Yesterday I spent the afternoon treating myself around London- in hindsight, perhaps a little too much, but you only turn 24 once!. I celebrated my on Tuesday and since I usually hog the whole week, Wednesday became the designated shopping day. My sister also happened to be in town for a conference so she took me and my brother out for steak at Hawksmoor, which was AMAZING. Food baby from Regent Street all the way back home! How I wish afterwards that I did my cardio-shopping post-dinner!
I got a few other bits and bobs too though, resulting in what became a very indulgent day (this included a quick stop at Laduree in Covent Garden too!), but after a tough deliberation, I came to the conclusion that I wanted a new fragrance. It's been years since I actually bought one for myself, and buying perfume is one of those really intimate and personal experiences and so I decided to take my time (the better part of the afternoon actually!) to really stop and smell the roses, so to speak. I wanted something subtle, yet sensuous and earthy for the fall/winter season and so I went to my favourite London spot of all- Liberty's! The store houses one of the most comprehensive, lavish and elegant fragrance selection in the city, with some well-known and some more obscure and niche. Directionally, I went with the latter. I wanted something unusual and unexpected- definitely nothing too commercial either so ultimately, i went for Iris 39 from the renowned parfumers, Le Labo.
