Aldo Järvsoo’s Beige Perfection
My Big Boss asked me recently whether I’m blogging mostly about Estonian fashion. I said that not exclusively, but yes, quite often (in additin to topics not related to fashion at all, of course). Why, he asked. Well, partly because there are many people blo..
Long Leather Gloves
Every autumn, I buy a pair of elbow-length leather gloves. I’ve been doing this for something like 15 years and it still seems like an exceedingly good idea. I mostly need to keep buying new pairs because I keep losing the old ones, but occasionally, I encou..
6 (OK, 8) Favourite Foundations for Autumn
Considering my flighty nature, I used to be surprisingly loyal to my foundation favourites: I mostly wore the beautifully dewy YSL Le Teint Touche Eclat, occasionally switching to Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua and Laura Mercier’s classic tinted moisturizer. But th..
The Bitch Dress
There was much internal agonizing over the title of this post. I’m not in the habit of encouraging anyone to be bitchy and I’m even less enthusiastic about calling women bitchy when they’re being assertive. Or just having an opinion, for that matter. But the..
Carine Roitfeld Fashion Book
Me and Carine Roitfeld, the ex-editor of Paris Vogue and international style icon, are united in our undying love for pencil skirts. We like ours super tight and perfectly fitted, paired with high heels and more often than not with a simple, unbuttoned silk ..
The Taste of Autumn: Parsnip and Hazelnut Puree
I have been a bad blogger – no post yesterday and I even cannot blame it on the Greek crisis. But let me tell you, organizing a dinner party for 12 people can mess up your schedule even worse than the lack of fiscal discipline in Greece. Fortunately, it also..
Three Iris Fragrances I’d Rescue from a Burning House
Iris is perfume shorthand for elegant. Although it’s a flower, this note in perfume is not really floral – its source is the iris root that produces the ridiculously rare and expensive iris/orris butter used in fragrances. To me, the mood of iris has more in..
The Instant Update: A Skinny Scarf
Do you ever get those urges to buy something, anything, simply because everything you already own seems entirely unexciting, useless and soooo last season? No? Oh, well. But in case you do, you know these are dangerous moods that in most cases have nothing t..
Slow-Roast Pork with Whiskey and Honey
It’s amazing how a pair of flavours can immediately conjure a place: rose water and sumac, galangal and lemongrass, rosemary and garlic, chilli and lime… These combinations have a meaning for most people, even if our knowledge of the Middle East or Southea..
Caudalie Make-Up Removing Cleansing Oil
I don’t often do one product reviews, as it’s not the most exciting of genres, plus I usually don’t test things systematically enough to talk about them in depth. But occasionally, I do get sufficiently excited about something and this has recently happened ..