Cookbook Recommendation: Feast by Anissa Helou
I am writing this on my way to Beirut for a week-long holiday, which is extremely fitting, considering the subject matter of this post. If you are a regular reader, you’re familiar with my love of Middle Eastern, North African and Central Asian food. It is t..
Autumn Edit: Skincare
September is usually the time when I return to my heavy-duty skincare, my retinols and strong acids and vitamin C. This overview is partly late because the weather has been extremely warm and one needs to be careful with actives in sunshine and partly becaus..
Workwear Wednesday: All the Animal Print in the World
I generally try not to do two consecutive posts on the same theme (say beauty or books), but my blogging schedule has been disrupted by 1) work and 2) weather that is so unseasonally warm that writing about anything autumnal seems entirely wrong. As a result..
How To Dress Like A Seventies Spy
This is not the how-to you’ve been waiting for? That’s too bad, as it’s the only wisdom I feel capable of imparting at the moment. I am endlessly fascinated by spies and dream about becoming one pretty much on a weekly basis. Unfortunately, I’m exceptionally..
9 Books I Read in September
I’m late with my wrap-up, as I got sick in the end of September and that messed with my schedule. On the other hand, I got my reading mojo back in the second half of the month, so win some, lose some. Overall, I’m happy with this stack and glad it includes a..
Autumn Edit: Makeup
Makeup is one category where I buy less stuff than I used to (although I might end up paying more…). That said, I did buy quite a few things for this autumn, as I usually find autumn more inspiring in makeup terms than other times of the year. It is foundati..
The Scent of Autumns Past: Old Money by Teresa Helbig
Sometimes, my perfume hobby makes me despair. There are so many new launches that keeping up with them is impossible, not to mention time-consuming and expensive. I know there is no need to smell everything on the market, but I would like to have at least a ..
Autumn Edit: Life
If you follow any lifestyle youtubers, you are probably familiar with the videos of people’s morning routines. You know, the ones where they wake up at 5.30am, have water with lemon, do their yoga, write their morning pages, eat a nutritious vegan breakfast ..
Workwear Wednesday: A Leopard Print Dress
I know that there is a small – but vocal! – group among the readers here who have been eagerly awaiting more leopard print. Lo and behold, here it is! I do, however, implore the leopardophobes to take a look as well: it is my firm belief that this particular..
Autumn Edit: Fragrances
Suddenly, autumn is here – not just de jure, but also de facto. It was still 27 degrees on Wednesday, now it’s barely ten and raining hard. So it seems the right moment to start with my autumn edits, they no longer feel disconnected from reality. I’m in fact..