7 Niche Perfume Houses For Beginners
My unhealthy relationship with perfume is widely known and as a consequence, people often ask me for advice. In addition to the endlessly irritating “so, what’s the best perfume?”, there is the much more thoughtful “where should I start exploring?” The peopl..
Holiday in a Warm Climate: The Things
You have probably encountered people who enjoy planning their holidays to a somewhat ridiculous degree. You may even be such a person yourself. But did you know that the are also people who enjoy planning what they will PACK for their holiday? No? Hi, I’m An..
The Earrings for War and Peace
Those who know me in real life or have been reading the blog for a while are aware that I’m challenged in the earring department: no functioning piercings means I either have to wear clip-ons or something like this cuff from Anni Jürgenson. This unfortunatel..
Holiday in a Warm Climate: The Rules
Everybody loves holidays. Considering this universal love for holidays, it’s funny how often we are in fact disappointed in them. We over or under pack, we try to cram too many activities into one week, we have unrealistic expectations and snap at our family..
Kasesiirup/Birch Syrup
Do you ever get that ‘why did I not think of this’ feeling? I don’t, usually. I have no illusions about my ability to come up with a theory of the supercluster structure of the universe or the idea for creating Facebook or a great new way to get rid of ants ..
No Posting Today, As the Founder and CEO (yes, that’s me) Is Profoundly Depressed by the News
Summer Shower Gel Update
I have a post about body lotions and creams in the making (as requested by Sophie), but the truth is I’m so much better with shower gels than I am with body moisturisers. Despite my dry skin, I often don’t bother with the latter and when I do, I want it to w..
IKEA Trolleys for Domestic Goddess Level Storage Game
This is probably the most practical post I’ve ever done. I know, that’s not saying much, but really, it is very practical! Honest. I mean, it has words “IKEA” and “storage” in the title. People close to me are probably surprised to hear that I actually like ..
10 Summer Reading Recommendations
Estonian women’s magazine Anne & Stiil recently asked me to recommend summer reads for their June issue. Understandably but unfortunately, I was limited to books that have been translated into Estonian. That meant I had to leave out a few I would have liked ..
A Skirt of Gold
One of the first posts I did for the blog – more than a year ago now – was on brocade skirts. I still stand by every word I wrote, but brocade is obviously not the only way to do statement skirts. If you’re looking for a trendier version of the same idea, lo..