December 12th, 2011
Guerlain Shalimar Initial
You know when I posted my photos from Paris? A few of you jokingly mentioned how I should star in a perfume ad or something, so what a coincidence and honour to be chosen by Guerlain to interpret their fragrance through my own photos – I don’t often have such an excuse to play model like this.
Despite always wearing perfume, I tend to stick to what I know, and I hadn’t experienced Shalimar Initial before, so was the perfect candidate. When I opened the box the rather captivating scent was everywhere – I could understand why it had been described as ‘the fragrance of transformation’, it’s a girls first ‘grown-up’ perfume. Extremely feminine and sensual, yet youthful and innocent. It’s odd trying to describe a smell, isn’t it? Still, I tried my best to portray it in the images.
Now the grand pink and powder blue bottle sits proudly on my shelves, ready for special occasions when I want to feel that extra bit special. I don’t like to wear the same perfume all the time, as I want to be able to appreciate them all without getting used to them, so I’ve reserved this one for times when I’m feeling particularly empowered. The power of scent is such an interesting thing, how a whiff of something can conjure up vivid memories of things like my mum dressed up to go out, or the body spray I’d wear to school because I didn’t own a perfume of my own yet. Perhaps I’ll look back in a few years with fond memories of this scent too.
Thank you Miguel for helping me with the pictures and Guerlain for the opportunity x
March 11th, 2011
“….You packed your old, beat up suitcase with your favorite things: 10 different nailpolish colors, your grandndma’s sunglasses, your sister’s mixtape and the Cry Baby dress. You get off the train in Marseille, blinded by the light at the Vieux Port, ready for new adventures..”
Family Affairs Spring Summer 11
Sometimes I get annoyed with how predictable my penchant for super girly styling is – come on Carrie, another hazy photoshoot you love with pretty girls in pretty dresses posing in tall grass? Yup, guilty. I suppose when you find a style that suits you it seems sensible to stick with it, but I think my love for Family Affairs goes a little deeper. When a brand taps into something you love, season after season, you know you’ve struck gold, right?
It’s not only the floaty dresses that I adore, but the Family Affairs girl, and the fictitious world she lives in too. Unfortunately I don’t get to spend a lot of time hanging around in wheat fields (you’ll usually find me on a bus, at a desk or asleep at the moment) but their lookbooks always allow for a bit of escapism – who wouldn’t want to be gliding around a park in the sun right now? x
“….You wake up from a blue dream, bike to the farmer’s market to buy huge bunches of blue wild flowers. At home you arrange them just as in your dream, it smells delicious….”
January 7th, 2011
Ladylike
Yesterday my friend Katie and I took a trip into town and had a bit of a dress up session at WooHoo vintage, the shop I told you about last week. I’m so lucky to have such a friendly little shop just down the road, again, I had no money to spend but that didn’t mean I couldn’t try on a few bits!
I was unsure about this long, floral blue dress, but I was encouraged by shop owner Mandy to try it on. I felt completely Mad Men, again it’s a length I’m not used to! It’s probably a bit too classic and ladylike for me, believe it or not, but it was fun to try. I’m no Betty Draper but it certainly felt nice, swishing my large skirt as I walked about the shop.
I know the whole full skirts and cleavage thing is supposed to be ‘in’, but I’m not totally convinced, I tend to hide my boobs away in fear of them making me look larger! I think I’ll go back to my super-short 60s dresses for now. What do you think? Would it be nice if everyone wore pretty dresses like this again? x
January 6th, 2011
When I came up with the name for the blog, I was imagining that I’d be posting a lot of wants and wishes here, after all, that’s what the internet is for, right? Finding and consequently drooling over things you’ll probably never afford. The above ‘books’ are just one of those wishes, and something I could never afford.
Costing a whopping €1087, these Olympia Le-Tan book clutches are far, far out of reach, but they’ve got me really inspired. I don’t know if I’ve told you, but I used to study English Literature and thoroughly enjoyed reading the classics, so why not carry around my bits and bobs in them too? I smell a DIY coming on..an old book, some liberty print fabric, and a lot of cutting and embroidery later..I’ll probably come up with something far far less beautiful, but it’s worth a try, right? Even if it’s only stable enough to keep my secrets in. I’ll let you know if I ever get the time to start on it!
See You Tomorrow! x
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