This year, Chanel have taken over the entire storefront of Printemps, that grand dame of the Parisian department stores on Boulevard Haussmann, for Christmas. And given my adoration for all things Chanel, it was a given that a visit to the grand department store would go straight to the top of my Parisian ‘To Do’ list when I found myself in… View Post
As the last of the autumn leaves fall from the trees and the skies turn grey for the wintery months, it is only logical that just as our wardrobe changes, so too do our beauty needs. For while some things are appropriate year round (impeccable grooming, drinking more water), most things in our beauty routine can benefit from a little… View Post
Heavenly scented treasures from Diptyque and Annick Goutal; the obligatory mini Eiffel Towers (which I will dot around the house beside candles and atop books) Today is an enforced lazy day (as in; breakfast at 11, a refusal to leave the house all day, and lounging around in silk pyjamas with endless pots of tea), so I’m delighting in finally… View Post
Last weekend, I decided to take an impromptu trip to Paris with a dear university friend for some soul-restoration (her) and a fun adventure (me). I still find it an enormous thrill to be able to hop on a train and arrive in France a mere two hours later (the first time I went to Paris back in 2003, it… View Post
A lot of you have asked that I feature tips on essential beauty routines, as well as the more complicated and fun things (of which there will be plenty). And because nothing will work without good skin as your starting point, it only makes sense to start with the most basic of basics: cleansing. Recently, I was shocked to discover… View Post
I must confess, I’m struggling to function today after getting home from a weekend in Paris at 2:30 this morning (thanks to a delayed Eurostar). For now, I’m happily swathed in cashmere and consolling myself with the blissful memories of a weekend spent strolling the cobbled streets of Paris. Until I can string a proper sentence together, I’ll leave you with this… View Post
For our Cambridge Staycation, the Clever Boyfriend and I checked into the charming Hotel du Vin. Although I’d passed this Cambridge institution many a time, thinking how warm and twinkly and iniviting it looked on dark evenings, I’d never actually set foot inside. But what a gem it is! Set in a former Cambridge University building (which in part dates… View Post
A couple of weekends ago, the Clever Boyfriend and I were both tired, run-down and in much need of a some quality relaxation. But given I had just returned from two weeks in New York (which immediately followed Fashion Week madness) and he is a mere month from finishing a PhD, a far-flung trip made no sense. And so, we… View Post
It’s a little known fact about me, but I’ve lost track of the number of fantasies I must have had about running off to perform on Broadway as a child. For years and years I tortured my parents by prancing around the house (I’m sure I ruined our expensive pine floors with the incessant beating of my tap shoes) belting… View Post
