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February Memo: Writing, Spider-Man & Not Buying Stuff
It was my birthday last week which coincided with me feeling suboptimal for quite a few days, so I’ve been absent from the blog and social media (apologies to those whose comments I’ve left unanswered – I will get to it soon!). Fortunately, I have been resto..
4 Planning Tips For People Who Don’t Plan
I have a weird obsession with organising and planning: I love to read about both or watch videos, but I’m generally rather sceptical about applying all that advice. I often feel that people spend so much energy on finding the perfect system for organising th..
Best of 2018: Smells
The world of fragrance has exploded in the last decade, and its impossible to test everything that is launched – because of the sheer volume, but also access and cost. I used to properly test (a full day on my arm, checking in regularly) many things, out of ..
Best of 2018: Life & Style
I always like to see what really, truly works for people: even if it’s not something that would be right for me, I find it interesting and instructive. So I’ve gathered here a few of my favourite things from this year that do not fit into the best of skincar..
Best of 2018: Books
I just had a year-end chat with a friend that went something like: it was a decent year – daughter happy, work fine, reading good. And it was, although I have been somewhat frustrated with my reading recently; more about this next year. I have written about ..
Best of 2018: Makeup
I admit this title is misleading, as it’s in no way a comprehensive assessment of stuff that came out in 2018. Firstly, I don’t buy that much makeup any more. Mind you, I still buy much more than an average person, but I don’t test as much as I do with skinc..
Best of 2018: Skincare
It is that time of the year again. I’m going to tell you what I liked in 2018 – in beauty, books, style and everything else. It is obviously a highly subjective take, as even with my level of obsession, there is a limited amount of stuff I can try. There are..
7 Things To Do When It’s (Almost) Christmas
It’s not fashionable to be too enthusiastic about Christmas and I can see why. It’s a holiday of overeating, overspending and overstressing; it also has a direct link to organised religion, not really a plus in my book. That’s not the fault of Christmas, tho..
15 Books I Read in October and November
I missed my traditional wrap-up in October, as I was travelling and then sick and when I recovered it was almost mid-November. I’m therefore doing an overview of two months’ reading today and will need to be rather laconic, otherwise it’ll be a terribly long..
November Memo: Chanel, Murakami and Warm Underwear
I’m back from Beirut, but managed to catch a virus as soon as I left the noble home of the Phoenicians, so I need some cheering up. I’m rather frustrated for not being able to post for a while, as I have things lined up that I really want to share. Anyway, f..