4-19-2026 MY FAVES: tres chicness

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 what i'm reading...

continuing the fabulous bergdorf blondes, just in time as i did a touch up with my blonde hair, got a trim, and bought some purple shampoo. no brassiness this summer.

what i'm listening to...

sib and i went to a siniša vuco concert on saturday. for the people not aware of this singer, vuco created numerous drunk hits every croatian is born to know. he mixes rock and roll and balkan folk and often features folk singers from different regions like ana bekuta and halid bešlić. one may associate vuco with breaking their glass cups and ripping their t shirt while drunk, semi-vulgar and trashy, but there's an art in mixing two genres that rarely ever mix. and to my knowledge, only vuco has done it so successfully - he is a household name. 
here's some vuco top hits i urge you to add to your drunk nite out playlist. some are classic hits; some are super niche:
 šta je, šta je
rajske kočije
volim narodno
sanja
volim piti i ljubiti
in honor of record store day, i'm revisiting records in my collection, alongside newer additions. if you're on the hunt for some second-hand and affordable tunes, search for the following at your local record store or even thrift store:
american gigolo soundtrack - giorgio moroder
live and more - donna summer
the best of - edith piaf
hawaii five-o - the ventures
kiki's delivery service - studio ghibli

what i'm watching...

tiktok clips of the nanny, and an occasional glance at the boys which i really don't understand (feels more like a docuseries than fiction) with boyfriend.


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