Being Arlo’s mama and doing my job – how will we make it work together in the future? Answer: start by taking the baby to Berlin Fashion Week and see what happens. I wrote about the experience for Cybex, who outfitted us with a fittingly fashionable ride for the week, the new Priam buggy. You can read my diary here.
After the Kaviar Gauche show, a friend of mine said: „Makes you want to get married all over again, doesn’t it?“ Well, I haven’t been married yet. And if that day ever comes, I think I might like to wear something that provides a little more cover. But, oh my, you’d have to be stonehearted not to swoon at these amazingly detailed, beautifully made and, most of all, unapologetically romantic dresses.
Remember that oversized coat from the Maison Martin Margiela x H&M collection? I do now! And I do also now regret not getting it at the time, because it works so beautifully the way Marie wears it, setting it off against an all-white outfit and a small, boxy handbag. Perfect.
What you see here is a problem.
Or: the result of some intense research?
Either way, when I recently emptied the contents of my beauty cupboard, I discovered nine – I repeat NINE – mascaras. Not pictured are the three I later found while going through my handbags. Makes twelve. Twelve mascaras for one woman. Hands up if that sounds familiar!
Clearly, I am unable to resist mascara ads that promise superextramegalonganddense lashes. Even though it’s perfectly obvious that the images are usually tuned with false lashes and a good helping of photoshop. But who cares about the truth! Not someone who has more mascara than sense.
When I chucked half of my collection because it had dried up, I realised that really only two of the twelve had convinced me. One is „Lash Power“ lengthening mascara from Clinique. It’s perfect: a small brush, which gets every lash without painting manga eyes, it also comes in a natural-looking dark brown and the price is reasonable. Unfortunately it’s not waterproof, which means that despite the promised 24-hour-formula, it starts disappearing by the end of the day and/or in rainy weather. The second is „False Lash Flutter Waterproof“ from L’Oréal. The look is less oh-I’m-not-wearing-any-make-up. But it’s called „False Lash“ for a reason. And it holds like superglue. Now if only there was a combination of the two…
Since I only just cleaned up, I probably shouldn’t ask. Oh, never mind! What’s your favourite?
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for summer.
I already started dropping hints to James that I might like some sunglasses from Ace & Tate for Christmas around early December when their Berlin pop-up shop opened. Hints like: „Do have have any ideas what to get me for Christmas yet? Because I do!“
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I'm Marlene and this is my blog, where I share stories about style, beauty, design and all things that spruce up the everyday. I like men's shirts, good tailoring and a kick-ass red lipstick. My grandmother taught me that one can never own too many shoes. And who would I be to question my grandmother.
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