Category: Beauty

As some of you may know I recently celebrated my 30th birthday and to mark the occasion I have been painfully saving for my first Chanel bag. After much deliberation and field research I have settled on the bag of my dreams; the classic flap in black caviar leather with gold hardware to be exact. Continue Reading

Ask most people to describe a floral scent and the words ‘pretty’ and ‘mature’ (or words to that effect) are likely to be included. With his latest fragrances, Tom Ford is exploring the subversive beauty of flowers after dark, which throw all traditional scent connotations out of the window. “Flowers can have a dark enchantment. Continue Reading

Having been colouring my hair since the age of 15 and switching from blonde to brunette to red and back to blonde again, my hair care routine is intrinsic in maintaining the condition of my locks. In the past two years I have managed to transform my hair from a point where my hairdresser was Continue Reading

I ask you, is there a more seductive makeup trick than winged eyeliner? One woman who had the come-hither cat-eye look down to a ‘T’ was Elizabeth Taylor.  Her iconic vintage glamour served as inspiration for NARS as they hosted an event to celebrate the launch of their fall collection earlier this month. The black Continue Reading

A couple of weeks ago I received an invitation to discover the first collection by Aerin Lauder; the granddaughter of Estee; founder of the famous cosmetics empire. As I stepped through the door of the suite at Claridges, I was told that I was stepping into ‘Aerin’s world’, and after finding out more about the Continue Reading

During July I have attended several weddings, a garden party and a landmark-birthday dinner, so my focus has been heavily on occasion dressing, with beauty a particular emphasis this month. On refreshing my daily/special occasion regime, I have made several new discoveries and these make up my ‘July Favourites’ KIKO Ultra Glossy Stylo – Shade Continue Reading

Last weekend my friend Helen and I headed off to the recently opened Anesis Spa in South London to experience one of their signature ‘fish pedicures’ that there has been so much buzz about from celebrities on twitter. Fish pedicures themselves are not that new to the UK, however Anesis boasts of being London’s largest Continue Reading

Anyone who reads the pages of the glossy magazines will be aware of the sudden phenomenon that is Moroccanoil, and having recently returned from a trip to Marrakech where I experienced a similar kind of treatment, I wanted to see whether this new range of products lived up to the hype. I was invited to Continue Reading

With the festive season fast approaching, preparations and present buying are getting more frantic and the need to relax is reaching its optimum (for me anyway), to ensure all of my hard work can be enjoyed and not spent in a frazzled heap in the family armchair! With my desire to revive myself pre Christmas Continue Reading