Update on product reviews for Inner Me Vitamin D and Dermaviduals® bespoke skin cream
Do you remember that back in October I undertook two long-term product reviews? I met both Dermaviduals and Inner Me at fabulous destination shop John Bell & Croyden. You can get the background on Dermaviduals by clicking Have I Found My Dream Cream and the background on Inner Me by clicking Me, Myself and I, […]
Wear You to Le Grand Bal
What do you like to do on New Year’s Eve? Do you go out? I tried that once, in 1988, and then again, about thirteen years later, just to see if I liked it any better. I didn’t. I like to stay home alone, except for one snoring child, and in the run-up to midnight […]
Have Yourself A Hulanicki Christmas
In the House of Beheld, the pile of gifts beneath the Christmas tree must ALWAYS contain books. An absorbing read does far more for your health than the satsuma in the toe of your stocking. The satsuma in the stocking is also a House of Beheld tradition. The rule is that it must fall to […]
One Ring(maker) To Rule Them All: Dower & Hall
As I write this post, we are careering towards Christmas at a rate of knots. Some smug and happy people have all their gifts chosen, wrapped and ready to go; others – don’t. But there is still time! And time for shopping to be a pleasure (as it ALWAYS should be) and not a chore. […]
Come Into The Garden, Maud
Some very smart businesses now operate in Covent Garden, and it feels once more like a bit of a destination. Back in the ’90s it seemed to be going the way of Camden Town – ‘London’ for people that don’t live here. It’s always been a pretty part of the capital, as it has all […]
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In the early ’80s I (and every other girl I knew) went to The Body Shop. I suspect that anyone between the ages of 9 and 14 must have a very under-developed sense of smell. It would explain why (to this very day) you can smell a Lush shop before you can see it. The […]
Oh Me of Little Faith …
Do you remember me bewailing the lack of French hairpins in London? I bewailed it here, in French Chignons Are Beautiful Thanks To These. I should have trusted my instincts, and realised that an emporium as excellent as The Garden Pharmacy in Covent Garden WOULD have them. In my defence, I had looked, but with […]
Kate: The Kate Moss Book – Kate Moss and the Youngest Great Beauty EXCLUSIVE or, Gushfest (not): A Laconic Leo Meets A Keeps Her Own Counsel Capricorn
You might have noticed that Kate Moss put a book out recently. It’s enormously weighty, retails at about £50, and Kate did some promotion for it, including a book signing at the Marc Jacobs shop in Mayfair. My Youngest Great Beauty and I decided to go along and see just who was willing to drop […]
Santa got back to me!
Do you remember my recent missive to Father Christmas? It went a little something like this. Imagine my surprise (and consternation) when I received his response – click on the picture to see for yourself: Bloody elves: grasses, one and all. However – all is not lost when it comes to my list, for I […]
Dearest Father Christmas …
… could you see your way to making my Christmas wishes come true? I think I’ve been good. 1. Please, please let CHANEL decide to keep the Covent Garden Pop-Up Shop open.It was originally set to close in December, but I will feel lost without it. This would not just be a gift for me, […]
