Still love the way he talk, still love the way I sing.

Topshop scuba top: €20. American Apparel circle skirt: £15, via ebay. The Kooples leather jacket. Ark cut out boots. Rotary watch: gift.

Photos by Carmen.

Countdown: two weeks. Yesterday I checked-in for my flight home, had a quick phone interview and generally stressed even more about moving home before cooking dinner, and trying (in vain, I add) to relax a little. Thankfully it's May Day tomorrow and Germans celebrate it on the day itself so we're heading out for Nina's birthday and I can't imagine anything better than spending a day away from my computer screen.

I believe voting ends for the Company blog awards tonight too, so if you fancied voting for it's cohen in the "best personal style" section you'll have to do so soon!

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I'd like to be somebody else and not know where I've been.

Ark collared shift dress. The Kooples leather jacket. Shoe Zone wedges. Hat borrowed from Carmen. Sunglasses: c/o Persunmall. Key necklace: c/o Little Nell. Topshop "really ruby" lipstick.

Photos by Carmen.

You know you've been talking to Kavita too much when you order a pair of frames like these ;) If you're a long-time reader of It's Cohen/a long-suffering friend, you'll be more than aware of my love for novelty sunglasses with normal outfits. This Persunmall pair is no different, and I can see them coming with me in many a beach bag and festival rucksack - yes pals, you're going to have to be seen with me I'm afraid. I think I've managed to tone things down with a completely monochrome outfit and a slick of red lipstick this time, and I didn't receive too many odd looks from my colleagues as I rolled up to work that morning.

Recently things have been getting a little stressful as I try to sort out how I'm going to transport everything I've accumulated back to the UK, cancel phone contracts and bank accounts, and just generally everything involved with ending a job. The perfect way to take the edge off things and forget about it all was with roughly twelve hours of solid drinking at Frühlingsfest (think Oktoberfest, but with less tourists), and finally found the excuse to wear my dirndl! I'm feeling a little sniffly as a result, but there really is nothing better than getting involved and going on fair ground rides in traditional German dress, and don't tell me that there is.

And, if you're feeling particularly reckless today, I'd appreciate a vote in the "best personal style blog" at the Company blog awards. I don't expect a look-in in the slightest, but it would be nice!

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You dance when you walk so let's dance.

Just Female blouse: €19.50 via Kauf dich Glücklich. Topshop Joni jeans: £30. The Kooples leather jacket. Marks and Spencer leather bag: £43. Missguided heeled chelsea boots. Cheap Monday sunglasses. Bumble bee hair grips: c/o Little Nell.

Photos by Carmen.

One sure-fire way to amaze your international colleagues is by turning up to work with a beehive. I'm always impressed when the spanish flip one of their potato-saturated omelettes with ease, the french make perfect crêpes on three hours sleep and a hangover, and the swedes manage to look effortlessly cool despite them living out of a suitcase. Us brits? Grab a can of hairspray and arm yourself with bobby pins. Even though I'm not proud to let this particularly messy day serve as an example, it certainly cheered up a few of my friends on an otherwise grey morning, and it's always good to brighten someone's day.

And it justifies bringing a massive can of hair spray to another country, right?

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