Christmas candy

The most unusual fragrance of the year, mine, all mine! 

What I spent Xmas day doing, while also reading. Bliss.

All, sometimes, is lost

I spied Sephora in Delhi recently and almost fell to my knees in gratitude. But of course, India being India, (where else do you get no beef at a McDonald's?), it was lacking in the variety which is precisely what Sephora is famous for. Apart from a nod to benefit, Stila had a presence so I bought a token second-choice eyeliner (they didn't have the one I wanted - surprise!) and discovered even OPI had only about 10 colours to choose from. I then sadly tottered towards Starbucks where the appalling decor gave me more of a start than the coffee, and left suddenly after noticing the RiRi Woo poster outside MAC's. Yes, dear Reader, after completing my 100-meter dash there I was told it was out of stock. After which, having lost the will to live, I caught the next flight out.

December 2013, Bangalore

Mr Paul Walker

Flashpoint

Those two dots are the stunned eyes of an owl who has decided to live in the treetops outside the house.

2 Treasures

Bird and coloured onyx ear-rings

Raintree is a boutique in Bangalore housed in a heritage home that has some of the most unusual, creative treasures. Here's two.

Cup-cake quarter-plates