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H&M Studio Collection
While everyone else is talking about H&M’s beauty launch this week (or about their Balmain collaboration, possibly), I’m of course going to focus on something else entirely: their Studio Collection. It is topical, though, as the 2015 autumn/winter clothes ar..
YSL Touche Éclat Blur Perfector
There is a saying that if you sit by the river long enough, you’ll see the body of your enemy float by. It’s sometimes attributed to Sun Tzu, the legendary Chinese general and strategist whose Art of War is a masterpiece and who most likely had nothing to do..
Jo Malone Mimosa & Cardamom
Most perfumes I like are not new releases or even if they are, it seems reasonable to test them thoroughly before voicing a definite opinion. This is very far from the truth in this case, as Jo Malone’s Mimosa & Cardamom was launched in the beginning of Sept..
Watermelon Rose Martini
Reading my posts from the last two weeks one might think that I’ve spent my holidays gazing at the horizon and reminiscing about my childhood, sitting in lotus position on the beach and reading in the garden while eating home-grown peas and blueberries from ..
How to Feel Sophisticated in 30 Minutes
I was very dismissive of short stories until I gave birth. It was, however, not the experience of labour that changed my preferences, but the ensuing sleeping schedule of my daughter. For a couple of months, I was quite incapable of tackling a novel, but the..
Charlotte Tilbury Bathing Beauty Bag
I have never understood the thinking that everyday things don’t need to be nice. If anything, it’s more important to enjoy stuff you use or wear or are surrounded by every day, rather than things meant for special occasions (I’m suspicious of this notion of ..
A Dress to Impress
I’m a great believer in dresses. Not because I think women should wear dresses because they are women and real women wear dresses, but because I find them very efficient. You put a dress on, you are dressed. I also like the clean, unfussy line a dress can gi..
Suqqu Brow Pen in Green Moss
All these hours spent on beauty blogs have given me two pieces of ultimate wisdom: 1) dry and dehydrated skin are not the same (I have covered this one extensively already) and 2) never use a brow product with any red in it – instantly dismissing most brown ..
Statement Shoes
I have extensive experience with dressing up (and over) and it’s my considered opinion that shoes are the easiest way to do it. A good shoe elevates – often literally – everything: a little black dress, a little white dress, a pantsuit, a skirt suit, jeans, ..
Honey for Grown-Ups
As long as I can remember, I have always liked honey. My grandfather was a bee-keeper and we always had fresh honey comb in the summer and jars of golden honey for autumn and winter. Honey with white bread and butter was one of my favourite treats when I was..