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 […]
Too Much Is Never Enough … But It Can Slow You Down LFW A/W 13-14
[col grid=”2-1 first”] I’ve been very busy lately. I’ve had a wonderful time, and it’s all been fabulously good fun and very exciting, but all this gadding about has left me with no time to write anything. I’m writing now, of course, but whilst I create my purple prose, I thought I could show you what […]
There Was A Soaper, A Scottish Soaper
It’s Burns Night tonight! This has naturally turned my thoughts towards all things Scottish, but particularly Robert Burns himself. ‘Dirty Wee Rabbie‘ as my Grandad used to call him, in a warm tone that signified high approval of Rabbie’s philandering, kirk-bothering habits. I think the perfect way for me to celebrate Dirty Wee Rabbie is […]
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 […]
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, […]
One-Stop Shopping In a Lovely Place, For Your Gorgeous Body And Your Beautiful Face (John Bell & Croyden)
Pharmacists by Royal Appointment, with a pedigree going back more than 200 years, John Bell & Croyden held a launch party earlier this week to celebrate the 16 new lines they’ve brought into the store. I love a bit of history: although JB&C moved to their current premises in 1912, they’ve been meeting the medicinal […]
