2 going on 32 (or vice versa)

A couple of weeks ago, I came across a very cool post on cupcakesandcashmere.com where  super blogger Emily Shuman was pausing on some childhood outfits, sharing how she would still happily wear them today. It was a great read and it planted the first seed of some kind of childhood post in my mind. But because I like spontaneity in writing and couldn’t see how it would translate in this blog, I simply shelved in that special part of my mind (my i-phone?) where I like to store ideas and keep shaking them until they collide magically into one topic I am keen to write about.

The collision came, one day, when my mum was going through my early childhood picture to show (and prove) to Hubby and the Little Man how match of a mini-me he is (and YES he IS :) ). Amused (and bizarrely proud of the cunning resemblance), I kept dreamingly browsing through the photos…to then suddenly realise how little I have changed since I was a 2 year old little girl.

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When East meets West …over Brunch

A couple of month ago, as I was heading to a brunch date with a friend in “South Ken”, (this is how the french refer to South Kensington, probably the 2nd french city after Paris…but don’t quote me on that), I happened to arrive unusually early. I am not used to being early so instead of waiting patiently for my friend at our meeting spot, I decided to got for a little wander around and see if I could find a different brunching spot than our usual Au Pain Quotidien and its comforting tartines.

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5 things I love about Paris

A couple of weeks ago, we went back to Paris for our yearly pilgrimage. I was besides myself with excitement by the prospect of going back “home” and…(dreamy sigh) bask into the aching beautifulness of this magic city (over the top, moi? always :) ). As I was (trying) to plan ahead and fit in all the things I missed about Paris, I thought I could turn this into “whathindlikes” guide to my favourite things in Paris. Watch out: there will be no mention of the usual iconic places as I figured you could find those in any decent Paris guide.

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My bestfriend, Me and My Beauty Products

A couple of months ago, I received a (birthday) present from one of my dearest girlfriends.

After I rushly enthusiastically unwrapped it, I was super excited to discover the most exquisite selection of beauty products (I am a big beauty junkie and more than obsessed with collecting/trying new products).

Then, as I started scrutinising what each product was, I was stunned that ALL of them were either a product/benefit combination I coveted or a brand I loved. As I was obviously doing this “discovery” exercise in my typical “son et lumiere*” style, I shouted whispered “This is amazing – all the products are so….ME !!!”. To which my friend replied “Of course they are YOU. I know what products YOU need and the brands YOU love!”.

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