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November Memo: Scarves, Candles and Ancient Rome
Another month, another memo. As I have very little time to do anything but work at the moment, it’s a rather short one*. That said, I have managed to sneak in some moments of reading, eating, drinking, screen-shopping (it’s like window-shopping, but online) ..
Skincare Update: The Ordinary, DCL, Lixir and Glow Recipe
I’ve been trying to scale down my skincare purchases, mostly to make sure I only buy things I truly like but also because if I don’t, there will be no trip to Australia for me in December. I’m not on a total buying ban, however: I indicated in my last overvi..
Cheap Face: Skincare
If there is one good thing about my love for fancy skincare, it’s that when I come across something cheap that I like, you can be relatively certain it’s decent quality. Of course, it may still not be right for you, because your skin is different, but it’s u..
October Memo: Rihanna, Dior and Blade Runner
I had the idea for this post when I mentioned Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line to a make-up artist and turned out she had not heard of it. It’s obviously completely OK to not be up to date with another celebrity brand about a week after it’s launched. Most normal..
Getting Ready for Autumn: Skincare
I own a lot of skincare and generally, I’m fine with that. I do, however, go through buy-purge cycles on a regular basis. More than spring, autumn is when I feel like organising my stash and getting rid of stuff. And then, inevitably, buying new stuff, becau..
Three New Cookbooks for Autumn
Yesterday, I made rabbit in cider with celery, carrots and tarragon. It’s a sure sign that I have mentally switched to autumn. It is unclear how much cooking (by me) will take place in the coming months, as the work schedule will be tight. It’s certain, howe..
10 Serge Lutens Fragrances to Try/Buy Now
Serge Lutens is in the process of revamping its export (read: cheaper and more accessible) perfume line. I will again refer you to this article for more details, as I do not have the space nor the energy to go through all of it here. What is relevant for our..
Summer 2017 (hahahahahaa!) Reading List: Genre
Well, technically it IS still summer. But yeah, I admit, I’m rather late with this. It’s what happens when you order stuff from Book Depository and the parcels arrive one-by-one over two weeks and then you go on holiday before you manage to gather them all. ..
3 Lunch/Dinner Ideas for When You’re Alone
Because I tend to be quite extroverted in the company of others, people are often surprised that I like to be alone. In fact I desperately need to be alone, to recharge and recover, and I love it. I’m not necessarily very good at it, though, as I shed all tr..
Summer 2017 Reading List: Fiction
I haven’t had enough time to write the follow-up to my Summer 2017 non-fiction list, which doesn’t bode well for actually reading the books themselves. But I thought that even if I spend the whole summer working and and only gazing wistfully at my books, my ..