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6 (OK, 8) Favourite Foundations for Autumn
Considering my flighty nature, I used to be surprisingly loyal to my foundation favourites: I mostly wore the beautifully dewy YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat, occasionally switching to Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua and Laura Mercier’s classic tinted moisturizer. But th..
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 ..
Cool Girl Beauty
I have no first-hand knowledge of this topic, as I’m way too enthusiastic to be a cool girl. But I have enough experience observing cool girls in their natural habitats (by which I mean Paris and Instagram) that I feel like I can make educated guesses about ..
Autumn Comfort
I haven’t been properly sick for at least a year: a small miracle, considering the things I’ve put my body through. Or not, as in the case of exercise and healthy food. I’m still not properly sick, but woke up with no voice and a horrible cough – you know, i..
7 Evening Skincare Steps
In the course of writing this blog, I’ve come to realize that people often struggle not only with which products to use, but also how – with the general logic and order of putting stuff on one’s face. Apologies if this sounds patronising, but as I myself a..
Business As Usual
So, here we go again – the holidays are over and it’s my first day back at work. I’m hopeful that it’s going to be somewhat less intense this time around, but I’m probably just being naive. Our daughter will start school and the house finally needs to be ful..
Margaret Kilgallen and Her Bobby Pin
I had planned a style post for today and we were going to have a little photo shoot by the sea in the morning, on the stony beach of Toila. But J had twisted his ankle quite badly, so instead of posing in the sun, I spent the first half of the day in the ER ..
Country Living
One of my lovely readers wrote recently that she would like to learn more about Estonia. As she is not the only non-Estonian reader of the blog (it’s about fifty-fifty), this got me thinking. What could I possibly write about that would fit on the blog (a hi..
Travel Series Vol 2: The Liquids
This is a sister post to yesterday’s travel make-up one. While I rarely find packing make-up challenging in any way, skincare and perfume can be tricky because of the volume restrictions for air travel. Unless it’s a proper 2-week holiday, I prefer carry-on ..
On How to Survive Work
A friend reminded me recently how deeply annoying it is when people brag about being busy. So true. Business is not an accomplishment and if people need to complain about it too often, they should rethink their lives. My work has always been intense and I us..