Afternoon tea is one of my favourite activities to enjoy with friends and family. There is something utterly delightful about the ceremony of receiving freshly brewed tea of your choice in a silver pot with cups and saucers that makes me giddy with excitement. And don’t get me started on the tiers of cakes, finger [...]

If you haven’t noticed lately, it’s a little cold out (and that’s an understatement). And between my work schedule and being more ill than I have ever been before with this wretched winter bug, I need a serious break. One way I like to relax and recharge is by spending some time at a spa. [...]

Sometimes, when I’m in the car, peering up into the night sky, I see the twinkling of lights from planes above – either taking off, landing, or in mid-flight – and I can’t help but imagine what wonderful location it’s destined for. I’ve become so good at recognizing planes that I can easily spot the [...]

I don’t know about you, but I always feel like I’m in a bit of a slump after December and New Year’s Day. For a few months, lights are strung up, the atmosphere is warm and cosy, and there’s a frenzy of excitement leading up to December and January 1st (even though I don’t celebrate Christmas [...]

When the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Eve, I found myself (nearly crushed!) amongst hundreds of other citizens in Hong Kong’s Times Square, counting down to 2012 at the most famous location for New Year’s Eve celebrations on the island. Although there were  lots of other locations to choose from to watch the clock drop, I [...]

Paris is said to be the “City of Lights” but one city I can’t help but think also fits this description is Hong Kong. Every time I visit the tiny, but packed island, I marvel at the tremendously bright skyline dotted with tall buildings and lights, lights, and more lights. It’s a city that fills [...]

  There’s one baby blue bag with a hint of teal that makes my heart go pitter-patter – and I’m not talking about Tiffany’s (though those bags also make me hyperventilate).  No, when I see the familiar flash of someone’s light blue Fortnum & Mason bag, I think of all the wonderful delights it could [...]

  At the risk of sounding clichéd, there are some cities that will just touch your heart in a way that no other place can – and that’s precisely what Paris does to me. Something about the way the city moves, breathes, switches on, makes me feel incredibly alive and centered.  But romanticisms aside, Paris is [...]

  Bright lights, big cars, celebrities and bling – no, I’m not talking about New York or LA.  I’m actually referring to the ultimate destination for shopping in London (and possibly the whole world): Harrods.  Sure, there are “super-malls”  in America, but it’s certainly not the size that counts – it’s the sheer grandeur and [...]

  I have been working almost none stop for the passed few months, so I took a whole day off just to hang out with friends. {I’ve kicked off the day with breakfast at Starbucks with couple of friends} {After breakfast we had a little make-up review session, the contenders were…Channel, YSL, Mac, Bobbie Brown [...]

  Welcome to Cookies and Couture! As I embark on a new journey in my life, I thought that this would be a good time to start a blog. Before I start blogging away, I thought to be polite and introduce myself first. My name is Faisa and I live in a great country called the United [...]