Thinking pretty thoughts

Today has most definitely been one of those days. You know the type: your feet barely touch the floor between breakfast meeting and afternoon event, and, to all but guarantee you can’t do it glamorously, it’s make-up meltingly hot.

As I write, I’m languishing in the back of a cab in standstill traffic with all of ten minutes to spare. So I’m going to spend them all daydreaming about things I’d rather be doing right now…

As my cab driver and I watch yet another light switch to red, I’d much rather be on the waiting list for the most exclusively limited edition Thierry Mugler Angel Extrait de Parfum, which is due to arrive in department stores this week. Aged for 12 years in a cherrywood barrel like a fine French wine (which I could also do with right now, to be honest), this latest incarnation of Angel is bottled in a diamante-encrusted star and is just the celestially-inspired luxury I need as I sit here feeling less angelic with every sticky second. An Angel addict too? Be quick. Only a handful of the collectors’ bottles are coming to Australia, so you’ll need to get your name on the waiting list now. It’s a splurge at $280, but I ‘m calling it an ‘investment in fragrance history’.

Other things I consider ‘mental stability moves’. A massage, an aromatherapy facial or even an especially pampering pedi can truly bring me back from the brink some days. So today, rather than sweltering in Sydney, I long to be blissing out south of the border at Talking Beauty. Bh’s Melbourne beauty spies tell me that this Hawthorn institution has just had a French facelift and become a gloriously relaxing retreat for the stressed. Decked out like an opulent French boudoir, Talking Beauty’s spa menu reads like my ultimate pampering wish list: Celestial Body Massage and a coconut-infused Island Wrap, a calming Cool Down Facial and a pedicure with paraffin wax… très divine. I can almost feel it now…

And with that my cab hitting the curb jolts me back to reality. Oh, drive on and let me daydream…