The 2 Bandits cuffs, Rebecca Minkoff backpack)

(Chaser Brand tee, Aryn K. skirt, Chloe handbag, BOERA knuckle ring, Rila turqoise ring, Karen London silver ring (similar), Vanessa Mooney CUFF/ “celeste” ring, bracelets/necklace (similar), GANT sunglasses, “Natalie + Dylana Suarez x Modern Vice” CHLOE boots)

I miss my Spaniards so so much! I’m in Paris, and though I’m currently on a “MERCI” kick and all I see are giant baguettes under people’s arms on this Sunday, I’m still rekindling my love for Barcelona by looking back at the many photos my boyfriend and I shot. Barcelona is a city unlike any other, and I’ve deeply fallen in love with it. Just two years later, and it feels like a whole new place. Every single day, just within walking distance, there are all these little streets and corners to discover. The art, the graffiti, the colors, the beige of the walls. I had the blue dot on my GPS forever guiding me in the right direction. In between working, being on holiday, and trying to find my way around these cities with all that I’ve got, days are much longer than NYC days, and I get to a point where I can no longer bare to look through my suitcase, but rather throw on the first thing in sight! This rock tee (that desperately needs a wash) and this gorgeous little colorful mini, have already traveling the world with me! With such a limited selection in my suitcase, I’ve been trying to just mix and match as much as possible, and hope that I don’t run out of a pair of new knickers. Anyways, so like I said, everywhere I have turned…whether it be Barcelona or Paris, there’s BREAD. Bread with cheese, bread and jamon, bread and croissants. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, its’ completely different from what I normally eat, yet I like discovering what the locals crave. That is, TAPAS, TAPAS, TAPAS! I was on the prowl for some really good food, and ended up at PLA. A gorgeous little restaurant, dark and super hidden in El Gotic, barely even showing up on the map I was clutching so hard. Finally, some chicken, some rice, all food I’m a bit more familiar with. Oh, and a little kitten painted on our windowsill. Barcelona, you really do have it all.

After all of my latest EUROOOO adventures, I can barely hold my head up. Time to re-coup from Bastille Day here in Paris, and pack, pack, pack, as this girl’s gotta get back to takin’ care of business back in NYC! x

snapshots from Scratch NYC

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(Lolli Swim x Free People bikini top and bottom, Goldie Rae cover-up, Worth & Worth hat, Vanessa Mooney cuff, Grandmother’s Buttons bolo necklace, vintage dress, RAEN sunglasses, Chloe handbag, Modern Vice “CARLY” boots)

I still have so so many adventures to share with you, but right now, I am in beautiful Paris, and can barely find time even to check my emails! Here I am snapped by the beach of Barcelona, using my day off to get that much needed tan. It’s been HOT, HOT, HOT in Spain, and without an umbrella on the beach, you’d become a lobster. Luckily, I brought along a lightweight cover-up and sunscreen, crunched up in my overflowing handbag. The ivory crochet beauty is just a little something I discovered back home in NYC, and immediately threw in my suitcase. It screams Spain! Oh so natural and oh so easy to dance in! Making our way down Las Ramblas, we finally found the Port. The water, the people, those topless and avoiding a bikini line! On our way, we found something a little more exciting, ABSENTA…you know, the Green Fairy drink? Strong enough to make you tip over your chair? Yep, just by the beach, we found Absenta…the rad bar that, besides to the old Bar Marsella, sells absinthe! We took the liqourice-like drink for a spin at around noon, and I have to admit, I only took a few sips and already, I felt it’s heat in my head. My boyfriend, downing the thing before we made our way to the beach, was definitely feeling it! YIKES. So there you have it…a straw hat, some good boots, and absenta to help carry us through the Spanish SOL! Despite our hangovers, we did manage to recover before our MANGO shooting. Stay tuned! x

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