Statement Shoes
I have extensive experience with dressing up (and over) and it’s my considered opinion that shoes are the easiest way to do it. A good shoe elevates – often literally – everything: a little black dress, a little white dress, a pantsuit, a skirt suit, jeans, ..
Have Magazines, Will Travel
After several false starts and two cancelled trips, I am finally leaving the country. In my current work situation, escaping abroad seems to be the only way of getting some rest. I am therefore even more delighted than usual to be going to London, a city I a..
Honey for Grown-Ups
As long as I can remember, I have always liked honey. My grandfather was a bee-keeper and we always had fresh honey comb in the summer and jars of golden honey for autumn and winter. Honey with white bread and butter was one of my favourite treats when I was..
Olfactive Studio Panorama
I haven’t really worn this scent enough to write about it in an informed way, but the heart wants what it wants and currently the heart wants me to write about Olfactive Studio Panorama.
I wrote about Neela Vermeire recently and Olfactive Studio is anothe..
Lace and Laces
I’ve said it before and it’s still true – I find trends fascinating, not least their effect on me. While I like lace (see exhibit A and exhibit B), I don’t remember ever feeling a desire to buy a white lace dress – too bridal, too good-girl for me. And now, ..
On Beauty
I was reminded the other day of the Case of the Ugly Opera Singer.* If you haven’t heard, a young mezzo performing at Glyndebourne was branded by five British critics to be stocky, dumpy and ‘a chubby bundle of puppy fat’. Oh, now that you’re asking – she DI..
Travel Series Vol 2: The Liquids
This is a sister post to yesterday’s travel make-up one. While I rarely find packing make-up challenging in any way, skincare and perfume can be tricky because of the volume restrictions for air travel. Unless it’s a proper 2-week holiday, I prefer carry-on ..
A Pretty Restrained Travel Make-Up Kit
I was supposed to travel to Riga today, for work, but the said work has gotten so intense that all travel plans have been cancelled. This is sub-optimal, as they say, for several reasons – including the fact that I had in mind at least three travel-related p..
Dior Couture Look No 33
It’s probably not going to come as a huge surprise to anyone that I like haute couture. It’s always been the case and now I think it’s officially my favourite show time in the fashion calendar: I used to prefer autumn/winter collections that tend to have the..
Sunday Riley Good Genes
I’m fine with spending quite a bit on skincare. I can afford it now (up to a point, there are of course brands that still give me pause – I am looking at you, Sisley! And SK-II!) and I enjoy it. It is something I’ve chosen to spend my money on, along with bo..