My vacation continues to be beach-less but with lots of time spent in the pool… Summer’s sunny and scalding hot! Throughout Christmas with family, eat is all we did!

I am shocked at the prices here in Brazil. I find a lot of beautiful things that I’d love to have, but the prices are really extorsive. I am seeing myself increasingly more detached of the Brazilian “reality” and ask myself how is it possible to have prices sooooo incompatible with the purchasing power here. Everything can be bought in a million of monthly installments, but so what? You end up paying twice as much as you would for a fairly priced product. Therefore, I’ve been very diligent on my acquisitions here. But since I love Brazil’s summer fashion so much, especially bikinis and bijoux, I could not resist and bought some pieces that I plan to use during Boston’s brief summer.

Due to the absence of my favorite photographer, my lack of ability with the tripod, and the fact that these pieces speak for themselves, I decided to photograph them just like that… my presence, this time, was limited to be on the other side of the lenses.

I leave 2009 with a promise of nice photos, fair looks, and a lot of information exchange for the next year! Happy 2010! A healthy, peaceful, and loveful year for all of us!

As ferias continuam sem praia, mas com muita piscina…sol e verao escaldante! O Natal foi bem familia e comer foi tudo que se fez.

Ando super espantada com os precos absurdos do Brasil, acho muita coisa linda, mas os precos realmente exorbitantes. Cada vez me vejo mais fora da realidade brasileira e me pergunto como os precos podem ser tao incompativeis com os salarios. Tudo pode ser parcelado em inumeras prestacoes, mas e dai? O preco final e o dobro de um preco justo.

Por essa e outras, ando bem “singela” nas minhas aquisicoes, mas como sou apaixonada pela moda verao brasileira, especialmente pelos biquinis e bijouterias, nao pude resistir e arrisquei em algumas pecas, que poderei usar no breve verao de Boston.

Aproveitei a falta do meu fotografo preferido, minha falta de habilidade com o tripe e o fato das pecas ja falarem tudo por si so, e resolvi fotografa-las assim, sozinhas… minha presenca dessa vez, se limitou ao outro lado da lente.

Deixo 2009 com promessas de fotos bacanas, looks dignos e muita troca de informacao para o proximo ano! Um Feliz 2010! Saude, Paz e Amor pra todas nos!

Lenny swimsuit, Evidence bracelets

The weather down here is perfect and vacation is awesome, but to take good pictures and posting them proved to a bigger hassle than I thought it would be. I have not adapted to using this tripod thing yet and by the time I get it right I’m already all sweat and hair is unmade. The photo editor also does not help much and having access to the internet here  proved to be a challenge in itself. So, the difficulties are many but I will do my best to post while I’m down here.

My days are spent between the pool and delicious meals, I haven’t gone to any “special” place and I haven’t gone to the beach yet, but I rested a lot and just to think that the temperatures in Boston now reached -15 degrees Celsius, I feel happy to be here.

I got these pants as a gift, I simply loved the stripes, the baggy feeling to it and a nice fabric texture. To use any type of pants here is not a simple task, I think I really forgot how hot Brazilian summers are.

Have a nice weekend everyone, many thanks for all your comments on the previous post as well as for your patience on waiting for this one!

O clima esta perfeito, as ferias estao deliciosas, mas as dificuldades em tirar boas fotos e posta-las sao imensas. Nao me adaptei super bem ao tripe, quando consigo regular o negocio, ja estou suada e descabelada. O programa de edicao de imagens aqui nao e dos melhores e ter acesso ao computador e quase uma vitoria. Enfim, as dificuldades sao varias, mas farei o possivel para ter alguns posts enquanto estiver no Brasil.

Os dias se alternam entre piscina e deliciosas refeicoes, ainda nao fiz nenhum passeio super especial, e tambem nao fui a praia, mas tenho descansado bastante e so de pensar que em Boston as temperaturas ja chegaram a 15 graus negativos, fico feliz em estar aqui.

Ganhei essa calca de presente, simplesmente adorei as listras, o fato de ser larguinha e num tecido super bacana. Usar calcas por aqui nao e simples, acho que tinha realmente me esquecido como e o verao do Brasil.

Bom fim de semana a todos e super obrigada pelos comentarios no post anterior, bem como pela paciencia na espera por esse!

Morena Rosa (brazilian brand) pants, Pura Mania (brazilian brand) top, Nine West shoes, Handmade jewerly, Gucci sunglasses.

Just as Fall continues here in New England, this month’s edition of Elle gives us fashion hints for that quick Caribbean cruise (I want it now) or that basic tropical paradise getaway (i.e. Brazil, hel-lo-o). Shades of blue are predominant, with special attention given to cobalt blue, an old promise for Summer ‘10. It’s a shame that warmer days around here are sooooooo far away!

Ainda estamos no outono, mas a Elle americana de novembro ja antecipa tendencias para uma escapada rapida num cruzeiro pelo Caribe (quero dja) ou uma fugidinha basica a um paraiso tropical (Brasil…Hellooo). Os tons de azul dominam, com destaque especial para o azul cobalto, promessa ja antiga para o verao de 2010.

Pena que por aqui, vai ainda levar um boooom tempo pra esquentar!