Here's the conundrum; you want to adorn your walls with interesting, unique art that makes your heart sing. Fine art or photography that stops you in your tracks, starts a conversation, changes the whole look and feel of a room, commands a space, finishes a space,...
To say that I haven't been getting out much is a bit of an understatement. I feel as though I've been locked in my office for months, though it's really only a matter of weeks if I count it up properly. Still, I've been doing the intense sort of work that means you...
I had a facial in the middle of a field and I have to say, without any exaggeration or unnecessary embellishment, that it was one of the best facials I have ever had in my life. Perhaps it was partly due to the fact that I was at a festival with my kids (we'll come...
It has been a month of disappointments, beauty-wise; face creams that didn't cut the mustard, shampoos that ended up in the charity pile and a weird waterproof-mascara-remover that looked like an actual mascara (you brush it on from root to tip and leave the oils to...
I wrote a novel, years ago, when I was doing my Master's Degree, and I thought that it was about time I finished it off. Because what sort of madman writes a novel and then does nothing with it? We're talking over 160,000 words here; admittedly it's not War and...
Every week I develop some sort of online shopping obsession; sometimes it's a glitzy dress that I'm on the hunt for, other times it's rubbery protective corners for the edges of my tables and shelves. (Watch out, crazy baby on the loose!) This week I've been rounding...
Last week, during a day of press appointments for my new dry shampoo (Colab Active: it's amazing, watch this space for more info) I had the pleasure of meeting up with Career Girl Daily, an online magazine for career-minded women. Naively, because I've never really...
Someone has very kindly pointed out to me that Whistles currently have 20% off everything, including the gorgeous Lola dress that I wore on a recent trip to France. I mentioned that I wanted to buy it in khaki, so I was quick as a fox when I heard about the discount....
Ah, it's that time of year again - the sun peeps out and everyone panics because they don't have any sunscreen because it's all gone manky from the year before and the bottle is covered in sand and the formula has separated and anyway you shouldn't use it because it's...
I flew back to France this week for a really lovely job. The 4am start wasn't so lovely, but the shoot itself was brilliant - my first proper bit of filming, with full hair and makeup and so on, since having the baby. The stylist shoehorned me into the smallest corset...
I had to go for an MRI scan this week - nothing serious, hopefully, just a pain in my hand I've had for a while. A small fracture according to one person, but could be something else entirely according to another. I'll find out next week. So I was booked in to have my...
It's all about the legs, today, because I've been getting mine out a bit recently (look Mum! I wore a skirt!) and I've had to do a bit of emergency summer prepping. I also wanted an excuse to post about the brilliant bookmarks that @AMR_Rach found on Etsy - little...
I promised a slightly more in-depth review of Dior's new Ultra Gloss but then realised, re-reading my last mention, that I had already summed it up pretty well. This is gloss with attitude - a mirror-like shine and a finish that's a little tougher than usual. Like the...
This month can mainly be characterised by separation anxiety (mine) and growth spurts (baby's). Last week I did a three day stint in France followed by a two day stint and I had worked myself up into such a state before I went for the first press trip that I...
Last week I went to the launch of the new Chanel No5 fragrance, No5 L'Eau, and for the past three days I have been doing a bit of a "compare and contrast", walking around wearing the original No5 on one wrist and the new No5 on the other. Chanel No5 is one of the...