Probably the Most Expensive Matches in the World
One of my first blog entries last spring was called 4+ Things I Definitely Don’t Need. After a little detour to The Land of Reasonably Priced Objects, my love for the superfluous returns with a vengeance in today’s post, where I’m covering possibly the most ..
8 Cheap Things I Like
It seems very unlikely I will ever stop buying luxury products, unless forced to do so by financial circumstances (so pretty likely then, in fact?). There are things I enjoy and use enough to make spending what others consider unreasonable amounts of money s..
Winter Whites: Floral Perfumes For Cold Weather
Years ago, when I was still at the beginning of my perfume-blog-reading career, I happened across a comment where someone described wearing Frederic Malle’s Carnal Flower in the deep winter of Moscow. While I didn’t categorize perfumes by season, it had neve..
8 Things I Will Do in 2016
I’m not calling them New Year’s resolutions, as this seems to be a bad omen. But I’m a big believer in telling the whole world that I’m going to do something, so that the potential embarrassment of not doing it would keep me on the right track. Great motivat..
Anni Jürgenson Ear Cuffs: War on Boring
There are two problems I often face, although not necessarily simultaneously. The first one I’ve mentioned before: it’s my lack of ear piercings (I tried, it didn’t work out) that is making my choice of earrings woefully limited. And I love earrings. Cue muc..
The Kingdom of Ice (And Some Make-Up)
The weather in Estonia has been strange. Black Christmases can and do happen, but roses blooming in December? That is extremely rare. Then, just after the warm and humid Christmas, it turned cold overnight. There was no snow, but everything, and I mean every..
Love In a Cold Climate and Other Light Reads
I owe one of my lovely commenters a list for light reading and here’s my attempt to pay that debt. I considered calling the post Comfort Reads, but I find these to be very personal and not always recommendable – although quite a few titles below also work as..
Happy Holidays!
In Estonia, we celebrate Christmas on 24 December*, so I’m writing this in the middle of our family’s Christmas dinner (a decision not necessarily appreciated by all family members) to wish you wonderful holidays – no matter where you are or what you celebra..
Best Non-Beauty Buys of 2015
My original 2015 Best Buys list was completely taken over by beauty items, so here’s another one, without any beauty products. Although there are shoes.
1. Penguin Books mugs. Brussels Waterstones sells these exceptional drinking vessels and I keep going..
Best Beauty Buys of 2015
This list is a response to a reader request and I’ll do vol 2 next week, about non-beauty stuff. I love Best Of lists, but they are a pain to put together. To make any progress at all, I had to lay down some ground rules: only things that I bought for the fi..