What Are Essential Oils? Essential oils are quite simply the pure, unadulterated liquid extracts of plants and natural substances, they are the ‘essence’ of a plant’s fragrance. Not to be confused with perfumes or fragrances which often contain other chemical […]
Category: Lifestyle
Luxury Shopping in 1965
Imagine being back in 1965 as an affluent society woman, you live in New York City and it’s a mild early December. In preparation for the exciting round of holiday balls you’ve been invited to, you decide to upgrade your […]
Best Camera for Instagram, Youtube, and Fashion & Beauty Bloggers in 2020
Lacey Chambers Today I’m going to dish on a question that I get asked all the time, and that is what camera do I personally use when blogging and why? Well, I’ve answered this question and talked about cameras often […]
Join Social Duchess on Bloglovin’!
Follow Social Duchess with Bloglovin! We love Bloglovin’, the original community for sharing and finding new blogs to love. It also serves as a handy blog reader and aggregator if you follow lots of blogs and would like a uniform […]
Art Show: Andres Amador
Artist Spotlight If you haven’t already seen the artwork of Andres Amador circulating the internet, allow me to be the first to introduce you. This natural world artist creates beautiful patterns and images on sandy beaches during low tide, on […]
Packing for a Night in Paris: A Travel Adventure by Dame Mimi
by Dame Mimi A Night in Paris… A Shopping Adventure with Dame Mimi Once upon a night in Paris… there I found myself, at least in my imagination. In reality, I stand beside a heap of clothing, articles strewn hither […]
Lake on an Autumn Evening
Do you know that quiet, still moment after the sun has set and yet the world is still full of a glimmering light? Here is that moment, by a lake with autumn leaves fallen like petals into the water.
Kitchen Spotlight – Hidden Spice Drawers and Window Seat
Kitchen Spotlight: Hidden Treasures At the moment my kitchen is currently being outfitted with a fantastic new water filtration system that looks like something NASA created (cheerfully installed by a very handsome sweetheart of mine). It’s not exactly the fanciest […]
Emme Recommends the Waterlogue App to Transform Photos into Stunning Watercolors
Emme Chatterton The Waterlogue App I was perusing through the top rated new phone apps, looking for something interesting to occupy me during waiting room visits, when I came across Waterlogue and got hooked. This app transforms your pictures […]
Whole Foods Saturday Trip
Hello Pearls! I’m writing this en route to the closest Whole Foods, my destination du jour. It’s a really lovely drive and the weather today is so gorgeous, the sun shining and it just feels like this spring will lead […]
Dreaming of Summer
Emme Chatterton I was reading through the Fotbalfrue’s recap of her year and this one picture just sent me off to dreamland. I am recreating this moment over the summer – delicious cold salads, fresh seafood, tapas, a glass of […]
Today’s Wallpaper : New South Wales, Australia
Evy Cettella I spotted another eye catching background today and had to share. You can get any of these Bing images at their past image archive. Today’s adventure is of a pool in New South Wales, Australia. At first […]