I Did Not Wake Up Like This
By now I’m sure we have all learned to approach social media with a certain level of skepticism. We know what we see on Instagram is not a full, unedited account of peoples’ lives. We know the vacation pictures on Facebook do not represent what people do mos..
Dark Romance: Tom Ford’s Velvet Gardenia
It is interesting how any type of nerd culture can simultaneously connect and isolate you. I love to be a part of things like the big Marvel Avengers moment, but also get impatient with people who watch it, but don’t ‘get’ it (I do try not to be a knob about..
Exercise Update and My Gym Morning Skincare Routine
It’s been 10 months since I started working out properly, with a personal trainer. I don’t do anything spectacular – just resistance training twice a week, with a little bit of cardio thrown in. I’ve been consistent, however, and actually train more often no..
Workwear Wednesday: All Rust Everything
As promised in the previous episode of Workwear Wednesday, I’m returning to the head-to-toe neutral dressing with this rust brown ensemble. We have already firmly established that all varieties of beiges and browns are a major trend for 2019: it’s all about ..
Sporty Sunglasses: Dior & Others
Only blogging about things you want to blog about is obviously the main upside of having a small-ish independent blog like mine: there are no advertisers to consider, no engagement numbers to obsessively follow and the readers also know what the deal is and ..
Big Dress Energy
It is funny how we come to define ourselves and our tastes a certain way and as a consequence, stop even trying anything different. There are people who don’t do colour and people who don’t wear trousers and people who refuse to put on heels. Or flats. And I..
Every Item of Clothing I Packed for Venice
Whenever I post from my travels on social media, someone says I must have a huge suitcase. I don’t. Unless it’s a two-week holiday, I travel with a standard carry-on and a tote bag. In the latter, I have my books, skin care, makeup, iPad, charger and a few o..
I Am in Venice
The title says it all, really – I am in Venice for a weekend, partly to celebrate our 20th anniversary with J, partly just because I’ve never been. This is to let you know that I will not do any blogging from here and will also try not to spend much time on ..
Wardrobe Essentials: The Camel Coat
I was worried that it was too late to post this, as spring is slowly arriving even in the Northern reaches of Europe. Then a friend wrote (from Italy, of all places!) that one should always take a coat with you whenever travelling in Europe, no matter how w..
A Levantine Brunch
I swear I do in fact cook things that are not inspired by Middle East (or West Asia, as Parag Khanna has just reminded me would be more accurate to say) and Central Asia. I do! It is also true, however, that I gravitate towards those regions whenever we have..