malibluemymind

Linguist and basketball columnist with a passion for fashion and traveling. Malibluemymind is where I share travel tips and fashion insights always from a personal view, plus daily outfit posts.

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Mild December in Barcelona

12/12/2018 7:30 PM barcelonaaround barcelonaoutfit

Why the silence? Well, after my birthday in London I have been rather busy and to be honest, lacking creativity when it comes to my writing. I even thought I only find inspiration when there is some major drama going on in my life lol. The last past weeks have been a bit busy and most of the time I wanted to rest for a bit though I ended up stressing myself even more feeling I was wasting my time.

Now that holidays are around the corner I cannot wait for my holiday spirit to kick in, despite being a bit lazy when it comes to Christmas this year… Like every year, my cousins and I play Secret Santa and we all gather on the 24 to exchange gifts, and the same happens with my closest group of friends. I already got all the gifts! Also, we played Secret Santa too in the office, but it gets more difficult to get a gift to someone you only see at work!

Despite being almost in the middle of December, Barcelona is taking its time for the cold and festive spirit to appear. The other day I met two friends and we had a coffee around the streets of Born, constantly commenting on the NO NEED to wear a coat or scarf –and complaining about the lack of decoration around the streets...

Since I was feeling lazy to pull off a crazy or fancy outfit, and since it was a regular Saturday with no plans other than having coffee with friends, I opted for a really comfy outfit: blue jeans and a soft beige crop sweater. The one I would totally wear to any meeting with friends or to work. The details lied on my heels, the Steve Madden suede booties with golden heels, which seem like a comfy option but after the whole afternoon wandering around the city I regretted not taking something else with me.

Outfit:
Boots: Steve Madden
Jeans: Mango
Sweater: Zara
Jacket: Zara
Bag: Zara

Fall essentials: trench and camel tote bag

10/14/2018 10:55 AM fashionootdfallbarcelonafall clothesfall fashion

October is one of my fav months of the year, and it's when I already can start wearing my favourite clothes, since September is not "fall" yet in Barcelona. The days are shorter and it gets dark around 7-8 p.m. and the temperatures are getting chilly as well. So I can finally put on my favourite jackets, like this trench I bought in London this year and couldn't really wear until now.

Now, despite liking trends and trying to buy some from every season, I always opt for casual or classy outfits, mainly when it comes to work. This is one of my most worn outfits lately, apart from the outfit-saver jeans and blazer ootd. You might already know my favourite color is brown and all its shades, from beige to golden tones. I was on the search for a big bag where I could out all my stuff and even my scarf on those days you have to layer up before leaving the house... and I found the perfect bag in Ralph Lauren!

So my go-to outfit for October will definitely be about jeans and browns, and of course my super worn out black booties, I cannot find anywhere and I need to replace!

These pictures were taken by one of my closest friends, who came to visit me in the city and we went for a stroll around the beautiful park Jardins del Palau de Pedralbes.

Update on my back-to-routine challenge: Definitely I am sticking to my eating schedules, yesterday i even had dinner at 7 p.m. and went for wine/cocktails at 10 p.m. -something i wouldn't have said i would be doing some years ago, and which provokes "surprised" facial expressions among friends and family lol. As for the gym, I do try my best haha but I keep on training about twice a week...

What about you guys? What are your fall/autumn go-to outfits?

xx
lau.

September Issues

9/26/2018 2:44 PM fashionsummerfallbarcelona

September days are almost gone, and that makes me think of the summer I had and the new season which is about to start and bring my favourite colors around the streets and forests in town! So this was my end of summer and beginning of fall in a nutshell:

Routine and weather: I was already getting back to my routine, fighting the constantly changing temperatures and feeling a bit under the weather because of air conditioning making me feel I was inside an igloo and the streets of Barcelona making me feel inside a sauna. I really hit it off at the gym, but now I reduced my 3-4x days at the gym to 2… or only Saturday mornings, haha what can I say.

New flatmate: she is great! It’s like having a friend around the house, though we don’t know each other that well, we are wine lovers and super addicted to Friends.

Friendship: one of my friends had to face a hard situation and the rest of the group stopped everything that day to be with her, I really felt we are true friends when one is in need. Another of my closest friends has left for a year in England, and we speak every day, all day, trying to make the other laugh around the street alone so people think she is crazy (this is us). We are also planning a new trip to visit my other closest friend in Germany.

Fashion: yes of course I couldn’t keep my wallet hidden and I bought some new season items, there is a fabulous classic trench you will see on the blog soon, a pair of beige boots, a camel leather RL bag, and maybe an oversized camel sweater I still have some mixed feelings about it. Also, I found a very similar leather jacket to one I worn out and couldn’t wear anymore because it had many signs of usage. So that goes to the cart too!

Family turning into best friends: I swear my Majorcan cousin has become one of my best friends now, I feel like she could really be one of my group of closest friends! They say you can choose friends but can’t choose family, well cousins are just there in between –you just decide whether you want to be with them more than just regular family meetings. With this one is like talking and gossiping 24/7 and laughing a lot, it’s a pity she lives in Mallorca and we don’t get to see each other that much (though we could!). Cousins by chance, friends by choice.

Dating: it’s been fun, really. I think I finally found the fun in dating haha. No serious stuff, no big drama, and lots of screenshots that go straight to my cousin and maybe some other friend, with the only purpose of act a bit girl-silly. But boy this is fun! After all, summer comes with the typical fling, the flirt, the hihi and haha and September is the “that was fun” and switching into workaholic mode month.

These pictures were taken on September 11, you already saw this outfit in another post (here) but here I was also wearing a denim jacket, which makes it look quite different!

Shoes: Tommy Hilfiger
Skirt: Massimo Dutti
Shirt: Mango Suit
Sunglasses: Dolce & Gabbana

xx
lau.