Ffern Winter 25

We had a number of days of ‘real’ winter last week – ie, very cold, and it even tried to snow. A good time to be testing the new-to-me concept brand Ffern. And we’ll get to that. First, though, a… Continue Reading

Let us proceed

Happy, and welcome to the, new year. 2025. It’s been raining – and uncharacteristically cold. However, we had a couple of days of brilliant sunshine and early frost which looked so completely otherworldly and gorgeous. I started this post on… Continue Reading

In-betwixt

It’s that in-between time. My Christmas eve perfume was Caron Bellodgia. Classical and if you’re looking for it ever so slightly naughty. Xmas eve was doing not much bar figuring out how to vaguely organise Xmas day and finishing one… Continue Reading

Lanvin Arpège (maybe vintage)

Happy winter solstice. We’ve now officially shifted from autumn and have another bout of gales. Not much rain and not a ‘named’ storm. Just wind. I remind myself to be thankful we’re now very slowly inching back into the light.… Continue Reading

I do trends so you don’t have to

Today, we start with a some holiday snark and then move briefly on to candles (there’s still a bit of snark regarding the candles). I no longer get dressed up for the holidays. I do try to be more presentable… Continue Reading

Oh, Wind … and Fracas

We had our third (maybe fourth) storm of the season. The reason I’m not sure is because this one’s name starts with D (Darragh) and I don’t recall anyone talking about a C named storm. Anyway, Darragh. On Friday night,… Continue Reading

Frederic Malle Rose Tonnerre (previously Une Rose)

Yes, I know: first of all, when did the name change? I see anything from 2021 to 2023, and I’m not going to make an effort to figure out which is correct. I have seen a bit of noise that… Continue Reading