Early Spring Fairy
I like that time between the end of winter and the beginning of spring, when the sun is out and snow is melting, but nothing is yet green and alive. Brussels doesn’t really have it, the winters here are too mild. But this spring has been so cold that I kind ..
YSL Glossy Stains
While in more civilized parts of the world, people can already enjoy the new YSL Pop Water Glossy Stains, here we’re still stuck with the original Rouge Pur Couture Vernis À Lèvres Glossy Stain collection (I will not use this name again, I have no idea who Y..
Zome by Jaanus Orgusaar
I’m not quite sure what the etiquette is when it comes to expressing feelings for one’s furniture, but I’m relatively certain it’s considered somewhat déclassé to be too vocal and sentimental about a divan or a lacquer cabinet one happens to own and like.
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7 Health Cheats
After covering condensed milk, caramel and marzipan, the time has come for a health-related post. I admit that I have never been particularly health-concious: years ago at a group training when people were asked to list their values/priorities in life, I was..
My Street
Last weekend, I had in mind to shoot some streetwear-inspired pictures, to prove that my taste stretches a bit further than pink brocade skirts, pink dresses and then maybe some black dresses for variety. But when others saw the clothes I had brought to the ..
The Colours of Marzipan
Today’s post was supposed to be about something totally different. About something conceptual and intelligent and … stuff. Well, maybe not quite, but I do have the posts mapped out some time in advance, so that I can plan and don’t wake up post-less and pa..
Tokyo Bloom by The Different Company
I think Tokyo Bloom is a terrific name for a fragrance, but it’s misleading (as is my photo above, sorry about that). The word ‘bloom’ makes me expect a floral scent, but this one – at least on my skin – is not about flowers at all. It’s a unique green moder..
A Cheap Dress
A not infrequent dialogue in our household goes something like this:
One of my sisters: “How much did it cost?”
Me: “Oh, not that much. (pause) Relatively speaking. (pause) I mean, some things cost much more.”
I’m not an indiscriminate spender, though, ..
5 Things in Tubes
I tend to get excited by things pretty easily. Sometimes, this enthusiasm makes perfect sense, as in the case of my love for feminist science fiction, biathlon and single malt whiskey. Who wouldn’t adore these things, right? Sometimes, however, it can be puz..
Salted Caramel
There are very few things I like better than the taste of salted caramel. Some of my familiy members, possibly, and Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia and that’s about it. While I’m glad that Ladurée has opened an outpost in Brussels, their salted caramel macaroons and ..