Is it time to ski again?!
Ski pants are back?! Surely not. Oh yes they are. I saw this wonderful pair in the shop window of my local vintage shop – the brilliant Paper Dress on Curtain Road in Londres – and after walking past...
View ArticleNatural make-up – it just gets better and better
Think natural make-up is a bit iffy? It’s time to throw that misconception out the window. Last week I had the pleasure of having my make-up done with Couleur Caramel – a relatively new, fabulous...
View ArticleNew out now: Betty Hula handmade skincare
It’s getting colder, fact. Hands, fingers and nails are dry and flaky minutes after leaving the house. Yuk. So how delighted I was when I got home this evening to find a little sample of Betty Hula...
View ArticleWinter health – how not to get a cold
The snow caught up with London today and it was freezing! So I thought I’d introduce you to my secret weapon for warding off a winter cold. Something we could all do with at this time of year. And this...
View ArticleThe secret behind paraffin wax
Snow snow go away because I’m supposed to be on a flight to Tanzania but I’m back at home blogging! Well at least I can tell you about a fabulous meeting I had with the founder of boutique perfumery...
View ArticleAnother reason why Christmas is environmentally-unfriendly
Ethical living writer, Lucy Siegle, wrote a great column in today’s Observer magazine about how each year in the UK we chuck away enough wrapping paper to stretch around the equator nine times, if laid...
View ArticleNew beauty oils with a Chinese twist
So as I continue to wait for a Heathrow flight to Africa (three days late and counting now!), my morning post cheers me up as I find the cutest little bottles of facial oil by Beaute Chinoise, a brand...
View ArticleTried and tested: New Year’s day blind massage on Zanzibar
Having just returned from my big Tanzanian adventure, I couldn’t wait to tell you about my New Year’s day massage by a local, blind therapist on Zanzibar (island off Africa’s east coast). This turned...
View ArticleFuture of supplements – read my article in Natural Health magazine
Out now in Natural Health magazine (Feb ’11 issue) is my article on the future of health supplements, which makes essential reading for anyone passionate about their health and the natural health...
View ArticleWinner of Best Online Feature goes to…
…ME! Yes, I’m the proud owner of one of beauty industry’s most prestigious journalism awards – a Jasmine Award, which celebrates fragrance editorial. I actually won the award joint with the Financial...
View ArticleFeatured in the Independent
It feels like I’ve been banging on about these awards for ages but I can’t let this one go without a mention…coverage in the Independent – bloody brilliant! Read it here
View ArticleNew spa scrub for smooth skin
A new blog post is long overdue. It’s been a busy month at work, getting the third issue of Expert Beauty out the door but in a few weeks it will hit the shelves in WHSmith and it will all be worth it!...
View ArticleNew spa opens in the heart of central London
Last week, after dodging through Chinatown’s people-heavy streets, late and stressed, I got whisked upstairs to the sixth floor of the newest hotel in town – W London Leicester Square. The hotel’s dark...
View ArticleOn the beauty desk this week….Organic Glam Nail Polish
Last week a few new products landed on my desk. My favourite was the long awaited nail polishes from The Organic Pharmacy’s Organic Glam range. Samples are still limited (hence a picture of the press...
View ArticleWhen I met founder of Antipodes Skincare – the new natural beauty brand from...
It’s great meeting the founders of beauty brands – it’s like catching a quick glimpse inside someone’s wardrobe. I found Elizabeth Barbalich – gorgeously stylish with a big mane of dark curly hair – to...
View ArticleThe Autumn-Winter collection by Veja
The slow but certain rise of ecological sneaker brand Veja is always on my radar. If you’re passionate about where and how your trainers are made then Veja is what you should be wearing. Here’s a sneak...
View ArticleOn the beauty desk this week…Connock London Wonder Balm
‘…you love balms don’t you…,’ a friend quips as she sees me eyeing up my new Connock London Wonder Balm. Yep, I certainly do. There’s usually at least three or four pots of balm at any one time around...
View ArticleThe weekend’s hangover cure
I’m not one for exaggerating the claims of beauty products but this modest looking roll-on actually made my peepers feel ever-so slightly better on a hangover day, yesterday. While I wanted to tell you...
View ArticleGlycerin
Dear Lavera, I’d like to know why glycerin is the third ingredient in your cooling eye roll-on. An endearing little product that took care my tired eyes last week. But I read that glycerin is a...
View ArticleNew old shoes
I couldn’t resist but show you the four pairs of lovely new old shoes I got this week from the Antoinette Costume Hire shop in SE London as they did a big-shoe-sell-off on Ebay. Amazing that all four...
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