“I remembered the smell of ponds, the smell of jasmine, the smell of wet stones, of plum trees, kumquats and giant bamboos. It was all there, and in the ponds there were even carp steadily working towards their hundredth birthday.” — Jean-Claude Ellena I do so love the Hermes Le Jardin perfume series. It’s such [...]
A Very Fun Beauty Swap With Shamim
Several months ago, Shamim (who regularly contributes to Belledemoiselle and has her own photography website, where she displays her amazing work) contacted me and asked if I would be interested in doing a beauty swap with her. We’ve sort of known each other on our blogs for a while now but we’ve never met. For [...]
Tine’s Guide To Getting Off Your Bum: Get Thyself A Pedometer
© AlexMaster I never thought I’d be one to actually write any sort of “guide” when it comes to health and fitness. Heck, this time last year, I was still either sitting at the desk all day in front of the computer and not exercising or sitting on the couch all weekend watching TV and [...]
Blurring All Those Fine Lines With Bourjois’ Nude Sensation Blur Effect Foundation (A Jar Foundation Worth Its Salt!)
It’s been quite some time since I’ve used a foundation that comes in a jar. Never mind that it’s not a favourite type of packaging of mine; a lot of the jar foundations I’ve tested for the past few years have fallen short of my expectations. So far, the only jar foundation that I enjoyed [...]
Bloggie Wednesday: 11 Email Newsletters Worth Subscribing To
© Masson Have you noticed how more and more blogs these days are coming up with email newsletters? Why, when I first started blogging, the only email newsletters I’d see and subscribe to are from retailers! Yet now we have more email newsletters from bloggers than we do our favourite shops! Believe it or not, [...]