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Holiday in a Warm Climate: The Things
You have probably encountered people who enjoy planning their holidays to a somewhat ridiculous degree. You may even be such a person yourself. But did you know that the are also people who enjoy planning what they will PACK for their holiday? No? Hi, I’m An..
Summer Shower Gel Update
I have a post about body lotions and creams in the making (as requested by Sophie), but the truth is I’m so much better with shower gels than I am with body moisturisers. Despite my dry skin, I often don’t bother with the latter and when I do, I want it to w..
10 Summer Reading Recommendations
Estonian women’s magazine Anne & Stiil recently asked me to recommend summer reads for their June issue. Understandably but unfortunately, I was limited to books that have been translated into Estonian. That meant I had to leave out a few I would have liked ..
7 Favourite Middle Eastern Cookbooks
There are many places in the world with food I love – Japan and Malaysia, Scandinavia and Peru, but I think Middle East takes the crown for me. I’m sure it’s not just about food. I’ve always been very interested in the region and its past: ancient Mesopotami..
6 Brightening Products and a Plan
I went on a tropical holiday recently and have the sun damage to prove it. And no, I don’t mean a few freckles here and there that I’m getting overexcited about, I mean proper darker blotches mostly on my forehead and a bit on my cheeks. I’ve never freaked o..
12 Perfumes for Spring
I usually like to have a concept to my posts, some over-arching idea or a point I’m trying to convey. This article has no concept whatsoever. It is just a list of fragrances I’ve worn most this spring and will keep on wearing in the near future. With 1.5 exc..
10 Tips for Going Bespoke ft a Dress by Oksana Tandit
Having something specially made for you is one of the great pleasures of life, and not only when it comes to clothes. I do of course realise that made-to-measure is not accessible for everybody*, but it can be a wonderful experience for those who like clothe..
14 Things from My In-Flight Beauty Bag
I have a somewhat unhealthy interest in what people take with them when travelling. It combines two things I find exciting: the taste of individual women and the process of editing. I’ve talked about my own travel essentials before, but this post is slightly..
5 Jo Malone Fragrances I Wear All the Time
Today is the first day of spring and this seemed a good time for a post on Jo Malone, the brand that reinvented cologne for modern consumers. Perfumistas can be a bit dismissive of Malone, as the fragrances aren’t very complex or statement-making. I complain..
11 (French) Pharmacy Favourites
What to buy in a pharmacy in Paris seems to be one of the fundamental questions of modern times, something every blogger has to address at some point. Obviously, I swore I’d never do it. But the more I read posts that unfailingly mentioned Bioderma micellar ..