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A Girls' weekend, rediscovering Geneva Geneva chocolate tasting, old town history, delicious food and wine tasting, ending up the weekend with a memorable 1 hour relaxing massage. We had a blast last weekend with my sweet friend Carina, rediscovering Geneva with brand new eyes and I can’t tell you how many delicious food and wine we got to try, as well as how nice it was to stroll in the city and learning it’s history... Special OFFER : "Stay 2 nights in Geneva and enjoy a Geneva gift card voucher of 100 CHF" You can use it at restaurants, on activities and even to substract on your hotel room stay! More info : GENEVA TOURISM - Get your 100 CHF Gift Card Our Hotel in Geneva We got the chance to stay at Le Metropole Geneva Firstly, I arrived at Le Metropole Hotel in Geneva on Friday night, after a 3h30 hours drive all the way from Zürich. I was tired but that feeling did not last long as I quickly got really happy to discover that the junior suite I was going to stay in for the next 2 nights, was the room we filmed a makeup Clinique campaign back in Summer 2017 ! Such happy memories ! I guess this was a sign. :) The luxury five-star Metropole Geneva is a boutique hotel overlooking lake Geneva. It's ideally located on the left bank of the lake, in the heart of the central business and shopping districts and a short walk from the Jet d'Eau and the old town. After checking-in at this gorgeous hotel and suite, my friend Joyce joined me for a dinner and cocktails at Le Mirror Bar. It's a very chic, intimate bar all decorated in red and it felt really cozy. It is an unmissable place on the left bank of Geneva for business people and shopping addicts who gather around the classics' selection and their barmen & chef creations. The cozy atmosphere and view on the Lake give it a unique ambiance. After the dinner, I went back to my room and had a relaxing "rain shower" in the gorgeous white/grey marble bathroom of the junior suite. I wish I had this bathroom at home ! Then, I jumped in my bed and slept like a baby. On Saturday morning, my friend Carina joined me at the hotel and we had a delicious breakfast in @le_metropole_geneve gorgeous junior suite. Definitely my favorite room and hotel to stay at while in Geneva! We had a small pajama party together and I wish I could spend quality time like this more often with my girl friends. Contact information: PHONE + 41 22 318 3200 ADDRESS 34 Quai General Guisan, 1204 Geneva E-MAIL hotel@metropole.ch Local Flavours Chocolate Tour: Taste. Indulge. Explore. What to do in Geneva: Geneva chocolate tasting & old town history guided walking tour. Around 11am, we met with our lovely Local Flavours Geneva Chocolate Tour Guide, Céline, at the lobby and got to rediscover the city and its history. We started by having a yummy Ladurée hot chocolate on the go and took a boat to the other rive, while passing right next to the Geneva water jet. We then got to visit many chocolate boutiques and tasted a variety of their delicious sweets. It was really nice to walk around Geneva and discovering it under a new eye. Céline guided us and explained us some historical stories as well as the Escalade tradition, while we walked in the old town. We even got to break the dark chocolate marmite as Geneva people traditionally do and we had a lot of fun doing it! Contact information: PHONE +41 (0)78 658 8381 ADDRESS LOCAL FLAVOURS TOURS 3 Rue de Soleure 1207, Genève, Switzerland E-MAIL info@localflavourstours.com Lunch at Chez Philippe An authentic Grill House, where the Maine lobster with black curry, coconut milk and lemongrass is the yummiest I tasted in Switzerland, so far! At the end of the tour, our tour guide, Céline, accompanied us to a beautiful restaurant, Chez Philippe, where we had a delicious lunch and dessert. Chef Philippe Chevrier is the most renown Genevan chef. Located in the Passage des Lions, an excellent address for a restaurant for "carnivores", Chez Philippe might be taken for a micro-enclave of New York in the heart of Geneva. Contact information: PHONE +41 (0)22 316 16 16 ADDRESS Passage des Lions Rue du Rhône 8, 1204 Genève E-MAIL info@chezphilippe.ch Tuktuk tour in Geneva countryside Discovering Geneva’s beautiful countryside, just 20 minutes away from the city center. Strolling along the vineyards and enjoy a sip of Geneva’s finest wines with a plate of cold cuts and cheeses! After our lunch, we jumped in a cute Tuk Tuk @taxibike and though it was a bit freezing, our kind driver covered us with blankets to stay warm! That definitely was a fun experience and ride. 20 minutes later, we arrived at the Domaine des Esserts and Domaine de Chafalet, where we got to meet two amazing and inspiring men. They both took over the wine and vineyards business of their respective families after many many generations (8 and 9!) and we could feel their strong sense of hospitality and their passion for their job. Truly inspiring! As if their welcome wasn’t great enough, they made us taste a variety of their delicious wines and local food. It was SO good and tasty!!! At the end, we decided to buy them a few bottles because not only we love to support local businesses but we also had more than one crushes on their bottles of wine! Dinner at Alma ALMA is a fusion of South American flavors and family-style dishes, providing a unique culinary experience. After this amazing wine tasting experience, we drove back to our hotel by Tuk Tuk again. The traffic was a little crazy (as usual in Geneva) but we made it on time to get ready and go have dinner at my favorite restaurant in Geneva called Alma. It’s a Peruvian restaurant and the food is simply delicious, plus the interior design of the restaurant is really nice! This was the end of our first day and what an adventure it’s been! We loved every second of it and I can only recommend this amazing experience to you, as the people we met where the kindest and the places we visited were truly wonderful. Ending our weekend at Hotel La Réserve - SPA NESCENS Making our day unforgettable and rejuvenate ourselves at this incredible spa On Sunday, we started our day with the most amazing 1h Stress-relieving massage we ever had at La Réserve Geneva. After all these intense weeks of work, I truly needed it and so did Carina as she devotes all her energy and time to her cutest baby, Aria, since she first saw the light this Summer. After the massage, we enjoyed the spa a bit and really wished we could have stayed longer. It was time to have brunch at the White Rabbit, a girly brunch spot in Geneva, with the yummiest avocado toasts! TIPS ABOUT GENEVA Geneva Transport Card – For free - Receive for free in any hotel in Geneva - All transport in Geneva is free for the full duration of your stay. Geneva Pass – The ultimate tourist pass - 48 selected tourist attractions - 31 offers free of charge - Preferential rates of up to 50% discount - Free public transport included - Valid for 1, 2 or 3 days The best way to experience the region’s extraordinary diversity. One of Europe’s cheapest city cards for professionals: 15% TO 25% OFF THE SALE PRICE! Geneva Amazing Experiences – in 8 different languages Geneva Amazing Experiences are mini-guides with an illustrated map of Geneva inside. With your Geneva Amazing Experience in your pocket, you can choose from a range of activities and surprising experiences, customized just for you, in 8 different languages! Download your map online or pick one up from Geneva's Tourist Information Service. We LOVED our stay ! :) This weekend would not have been the same without the amazing organization of Geneva Tourism team and all the incredible people we met through all the activities. We are truly grateful to have been able to rediscover Geneva that way and for having been able to enjoy the offer "STAY 2 NIGHTS IN GENEVA – GET 100 CHF". Hope you enjoyed this new blog post and that you will feel inspired to spend 2 nights with your loved ones, rediscovering Geneva, while staying at the most incredible hotels! Big hugs, Cíndy

Hello my lovelies ! What a year it's been for all of us ! If you are reading this, congrats, you made it through 2020 and I really hope it was not too painful for you ! It's been uncomfortable for most of us and although it was tough, it all happened for us to grow and further look into ourselves and what + who truly matters in our life. I know it may be hard now, but I really think that all of us (in good health and with a roof over our heads) should seriously be grateful and thankful. We aren't growing if we are comfortable, while staying in our comfort zone/pink bubble (especially in Switzerland, where I live). We, as a society were in a serious need to STOP for a minute, in order to open our freaking eyes, grow and improve ourselves on our own and then as a collective, all together for the better. We had to stop a minute (better said 9 months so far), to realize how crazy and ridiculous the world we live in had become and that our planet/system had to go into a freaking burnout itself, because the madness was simply too present and they had to create a freaking virus, to control ALL of us, yes, but also to simply make this madness STOP for a moment and that latter doesn't sound that bad to me. For the past decades, in the Western world, most of us got educated/trapped into materialistic things/life to "show off ?!", "feel good enough or better" or "feel happier", making us feel like we were always missing something, trying to get/buy more outside things to fill an inside void (no actual material thing could ever fill). When actually, this year even more than ever before, I hope most of us awakened and finally realized that what is actually worth spending money on, are the few basic and simple things in life, including our own physical and mental health and spending time with those who truly matter to us and whom we won't ever have to waste our time trying to "impressing them". Remember that super expensive designer bag, pair of shoes, or fancy car you bought yourself ? Well, I am sorry to tell you that but NO ONE cares about it (even if it got you a few more "likes" on the Gram), yet chances are, it may have left you in debt. It's ok, we all made similar mistakes once, but it's time to learn your lesson and think about investing in something meaningful instead. As a blogger since 5 years now and having worked in the luxury and fashion industry in the past, I am the first one to admit that I definitely got trapped into this heavy/insane consumer world. I was blinded and manipulated by so many ads and big fashion influencers, trying to buy a feeling (to be happier or feel prettier?!), when what I actually should have bought, was a few more self-development books and a podcast subscription, more organic and local foods, some additional kinesitherapies sessions and investing into more bitcoins ! The good news is, this year 2020, I personally spend my money on all these latter things and I can't tell you how glad I am that I did so ! Going back to my blogger journey, the more it went by, the more I would receive dreamy and expensive products "for free", the more my home was full of giant empty boxes (not all can be recycled!), the more I realized how unaligned I was starting to feel with my true-self and the less I actually started to care about having all these pretty stuff... I am not going to lie or complain, don't get me wrong, it is really nice to receive high quality and pretty goodies from your absolute favorite brands in the world as part of this job, but too much really is too much and NO, I won't talk and share about everything I receive to make you buy/want to buy things you actually DO NOT need and I actually care little to nothing about. I only do collabs with brands that I trust and share common values with. No time for bullsh*t stuff here. Authenticity over any big pay check since day one and it will remain that way till the end of times. For 2021, my objective isn't to make you buy products you don't need (this, by the way, has NEVER been my intention), but it is rather to hopefully continue on sharing my thoughts, crushes and favorite experiences / adventures / cool and useful things, in order to all together, start buying smarter and start learning more about how GOOD it feels to live with less things. I will still share some products that I care about, but it's been a while that it's been way less than in the past, and I definitely aim to go on into that more "minimalistic approach to life". Because that's who I am, who I have become and what I feel truly aligned with. Instead of sharing so much about products, I will emphasis on spending our money on various experiences and things that truly help us feel better, healthier and happier, no longer that much related on materialistic things none of us NEED to feel truly happy. Happiness comes within ! If you still haven't figured that latter out, I might have some pretty good self-development books for you ! I am just a comment / email / text away ! :) This post is very very spontaneous, I was not expecting to write it at all but hey, these stuff had been on my heart and mind for too long, so hopefully some of you will recognize themselves in this too and will feel inspired. Because once again, I am on a mission to be a source of lifestyle and entrepreneurial inspiration to you, not a "seller" of other brands' products. They have Sales Managers staff, who do that as good as we, bloggers, create visually appealing and hopefully inspiring content. I think this message could not get any clearer. :) Thanks for reading this ultra spontaneous blog post, hope you like it and feel the awakening good vibes to this new era about to start ! :) Sending you mucho LOVE! Bisousss & stay safe, Cíndy

Before I forget, my code “COCOREBELISTA” gives you 25% off posters* on all Desenio websites between the 8th-10th of December 2020. Follow @desenio for more inspiration! *Except for frames and for handpicked and personalized posters. Hello my lovelies! After a little break, I am happy to be back on the blog today to share with you my latest beautiful Desenio posters and frames selection, together in partnership with Desenio, my go-to brand in terms of beautiful mural decoration. As you may have realized, I left my lovely flat near Lausanne, where I lived for the past 3,5 years, one month ago, to move to a shared apartment in the center of Zürich. This year made me realize how much I needed to make changes in my life and the tough situations I went through made me take actions to put an end to my past and start a new chapter, in a new city. A part to this change, was to modify my bedroom decoration with some details. Small details, making a great difference to the overall mood. I loved my room furniture and design, so I kept my favorite color scheme "white, cream, beige, and some tiny touches of wood and black". I would say the overall style is clean, pure, calm, elegant and cozy, thanks to the Bohemian and Berber vibes. Now, in my previous room, I had some summery Desenio posters in black frames. They were mainly palm trees and ocean photographs. It's definitely still my style and I may use these again in the future. However, this time, I decided to give a more organic and calm vibe to my bedroom, so my current 3 posters, situated on the wall, just above my bed are the ones I shared with you on the above picture. Here below, I am adding again the references of my current 3 Desenio posters for you, as well as some more pictures of how nice they look in my bedroom and... Embrace the Now (30x40) REF. N°: 14499-5 Sand Bed (30x40) REF. N°: 15107-5 Sunkissed Skin (30x40) REF. N°: 14524-5 I also got this gorgeous Desenio "Surfers Beach" poster with the wooden frame for the living room: Plus, ALL the below other posters I bought, since I could not pick just a few and literally could NOT, not get them all! That is, SO typical of me... I got way too many of them, literally, because I am unable to pick just a few and also in order to change often, depending on my mood and on the look I want to give to my bedroom. Desenio has way too many gorgeous posters and it's simply too hard to only select a few !!! I mean... look at my FULL selection: SPRING / SUMMER FALL/ WINTER QUOTES (FUNNY, CALMING, MOTIVATIONAL) ( and 1 ocean waves + the picture of the 3 wooden frames I got for my bedroom) Last but not least, not only I highly recommend you to get your posters from Desenio, but I also really recommend you to buy their frames too! The quality is really good and the frames are very light, compared to frames from other brands. This make the whole process of adding frames to your walls much easier and safer. TRUST ME, you will thank me later ! :) Don't forget that my code “COCOREBELISTA” gives you 25% off posters* on all Desenio websites between the 8th-10th of December 2020. *Except for frames and for handpicked and personalized posters. Follow @desenio for more inspiration! This is it for this new home decoration review. I hope you enjoyed it and that you will get yourself some pretty frames to style your home! Big hugs and see you on IG and here! Thanks for reading and take care of you, Cíndy

Discovering these gold and silver little earrings marvels by MUAU Schmuck, a Swiss jewelry brand, offering 10% discount with code: cindy10 I always loved hoops, and now that I got 8 piercings on my ears in total, I love to play with different earrings style to achieve stylish earrings stack. Usually, I am more into yellow gold jewelry, but since I got my dreamy Cartier Panthère watch in yellow gold and steel for my 30th birthday, I started to enjoy mixing gold and silver jewelry. I feel like it gives a cooler and younger vibe to my outfits and looks. I am happy to share some shots with you, which I, by the way, took with my tripod and my Canon G7x Mark ii, by myself, in my bedroom! I then slightly edited the lightening and contrast with my Lightroom presets. Hope you like this style and this kind of small styling blog post! I really enjoy creating and writing these kind of short posts for you ! :) Big hugs and take care, Cíndy

Welcome to my Instagram page: @cocorebelista , where I share my own content since 2012; a feed full of pretty pastel colors… and my stories reflect the things and causes I stand for, funny behind the scenes, inspiring quotes, my unfiltered real life and my forever strong opinion and mindset. Follow me on Instagram

His name is George and he keeps me healthy Hello little Sunshines, I hope you are well despite the challenging times we are all going through lately. Today, I am happy to share a new review with you, since I had the chance to test the “European Product Design Award Winner 2019”: The air washer George by Stadler Form (A Swiss company founded in Zug, in 1998), helping the air in our home to be balanced, clean, humid and fresh. George, my new flatmate Say hello to George, my air washer by Stadler Form flatmate, which happily moved in my flat, back in February 2020, with the purpose to help me breathing better and avoiding having my annoying and painful yearly spring allergies. With all the things going on lately in our world, we all understand the importance to take good care of ourselves at home, thus I could not get luckier than to have the chance to welcome George, the air washer by Stadler Form and testing it, in order to breathe more easily and stay safe at home. It is review o’clock! In this review, I will be sharing with you my personal experience as well as giving you information on how things were BEFORE and AFTER I got George joining me in my bedroom! Jokes apart, here is everything you should know as well as how George air washer by Stadler Form could benefit you and your family at home, to keep the air healthy, humid and safe, helping you to avoid falling sick, waking up with a dry throat and/or having major spring allergies this year. My life at home before George Air washer by Stadler Form: Is it really working and worth investing in? The first time I ever heard of “air washers”, I was a little kid, watching an episode of one of my favorite TV Shows: F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Then, I eventually started to hear more and more about my friends and my parents buying air washers, to humidify and purify the air at night, while they were sleeping. Winter and spring nights can get pretty dry in Switzerland and I often got my throat and nose really dry in the morning, clearly not feeling good, yet, I was too stubborn to follow my relatives’ advice. So, despite hearing my family telling me how happy they were with their air humidifiers, I somehow still did not see it as a priority to buy an air washer, to improve my health and life quality at home. How wrong was I? I definitely did not have a good sense of priorities, but luckily this was about to change. What was the air humidity % at the beginning of my test? After George air washer by Stadler Form made a sweet appearance in my life, I was highly curious to see if it really could make a difference in my life, making me feel and breathe better, while hopefully helping me with my strong spring pollen allergies too. Before starting my test, the relative air humidity was between 35% to 39%. How to set up George? The first step was to get George out of his box and to put him together. I am really not a technical person at all, I admit, so when I tell you setting this air washer by Stadler Form up is easy, you can trust me, even an 8-year-old kid can set George up in less than 2 minutes. Before I put water in the tank and started to test George, I decided to measure the air in my 12sqm bedroom (where I decided to test George), by using the “hygrometer Selina little”, which I also received for this test. It was important to measure the air in the same room I was going to use George, in order to get a clear idea on how this air washer by Stadler Form really was going to have positive effects (if any) and improve the air quality in my bedroom, which also happens to be my home office. Important tips from my testing experience When you test the air humidity in a room, make sure to close both the door(s) and the window(s) in the room you set George ON. Once you put the water in the tank, and connected your air washer to electricity, make sure not to shake George too much, otherwise some water may leak. I am telling you this, since I am not very delicate sometimes and I did shake my dear air washer a bit too much, making it a little mess, so make sure to be gentle with George and he will thank you for it! I would recommend you to place George on the floor, somewhere in your room, where he has a little space surrounding him. Personally, I live in a passive house (Minergie) with controlled living space ventilation, and George is happy here! But it shall also be happy if you live in an older building. My life at home since George, my air washer, arrived in my bedroom Overall experience? I am going to be very honest with you (as always, for those of you who know me well), I am feeling stupid for not having invested in an air washer earlier in my life. I just turned 30 years old, and I never realized how important pure and clean air was, until I traveled to India, last December 2019, having strong difficulties to breathe with all the air pollution, literally burning my throat and lungs, making me sick and stay in bed for an entire day. My eyes were burning and I was dreaming to be back in Switzerland, somewhere lost in the mountains, with fresh air and a clean sky. Now, of course, I am back in my chocolate country, but the air during spring is very challenging for many of us to breathe without sneezing 30 times a day, due to our tough spring allergies and the dry and cold air most of us breathe at our respective home. So, let me tell you this straight, I am truly grateful to have had the chance to test George air washer by Stadler Form, right on time, and to be able to share this review with you, hoping this will help you prioritize better as well. We are going through a difficult time at the moment, and breathing clearly and staying healthy, is now more important than ever, thus, I am grateful to have this air washer, helping me stay healthy and struggling less with my spring allergies, than before I had George as an awesome quiet flatmate. How did the air humidity change during my test? Before I started using George, the air humidity in my bedroom was around 35% to 39%, now it is around 43% to 50%, when George is ON, with both my window and door closed. It is important to mention that an air humidity percentage lower than 40%, is considered “poor” or of “bad air quality”. You can easily see this by checking if your “hygrometer Selina little” is making a smiley or unhappy face! My Selina little now almost always looks “happy” with her smiling face, so the air humidity clearly improved thanks to George. Between us, I just find it SO cool and cute that Stadler Form gives names to its products! Makes me feel less lonely at home! Hihi Did I experience any change in my allergy symptoms? Yes, having this air washer working its magic every night when I sleep and every day when I work from my home office (situated in my bedroom), seems to be efficient towards my allergy symptoms so far. The previous springs, when I did not have any air washer at home, I would sneeze approximately 30 times a day, NO JOKE. Now, I realize that whenever I have George ON during the night and when I am working during the day, I sneeze between ZERO to twice big maximum in a day, more often ZERO to be honest. I avoid going outside too much obviously, as I respect the “Stay at home” current rules, but whenever I take a walk alone to get some fresh air outside, I walk in the fields, avoiding cities and people. This year, despite the pollen is quite high due to the whether this spring, I am able to walk outside, in the middle of the nature, without sneezing many consecutive times. Since I decided not to take any medicine against my allergies so far, I am convinced that my George air washer by Stadler Form is one of the reasons I am able to go out without “dying” from my usually strong spring allergies. How did my sleep improve during the test? Before George, each morning I woke up with my throat, mouth and eyes super dry and I felt uncomfortable. After 2-3 days with my air washer ON, I thought it was great but that I would maybe only have George ON a couple of nights, but not necessarily every single night, because it took me a little while to open my eyes on the efficiency of my air washer by Stadler Form. I most likely felt that way, because I never had any air washer before in my life. But now, switching George ON and leaving it doing it’s magic non-stop, 24/7, the air improves even more, because he humidifies and purifies the air. The best is to keep George run continuously in auto mode, since he is very energy-efficient. I cannot go to bed anymore without having my air washer ON, now, and one of the main reasons for that is because since George is ON, my sleep quality improved in a great way, as I no longer wake up with a dry throat and a dry or running nose. I am simply feeling good in the morning, and if I wake up at night, I feel great as well, no dryness in the room, yet not too much humidity either. The air shows and feels to be perfectly balanced. Do I recommend George to those of you also suffering from allergy? I think you know this answer already. YES, I do. And I not only recommend it now during spring but during the whole year, to ensure you feel good/better each coming days. Any negative point: What would I change in the product itself? In terms of efficiency and design, I am convinced. The air improved drastically and the black and white design of George easily fits in any apartment style. The size is fine, it does not take up too much space, even in my 12sqm bedroom. In terms of noise, it either makes NO noise at all, that is actually the case when the air is considered “healthy” in the room, or it makes quite a bit of noise when it has to purify and humidify the room. Which makes sense. Thus, it is recommended to let George run 24/7 in order to ensure a long-term improvement of the air. The reason is that when George is switched on after some time being switched off, he needs to start cleaning and humidifying the air from scratch. By letting George run 24/7 you will see that George will run in a much lower power level because he only needs to keep the optimum level and not start to create this optimum level from scratch. If you are worried about too much humidity – don’t be! First of all, George is an evaporator which means he uses the natural process of evaporation, over-humidification is not possible. Secondly, you can set the hygrostat to 50 or 55%. If he reaches this level, he will automatically switch off. The only thing I thought could be better is the fact that, when you are sleeping, sometimes, the lights on George flash a bit too much, which may be annoying if you are sensitive with having a bit of “light” when sleeping in a dark room. However, after a while, I realized that there is a LED dimmer function which switches off all LEDs, so this “issue” got solved very quickly. It is definitely better to let George work the whole day. So, you get better air quality AND not a noisy start into the night. Otherwise, if you only switch ON George, just before you switch off the lights to sleep, the air in the room, most likely is not considered as “good” yet, hence humidity is less than 40%, thus, George will be “working hard” in a noisy way, purifying and humidifying the air in the room, by making some noise transforming the air into clean and humidified air. General Feedback? If you do not have an air washer at home yet, consider getting one and you will thank me later! Stadler Form is a Swiss company and I encourage you to have a look at their various home products, available online on their website. In terms of price range, George air washer by Stadler Form costs CHF 298.00. The high quality of Stadler Form home products is very good for the price you pay. Some similar brands tend to sell their home products much higher than Stadler Form, yet, the final outcome is the same. So, now more than ever, let’s support Swiss businesses and ensure our money is well spent. For further information, you can visit Stadler Form website as well as have a look at their social media channels, including their helpful YouTube videos on how to use and set up their home products. Thank you for reading this new review and I look forward to share helpful articles here again soon! Take good care of yourself and #stayathome Muaks, Cindy #stadlerform #review #ikea #partnership #swissblogger #interiordesign #ikeabedroom #airwasher #itireditforyou

Hello my little Sunshines! I hope you started this new decade in the greatest way! I am really happy to be back here on the blog today, to share with you my thoughts and personal review on the Acer Swift 5, with its absolutely sublime white design to (literally) happily cry for. As light as a feather As many of you know, I started to work with the Acer Swift 5 since last summer and this little guy has been doing wonder, especially thanks to the fact I can easily take it on all my trips around the globe, as it’s one the lightest 14-inch laptop out there. Being the Founder of my digital consulting and creative agency, I am pretty much always on the go to visit my clients and that is why it is super important for me to have a really light and efficient laptop, that does not need to be plugged into electricity after just 10 minutes using my computer. Issue that I have experimented way too many times, in the past, with my previous laptop from another brand. No plugs needed for 12 hours Thanks to the Acer Swift 5 battery life which lasts up to 12 hours, I have always been able to present my proposals to my clients without unpleasant surprises, as well as to work from anywhere, without stressing out about needing to have a plug nearby. Love at first sight Ok, now let’s go straight to the point, can we talk how gorgeous this white little technology jewel looks? As you know, I am a big fan of white interior design, clothes and objects in general. Can’t help it, I just love light colors and how it catches the light. It’s my happy color, though many will say it cannot be considered as a color. I had seen the Acer Swift 5 in white color already a couple of times online and remember having wished I owned this beautiful white marvel, since I know how powerful and light it is, but also because of how stylish it’s white design looks, once again. I just find the Acer Swift 5 in white color SO pretty and it is really cool that Acer took the decision to create such a pretty design in such an elegant color. To be really honest, this laptop is a must have for any blogger and entrepreneur female! Goodbye clicks, hello soft screen touch On top of being awesome for the previous reasons I stated above, the Acer Swift 5 can also be used like a touch pad, as it is touch screen. The cool thing is that the screen texture is mat and made in such a way that you won’t end up seeing your own finger prints all over your screen. A big YES to this tool too! Easy set up and high security Another thing which I love about the Acer Swift 5 is how easy it is to set it up. The laptop has a female voice (a bit like “Alexa”), that literally tells you exactly what to do and how to set it all up. The Acer Swift 5 only takes a couple of minutes to get all set and ready to use. In terms of security, it is also really good as you can lock your Acer Swift 5 either with a password, or Q&A you set up yourself in advance or… wait for it… your finger print tip! This latter is great, though I must admit, it was a little bit of a struggle for it to recognize my finger print. I think that this is the only thing that is a bit of a struggle from my personal experience but since there are the two other options to unlock the laptop, it is all good. To be honest, I am totally fine with old traditional “entering password” way. Hehe I am sharing some more pictures with you, so you can get a better idea on the reasons why I LOVE the white Acer Swift 5… SO MUCH! 🙂 Thank you so much for reading, I hope this new tech review is useful to you. You know where to find me if you have any questions! Muaks, Muaks, Cindy #review #collaboration #swissblog #acer #cocorebelista #laptop #itrieditforyou #digitalnomad #swissblogger #techreview

Should I post this article, or not…? Hello my little Sunshines! Hope you are well, despite winter is comiiiing. Today, I have decided to finally share with you something that I have had on my heart and thoughts for a while now. I did not know if to write this post or not but as always, I choose to be myself 200% and freely do and say whatever I want, yet not what will necessarily be liked. 🙂 Time flies, things really change… The end of the year is approaching and my life today looks absolutely NOTHING like a year ago. Last year, I had a major burnout as many of you already know. Since that Friday morning, October 12, 2018, my life changed completely from one day to the other. My body and mind begged me to quit my job and the really toxic environment I was stuck in. So, for the first time of my life, I listened to my mind, my body, my family and my boyfriend at the time. And am really glad I did. Because and after this “explosion”, things got all shaken up and it eventually changed EVERYTHING in my life. Both my internal and external situations. Answering your questions, received on Instagram At first, it seemed that all these changes were for the worst but little by little, it started to all make sense (like it ALWAYS does) and I am a strong believer that it definitely all happened for the best. Now, some of you have been writing me a few DMs on Instagram, mentioning that I seemed to have overcome my burnout “pretty fast and easily”. Not because you personally had met me (because if you would have, you would have realized this is far from the truth) but because of what you saw me posting on my Instagram account ever since my mind “exploded”. I am very good at keeping my life private despite my posting on social media, you have NO idea! hehe I will never repeat it enough, when I go on holidays, I take 1 billion pictures. I am OBSESSED with palm trees, summer and the beach. It is part of my passion for travelling, my vibes and my personality since am a kid, so it naturally became a big part of my “feeds art” too. After all, I am not creating and sharing photos on IG for the likes… Because at any case, my content barely reaches 3%-10% MAX of my community anyway since a few months #InstagramIsDyingTimeToCreateOnTikTok… I am creating and sharing the things I LOVE and that represent my authentic personality. I never felt like I was “fitting in” on the gram and I never intend to fit in anywhere anyway (the word “Rebel” in my brands’names isn’t a coincidence). Simply doing my own thing, quietly and happily in my little corner. That is WHO I am. 🙂 Instagram: A Creative Art therapy? I used Instagram also a bit as a therapy actually, since it is like my little artistic universe/portfolio, which reminded me that my life clearly was shit at the time but it was just a tough period, as life also gets really fun sometimes… We just have to get the most out of it and spend more time doing what we have a passion for. In my case, it’s styling nice things and photographing them, while reading lots of social media articles updates & trends every day and learning new stuff on YouTube like how to use my new Sony Alpha A6400 camera… Haha… You can laugh but it really does help and we don’t need to pay anything in order to improve and learn new things nowadays. 🙂 By keeping on showing the colorful positive side of my life, rather than focusing and posting negative stuff I was going through, it not only started to make my Instagram paid partnerships booming… But it also made me realize that despite all the harm some very very toxic people had caused me last year and this year too, I would quickly realize that you guys, brands and agencies did highly appreciate the content I was creating and sharing on my blog, YouTube and IG. This, to be honest, really helped me a lot to see that I was actually “good enough” for something and capable of doing great things, despite all the bitchy back stabbing I had experienced at my previous job, leading to my burnout. I am officially a Digital Freelancer And just like this, by the beginning of this year 2019, Instagram slowly started to become an important part of my full-time income, along with my Digital Strategy Consulting & Coaching activities. I can’t believe I am officially “self-employed” now. I will discuss more about my entrepreneur activities here in the future too. Because hopefully, I can continue inspire you with this too and my digital geek passion and experience may be helpful to you. Healing & Accomplishment do NOT happen over night I won’t lie to you, all this process: The hours of work spent working on myself with the help of my Kinesiology and Bio-resonance Therapists The strong anxiety and the nights of crying The weeks fully covered of eczema from head to toes The scars due to my breast reduction The breakup, heartaches and the end of a so called “ 10 years friendships” The stress coming from the fact I became a digital freelancer; relying on social media strategies, metrics and stupid algorithms to pay my bills… Also often running after clients to get paid… Otherwise, it would be “too” easy wouldn’t it? ALL THIS, made this past year really uncomfortable, painful, full of constant doubts and re-questioning, as well as full of anxiety. Yet now, I realize that all this storm in fact simply was the only way to clear my path and that everything now is how it should be and how I somehow wanted it to be deep inside. It’s still confusing and far from being figured out, but will we ever really figure our life out anyway? We need to go through all our respective struggles to: Understand who we really are (not whom society says we should be) Know what we NO longer want in life (jobs, relationships, etc) Know what we will NEVER tolerate again from un-respectful people (Values & Respect is everything!) Understand the true meaning of “loving-yourself” (not the “I feel pretty today” talk, but the“screw you all, I am enough, I am worth it, you’d better treat me right, otherwise I will kick your butt in no time and you will cry!” bad ass women kind of talk. The one, when we know our values and worth and add tax to it.) Keep on growing and evolving towards our dreams and goals Head to the direction we secretly have been wishing for and have been/still are working so hard for Thank you for reading! I hope this will be helpful/inspiring to you and that I could answer some of your questions. If you have more questions, you know where to find me! 🙂 On a side note, I have a few personal business projects I am working on at the moment and I look forward to share more of it with you here soon! 🙂 Meanwhile, take care of you my little Sunshines and do the work each single day to love and respect yourself before loving anyone else! Bisousss, bisousss Cindy #health #swissinstagramer #burnout #selfcare #mentalhealth #selfemployment #cocorebelista #selflove #entrepreneur #swissblogger #instagram

Hello my little Sunshines! Today, I am back on the blog with a new review on the Philips Steam & Go Plus; a product that is simplifying my life and I bet it will do so for you too! I am not going to lie to you, I HATE ironing. I remember seeing my Mom ironing, when I was a kid, while watching TV. She kept on saying how annoyed she was and that she felt it would never end. We would laugh about it and in no time, it would slowly get to be my turn. I hate ironing! I don’t know about you, but I cannot count the number of times I haven’t been able to wear my favorite dresses or t-shirts because they were full of wrinkles and I was: 1) Too lazy to steam 2) Oh, but wait, I don’t even have a steamer anyway… Yes, I am being honest, as you know me well since day one. Will Philips Steam & Go plus change my mind? Now, a couple of weeks ago, I got contacted by Philips again to review one of their most popular products; the Steam & Go plus. At first, I laughed at myself a bit, thinking that this definitely now was a sign it was time for me to take some adult responsibilities and start steaming my clothes once for all. I have NO more excuses now, because steaming truly could not sound to be any easier than while using the Steam & Go plus. All you need is: 1) A plug nearby (obviously) 2) Your Steam & Go plus 3) Your favorite dress/pants/shirt hanging I would also suggest that you either hang your clothes against your bedroom door or your closet, so that the surface is a bit hard and it makes it even easier to steam. The Steam & Go Plus is very very easy to use and gives satisfying results in little to no time. What I like: Great to quickly steam a dress before going out Small device, so perfect to store in my small flat and take in my luggage when traveling No water waste The light turns off when it’s ready to steam What could be better: I find it a bit heavy after holding it for a while It takes a while to iron a full dress with it. So, it’s better if you only have a small surface to steam. Overall, I think it’s a great tool to have if you are often on the go and want to ensure you can wear your favorite clothes with only a few minutes of steaming them. Hope you liked this review and good luck if you participate to the giveaway on my Instagram account to win this cool steamer! Muaks, Muaks Cindy #partnership #PHILIPS #review #steamampgo

#MakeYourMark Hello my little sunshines! It’s been way too long since I last wrote to you here on the blog. Today, I am back with a new review and this time it’s about “geeking and content creation”; my all-time favorite topics. Reviewing the Acer notebook Swift 5 I am happy to announce you that I am doing a collaboration with Acer, in order to test the Acer notebook Swift 5. At first, when I received the box from the postman, I was super excited but a little worried because I had the feeling that the box was empty! It was way too light to actually possibly have a computer inside of it. Is the box empty? I rushed to open the box and that is when I discovered that there indeed was the Acer Swift 5 in it. Wow, I felt reassured and really astonished. How could a laptop be SO light? The Acer Swift 5, is actually known as the lightest 15.6-inch laptop in the world. It offers a vibrant display and strong battery life. A big change from my previous laptop from another brand that was a little old and desperately needed to be charged after only 20 minutes using it… This definitely was always an issue for me as I am always on the go and although we are in 2019, there still aren’t plugs everywhere we go. What I really think about it The two main things that I personally really like about it is how light and thin the Acer Swift 5 is as well as how easy it is to work with it, no matter where I am working from to be honest. The only “negative” thing to me is that I really enjoy working outside in Summer and the issue with that is that the screen has a mirror effect, making it difficult to see the screen but if you are in the shadow, it’s fine. As I am more a PC than a Mac lover (I know many of you will judge me on this one… “how can you be a content creator and work on PC?!” – well, I am simply more used to it since am a kid, and it works just fine for me 🙂 ). I found it really easy to go through the laptop options and work with some pretty cool apps, which are already included in it. The image quality is really high too, so that’s another plus. Now, trust me, I know how difficult it is to know which electronic devices we should buy when looking for one. I remember how much I struggled about finally picking my perfect new camera, my mobile phones and even more my laptop… There are always SO many options, prices and reviews that we literally get lost and frustrated all the time. To buy it or not to buy it? If you are often on the go like me and are currently looking for a new laptop and you don’t have an unlimited budget (because WHO actually does have an unlimited one?!), and you also feel more comfy using a PC rather than Mac, then I am happy to announce you that from my personal experience these past months using Acer, the Acer Swift 5 can, not only be a great option for your needs but you can also get it at the best price as together with Acer, we are offering all of you, the following discounts: Coupon code: ACER1MYM – 200 CHF discount on Swift 7 – 150 CHF discount on Swift 5 – 150 CHF discount on Spin 5 Available here Hope you enjoyed this review and feel free to contact me here or on my IG if you have any questions. 🙂 Thanks for reading and see you here again soon! Meanwhile, I see you on IG! Big hugs and have a happy day, wherever you are! Cindy #PAIDPARTNERSHIP #acer #cocorebelista #acerswift5 #swissblogger

Hello my little beauties! Hope you are doing well. Today’s blog post is about my experience while testing Philips MoistureProtect technologies; Hair Straightener + Philips MoistureProctect Auto-Curler + Philips Lumea Advanced IPLavailable at MediaMarkt. It’s a pretty exciting new beauty post because it is all about our hair; whether it’s our lovely locks of hair or our annoying other kind of hair, which we always struggle to make disappear… For those of you who are impatient (head to the bottom of this post for the GIVEAWAY) and if you are interested in using my discount code, you can get: 20% OFF at MediaMarkt with discount code: cocorebe20 Important: This code is available only until June 2, 2019, both online and in stores, on all the Philips Beauty products at MediaMarkt, so there you go! Now, it’s time for you to discover my review! Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler Picture credits: Diana Kottmann / www.dianakottmann.com / Instagram @diana_kottmann Last week, I got the chance to discover and test for you the Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler, while attending Philips X Mediamarkt event in Dietlikon, Zürich. I had asked you if you were more into straight hair or curly hair… to which you at 66% answered: CURLY hairstyle. As many of you saw on Instagram, I have shared Instagram Stories with you to show you the “in the making – tutorial process” during the event and the least I can say, is that I fell in LOVE with this Philips auto-curler and apparently many of you girls loved the results too. Thanks for your sweet messages and feedback on my stories. Is Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler easy, efficient and secure? Picture credits: Diana Kottmann / www.dianakottmann.com / Instagram @diana_kottmann It’s super easy to use and although I have a lot of hair and it’s really long (lion style as you know… hihi), the hairstylist managed to do my hair in only 5 minutes, while using the MoistureProtect Auto-curler! A true time record on my hair, trust me! What truly convinced me with the Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler is obviously the stunning beach wave’s result we achieved in such a short period of time, as well as the fact that this auto-curler did not “hurt” my curls at all. Actually, I would even say the opposite, it is as it moisturized my hair, while getting stunning wavy hair. This to me, is a first, as I usually could feel my hair burning and feeling really dry after using any other basic hair curler. One of the reasons why I only occasionally styled my hair in the past. Pretty sad, knowing how much I love curls and the beach waves hair effect. What is this MoistureProtect technology all about? Picture credits: Diana Kottmann / www.dianakottmann.com / Instagram @diana_kottmann On top of that, the way this technology aspires your hair is really cool and it’s quick as it only lasts 8 to 12 seconds per impressively think strands of hair. Now, from a little bit more technical perspective, here are more statements I discovered and can confirm you, while testing the Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler: Glamorous curls twice as fast (Definitely also due to the fact you can do thick strands of hair! Which in my case is really great) Strengthens the shine and preserves the natural moisture of your hair (Which truly works and made my hair wavy yet super soft and shiny!) MoistureProtect Technology Automatic beep when the loop is ready Easy to use vertical handle The ceramic heating body is enriched with keratin for more glide and protection during shaping. Ionic care for shiny, smooth and frizz-free hair Intelligent looping system for effortless styling MoistureProtect technology controls and adjusts the temperature to preserve the natural moisture of your hair It prevents your hair from overheating by maintaining an optimal temperature permanently, for beautiful hair protected in depth How long will my curls last? I am impressed with the fact that Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler left me with glamorous yet quite natural curls that lasted for 3 days and could have lasted much longer. I am telling you 3 days here, because I washed my hair after the 3rd day). Does Philips MoistureProtect Auto-curler also work on short hair? I have the feeling that this technology is perfect for you if you have long hair but I am not sure it would be your perfect match on shorter hair (shoulder length or shorter), in regards to the very soft results I saw on girls with shorter hair. I would suggest you to go to your closest Mediamarkt and ask if you can test it first to see if this works well also on short hair. – 20% on all Philips Beauty products at MediaMarkt Talking about all this, I still have -20% discount for you on all the Philips Beauty products (both for ladies and gentlemen!) at MediaMarkt, both in shops and/or online. Use code: cocorebe20 for – 20% at MediaMarkt This special discount code will only be available until June 2, so do not hesitate to treat yourself with it, while it’s still time. GIVEAWAY TIME! It’s giveaway time, AGAIN, yesss! I hope by now you know how much I love you, with all the contests I organize on my Instagram account with the coolest brands! This time, one lucky winner will receive the Philips Lumea Advanced IPL! I am a bit jealous because I would have loved to test it myself, but my love for you to be happyyy is bigger than that! Apparently, Philips Lumea Advanced IPL is famous and truly loved for the following aspects: 92% hair growth reduction with only 3 treatments. First IPL device that comes with curved attachments for every body part – 4 attachments for face, body, underarms, and bikini. The device features the SmartSkin sensor that recommends the ideal setting for your skin tone, thus helping you achieve the best results. Long-lasting use – Flashes should last for more than 15 years of use. The Lumeabeats most other device on the market. Incredibly easy to use and very user-friendly. Incredibly fast! You can treat a full leg in just 7 minutes. More comfortable, and less painful, than many other devices. Participate on my INSTAGRAM to get a chance to WIN the Philips Lumea Advanced IPL and if you are the lucky winner please let us all know how you like the Philips Lumea Advanced IPL!!! Good luck my little beauties! Bisous, bisous! Cíndy #PAIDPARTNERSHIP #hair #MEDIAMARKT #switzerland #swissblog #giveaway #GERSWISSINFLUENCER #PHILIPS #HAIRSTYLE #CONTEST

Dear Friends, Today, I have decided to open up about something that I have been dying to share with you for a long time but I did not feel I had enough strength just yet. Now, I received many many messages on Instagram, and guys, chill, I am fine, I am much stronger and better now, otherwise, I would not be able to share all this with you now, trust me. 🙂 Truth is, I am actually grateful for all the bad… but that explanation will be for later. So there you go, here is exactly what I have experienced during my Burnout and I have truly nothing to be ashamed of. Hope this will be helpful to you or any of your relatives going through this. The truth behind my Burnout these past months The explosion October 2018 Caring too much, giving your best and giving all you can to the wrong “receiver” for too long. The feeling is; there’s literally too much of everything, too much accumulated, too much negative energies each single day, resulting in too much things going against our values, ending up in an inside explosion. A serious lack of humanity. Resulting in your mind and body collapsing. A panic attack full of really warm and huge tears, making it nearly impossible to breath or calm down. The day and the weeks after Feeling lost, really ashamed, confused and worthless. Literally going from a life at 200% to 0% if not -200%. Both your body and mind collapse and it’s like a blackout. Crying non-stop and deep anxiety. The only way to “feel better” is to sleep. That way, you dream and aren’t conscious on what’s going on in your reality. Please don’t take the medicine the doctor gives you. These pills may make you become addicted to it, so avoid them. Instead, get yourself  “the happiness trap -pocket version” book. This book really helped me when I was feeling at my worst. When all this happens to you, It’s like your soul is out of your body and you see yourself and cry even more because it makes you so sad to see yourself like this. You know you are a good and strong person/soul, yet this happens to you. The months after A bit later, the identity crisis starts and the anxiety is still there. I did not see a psychologist but instead I started to see a Kine therapist and she changed my life completely! Am still shocked about how magical she is to be honest. Am really thankful to had her crossing my path. Meditation, sports like body balance and yoga can help calm down and breath deeply too. Avoid coffee for a while, since it’s famous for making you feel more anxious too. The wake up call The saddest part of all this, is that in these tough moments, we think we are the only one on this planet going through that, yet this happens to so so many of us. I can’t count how many messages I received from you. Telling me that you either went through this or you are going through this right now. Some of you are only in your early 20’s and you already feel this, which is so young and really shows there’s a serious issue with the system we live in. But we don’t talk about it, because it’s hard, we are feeling ashamed and it’s “taboo” as some of you wrote me. Hard to understand what’s happening to us and hard to understand we actually are humans and we have limits. Hard to to speak to our relatives, yet, it’s so important that you speak and share how you feel. Vulnerability is not for the weak, you must be really brave to let yourself see vulnerable, to let people see that, we, my friends, are humans. Trust me, it will become your strength. Also, it’s really hard because we are constantly exposed to all the happy life of everyone, be it in the online or offline world. We all love sharing the good, positive and pretty, that’s a fact and it’s great because it inspires all of us to really try living our best life. Yet, it’s as important to remain real and transparent also on the more ugly parts of life, because that can also inspire and give strength to others. Doing it with some humor always works well. 🙂 Truth is, often, we wonder if other people actually ever go through this bad moments. Yet, we already know the answer, we all do. No one has it easy all the time and that’s ok. The light at the end of the tunnel Wow. It is ok NOT to be perfect. Actually, what I have learned through this, is that accepting we aren’t and really don’t have to be as perfect as society says we should or we pressure ourself to be, is a real life changing and it simply feels so right and good. – You feel like eating that piece of cake? Eat it, enjoy it! – You feel like sleeping all day and do nothing because you are tired or not feeling good today? Have a rest! – You feel like running many km? Go for it! – You feel like traveling? Pack your bag, don’t forget your passport, and go somewhere! We must understand and remember who we really are inside before listening to whom society, our family or our friends believe we should be. Then one day, you will wake up and you will be you 100% again, if not now “200% of beautiful imperfect real you”. That day, you will smile and feel peace in your mind. You will remember/know, who you really are and the game changes. You won’t ever settle again for less than that. You won’t stick around negative energies and won’t let society making you compromise your own values. Because values are a serious thing linked to burnouts, which we at first, clearly underestimate. Now, THIS day, my friends, will be one of the most important, beautiful and positive of your life. The final outcome of my burnout? Personally, today, I am happy, peaceful and thankful. I am not sure where I am going with my life but I feel, deep inside, that it will be beautiful. I know who I am and I love the imperfect person I have allowed myself to become. I even high-five myself sometimes when nobody’s watching! Haha… Self-love and care is the key, not selfies obviously! 😉 Today, I am really thankful for ALL this tough moments and all the “bad people” that crossed my way, because I would not be who and where I am, if I would not have gone through this. Life has a funny way of leading us to who we are meant to be, where we are meant to be and what we are meant to do. On a less deeper note, I don’t know what is going on lately but my digital creative adventure is working better and better, resulting in exciting partnerships and cool work opportunities coming up soon. Amazing giveaways for you are coming too and I really want to take my blog/Insta to a deeper level, telling and showing you much more on the real life and behind the scenes. I am a bit overwhelmed but really happy and I really can’t wait to continue this creative and lovely digital adventure with each one of you! Ps: if you are struggling now in whichever of your situation, don’t rush. Take a step back. Take time for yourself until you feel like you are becoming yourself again. Don’t say: “I don’t have time for this or to stop a minute”. You must make your well-being your priority. There’s no life without you in it. Take good care of you, no matter what. Then, be brave enough to move on by doing what’s best for YOURSELF. Thank you for reading and for listening to me on my Instagram stories. I am the happiest to be part of our lovely, transparent and caring community. Bisous, I love you! Cindy #health #stayreal #burnout #selfcare #wellness #selflove #empower #nottaboo