Back From Japan
I have just returned from Japan and feel extremely unqualified to talk about it. What could I possibly say after a 10-day trip to a unique, complex place with an extremely sophisticated culture thousands of years old? That Tokyo and Kyoto are indeed very dif..
Dressing For Long Flights: 6 Rules
I know, what the world needs now is love, sweet love, not another piece on airplane dressing – there have been 347 trillion of them already. Nevertheless, I keep reading them all and what’s worse, I still keep making stupid mistakes. So I thought I might as ..
Style Destination: Tokyo Disneyland
The highlight of my Japan trip so far has been Tokyo Disneyland. Could this be the unlikeliest sentence I’ve ever written? Possibly. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved the food, the shrines, the shopping and the cityscape (I could spend days on the 55th floor of..
Travelling to Japan: Skincare Edit
Taking skincare to Japan is very similar to bringing coal to Newcastle – there’s more and better where you’re going. This means that ahead of my 11-day Japan trip*, I’ve been desperately trying to downsize my beauty routine. First, because I want to travel l..
New Sneakers: Raf Simons for Adidas
I’ve wanted a pair of Adidas Stan Smith sneakers for ages – all the cool girls I know own a pair and I’ve felt left out. That’s not the only reason, though. First, I like iconic objects, in fashion, design, everything. Second, it’s become difficult to imagin..
On The Difference in Disposition (Inspired by Online Commenters)
I googled my name yesterday. Yes, I know, what was I thinking? But I had a good excuse: I was looking for an article in a professional magazine for communicators where I talked about my job. Unfortunately, that story wasn’t available online, but I found some..
Pretty Iconic by Sali Hughes
Writing a good beauty book is difficult. I’m very much in favour of talking about skincare, makeup, perfume and style in every possible medium, on every level of seriousness/lack of it. But I often feel it works better in magazines and on social media than i..
Autumn Fragrance Update: 5 Newbies
The autumn has arrived in Brussels – it was properly chilly yesterday and while I’m very firm in my belief that warm weather is preferable to cold, I do enjoy getting out my more autumnal fragrances. I don’t have much new to report to those who have been rea..
Radical Ruffles
I often have a problem wearing things I find traditionally, softly feminine: kitten heels, rhinestones, polite pink, ruffles. I say this knowing full well that many things I do wear could easily be classified as traditionally feminine – there is nothing obje..
3 Youtubers Whose Skincare Advice I Trust
Every evening (and by “evening” I mean 2am, when I’ve finally finished reading) I go to the bathroom and do my cleanse-second cleanse-acid toner-essence-eye cream-serum-oil-nightcream thing. During that time, I like to watch/listen to beauty Youtubers, the t..