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one in ten

By Marlene | Published: 5. March 2012
Today's style column is about - you'll never guess! - Mascara. Sometimes when I look at my beauty shelf in our bathroom, I wonder who the woman is that's bought all that stuff. My guess is: a drugstore executive. During my last tidy-up I discovered ten bottles of Mascara. Ten. I briefly imagined how I'd explain this to James: But darling, they're all TOTALLY [...]
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in training

By Marlene | Published: 28. February 2012
Better late than never! This week's - as it turns out: rather divisive - style column. When I "need" new shoes I don't usually go: I MUST have sneakers. Immediately! My routine is that I swap the old pair of Converse for a new pair of Converse every couple of years, normally around the time the old pair have holes big enough to soak up puddles. At first [...]
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neon

By Marlene | Published: 13. February 2012
Sure, it might've been more sensible to look for a pair of boots in the sale, considering it's still freezing in Berlin and will be for a while. But when I saw these sandals at Closed, I couldn't stop myself. It was only when I took them out of their box at home that I asked myself: Neon green? Really? What'll I wear with that? Maybe white jeans and a denim [...]
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fashion fatigue

By Marlene | Published: 6. February 2012
Time for new style column - that isn't about style at all. It was last Wednesday. Might've been Thursday. I was sitting on the couch, reading a magazine. "Slimming fashion" was the headline. I ate the last bite of my sandwich while I was looking at trousers that supposedly make you drop a dress size instantly. Then I put the magazine away, went to the [...]
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favourite beauty buys from australia

By Marlene | Published: 23. January 2012
Today is... style column day. When I go to another country, my first stop is usually the supermarket. Next, I hit the pharmacy. Because I love finding out how women elsewhere do their make-up, their hair, their grooming, what they find beautiful and what they use to make themselves feel beautiful. That's how I discovered Embryolisse cream in France. Matas [...]