Queen Cosmetics: They Reign Supreme!
Although they were established 85 years ago, I only became aware of Queen Cosmetics last autumn, when I found their Theatrical Cleansing Cream on the shelves at John Bell & Croyden. It’s quite difficult these days to discover something captivating and surprising quite by chance. Beauty brands spend a fortune on advertising and marketing, soliciting […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elemental Herbology Moisture Replenish Starter Kit – The Perfect At-Home Facial In A Very Pretty Box
Elemental Herbology has featured on my list: ‘brands that look good: research and find out more’ for quite some time now. Sadly, that particular list has to take a back-seat to the list of ‘overdue posts to write’, so I was very pleased when earlier this month I was given the Elemental Herbology Moisture Replenish Starter […]
“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 […]
Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting, But Saturday Afternoons Are Best Spent in BEAUTYMART
My trips to the posher parts of London are usually prompted by the desire to catch an exhibition. But Knightsbridge tube station is back on my radar, since BeautyMART set up shop on the third floor of Harvey Nichols. BeautyMART opened a mere few months ago, at the beginning of September 2012. I’ve made several […]
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 […]
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. […]
Super-posh bargain where you might not expect it …
The best value manicure in town right now has to be the £20.00 shape and paint at the Chanel pop-up shop in Covent Garden, surely? OK, so they don’t touch your ragged cuticles (would you want them to lower themselves to this: they’re Chanel after all!) but they do spend a whole 30 minutes making […]
