on my mind.

on my mind lately: sophie ellis bextor's d&g neoclassical skirt, tom ford's latest violet blonde, kylie and nick cave, reading erotica before bed, muddy nail varnish like this one by chanel and nike's all white ensemble and perfect little black bag.

embryolisse.

i've only had it a few weeks but already i'm adding this velvety moisturizer to my list of must-have beauty products. thanks to countless late night readings of intothegloss, it doesn't hurt knowing that the formula has been passed through generations of french women including jane birkin. and despite all that smoking, their skin still looks good. it must be this stuff. anyone got a light?

shop 10.17.

my straight-forward way of selling you my stuff. powered by tumblr. an eclectic mix of secondhand, new and vintage. you can window shop now at tenseventen.tumblr.com.

new bag.

after carrying around my american apparel leather pouch for the better part of a year, i got lazy and decided my love affair with shoulder straps should continue. so i picked up this snakeskin shopper secondhand for 11 dollars.

autumn dressing.

ph, various tumblrs

sporty minimalism. a particularly nineties autumn look i'm dying to piece together. mid or maxi length skirts with tights or leggings, jumpers or turtlenecks and trainers. i'm imagining it'll be the perfect outfit for a date at a coffee shop. just me, a latte and this natalie imbruglia record. and maybe a foggy window for people watching too.

opus 17.

La Grande Odalisque by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres c.1814, Bia de' Medici by Agnolo Bronzino c.1542, Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer c. 1665, Beatrice Cenci by Guido Reni c. 1599, Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Venci c. 1489, Portrait of Madame Récamier by Jacques Louis David c. 1800

i don't know if it's my own special kind of insomnia but lately i find myself unable to sleep; and not purposefully but always managing to spend hours researching endless paintings and their painters. i've become so engrossed i've started taking notes and am thinking of taking up an art history class. here are some of my favourites. two of which i've been lucky enough to stand in awe of.