It all started when someone on Ebay made me an offer for this bag for £35. I bought this bag with my first salary of my first grown-up job in the sales for 50% off but still ended up paying about 350 € for this bag. This bag I loved and worn so much around …
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This exhibition ran from 27 May 2017 to 18 February 2018 in the V&A museum in London. I personally visited this exhibition in September 17 and I have fond memories of this exhibition as the dresses were absolutely breathtaking with impeccable tailoring and so eclectic in style. A few designer were celebrated though Cristobal Balenciaga’s …
One of my fashion highlights of last year was the Dior exhibition I visited twice, I chose a selection below in case you were in need of escapism. What did I like the most about this exhibition ? Well it is difficult to chose: between the classic Christian Dior flowery dresses, to the tailoring of …
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I think this is my second or third post about sleeping, not an obsession I promise, just something I have struggling with for my entire life. Stressful situation just cause my brain to wake up at the middle of the night starting to think and think and think. As you can imagine, uncertainty, lockdown, global …
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Turning 30 is already a jump, society expectations and all that; Turning 30 in lockdown chasing refunds for the dreamy trip to visit your family you were supposed to be on for your birthday, Disneyland, sea view spa trip... (sounded dreamy you say?.. tell me about it) the first two weeks back home since 2017 …
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One of the essential I started making during this lockdown is my own fresh pasta, with the recipe of my grandma. Being part italian means that we take our pasta and pizza really seriously and there is no comparison between fresh pasta and dried one you find in the shop ( when you can actually …
The Lady Dior bag used to be one of the bag I was (and still am) lusting after so you would understand my surprise when a couple of years ago I found a microfiber one in a car boot sale, one of the handles was damaged and you could really see that it has …
What a strange time to be alive isn't it, never would have I thought I would be home looking for projects to undertake, but here I am and I am making the best of the current situation. One thing I enjoyed is reusing my nice and fancy jars to give them a second life, especially …
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Ages ago I got the La durée Macarons* book and I was thinking that there is no way they would give away the recipe when they can be charging 2 euros 30 per Macarons, but here is the thing, my favourite treat ever to the point that if someone were asking me what I want …
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Last friday, I went out in this makeup look that I enjoyed so much I ended up making a face chart of it to keep a record of it. In this day and age, I put makeup on once in a blue moon, but when I do, I try to do something different. You will …
