Welcome to the season that I call unpredictable. Even though it might seem so, I don’t use the word in the title to describe myself. Not even that wouldn’t fit… I’m talking about the weather of course. If you live in the part of the world, where I do, you know, what I mean. I say this season is worse than very unstable and moody woman. Continue Reading…
I was asked quite many times, how I came to the idea to name my blog Smell of Jasmine. The true is, there is a story behind it and now I’m going to finally share it with you, my dear readers. Continue Reading…
Pack just a few essentials, wear the dress you feeling gorgeous in, take your favourite companion and go wherever comes to your mind. You can choose transit by plane, boat, train or a car. The only condition is, it must be a trip to the place where you have never been before. It can be reached within one hour by car or two days by plane. That is not important. Continue Reading…
Imagine it is two centuries ago and you are privileged enough to spend a summer with a group of similarly spoiled people at a beautiful chateau. Continue Reading…
All my life I love Agatha Christie’s detective stories. One of the main reasons is the way how crime is usually committed in her novels. It typically happens in disguise. The murderer, often young, innocent looking lady, appears at a saloon event, with the different dress, hair, makeup and behaviour, pretending to be someone else. The rest of the story is a bit bloody of course, but the part of almost perfect transformation keeps fascinating me. Continue Reading…
I bet you have already heard this: “Before I leave the house, I look in the mirror and take one accessory off.” It’s one of the famous quotes of Mademoiselle Chanel, often cited. But before we start to reconsider the number of accessories we wear, it’ s good to be aware of the circumstances, under which this opinion was expressed. Otherwise it could, like other quotes cited without any context, be easily misunderstood. Continue Reading…
I recently realized how strong aversion I have against the questions, that are expected to be answered by a single word. When asked such questions from people I just met, I get somewhat between bored and annoyed. In this category there are all those “Where are you from?”, through “How old are you?”, to “Are you married?” questions, and so on. Continue Reading…
