French Macarons Obsessions

I'm officially skint now!

Having just gone to London to renew my passport (and yes, passport renewal did cost quite a lot when you included your train tickets to London, London tube Oyster fare, and the little awesome things that make life nice), I'm officially broke now.

I bought Pierre Hermes macarons from Selfridges' Food Hall, London. I've always heard a lot about them (a lot of raves, yes), so I did go and bought myself a 16-macarons box which accumulated to the growing deficit of my monthly budget. But hey! It was Valentine's day and I thought I should treat myself!

Here is the picture of Pierre Hermes macarons gift bag. Yes, they are absolutely good, wrapped in the poshest gift bag and paper bag that reminds me of top branded shopping bags. And yes, they are expensive so this is rather a one-of-a-kind treat for me!

I bought the box with self-chosen assorted macarons. I've always liked macarons ever since I tried them in Singapore a good 4 years ago. Well the thing is - I like them so much that the only summer I was in Indonesia after I started my studies in the UK, I got annoyed because I couldn't find these petite nice treats! My bestie Gaby is in love with them too. I took her to English afternoon teas and she instantly felt in love with them!

Here is the inside of the box that I bought:

One of my all-time favourite flavours is Rose Macarons. Pistachio is also a favourite, however Pierre Hermes version is rather hip with various combinations too.

I brought the whole box back to Nottingham to enjoy whilst I was in the library. The crispness of the macarons, the tasty sweet cream, its fragrant and the sensation of eating them were really a bliss in my studying time!

And that's me enjoying my Rose macarons with Bila and Stefanie while applying for Engineering jobs. Rather random? Yes. But if you are doing engineering, you definitely know how much you need a break after a long day of non-stop studying and campus hopping!

LOVE. the one by two kitchen.