„Why do so many women skip blusher? It troubles me.” It's impossible not to love Sali Hughes and that sentence is one of the many reasons why. You know Sali? She's the Guardian beauty columnist and I follow her with the ardour of an underage Justin Bieber fan. You can guess from that first line that she takes her stuff seriously. She also has a good [...]

While on holiday I read in the paper that the holiday feeling lasts for one week after you've returned home. However, the blues of no longer being on holiday lasts for four weeks. I immediately put the paper to the side and jumped in the pool once more. I've been back in Berlin for a week now and, kids, don't believe everything you read in the papers. [...]

Perhaps I should thank my neighbours instead of calling the police. They've decided to host a little get-together on this beautiful summer night. Although they wouldn't call it that. They'd call it a paaaaaaardy! My neighbours are 20. They drive me insane not least because they have turned me into a cranky old lady. But that's another story for another [...]

Going right up on my list of beauty inspirations: the easy, elegant ponytails worn by the models at yesterday's Kaviar Gauche show.

And here's the PS to my post about self tan, my sunscreen. As much as I love the typical scent of sunscreen – I only have to smell Nivea and my memory takes me back to being 5 years old on a beach in Denmark –, I can do without it here. Because this lotion can do something else: it's non-greasy and doesn't leave the typical white streaks on skin and clothing. [...]