When I first smelled a Diptyque perfume, I would have never imagined what this had led to: I got completely hooked and now I cannot use other perfumes but Diptyque’s. I’m sure anyone who has smelled Diptyque perfumes knows what I’m talking about, because the difference between these and synthetic scents is unfathomable: it’s like [...]
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The Charm of the Unfamiliar: Diptyque Strikes Twice
Posted in about make-up and beauty, tagged diptyque, l'ombre dans l'eau, perfume, philosykos, scent, solid perfume on December 7, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Dreams Fly on the Wings of (Temporary) Tattoos
Posted in about fashion, about make-up and beauty, tagged body paint, chanel, rodarte, stefano pilati, tattoo, tattoos, ysl on November 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I’ve always loved tattoos, because I think they can be amazing works of art. Unfortunately, many people get (most of the time, horrible) ink-works just because they want to follow the herd, not because they are really aware of what permanent tattoos mean. In any case, tattoos are becoming more and more mainstream, and you [...]
Oui, Je Suis Une NARS-issist!
Posted in about make-up and beauty, tagged blush, cosmetics, lolita, make-up, make-up your mind, nars on September 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
According to the great Italian poet and dramatist Luigi Pirandello, we all wear “social masks” to be part of the society we live in. The concept of the individual personality is fragmented and shattered: we are not who we think we are, but take a hundred thousand different faces according to the point of view [...]
The Charm of the Unfamiliar: Diptyque “Exotic” Scents
Posted in about make-up and beauty, tagged candle, diptyque, fragrance, l'ombre dans l'eau, olene, vinaigre de toilette on July 23, 2009 | 22 Comments »
As an English teacher and literature expert, I’ve always been obsessed by the Gothic romance and the Victorian Gothic (being the first the works of Horace Walpole, Clara Reeve, Ann Radcliffe and Charles Brockden Brown, and the second the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Emily and Charlotte Brontë, just to name a few). What fascinates [...]
Crush with Eyeliner
Posted in about make-up and beauty, tagged cat's eye, eyeliner on July 16, 2009 | 11 Comments »
As a make-up junkie, I should love make-up items of all kinds, but this is not really true: I cannot help but nurturing a disturbing passion for blushes and black liquid eyeliner. When I started wearing make-up, the first product I bought was a black eye pencil, soon followed by an eyeliner pen and by [...]
Oui, Je Suis une NARS-issist!
Posted in about make-up and beauty, tagged blush, cosmetics, lipstick, make-up, nars on June 20, 2009 | 14 Comments »
In psychology, filial imprinting is a process in which a young animal or person learns the characteristics and the behaviours of its parents. If I think about my relation with make-up, I guess something has gone wrong in the imprinting phase. My mother has never ever worn make-up, but I have loved all things related [...]
