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L de Lolita Lempicka

L de Lolita Lempicka was launched in 2006 and the fragrance was created by perfumer Maurice Roucel. The bottle was designed by Sylvie de France. From the perfume ad and the aquamarine, pebble heart shaped bottle with the golden net, this perfume reminds me a lot of the deep blue ocean and mermaids. Even though I have an affinity for mermaids, I'm not too fond of aquatic scent, which is why I steer clear from this perfume for years, thinking it as another harsh clean scent.  The only reason why I got this is because of the bottle, it's been discontinued for years and I wanted to get this before it's gone. So imagine my surprise when I first tried it on. Instead of being bombarded with screechy and sharp aquatic scent, I was left with a delicious oriental vanilla scent that conjures images of Christmas baking. I immediately regret not getting a full bottle of this years before it's been discontinued, lol. Top Notes Bitter orange,   Bergamot
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Neverwhere By Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is one of the few fantasy writer that has a distinctive storytelling style. A little strange, quirky and at times whimsical, the plotline and characters are the kind of weird that I'm into 😆

Recently I'd picked up an illustrated version of the Neverwhere novel, which was adapted from Neil Gaiman's TV series that was first aired in 1996, which I haven't got the chance to watch it yet. The illustration was done by Chris Riddell, whom previously done illustrations on Neil Gaiman's other works such as The Graveyard book and Coraline.

Neverwhere tells the story of Richard Mayhew who lives in London, leading a somewhat normal but boring life until that fateful day where he accidently stumbled upon a girl named Door, a girl who came from a family of 'openers', who can easily open any door without any key, which changed the course of his life. Now that he has learnt the existence of London Below, Richard can no longer go back to his normal life in London Above, with that, he has no other choice but to follow Door and embarks on a quest to help Door discover the villain who had  her family killed. 

Neverwhere is a fun read, especially if you're into highly imaginative, fantasy world. The story feels like a modern day Alice In Wonderland, albeit a bit more darker and sinister. At the end of the novel there's a short story which focuses on Marquis de Carabas, and the Mushroom people, and strangely reading that story made me crave a bowl of creamy mushroom soup 😂

I've read somewhere there' a sequel to Neverwhere called The Seven Sisters but somehow I couldn't find any released date for it. Well in the meantime, I'll just cross my fingers and hope it'll be released soon 💙


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