CHANEL Factory 5 at the Selfridges Corner Shop
As I went out walking one fine summer afternoon, the heavens opened in an instant. All courting couples fled for shelter, and my friend Margot D. and I ducked into Selfridges to explore the CHANEL Factory 5 installation. We’d already had a chance to examine the Factory 5 Collection: the range of limited edition No.5 […]
NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg collaboration review

NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg collaboration is in stores now, and I advise you to grab your wallet and head to the shops as soon as you can, if you’re in the mood to be tempted by a versatile collection of sheer, subtle, shades. This year, NARS wins the crown for persuading me to part with my hard-earned cash. I’ve been […]
Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré – the Ultimate Moisturiser

Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré, the most well-known of the products in the Embryolisse Laboratoires range, was created in 1950 by a dermatologist working in a Paris hospital. This suits-all-skins moisturiser is celebrating its 65th birthday, and has re-packaged for the occasion in deep, shiny gold. Although Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré has been around for generations, my first encounter with […]
Chin-chin, Darlings! Here’s To The Success Of Concoction Club!

I have written before about Concoction: the cocktail-concept shampoo that allows YOU to choose the scent-and-serums combination that will make your locks the toast of the town. I have a Citrus & Black Pepper + 2 shots of Pump Up The Volume on the go at the moment, but I’m already planning my next purchase (Bakhour […]
Have You Heard About Handpicked Scarves? The Designer Auction For Save The Children

The Handpicked Scarves campaign for Save The Children launched on Thursday: UK designers and artists have produced a collection of exclusive, hand-painted silk scarves, that are now up for auction on Ebay. You have until Sunday 23rd February to place your bids – and to make up your mind which scarf you’re after: all are beautiful, and very […]
A Good Deed In A Naughty World … Aveda Light the Way™ Candle

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. Portia; The Merchant of Venice, Act V, sc. i Aveda celebrate Earth Month each year with their limited edition Light the Way™ Candle.Every penny spent on this (bar the VAT) goes to the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF). Aveda’s partnership […]
“I’m A Good Girl I Am!” – So Take Me To The Flower Stall At Chanel Covent Garden

Q: What’s dainty, beautiful, smells like heaven, and has been brilliantly conceived and executed? A: The Flower Stall set up outside Chanel Covent Garden from Friday March 8th – Sunday March 10th, of course. CHANEL at Covent Garden have created a lovely Mothers’ Day promotion with the flower stall installation, that very appropriately marks their newly permanent status […]