Fashionable Giveaway

Posted on August 7th, 2010 in Art, Giveaway

When I came home from Provence last week I was so happy to check my mail box and find very special little package waiting for me. I few months ago I stumbled across Janelle Burger’s adorable artwork and knew instantly we had something in common, a minor infatuation with the Miu Miu Spring 2010 collection! Unfortunately due to a lack a free funds to allocate towards my obsession, I didn’t end up with as much of this collection in my closet as I would like, although I did splurge on the swallow print satin clutch! The next best thing I decided are Janelle’s adorable artistic interpretations of the collections forever immortalized in print! I am now the proud owner of several pieces from this collection thanks for Janelle’s artwork. I plan on hanging my new prints that you can see below in some cute little frames in my future walk in closet of my perfect apartment that I am yet to find…hehe.

Janelle isn’t just a girl that draws Miu Miu though! When she isn’t drawing she lives la vie parisienne riding her bike around Paris and taking photographs, including some incredible shots from fashion week. Inspired by an array of haute couture and pretty pouty models her range of prints are all fabulous. She has so graciously offered three  of these pretty prints for a Bardot in Blue giveaway, including one from the Miu Miu runway, the blue haired girl, and the beautiful Natalia Vodinova. To enter the giveaway comment on this post between now and August 15th when I will draw the lucky winner! In the mean time go explore and be inspired by browsing her portfolio, checking out her photography on her blog, or shopping her artwork in her etsy shop. Now go comment crazy and have an awesome weekend!

Blue & White Giveaway

Posted on April 23rd, 2010 in Decor, Fashion, Giveaway

Bardot in Blue and Berlin Deluxxe’s Once Upon a White are inviting you to step through the doors into a world of blue & white! If you haven’t guessed from the name of this blog, blue is my absolute favorite color. In honor of our blue and white blogs Berlin Deluxxe suggested to host a give away with the amazing book Decorating with Blue & White. Deciding it was a great idea and an appropriate time for me to finally explain my follie for the color blue, I am letting you into my very blue world for this special post. There should be enough blue eye candy here to last you the weekend…

From my wardrobe…

…to the window shopping of Paris I live la vie en blu.

I feel like Paris is just a city painted from a palette of pale blue skies…

and bright blue building facades.

My vanity in blue and white…

…and even my groceries.

My glasses and table decor too as I find the most amazing long stem blue roses at the local flower shop.

There are so many shades of blue! From dark blue…

…to that famous Tiffany blue…

…and Robin’s egg blue, I like them all!

A beautiful pair of blue and white figures I fittingly refer to as Marie and Louis French-Kissed gave me this Christmas.

A would love to have this blue daybed that I photographed at the Fragonard museum in the South of France chez moi.

With white washed buildings, grey blue roofs ,and a sky like this the most beautiful days in the city come in blue and white…

…as do the nights.

So if your fancying some blue and white…

…then there is plenty to be had over in the Bardot Boutique!

For your chance to win this amazing giveaway of Decorating with Blue & White visit and comment on…

Berlin Deluxxe’s Once Upon a White

The Winner Is…

Posted on March 20th, 2010 in Giveaway

After a very busy week I finally found the time to write down every commenters name on paper, cut them into little pieces, mix em’ up and pull one out for the draw. So who is the winner? None other than lucky lady and fellow blogger The Zhush! Madame Zhush’s blog is a wonderful mix of the best of fashion and decor which makes for a very chic little place she is carving out in cyber-space. This little blue pot of Fragonard perfume balm made the journey from Grasse, to Cannes, to Paris, and now it will cross the pond to Zhush in New York! Thanks so much to everyone who entered by commenting, I love reading each and every one of them! If you didn’t win this time don’t be too sad though, there will be many more giveaways to come!

Pretty Little Things & Giveaway

Posted on March 8th, 2010 in Giveaway, Shopping, Travel

After a bit of relaxing here in Cannes, the first trip out of town was just a few kilometers inland to the town of Grasse. While eventually I will share some photos of the beautiful scenery, what seems to have most caught my attention and the eye of my camera thus far are just the pretty little things. Grasse is famous for Fragonard in both its forms, Fragonard the famous french painter and Fragonard the perfume company named for its admiration of the renowned artist. There you will find the museum of perfume and all the pretty little things on display inside.

These regal little perfume bottles crafted into crowns where made for Prince Matchabelli, a line of perfume started by the Georgian prince and amateur chemist George Matchabelli. To the right is a beautiful little perfume bottle in the shape of a birthday candle.

This little doggy pulling a golden chariot of perfume was just too cute not to photograph.

There was no date with this vintage Belle de Nuit on display but I would guess it’s from the 1920’s or 1930’s.

These handsome little bottles came with beautiful silk boxes to match.

I couldn’t leave without a souvenir so I purchased these two these petit pots of parfum balm. Adorably purse perfect for a girl on the run like me.

This morning was spent browsing Cannes’ Marché Forville. Normally filled with a large food market Tuesday through Saturday, on Mondays the venue becomes a brocante.

Only a french dollhouse would be equipped with such a beautiful little canopy and murals.

I found a wonderful book on one of my favorite artists Raoul Dufy. Inspired by the scenes of the French Riviera, Dufy is known for the brilliant colors he used in his paintings. It was interesting to find some early sketches in black and white.

I would have loved to take that green glass vase with me, but I was afraid it would be a bit of trouble bringing back to Paris. The little birdie in the cage was also quite pretty although a bit dark in this picture.

We met the most amazing sunglasses vendor. Her lunettes were in perfect condition from every era of the last century. Better yet, while these glasses run up to 100 euros at the Paris flea markets, many of hers were priced as low as 25 euros.

These were two of my favorites. The bottom pair were vintage Lancel from the 1980’s sparkling with rhinestones. For those of you who aren’t up on the trend, 1980’s inspired shades are a hot item for spring and summer fashion this year.

French-Kissed took home this beautiful pair of muted pink enamel glasses from the 1950’s. She will now be seeing la vie en rose.

I bought this tortoise shell rhinestoned pair for spring and summer to make sure I’ll be up on the trend.

Lastly I bought this adorable little pink shaded lamp. It doesn’t work but I was willing to pay five euros for the pink lamp shade alone., even if it is a little dirty it only brings it charm.

One last very important thing before this post comes to a close. Bardot in Blue is having its first ever give away. If you would like to win this petit pot of Fragonard “eclat” solid perfume embellished with a fancy little eiffel tower, entering is as easy as commenting on this post! If you would like multiple chances to win be sure to comment on any other Bardot in Blue posts from now until March 15th when I will have the drawing. Happy commenting! Tomorrow…I’m off to visit Monaco!