I've bought new bed linen. Because my Kelly Hoppen stuff from QVC was such a success (1000 thread count, brilliant white, no longer in stock) I thought I'd splash out again and go for top quality. The sort of sheets that make you think you're in a swanky hotel, until...
Ah, the wedding season is upon us. Actually, it has been upon us for a while now, but I've only just done my first one - a gorgeous, outdoor affair in a very posh garden with possibly the most lavish tent I've ever set foot in. I could have set up home in it! Anyway,...
Those still searching for their signature summer scent might like to give Tom Ford's Orchid Soleil a try. It's heady but not cloying, exotic but in the "steamy, sexy nights" way instead of the "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts" sort of way. You know the exotic...
If you watched the June Favourites video then you'll already know that I've totally fallen for these silky, buildable bronzers from Yves Saint Laurent. I love everything about them, from the way that the powder has been pressed so that it looks like rippled sand right...
Beauty favourites were a bit thin on the ground, last month, but I did do quite a bit of reading so I've shared this video between reading recommendations and beautifying tips. The Anne Tyler book (here) is just a beautifully gentle, slow-paced novel, examining the...
A very sheer and natural makeup look for you in this video - dewy textures, glowy formulas and a healthy, youthful sort of finish. Those thinking of investing in either the Hourglass Illume Trio or Becca's Aqua Luminous foundation might find it particularly...
Last week I stayed over at the London Edition Hotel on Berners Street. I've often had meetings at the Berners Tavern, the restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel (an amazingly decadent affair with high ceilings and framed paintings covering every inch of the...
Brilliant skincare brand Alpha-H are celebrating their 21st birthday this summer and as a special treat for readers of A Model Recommends, they're giving away twenty-one pots of their incredible new night treatment, the Beauty Sleep Power Peel. I love Alpha-H for...
I've been pulling a few cleansing and exfoliating bits and pieces out from "the archives" recently; products that I've tried before and loved, but haven't - for one reason or another - given my full attention. For the past month or so I've had the One-Minute Glow...
There have been lots of comments about my blusher in the Empties video that I posted last week: it's the Creme Puff Blush in Seductive Pink from Max Factor. Rather more pinkish than I would ever usually go, but I was filming one of my Beauty Recommended videos and...
Sorry, I should have announced these in the Sunday Tittle Tattle and I totally forgot - lucky winners of the Caudalie Vinoperfect Giveaway are as follows (names followed by first part of email): Sue (ssnfallon), Julia (lia-s), Sarah (sarahsjs20), Judith (jvarga) and...
I've had total and utter brain-fry this week. It's the first time that this has happened to me in a serious way, where I can't seem form proper sentences or kickstart the creative side of my head, and it has not been fun. Luckily I had my blog posts scheduled, more...