The Dallas Hair: R+Co Thickening Spray
For a person who claims not to be interested in haircare, I sure talk a lot about hair products. But recently, I keep finding things that are genuinely useful. I think there are three reasons for that: with shorter hair, styling products make a clear differe..
Unphotogenic Leeks with Moderately Ugly Blue Cheese
This is a deeply unfair picture: braised leeks are among the most sad-looking things in the world and Gorgonzola isn’t really helping, but the taste is heavenly. So this is a lesson for us not to be shallow and to value substance over appearance. It’s also t..
Scents of the Day: Part 8
Last year, I did a project called Scent of the Day. For a month, every day, I talked about a scent on Facebook. I have been asked by friends to make these musings available on the blog, as it’s impossible to find anything on Facebook. So I’ll copy my mini-re..
American Women
It’s a constant, noble aspiration of mine to read more widely, not just English-speaking, white, middle class authors. Unfortunately, it’s not going well. Partly because I can only read in Estonian and English – my German, Russian and Danish are no longer go..
3 Korean Skincare Products I Turned Out to Like
A few months ago, I bought a scary amount of Korean skincare: 13 items, to be precise. I promised to report back with my findings, and here I am. Before I get to the winners, though, let me explain why I’ve only included three things.
First of all, there..
A Casual Dress
My enthusiasm for dresses is well documented. Dresses make total sense to me: nothing has a better effort/impact ratio, and I am both lazy and vain. That said, I do understand why people feel that a full-length white dress or a super-fitted orange one are to..
Christophe Robin: Hair Products For Picky Blondes
I’m not a natural blonde. I’m sure you’re shocked. Shocked! Unfortunately, in the interest of this post, that information needed to be shared. In its original state, my hair is of that exceptional colour that Estonians call potato peel and the rest of the wo..
The Redemption of Gucci
Big shifts in fashion and in the landscape of fashion brands don’t happen every season. When it comes to the latter, I can think of a few in the last decade: Phoebe Philo starting at Celine, John Galliano leaving Dior, Nicolas Chesquiere moving to Louis Vuit..
A Romantic Blouse
I have delayed this post for two months now, certain that I will find an even more romantic blouse to illustrate my point. But it never happened: this 29 euro Zara version, if I remember the price correctly, was one of the first takes on the trend and I have..
Hylamide Serums: Excellent and Non-Expensive
It has come to my attention that I have a tendency to overspend. This realization may or may not have something to do with the purchase of a certain lipstick… But that aside, I do get excited about hunting for the Absolutely Ultimate Thingybob and overlook..