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Although neither myself nor my husband is Scottish, we have lived for three years (my husband for four) in a little fishing village on the Scottish coast. Scotland is very much our home: it's where we live and work and would one day like to raise a family.

Even though we're not Scottish, w…

A couple of years ago, my in-laws gave me a bottle of Jo Malone Red Roses Cologne for my birthday (so generous of them!). My birthday's in May, and now the scent of Red Roses always transports me straight to spring.

In these super dark days (where we live, the sun starts to set around 3pm), it…

This little number from Dior is such a catch. It's a two-in-one: a liquid blush and a liquid lipstick...and it's in the loveliest packaging I've ever seen.

So how does it perform?

The Diorific Matte Fluid in Charm is now a firm favourite of mine. This colour is great on the lips, and th…

Today's post is a quick "worth-the-hype" on a long-time blogger favourite: the Tatcha Luminous Dewy Skin Mist.

When I was home for Christmas, I made far too many trips to Sephora (thanks, makeup addiction) and while the result was that I finally got upgraded to VIB Rouge (it's th…

If you saw my last post, then you'll know that this month has been hard for me and my husband. I'm so grateful for all of your kind support by the way. I feel a bit silly, since there are obviously people who are going through much more difficult situations on a daily basis--but I think th…

You may have noticed that I've had to take a little hiatus from blogging and Instagram for the past month. It wasn't planned, nor was it particularly welcome. Let's take a walk through memory lane, shall we?

December

December was simply wonderful. My husband and I went back to my parent…