Hi guys! I finally managed to go out on a date on Friday woohoo! We chose to see “The Artist” at the Grosvenor Cinema in the glamorous and super cool West End of Glasgow. I had such a great time. The movie was superb (can I adopt that dog? What a cutie!) and I was able to relax and enjoy it in the comfy couch at the back of the cinema room. Civilisation! Boys if you have an important date…the couch is a must!

Which movie did you see lately?

Happy 2012!!! I have had a very nice time with my family and have been taking all the rest in the world during the holidays enjoying great food and even greater wine! Today we decided to go to the Aquarium at the Loch Lomond Shores and we had an absolute great time! I was more excited about the fish than all the children in there and went on the Carousel and had a very nice banana cake at the coffee shop there. What a great day that was!

Oh I have also had a change in my looks! Can you notice the difference?

This where I was last Sunday before the heavy snow covered Glasgow. We went with my family to the Boat House near Loch Lomond for lunch. You can find their website here. The environment was absolutely superb, the decoration of the place was completely my style, and the food was very good too. We had the paella and the wine mussels.

I could also imagine myself spending lazy Sunday afternoons having tea and cakes and reading magazines and newspapers in their lounge area. We will be returning there a lot… Enjoy the photos!

Which is your favourite restaurant/cafe/bar?

I decided today to tell you about the book I am currently reading. It is called “Complete Prose” by Woody Allen and it is so funny I cannot stop laughing out loud every couple of lines. I have read many books (and when I say many I mean MANY) but I cannot recall any book that has had me laughing so much so often. I love Woody Allen films but I did not know that there was a book out also. The humour in the book is kind of wicked (as Woody Allen humour often is)! I still have not watched his new film called “Midnight in Paris” and cannot wait. I will try to go on a movie date next week with my Colin.

Have you seen the new film? What did you think? Have you read the book? Are you a Woody Allen fan like me?

Sunday sunny day in Glasgow and once again I found myself and my friends in the shops of Buchanan Street looking around for inspirations. Above a photo of the Xmas decoration of the House of Fraser and the funky lights of Bar Soba where I love having lunch. Their Pad Thai is unreal. Isn’t it all “extraordinary” (post about word to follow)? I was happy to visit again, what else, the Chanel stall and researching for the ONE (remember from the previous post here?) Guess what I bought!!!

The answer in the photos following:

It is the ONE…(at least for this year…)

How does your city look in autumn?

• Vintage Photo: “The kiss by Hotel de Ville” (1950) by Robert Doisneau
• Balenciaga Perfume Advert
• Paris Jacaranda Decor Chair
• Brigitte Bardot (photo from IMDb)
• Audrey Tautou in the film “Coco Before Chanel” (photo from IMDb)
• British Pashley Princess Sovereign bicycle, with a parisian attitude (photo from Pashley Bicycles)

You know what happens when you decide on a nice day (whatever this means in Glasgow!) to go and meet a friend for coffee in the city centre! Yes…that’s right! You end up getting carried away by the shop windows, the buzz and the atmosphere, and you….shop…till you drop (or anyway as much as your pocket allows you on the day )

We went for a cream tea at Fifi and Ally’s (best scone I have ever had!) and then for the necessary visit to the House of Fraser to check out new perfumes and make up. I would like to thank Martin and Danielle at Dior’s who were very helpful. On the day I bought the following:

Hemp hand protector, Body Shop (really nice for my terribly dry hands)
Eye Concealer 003, Body Shop (brights up fabulously my dark circles)
Honey & Oat Face Mask, Body Shop (I love the smell and the feeling of calmness after a nice face mask)

And my super new favourites:

Dior Skin Forever Foundation (perfect cover but is not heavy on my skin, something I hate, really lovely texture that lasts well…forever!)

Dior Addict Lipstick No. 578 (I trully madly deaply fell in love with this one, is an absolutely beautiful colour)

I know I do not look quite as good as Natalie Portman or Kate Moss, but I thought you would like to see a photo of what the make up looks like on someone.

Have you ever tried these products yourselves?

I have been having some time in the shops this week here in Glasgow trying out perfumes in the search of my new favourite for the new year coming. I have never been able to stop buying different perfumes rather than stick to one signature perfume for myself. And this is I think because I love perfumes so much. The one perfume I used to think completely as the ONE was called HER by Roberto Cavalli but for some unknown reason to myself the company decided to discontinue it, leaving me perfume-less again. So ever since I have been trying different perfumes in the search of the next ONE.

These are three of my most favourite perfumes to date Lovely, Flower by Kenzo and Un Jardin Après La Mousson by Hermès. I also like Un Jardin sur Le Nil and Un Jardin sur le Toit by Hermès, Her by Narciso Rodriguez, and very recently I am keen to own Coco Mademoiselle Eau de Parfum.

I think it is the new ONE!!!

Check out the new advert…

So what do you think? Which one is your favourite perfume?

And this is what I had today! A beautiful cream tea, as they call it here, at a favourite Glasgow cafe, Fifi and Ally. It is situated in Princes Square and it makes the best fruit scones I have ever had. My friend and husband both agreed that this was the case! It does look awesome in the photo yeah? Can you imagine what it actually tastes like? These are the things the cafes back home just cannot do . But hey since I live here I am so lucky to have the opportunity to enjoy them with my friends and my love.

Where is your favourite place for tea or coffee?