Professor: You are working in addition to university?
Me: Indeed. I keep company to older people; we go out, have dinner, play games inside. It's not much but it makes everyone happy.
Her: That’s kind of you to volonteer for our elders.
Me: Yes… volunteering… for the elders…
I just received the prettiest set 🤍 I can’t tell you how excited I am to take pictures in it! Thank you to the gent’ who is sponsoring my next portraits ✨
Dinner or lunch dates don't have to be luxurious. It can be to your favourite restaurant, to a place you'd like to try out, or even ordering room service. What matters is the moment we share, not the place.
I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvelous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if only one hides it.
— Oscar Wilde
Date idea: you book a chauffeur and let me surprise you with a drive around Paris by night, starting by being a tease at the jazz club.
(Later stops going crescendo with people dancing on the bar will remain undisclosed)
A clear sign that it’s time to discuss our next arrangement; what will it be?
And small reminder that you can find the links to my newsletter & Instagram in my bio; I’m waiting for you there 🤍
Living my « In the Mood for Love » movie fantasy 🧡
From the sleeve length to the seams colour, I’m so glad I had the chance to get custom-made dresses at one of the few proper Qipao tailors left!
Goodbye La Perla 🕊️
As one of my favourite lingerie brands is taken down and already almost unavailable, I have added some delicate pieces to my wishlist for a lacy farewell.
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Just finished « Belle de Jour » by Buñuel (1967), on a bored housewife turned day-time escort. I first watched it years ago, how interesting to have a second look now that I’m on the other side! The story has aged but Catherine Deneuve is mesmerising, worth watching just for her.
With a few hours to kill alone in Vienna, I took myself on a solo date 🌻
Steirereck, 18 on the World’s 50 Best, surpassed all expectations. Creative and colourful, it lands in my personal top three, what an experience!
Planning 24h dates in Paris is always so exciting — updating my restaurants list, checking the current exhibitions, looking at spas, finding lesser known routes for a stroll… I feel like a tourist on holidays in my own city!
Apparently, having a date during your lunch break improves work productivity by 150% afterwards. You should try it — even if it’s just to test this theory 😌
There’s something about the intimacy of tasting menus that always hits the spot for me. It’s more than just a fancy dinner. It’s sharing a childlike excitement from intricate flavours and singular melanges being revealed.
Snippets from a few days at a wellness retreat. Secluded cottage by the sea, no internet, raw nature all around; what a privileged setting to get lost in each other. 🤍
The penumbra of a church at night, the soft glow of scattered candles, and the dreamy Debussy’s Clair de Lune to match the moon up in the sky 🕯🌙 Dimly lit yet the highlight of those three days together.
I have been mesmerised by « Une soirée au Pré-Catelan » (on the very left), wishing I could be inside this scene… until I realised the real restaurant featured in the painting is in Paris! Now, all I can think of is trying it 🍽
Back in London for a night of firsts in good company: first omasake, first sake tasting and first time daring to eat oysters… Now eagerly waiting for a night of seconds! 🍣
Museum of "la Vie Romantique", that's an approprite name to start a date!
The current exhibition was well worth a go, a nice escape from the summer heat ☀️
@LauraCohenSolo
A provider asks for a deposit to ensure she’s not spending time arranging a date & refusing others at the same time slot, for nothing in return. Refunding it would lose its purpose, even with a week’s notice, so don’t. She might agree to transfer it for another day though.
I really enjoy how everyone seems to be dressing up for the opera in the US. I rarely see this much effort in Paris, with stunning dresses and proper suits: who is going to plan a date there so we can change the trend?!
There are many things to be said about this dinner-turned-24h date but I can’t choose, so I’ll sum it up to: you know how to make a striking first impression!
@TheAliceGrey
Why would we try to scam people by stealing deposits when we could actually show up to have the full envelope *and* steal their watch? Work smarter not harder 🙄