Why I Blog
“So, how do you plan to monetize your blog?” This is not a question I ever expected to hear, but it has been asked several times now, in all seriousness, by nice people I like. Leaving aside the fact that there isn’t much to monetize anyway (8000 visitors is..
Mizon Hyaluronic Acid 100
I’ve been slowly making a dent in the Korean skincare I bought a while back. Not an easy task, considering the unreasonable amount of things I acquired, but there is one thing I have been using almost every day: Mizon Hyaluronic Acid 100. As this is the one ..
The Scent of El Born
I ended up in El Born by accident. The plan for that day in Barcelona was to visit the Fundación Antoni Tapies, but it was closed, as the new exhibition was being set up. Disappointed, we headed towards the museum of Picasso, but the long queue put us off. T..
Pa Amb Tomàquet
I have just got back from Barcelona and am still not recovered from this unfortunate turn of events. The sun, the sea, the crazy restaurant hours (I swear locals don’t even contemplate dinner before 10PM), the tapas, the seafood, all gone. To ease the transi..
Christian Louboutin Pigalle Shoes
Yesterday’s high maintenance post reminded me that I should quickly note down my thoughts on Louboutins, for the benefit of mankind. And by ‘should’ I mean I feel like doing it and by ‘mankind’ I mean that minuscule amount of people who have ever considered ..
Very dolce, but no Gabbana
The red dress I’m wearing here (by a former Estonian beauty queen Diana Arno) could easily be mistaken for a Dolce & Gabbana creation. I generally don’t like items that are obviously ‘inspired by’ someone else’s work*, but after the recent pronouncements by ..
Sage
I develop strangely obsessive relationships with herbs and go through phases where I compulsively use the one that happens to be my favourite at that moment. I believe it started with basil many years ago and I have now covered most of the widely known herbs..
5 Products for Shorter Hair
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve cut my hair recently. I’ve been planning this for a long time, but was not entirely sure about the style and length. Now it’s done and I’m pretty happy with the result. The stylist tried to warn me gently that this was ..
We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
One of my first memories of myself is me reading on the veranda at my grandparents’ place – I must have been four, possibly five. As long as I can remember, I have been one of the Reading Girls. You know the type: precocious, slightly awkward, unseen by boys..
Summer Cashmere
I will not hear a word against cashmere. I don’t care if it has a bit of a ladies-who-lunch image problem, I think it’s wonderful. It is warm, it is soft, it doesn’t add bulk and layers easily, it looks luxurious and feels lovely. If you live in the north, c..