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You may think you don’t smoke but, actually, you do: Air Pollution Quantified

By On Thursday, 3 May 2018

We all know that Singapore suffers from ‘haze’ from time to time; sometimes you can smell it, other times you can feel its effects. And although it has been three years since… Read More

Fash

French-Girl Chic (at Topshop – sssh)

By On Tuesday, 6 February 2018

I haven’t blogged for a while. You may have noticed; you may not have done: everyone’s inboxes are so bristling with mail, life in Asia – and in general – moves at a ridiculously fast pace… Read More

Fash

I bought it in a wet market…

By On Tuesday, 15 November 2016

I feel that I have been in France for so long over the summer that I have actually gained some insight into the much revered subject that has spawned many a book: The French… Read More

Day Trips

SG brand spotlight: Aide de Camp

By On Tuesday, 27 September 2016

When you are learning another language, there are always going to the be inevitable moments of face-covering-embarrassment. You might think you’re making polite conversation about the weather, but the strangled sounds that penetrate the… Read More

Beauty

First footing

By On Thursday, 7 January 2016

Happy 2016 everyone! I found myself reaching for the hand cream (OK, and the wine) quite a lot over Christmas and New Year. Having been in England for a while, my hands… Read More

Health & Fitness

Curbing the croissants

By On Monday, 28 September 2015

Looking good in a swimming costume has been an uphill struggle since returning from France where I kept the local boulangerie afloat financially through my croissant consumption. I did, however, manage to do… Read More

Beauty

French pharmacy joy

By On Thursday, 23 July 2015

I am easily pleased when I am in France. The inaugural trip to the supermarket even elicits squeals of excitement: there is just something about mountains of fresh, local produce, espadrilles that only cost… Read More