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 […]
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. […]
Little Blue Boxes
‘In tombs of gold and lapis lazuli / Bodies of holy men and women exude / Miraculous oil, odour of violet…’ W.B. Yeats, ‘Oil And Blood’, 1933 And in tombs of gold and turquoise lies jewellery created for H&M by fabulous Italian fashion floozy Anna Dello Russo. Keenly anticipated – because ADR is lovely to […]
