Life in a Cold Climate

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8 Things to Make Your Skin Less Grey

I have never had serious issues with my skin and I truly feel for people who have. The main problem I’ve got is that in its natural condition, my pale skin does not look much like porcelain, more like greenish-grey clay. Also, to paraphrase Chris Hadfield: t..

Obsessions

Viking Smoked Salt

So, from yesterday’s floor-length black lace to today’s boiled eggs with salt – that’s quite a fall. But this is how we roll on this postmodern blog! Still, if I wanted to make a point, I could say that the dress and the Viking Smoked Salt have something in ..

Moods

Darkness at Dawn

In the very beginning of spring, I always feel an almost physical need to wear lighter colours. That is an urge most people experience to a certain degree and it makes complete sense. But when normal people tend to stick to it and start wearing progressively..

Etudes

Form & Function

It seems there is a secret organization running the universe that has decided that certain things just have to be ugly. Some time ago, for example, all music-playing equipment had to be silvery and plasticky and rounded and ugly as hell. For several decades ..

Lists

5 Big White Floral Perfumes (and 5 smaller ones)

The Big White Florals, or BWFs, have a reputation. This isn’t entirely surprising, as BWFs are very big and very … floral. If you’ve ever felt suffocated by someone’s perfume, chances are that a big and white floral was involved.

At the same time, this ge..

Obsessions

Roasted Cauliflower with Butter, Garlic and Tarragon

There are people who say they simply LIKE how healthy things taste and there’s honestly NOTHING they’d rather eat than kale and quinoa. I am not one of those people. I would happily eat bacon and Pavlovas every day, if it wasn’t bad for me. So when I started..

Rants

The Rules of Sharing

Last week, both of my sisters and one of their friends were heading out for the night. As befits an older relative who lives a life of tragic boredom, I stayed home but brought out my clothes, make-up and perfume for them to use. I posted a picture of the sh..

Solutions

The Munkegaard Chair

If you have by any chance read my ‘about’ section, you may have noticed I mention my quest for the perfect dinner table chair. Well, I should probably update that text now, as the hunt is over. I’ve got the chairs.

I first saw this Arne Jacobsen creation ..

Moods

Big in Japan

I have long had an ignorant Westerner’s fascination with Japanese culture and history. From shinto to anime, from wakame to samurai, I just find it all interesting and appealing. And then there’s the aesthetic side of it, of course – the ink paintings, the c..