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The New Shoe
I haven’t really fallen in love with shoes since this glorious pair of Roksanda heels I bought in July: either I’m becoming more restrained or this was simply a very tough act to follow. I’m willing to bet it’s the latter, I don’t really see that restraint t..
Alhambra
That I turned out to adore Alhambra is one of the least surprising things that has ever happened to me. I guess there must have been a time when Alhambra wasn’t among the places I desperately wanted to visit (possibly when I was 7 or so), but I cannot really..
Long Leather Gloves
Every autumn, I buy a pair of elbow-length leather gloves. I’ve been doing this for something like 15 years and it still seems like an exceedingly good idea. I mostly need to keep buying new pairs because I keep losing the old ones, but occasionally, I encou..
The Taste of Autumn: Parsnip and Hazelnut Puree
I have been a bad blogger – no post yesterday and I even cannot blame it on the Greek crisis. But let me tell you, organizing a dinner party for 12 people can mess up your schedule even worse than the lack of fiscal discipline in Greece. Fortunately, it also..
Caudalie Make-Up Removing Cleansing Oil
I don’t often do one product reviews, as it’s not the most exciting of genres, plus I usually don’t test things systematically enough to talk about them in depth. But occasionally, I do get sufficiently excited about something and this has recently happened ..
Unphotogenic Leeks with Moderately Ugly Blue Cheese
This is a deeply unfair picture: braised leeks are among the most sad-looking things in the world and Gorgonzola isn’t really helping, but the taste is heavenly. So this is a lesson for us not to be shallow and to value substance over appearance. It’s also t..
A Romantic Blouse
I have delayed this post for two months now, certain that I will find an even more romantic blouse to illustrate my point. But it never happened: this 29 euro Zara version, if I remember the price correctly, was one of the first takes on the trend and I have..
Rouge Louboutin in Rose du Desert
Yesterday, I found myself in Paris. My boss gave me a day off, so there I was, hanging around in the Petit Palais and having lunch at the Guerlain flagship store on Champs-Élysées. As you do. And what would a day-trip to Paris be without a frivolous purchase..
Eye Make-Up, Revisited
It’s been long since I’ve found eye make-up exciting – for something like 10 years, it’s been all about the lips. And a good base. But eyes? I got to a point where I thought that if I see another smoky eye, I’ll just die of boredom. I even got tired of masca..
Le Creuset Mini Cocottes
I love pretty pots. I once received a huge Le Creuset Dutch oven and an even bigger tagine from J as Christmas presents and I honestly could not have been happier. Somehow, casseroles seem so infinitely positive to me. I feel like a warm, giving person just ..