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Mango Summer

Friday, May 24, 2013

Hola from sunny Barcelona! I arrived two days ago and it’s been an incredible experience thus far. I flew in to hangout with my lovely friends over at Mango for their 3-Day #MangoSummer experience where they invited 5 bloggers ( all my friends!: Nicole, Zanita, Gala and Sabrina) to enjoy Barcelona, experience summer, check out their newest collection and play dress up, attend a cool pool party they threw, go paddle board surfing, have fancy dinners, take sushi cooking lessons, get manicures by OPI and more! I mean, they really outdid themselves from last year (when I went to Ibiza with them!)

The best surprise though was that each one of us was going to be able to bring along one of our readers! We held a contest on our instagram and all they had to do was submit an email on why they wanted to go barcelona with me, it was that easy. We got tons of emails so it was hard to pick one but we each narrowed it down to a couple each and finally picked one for each of us to join us on this fun 3-day summer experience with Mango!

I picked Adriana Paczynski from Australia but is currently residing in London for Uni. She was the most sweetest girl; we instantly clicked the moment I met and hugged her. We got to know each other as we talked for hours… and it felt as if though we were just picking up right were we left off even though I had just met her. She was funny, sweet, caring, down-to-earth, pretty and had so much energy! I’m definitely going to miss her but we promised we would stay in touch!

Thank you to everyone that entered; your e-mails were truly touching and I found myself getting teary eyed quite a lot! I wish I could I brought you all along, thank you for the sweet words.

Anyway, excited to be in this beautiful city again! Enjoy day 1 of my stay!

The roof top view from our hotel; at Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona

Photo by AfterDrk; Cool balloons for our Mango pool party! Check the hashtag #mangosummer on instagram for more cool photos from all the girls and Mango.

Photo by: Cup of Couple; Hanging with my adorable winner/reader Adriana!

Mini burgers and things for lunch! So yummy!

Hanging with my pretty girls: Nicole + Sabrina. Love them!

My spanish cutie, Gala, representing with her letter G for her name!

Cool kids; Mike from Cup of Couple & beautiful Zanita!

My love, Nicole!

All the girls together! The bloggers and our readers! So cute! Love this.

Amazing pool view shot by talented duo and favorite couple; Mike & Gabby.

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Welcome to Las Vegas

Thursday, May 23, 2013

I headed over to Sin City for a super quick trip to attend the Billboard Music Awards as well as the Buffalo David Bitton Official After-Party of the BBMA over the weekend!
I was excited for several reasons but the most obvious one was; “OMG I’m going to get to see Jenny from the block”- Jlo!

Sunday started off early; with a quick dip in the pool that almost felt as if though I was at the beach… it had sand, palm trees, the pool looked like the ocean with almost real-like waves. Afterwards, we headed straight to grab breakfast at one of my favorite places in Vegas; The Henry at the Cosmopolitan. Seriously, delicious. (Side note: I ordered scrambled eggs, bacon, potatoes, white bread, orange juice, coffee and an order of Belgian waffles with whip cream + strawberries!… I know, I eat a lot!) After breakfast, we walked around, did some sightseeing around the strip, did a little shopping, ordered a piña colada on the go and hurried back to the hotel to get ready for the Billboard Music awards red carpet!

I didn’t know what to expect, as this was my first time attending an award show let alone being in the press section for red carpet. It felt so surreal to say the least; to be standing in front of these amazing artists that you have followed for years and be able to snap their photos 2 feet away was amazing! Highlight of that event was snapping photos of one of my all-time favorite girls/celebrities: Jlo! AH. Pinch me now!

Snapped some photos of a couple as a lot of the artists didn’t walk the carpet..lets see if you can guess who! Enjoy!

ps: I’m currently in Barcelona, so I’m sorry if the blog is slow on posting! I have photos from here so I’ll share those in my next post!

Arriving in Vegas! It’s always exciting to be in this crazy city!

Totally felt like I was at the beach; it looks like it too, right? (At Mandalay Bay)

Eiffel tower in Vegas!

1) My BBMA press pass, tickets and after-party invite! So fun! 2) My one and only Jlo! Hated her dress, but she’s just too gorgeous that you can’t hate on her! #dreamcometrue

Emmy Rossum looking dashing!

Hayden Pannetiere was the sweetest girl ever; so humble and genuine! pretty too!

Miguel with his super cool hair.

Huge thank you to Buffalo jeans (Erin and all the buffalo team) for having me join them on this experience! You guys are the best! Follow them on twitter + instagram to see more of the amazing weekend experience!

Tee: Sincerely Jules via Shopbop (more styles here)
Skirt: Buffalo Jeans
Espadrilles: Chanel
Bag: Le blog de Betty x Lancaster Paris
Sunglasses: Ray Bans

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Chaos: Punk to Couture Exhibit.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Last week I took a quick trip to NYC so that I can visit The Met for the Chaos: Punk to Couture exhibition as a Polvyore community correspondent! It was a total experience as we were treated to a VIP tour of the exhibition with Moda Operandi x Polyvore. We saw firsthand the amazing pieces by some of the best designers/labels like; Burberry, Moschino, Vivienne Westwood, Maison Martin Margiela, and many more. The exhibition showed how punk has influenced high fashion today and how everyday items like safety pins were a big part of the punk movement. It was an era of DIY- where they liked to add certain elements to their look like rips, patches, holes, safety pins, etc. to make themselves stand out.

After the 1+ hour tour, we then headed to the Moda Operandi offices so that we could take a closer look at some of the Punk to Couture pieces!

Is the punk era inspiring to you as far as fashion goes? Do tell!
Enjoy the photos!

| Outside the Met | It was my first time visiting the Met, and although we were only there to check out the Chao: Punk to Couture exhibition, I’m making it a goal to go back to check out the whole museum. It was mind-blowing!

Visiting the Moda Operandi offices!

At the Met with Polyvore and Moda Operandi by sincerelyjules featuring open toe booties

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