Bag and brushes

As part of my ongoing “upgrade” of makeup and whatnot, I wanted a new cosmetics bag. My bits and pieces were housed in a little wooden crate and a couple of little pencil cases I bought in Ecuador. It was all fairly neat, but the moment I took anything out of the crate everything remained [...]

Forgetfulness and/or denial

I went shopping with Suzy today and we had a marvellously successful day, coming away with half the stock of H&M. In a funky shop called Apricot, where I found myself a long overdue new winter coat, I was perusing the clothes when a little boy appeared next to me. “Hello,” I said. He looked [...]

Pixiwoo made me do it

For a little while now I’ve been following the makeup tutorials from Pixiwoo on Youtube, also available at www.fashionface.tv. Professional makeup artists Samantha Chapman and her sister Nicola share techniques and show how to achieve various looks. I’d love to have a makeover, have someone do my makeup and so I tend to fall into [...]

Thumbs down

On the left, one of the levers on my £100 new office chair broke my thumb nail. As evidenced on the right though, I have no need to pay such sums for injury. Earlier in the day the front door that came free with my parents smashed my thumb, bending the nail back far too [...]

2009

John and Sam have already called to say happy new year. Not because they’re old and have headed to bed already, (though they are and they have) but rather because they’re in the middle of the Malaysian jungle and over there they’ve already stepped into the new decade. Stepped very carefully, mind you, lest giant [...]

Where the hills were alive with the sound of my coughing

Tuesday to Friday morning last week I was in Salzburg. It was good. We hit a couple of the Christmas markets in the dark, going to the Residenzplatz one evening and to Hellbrunn the next, where H bought me a star decoration for our tree, a musical carousel, hot apple juice that burned my tongue [...]

Things I can’t do yet

1. Get dressed up for going out on Sunday evening
2. Pack for my trip on Tuesday
3. Open my Lindt advent calendar and eat the chocolate
It’s all dreadfully frustrating.