Newsletter #67: 9 March 2025
running, matcha, springtime and more.
Hi friends,
Sorry for the late letter, I ran my race today and then slept for so long and by the time I woke up it was dinnertime.
5 Not Headlines
This has been Paris’ grayest winter since 1993, and Le Monde reports. Because of the way this disrupts our circadian rhythm, sleep researchers at the Collège de France say we can expect to experience diminished sleep quality, more fatigue, anxiety, morose feelings.
The uptick in global demand for matcha is disrupting the tea’s fragile supply chain, causing a matcha shortage in Japan.
Louis Vuitton has announced it will launch a makeup line in the fall, with Pat McGrath as creative director. The line of 55 lipsticks, 10 lip balms, and 8 eyeshadow palates will be available in 116 stores.
Charli XCX won songwriter of the year at the BRIT awards. Listen, I enjoyed Brat as much as the next girl but was “bumpin that bumpin that bumpin that” really the standard for British songwriting in 2025?
Haribo and Crocs unveiled their collab and it reminds me of jelly sandals in a comforting way.
<125 words on the false spring
Today was the last day of impeccable weather in Paris, a welcome reprieve from the aforementioned grayness. I spent the whole morning outside running through the western part of the city, and when I got home I napped with the window open. Home smells like the freesia and hyacinths and lilies from the markets this weekend. It has been so nice to have that little taste of the springtime: sunshine, no coats, fresh air, new beginnings.
Weekly WRAP
Wearing: no layers :)
Reading: my study guide
Admonishing: I’m in a positive mood, nothing to admonish this week.
Pondering: Just how many dried apricots I ate on my run today.
XO,
Natasha
And now, the last word: GO