So, this is a fine way to start a brand new year: spending a lot of money on beautiful (but ultimately frivolous) things. The bag I ordered from SSteinDesign has arrived, and I LOVE it. It's lighter than a full-leather bag, incredibly strong and sturdy, and it fits an unbelievable amount of STUFF. Today, I took it to work and filled it with tons of ( Read more... )

Wearing
UNIQLO bluejeans, caramel silk-blend polka-dot shirt from Zara, black cotton blazer. Despite it being autumn, the weather in Shanghai is stubbornly refusing to become cool enough for sweaters.

Reading
I finished The Emperor of Scent, and have downloaded Luca Turin's original research paper which started all the controversy with the ( Read more... )

AllergiesI've having a very annoying and unattractive skin reaction (itchy bumps all over my face, especially around the chin area), which I suspect is due to the Guerlain Abeille Royale Youth Serum that I've been testing since Friday. How typical, that I should be sensitive to the most expensive skincare products. I stopped using it on Sunday, so ( Read more... )

Location
Bangkok, Thailand. Radisson Suites Bangkok, a boutique hotel on Sukhumvit 13.

Wearing
Pastel patterned silk top, black linen pants, and hotel slippers. I'm leaving the hotel for meetings at 10:30am, so I'm dressed, but haven't yet put any makeup on.

ShoppingWent into my first Bangkok department store last night (Siam Paragon) to do a ( Read more... )

1. Doctor finally put me on antibiotics a couple of days ago, which cleared the stomach flu right up, so I was finally able to break house arrest today and go watch X-Men: First Class in the cinemas. Banshee got the biggest laughs from the audience I saw it with (I hope the actor returns in the sequel). Charles and Erik are twice as slashy on the ( Read more... )

When buying foundation or concealer in China: Never, never ever take the sales assistant's advice on shades. ( Always go a shade or two darker )

Watching
Sophie Marceau in D'Artagnan's Daughter, which you would never have guessed to be a comedy from the poster art. More than 16 years on, the fight scenes look terribly slapstick and unrealistic, but the charm of the actors remains vital. Now if we could just overlook all the threats of rape and white slavery in the film...

Wearing
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Has anyone (outside the UK) had any experience shopping online with TOAST? How long does international shipping normally take?

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Today I went into the city to buy a Clarisonic for mum (her birthday next month) and wound up buying a lot of clothes for myself instead. (The Clarisonic, I decided, was cheaper if I bought it online from the US.)

The superbly fitted and versatile Kylie Hawkes tencel and silk blazer that I already have in black, I bought in the irresistibly ( Read more... )