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With sunny spring weather prevailing, there was no better place for my new Ash Virgins to lose their chastity then on the streets of London, walking through the city’s colourful Columbia Road Flower Market.
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I am super excited about my new helmet! Is that lame? For almost 10 years I have been skiing with rental headgear, which is usually uncomfortable and slightly gross. But finally, on my recent ski trip to Meribel, France, I purchased a new shiny black ski helmet (for 30% off) that’s protective, padded, and full of hi-tech features like air vents and bluetooth. But like any tried and true skier knows, this purchase is just the tip of the ski kit iceberg. [Read more…] about [MERIBEL] GEAR, GEAR & MORE GEAR: A BASIC GUIDE TO BUYING SKI KIT
This February I am thinking pink and centring my weekly posts around the theme of love, specifically self-love, because treating oneself well never goes out of style.
With roses on my mind (or maybe that’s rosé), I am currently obsessing over rose quartz. With its pale pinky hue, it’s a quieter stone than most. It doesn’t shine like diamonds or gleam like pearls. It possesses a softer tonality that whispers rather than shouts. This lends it to pair well with stark blacks to soft pastels. Complimenting every outfit, rose quartz is the ultimate Casanova of stones. [Read more…] about Rose Quartz Romance
As a kid I used to dream about what Santa’s workshop would look like, picturing a remote, snow laden landscape, buzzing with elves crafting toys, while Santa would sit on a gingerbread throne eating cookies in prep for his big night. (Thus the brilliance of the movie Elf.) Now, as a grown woman I envision the making of Christmas to happen in the fashion of an elegant old English department store, with dark, wooden tudor-style beams, 4-story crystal chandeliers, and mannequins wearing fashion-forward gowns and golden crowns. In a word, I imagine Liberty. [Read more…] about [LONDON] MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AT LIBERTY
