Lazy Sunday mornings; brunch, Earl Grey tea & the September issues (and spotting myself in my favourite one). Shoes to make my heart beat faster at Valentino on a trip to Bicester Village. Beautiful Chanel Gardenia perfume for when I need to feel sophisticated (but still ‘me’). My beloved blush Mulberry Lily bag accompanying me on so many summertime adventures. The most wonderful staircase (I am definitely copying this idea when I finally buy a place of my own) at Opening Ceremony’s new London store. Treasure hunting vintage jewels from all over the place – always. Green carnations and lilac hydrangeas in every room of me house. Golden Jimmy Choo sandals and gobstopper jewels to add a little sparkle to a workday. New necklaces made just for me by my friend Spike the Punch.
Hot summer weekends and gilded sunsets. Ticking another item of my ’30 Things to do Before I’m 30′ list with a weekend at Wilderness Festival with my friend Dearne. Donning raspberry Hunter boots and taking to rowboats on the lake. Ottolenghi banquets. Listening to the Temper Trap play as the sun set. Afternoons spent reading Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Floral masks and midnight masquerade balls in the woods. Spending the weekend in a charming country B&B with views over the chocolate box-perfect town square. Drives through the beautiful Cotswolds countryside. Wearing white lace dresses and wavy hair. Evenings spent lazing on the banks of the River Cam (my happy place) as punt drift on by.
Lunch breaks on the terrace overlooking the Thames at the Palace of Westminster. Sunday trips to Richmond. Acting like a small child in a candy shop at Chanel’s popup beauty store in Covent Garden. Walks around redbrick mansion-lined streets in the rain and afternoon tea at The Marylebone with Lucy and Helen as summery thunderstorms raged outside. The candy-coloured shopfronts of Carnaby Street. Stocking up on the most divine sweet treats in Liberty’s chocolate room. More rose milkshakes and orange blossom macarons at Laduree than I should probably admit to.
I hope you all had a wonderful month! What are you most looking forward to in September?
Love, Miss B xx
Always love seeing your Instagrams! The music fest pictures look especially dreamy. Personally, for September I am looking forward to traveling to France for the fall!
Bevin
magnoliareverie.blogspot.com
Lovely photos! I’m looking forward to starting my new uni modules this month 🙂
Beautiful pictures as always! I cant wait for wonderful fall weather and clothes 🙂
Your instagram photos are lovely. The Mulberry Lily bag is so pretty!
aspiringforever.blogspot.com
Such gorgeous pictures!
Sighhh… your Instagrams are all just so perfect and your August sounds like it was packed full of the most wonderful activities.
xo, alison*elle
The photos are lovely! For September, I’m looking forward to working on my thesis and taking care of my own blog 🙂
Always so excited to see a new post from you. You have such a lovely way of writing. Everything looks so dreamy.
You did all the best british summer has to offer. These are exactly the reasons why I like to spend my summer holidays in London. I had a fantastic “birthday week” this August (you know you are partly responsible for it! 😉 ) and I guess I’ll spend september starting to work on my 40-things-to-do-before-I’m-40 list!
xx
Right now I am lucky enough to reside in sunny Australia so September is warming up fast and the summer weather is not far away. I am looking forward to learning how to surf and many hours spent at the beach.
If I was back home in Canada I would look forward to pumpkin spice lattes and mulled wine yum.
Love you blog by the way
pretty photos.. 🙂
Irene Wibowo
Your Instagram is one of my favourites, love all your pretty accessories in this post.
I just found your blog and I’m absolutely loving it! Such brilliant posts and your instagram pic’s are amazing. I’m your newest follower. I hope you had a great weekend.
xx Mandi
http://www.findmeamuse.com
Love these monthly instagram posts – lovely way to sum up the month. I also love the Elle article – thought u looked amazing.
theglitterfashionista
Hi Briony, thank you for the sweet comment on my blog. It’s always fun to do a shout-out to my favorite blogs and the Pass It Forward weekly series give me a platform to do so.
I’m a somewhat Laduree addict and have physically restrained myself from entering the store (trying to lose weight here!). Before I moved to the UK, I was so desperate for their macarons that I bought a box of 16 and ate every single one of them on my flight from Paris back to Auckland (NZ). I felt physically sick after the gorging session but the pain was sooo worth it!
Lovely Instagrams but the one that really caught my eye was the scrapbook sticker one with Paris 😉
XOXO
Perfectly rose-tinted and lovely, Briony! Adore all these snapshots 🙂
xx Camille
Your August looks picture perfect and I hope it was! You capture moments so beautifully. I’m most looking forward to pumpkin pie, Halloween costumes, dark lipsticks, sweaters, autumn candles, working with new trends (aka baroque… I have some ideas but am really excited about it in general!) this season, and the movie Hocus Pocus. This post all of a sudden just made me so so excited.
I hope your September treats you well.
much love xx.
blondeblair.blogspot.com
Really nice pics!!! This macaron is definitely killing me 😉