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pumped up kicks

By Marlene | Published: 6. April 2013
Of course, rather than sit here and write about running, I could actually be outside – running. Yeah, except the weather is kinda bad, I'm kinda tired, plus I just finished painting my nails and putting on trainers would ruin the pedicure. I wonder what came first: my decision to start running? Or my excuses not to? Before either came my resolution [...]

danish beauty

By Marlene | Published: 6. February 2013
If I ever open a shop for Danish products, I'd definitely stock tebirkes, flødeboller, Frandsen lamps - and Matas. Matas is a Danish drugstore chain with its own brand of skincare, which is so good it ought to be world-famous and is also the reason my luggage on the return flight usually gets tagged "heavy". This time, as every time, in my suitcase: a big [...]

modern danish design

By Marlene | Published: 9. January 2013
Danish design can also look like this. Proof that good presentation is half the sale. It is for me anyway. But then I'm someone who transports a shopping bag half-way round the globe, just because it's too pretty to leave behind. Who thinks that letters read better when they come in beautiful envelopes. Who likes unwrapping shopping more when it's been [...]
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valley nails

By Marlene | Published: 29. October 2012
And here's the manicure I got in New York. Nice, isn't it? Dreamy even. The reality is that my nails look like this about as often as I travel to New York, i.e. every few years. Firstly: I'm terrible at applying polish. It starts well enough on the left hand, but once I'm done with the little finger on my right hand, the result is a three-year-olds arts and [...]

freckles

By Marlene | Published: 24. August 2012
I've never given much thought to my freckles. They're just there. And they're everywhere, mostly on my face and my arms. It always suprises me when someone says they'd like to have some, too. I do kind of like that my skin works as a weather report - you can tell how many hours of sunshine a day has had by looking at the tip of my nose. Still, I'd rather [...]