Happy New Year!
Dear readers, I’ve realised that I haven’t wished you a happy New Year, so I’m doing it now. Consider it done.
In the spirit of reflection and yearly summaries, I’ve taken a look at my site stats and apparently the blog had almost 40 000 users and 300 00..
Best of 2016: Makeup
In the last week, I’ve spent an embarrassing amount of time watching best of 2016 beauty videos on YouTube. I have mostly learned two things: 1) these videos are addictive and 2) my list of favourites is quite different from most vloggers’. The latter is not..
Best of 2016: Books
I read 112 books last year, across genres and themes, of varying thickness and respectability. It’s a decent number, but what follows is by no means a comprehensive overview of anything: while I have read some of the talked-about books of 2016, I haven’t rea..
Best of 2016: Skincare
I love best-of lists, but they are always more difficult to write then I expect – and I really should know by now. Skincare is particularly troublesome: I test and use a lot and most of it is good, but I’ve become very tough to impress unconditionally. In ad..
Life Essentials: A Cashmere Tracksuit
Recently, I feel like I’m not doing justice to the name of this blog. While there is some life, there is very little cold climate – most of the stuff I’ve been posting could have been written somewhere in Sahara. To a certain extent, it’s because the winter ..
Profound Thoughts Inspired by the Modern Art Museum in Lille*
This is a completely unscheduled post that I wrote earlier today on the train, returning from Lille. It was our first proper visit to the city – Eurostar stops don’t count – and it was ridiculously convenient, taking about half an hour from Brussels. Lille i..
Japan: High-End Makeup Haul
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Japanese makeup is of high quality. Possibly a bit boring – not known for the most exciting colours – but very well made: elegant textures, refined finishes, great staying power. My overview post on the more expens..
My Christmas Scent: Amouage Lyric
I’ve just bought myself a Christmas present, unwrapped it and am wearing it with abandon. And yes, if you read the title of the post, you already know it’s Lyric by Amouage. It’s my favourite scent from the luxurious Omani brand and it has been on my to-buy ..
Colour to Wear: Bruised Rose
It’s been pretty solidly established by now that I like to wear pink: after years of claiming that “I usually don’t like pink but this skirt/dress/lipstick/doughnut is rather nice” I had to admit that saying this twice a week possibly hints at something. So ..
Caroline Hirons x Cult Beauty: First Impressions
Let me recap for the uninitiated: Caroline Hirons is a knowledgeable, well-respected and hilarious skincare (mostly) blogger who occasionally cooperates with one of the best places to buy great skincare – Cult Beauty. They have done several boxes of carefull..