What to Buy a Girl For Christmas

The Messy Nessy Chic Alternative Gift Guide Part 1: Ideas for Her All Under 100 Bucks You may not know exactly what to buy a girl, but you should certainly know what makes her laugh… Indeed, if someone bought MessyNessy this Mr.Messy apron, it would put a smile on my face. A good gift for…

Boy Crush du Jour: Guillaume Canet

Before Hollywood Steals Him Okay, so I don’t normally do this… If I have a crush on a boy, he’s always the last to know. My semi-coy, semi-‘not-even-that-interested’ act works pretty well for me most of the time, thus if Guillaume ever happened to read this article, it would be all over for us, the…

Girl Crush du Jour: Vanessa Paradis

Perhaps it’s because we share the first name (yes, if you haven’t figured it out, Nessy is short for Vanessa), perhaps it’s because she’s a Parisian and I’m now attempting to call myself one or maybe it’s just because we both like Johnny Depp– whatever the reason, Vanessa Paradis is my girl crush du jour.…

Unsuspecting Family Sells their Dusty Antique Vase at Local Auction House for £51 MillIion

You might want to check the attic to make sure you don’t have any ceramic vases lying around that could be worth oh say, £51 million. This is the price that a vase from 18th century China fetched for after an unsuspecting brother and sister decided to hawk it at an auction in west…

Mexico’s Haunting Underwater Sculptures: Art With A Purpose

I‘ve come across an artist called Jason DeCaires Taylor, whose work has pretty much blown out of the water (pun intended) anything that I saw exhibiting at the Paris FIAC Art Fair last week. The sculptor and scuba diver who grew up in Europe and Asia to an English father and a Guyanese mother, has…

Halloween Costumes: Celebrity Dress-Up, Unique Ideas & Funny Kids

A for Effort, Heidi Klum Kim Kardashian didn’t have to do very much to look like Disney’s Jasmine from Aladdin Anne Hathaway is super-chic as Cleopatra Fashion Designer does Fashion Designer: Roberto Cavalli as Karl Lagerfeld Audrina Partridge from MTV’s The Hills does a very good 80s Madonna impersonation Teri Hatcher goes all out as…

The Reality of Celebrity Photoshop: Before and After

How many images do you think you’ve looked at so far today and without realizing the connection, felt less inclined to eat that lovely sandwich your stomach has been groaning for all morning? For every perfectly smooth-skinned celebrity you’ve seen in the latest beauty campaigns, are you edging closer towards buying an anti-wrinkle cream that…

Grannies with Style

Thought the only interest in clothes grannies had was in knitting them? I spotted these ladies out and about during fashion week, proving that there is no age limit when it comes to having fun with fashion…

I’m a Bit of a Loner in Paris but That’s Ok With Me.

“How is Paris?” I’ve been asked by friends back home since my recent move here. “Oh Fashion Week is a blast”. The reality is, as it stands, to gain access to the inside of a fashion show here, I would have to somehow tunnel my way in. Paris, let alone Paris Fashion Week has no…

The Women Behind Gainsbourg

Bardot and Birkin: two of the most beautiful and iconic actresses that I have aspired to for their style and spirit ever since I first laid eyes on their photographs. When I visit the hairdresser for my seasonal make-over, I’ll either be clutching a tear-out of Brigitte Bardot’s romantic and tousled boudoir coif or Jane…