L’artisan Parfumeur is one of my favorite perfume houses. It was the first niche fragrance line which caught my interest; I still remember agonizing over which bottle to buy when I visited the L’artisan boutique in Paris back in 2002. After much internal debate, I chose Mure et Musc, which is still my default, no-brainer fragrance for any occasion. I’ve fallen in love with many other fragrances in the line over the years, and am still in the process of testing all of them. When I visited the relatively new boutique in New York City, I picked up samples of the more unusual fragrances, such as Mechant Loup, Timbuktu, and Dzing! Read more →

If you don’t want to wear bright colors this spring, that’s fine. You can do what many of the designers are doing and add a splash of something different to the rest of your fashionable look.

If you are wearing Spring 2010’s shining blues, you may want to add the contrast of a deep red garnet pendant. It will jump out from the blue, but still go well as a completing piece of your outfit. Read more →

The Heart signifies love in all its lots of aspects, from romantic love to friendship, to love of our fellow humans. They are also seen as having heart or having courage and will that allows heroes and other courageous people to face a challenge. Don’t be a tin man, get yourself a heart today. Read more →

Black is beautiful. Look at this lustrous bag and it will tempt you to shell out money, no matter how big.one.‘it’ bag hit by the oversized Chanel patent leather bag first swayed the hearts of many after Kate Moss was spotted carrying one. The bag is a hit for its patent leather, big size, and elite look. Read more →

As they say keep it stylish, this bag gives a reason to the fashion freaks to show off at the same time allows a communion with the spirituality.

The concept of Shunya, meaning zero in English, is believed to have stemmed in the 5th centuary AD. It’s an intergral part of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, where everything has no independent identity; instead everything is interrelated and mutually dependent upon each other. Read more →