Lipstick Queen Poppy King – She Rules Supreme!
I have been a Lipstick Queen: Poppy King enthusiast since the Belle of Brockley discovered her products in the early ’90s – Poppy King brought passion, matte red, and drop-dead glam to the beauty market at a time when ‘nude and natural’ was all the rage. Poppy King’s lipsticks were a ray of light in a dull decade, […]
Welcome to the Neighbourhood! BeautyMART at Boxpark & Other Local Glories
Regular readers will have guessed that I was counting down the days until the opening of the BeautyMART at Boxpark pop-up, on Bethnal Green Road. Much as I like trolling around London, to have BeautyMART on my doorstep is a treat and a half! I visited (twice) on July 1st, when they opened … As a […]
Hermès Festival Des Métiers, London 2013 (Artisans All Around)
London’s Saatchi Gallery hosted the travelling exhibition Hermès Festival Des Métiers in May this year. The Belle and I had enjoyed last year’s Leather Forever at the Royal Academy – the focus then had been exclusively on bags and leather goods. Festival Des Métiers had a broader remit, and  covered scarves, ceramics, jewellery, bags and fashion. Here are […]
Beautify Me! (New Year, New Riah, Part 3 … Skin, Nails, Hair … Action!)
Beautify Me is the name for Inner Me’s course of vitamins designed to put the oomph and ooh-la-la back into your skin, hair and nails. Regular readers will know that Inner Me founder Nikki Cooper is helping in my quest to make this the year that I stop fretting about the state of my extremely […]
What Do You Get For The Daddy In Your Life When You Just Don’t Have An Inkling?
I am amazingly good at buying gifts – for myself. I’m also very good at choosing things for my fashion and beauty minded friends. But there’s one day in the year that I just can’t do … Fathers’ Day. Luckily, this year, I have help. Allow me to introduce you to Inkling: a site you […]
Ain’t No Party Like a BeautyMART Party … Brand Experts at BeautyMART
When BeautyMART hold an event, it is ALWAYS worth going. ‘Brand Experts at BeautyMART’ on May 30th 2013 was a ticketed event that allowed beauty lovers to get advice, try products, chat, laugh and swig Prosecco with Beauty Industry Geniuses. Many of London’s leading beauty halls have put on similar events recently, but for me, BeautyMART did it […]
She’s Gotta Have … Terry de Havilland Shoes!
World-renowned shoemaker Terry de Havilland is back in London, and London is all the better for having him here again. The Terry de Havilland pop-up shop is located in Ganton Street, W1 (just off Carnaby Street), so pleasingly central. I do love a good pop-up … and this is a GREAT one.If you aren’t of […]
From Fine & Flyaway to Lustrous Locks! (New Year New Riah Part 2: It CAN be done …)
Devoted readers might recall that I am on a quest to revitalise my alarmingly fine hair. My first post on this subject was back in January, when I resolved, with all manner of True Grit, that I would make 2013: New Year, New Riah. Optimistic fool that I am, I promised to update on my progress […]
Don’t Make Me Over – Oh, Go On Then, Do! Benefit at Boots Liverpool Street
The Belle of Brockley and I do both love a good wander round the aisles of Boots the Chemist, and our favourite branch is the one at Liverpool Street that caters to City workers. It’s packed during lunch hours and knocking-off time, but rarely crowded ‘off-peak’, which makes it the perfect place to visit at […]
Tell Me About Your Bad Self – Sue Tilley
Sue Tilley lives in East London and works as a Civil Servant. Sue is the subject of Lucian Freud’s ‘Benefits Supervisor Sleeping’ (1995) and the author of  Leigh Bowery: The Life and Times of an Icon. [col grid=”2-1 first”] iBeheld: So, Sue: tell me about your bad self … what are your must-have products? Sue: Well, […]
