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I hope you had a good Christmas. I certainly did!
I have decided Santa is my new best friend.
He brought me numerous fantastical gifts; the Marc Jacobs Daisy perfume I've been pining after for so long, Cath Kidston's book 'Make!' (overall rather good - I like the guide at the front of all the different stitches used, although most of the items of clothing she suggests customising are slightly obscure. Do people actually wear skirts that long any more?) and a new watch (M&S, which I would ordinarily associate with my grandmother and sticky toffee pudding. However, the watch is lovely, with a huge face and one of those chain-link straps I was actually considering branching into men's watches to find because, until Christmas day, I didn't know they existed in womenswear) - to name but a few.

As well as all this, I received 'Perfumes: The Guide' by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez. I must admit, I was a bit confused when I first peeled away the wrapping paper. I've never been particularly interested in perfumes, you see - I only really pay attention to samples in magazines and the occasional excursion to Boots' perfume department with my friends to collect testers - so an entire book dedicated to them was a bit of a strange gift idea for me. However, on closer inspection, it's actually a really well-written, often rather funny book. I especially liked the authors' review of a range of perfumes by Clean (whatever that is). LT and TS reviewed eight of Clean's perfumes, and each one only got one star. Clean Fresh Laundry (appealing name, don't you think?!) received one line of writing; "A sniff is enough to put you off personal hygiene for weeks at a time". That one made me laugh. Although the book only gave my beloved Daisy an "adequate" three stars, I've enjoyed dipping into the pages for a spot of humour or pointers on what to look for next time I'm perfume shopping (although that won't be for quite a while, seeing as Daisy is sitting proud on my dressing table still practically full).

Haha, and I'll bet you weren't expecting a book review!

In other news;
I still haven't got round to trimming the fringe.
I purchased Ladyhawke's album today. Love it.
My iPod died, but it's OK, I saved its life.