What to Wear in The Lord of the Rings
I was a big daydreamer as a child, a combination of not having an overabundance of friends, an active imagination and reading more than was probably strictly healthy. When I was very small, I read so many fairytales (in addition to the usual suspects like th..
Cheap Skincare: Alessandra Steinherr x Primark
I had never been inside a Primark store until this autumn, when Alessandra Steinherr launched her skincare line for the brand. For those of you that don’t spend silly amounts of time on Instagram checking people’s skincare routines: she is a former Glamour m..
Wardrobe Confessions
I had a noble aim to do an Autumn Edit post on my clothes, but this was a very weird autumn. In Brussels, it was so warm until the end of October that I was still wearing my summer clothes. Then I went to Lebanon where it was +27 degrees and when I returned,..
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..
On Dressing Like a Character
One of the big pleasures of dressing is that if you want, you can tell stories, convey moods, create characters. When I talk about dressing like a character, I don’t mean trying to look like a specific person, a protagonist in a movie or a book. I mean a con..
Cheap Skincare: The Inkey List
There is no denying that I love my luxury skincare and I’m sure I always will. But I do keep trying affordable stuff on the side: partly because of the blog, partly because I think in some categories there isn’t much point in spending outrageous amounts and ..
On Staying Sane: Black Friday Edition
I was not going to post anything Black Friday sales related, as I’m deeply ambivalent about this concept and currently preparing myself mentally for buying as little as possible tomorrow and in the coming days. But then I had two – somewhat contradictory – t..
Glamour in a Cold Climate: Part Two
My mission to rewear and restyle my dresses continues, with bonus points awarded if I manage to be Autumn-appropriate. The pink slip dress by Riina Põldroos that starred in the first post of the series was in fact part of a two-layer dress that I deconstruct..
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..
Glamour in a Cold Climate: Part One
Blogging about style makes it really difficult not to buy clothes. (No shit, Sherlock.) Seeing clothes is the reason people come to a style blog – in my case it’s one of several reasons, but it’s still a major one – and who wants to see the same clothes over..