Category Archives: beauty, health, exercise

ren x moroccan rose festival

I’m writing this as I speed towards Gatwick airport. It’s 12.45pm. One of my New Year’s resolutions was to always be on time. Today I’m going to fail again. It’s been an epic few days – I was in Edinburgh … Continue reading

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on chanel, beauty and enduring style

Last week, when I posted my Chanel handbag, a reader said she was surprised that I owned something so girly. This made me giggle. Coco Chanel, the very bastion of androgyny, wore men’s suits and incorporated masculine tailoring into her … Continue reading

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happy weekend

I’ve just finished a bumper day over at MyDaily and now I’m heading to the kitchen to bake, then the living room to construct furniture. Yes, it’s a rocking Saturday for me. What have you been up to?

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on hair

I have long hair. It tumbles down my back to my waist. It’s wavy, kind of mousy, and totally age inappropriate. Yet, people comment. A lot. I’m not going to lie. It makes me beam. ‘You can do so much … Continue reading

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december, instagrammed

To be honest, at the start of the December, I didn’t think I’d have a whole lot to post for my monthly instagram update. Full of painkillers, hospital memories of a woman wailing through three consecutive nights that I was … Continue reading

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happy weekend

shadow//blue sequins//berries//geisha//pattern//pink copy//mirrors//topknot//hats//panda//lace hearts//esquire//ship//blue flowers//skull//gingham faded//shimmer

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daily style inspiration: drained

Moving. It’s been three days straight. My hair is sticking out at funny angles. My fingernails are wrecked to the quick. I’m covered in dust and tiredness. Everything I own is shutting out my beautiful new oak floor, forcing my … Continue reading

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happy weekend

Butterflies-Rachel-Kitten-Pumpkins-Geometry-Boots-Tattoo-Bowls-Blanket-Retro How’s your week been? Mine has been full on – from an anthropological study of celebrity culture at the Lingerie London event to sleepless nights over late flooring deliveries and potent rum cocktails (yes, one led to the other). … Continue reading

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september, instagrammed

Location: London, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Nagano, Matsumoto. From London Fashion Week and a wedding at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine during a typhoon to cooking up a storm (and a dozen new ideas) and dressing up with The Outnet again, September … Continue reading

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pinterest picks: the i love leather edition

Yesterday morning (while I was supposed to be at home putting together my weekly pinterest picks), I snuck out to the Cocosa pop-up* in the Oui Rooms on Eastcastle Street. I didn’t intend to buy, but I picked up this … Continue reading

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