Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Macarons, macarons, macarons

I'm always sad to leave Paris.
I miss the food the most.
Farewell my beloved gateau,
pain au chocolat et les macarons
.

But, psssh, I'll let you in on a secret ...
Don't tell anyone!
I have found a shop near me that sells macarons!

Macarons outside France, you say?
I'm there!

I spotted this macaron ad:
100 grams of macarons (3.5 oz), only €3,50!



100 grams will buy you 8 mini macarons.
I'll take what I can get!



Vanilla, raspberry, lemon, chocolate, café and pistachio.
I'd rate them a 7 out of 10,
except for the pistachio, who scores an 8 out of 10!



They are, of course, no where near Pierre Hermé's
perfect macarons. And I do mean perfect!




Though they're much better than the
macaron I had in Brussels, Belgium.



Or my own home-made macaron,
for that matter ...



Yes, no macaron can top Paris' macarons!
(unfortunately)



Au Revoir!

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Tribute to Tribal





Horchow:
1. Legacy Home - "Kabul" Bed Linens
2. Tailored Sofa
3. "Thai Silk" Dinnerware
4. "Suzette" Metallic Chair
5. "Klim" Cubes
6. "Cadet" Chair

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Spring Beauties






*Swoon*


Neiman Marcus:
1. Jeweled Floral d'Orsay: Manolo Blahnik
2. Coral Patent Pump: Christian Louboutin
3. Metallic Petale Pump: Valentino
4. Feather T-strap Sandal: Manolo Blahnik
5. Floral Ruffle Sandal: Rene Caovilla
6. Animal-Print d'Orsay: Manolo Blahnik

Monday, March 22, 2010

Easter at Ladurée

Bonjour!
Getting into the Easter spirit?
Oui? Non?
The folks over at Ladurée certainly are ...



They sent me an e-mail
with all kinds of delicious
Easter
treats:




Special Easter macarons are being made;
Passionfruit, Raspberry & Lime
filled with a chocolate crème.

The vitrines are decorated
with an Easter theme,
at rue Bonaparte ...



Colored roosters are looking out of the window ...



Pastel bunnies are giving me a happy face ...



Awwwwww ...



I'll just devour my Easter eggs!



Joyeuses Pâques!

Images: 1. Dolce-Danielle, 2. Ladurée, 3. lolapants, 4. Food Lovers Odyssey, 5. Food Lovers Odyssey, 6. Food Lovers Odyssey, 7. gina64.

Friday, March 19, 2010

Look of the Week




Net-A-Porter:
Print silk dress: D&G Dolce & Gabbana
Satin bow clutch: Valentino
Patent-leather slingbacks: Jimmy Choo
Polly earrings: Monica Vinader
Metal logo bracelet: Fendi
18-karat rose gold and diamond ring: Anita Ko

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall ...





Which is the fairest mirrored furniture of them all?

Horchow:
1. Mirrored Hall Chest
2. Mirrored Table Lamp
3. Mirrored-edged Mirror
4. John-Richard Collection - 'Galla' Mirrored Cocktail Table
5. "Golden Circles" Chest
6. "Hannah" Mirrored Chest

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Feeling Blue



The gorgeous miss Dita von Teese
inspired this post:

Blue

Blue Everywhere ...
Everything Blue ...


The color seems innocent,
but it's quite a daring color ...

Would you dare to paint your walls Blue?





Dare to wear a Blue Michael Kors dress to work?



With Blue heels? And a Blue purse?




I would!
Birdie would!


For now, I close my eyes ...


And dream about the perfect satin Blue shoe ...



Cordially,