
08 Dec
Debra Brock reviews the best home fragrances this Christmas I don’t have my tree up (it’s not double digit December yet, let’s not get carried away), but my house smells pretty Christmassy anyway due to judicious placement of festive candles and diffusers. Christmas scents are really hard to get right; a quick walk down any supermarket home fragrance aisle will assault your senses with a torrent of artificial berry and minicab-grade pine air freshener. I’ve stalked the aisles, sniffed, burnt and reed-turned to...
08 Dec
Lottie London Party Ready Set It takes a heck of a lot more than a temporary tattoo and a slick of lipbalm to get me party ready, but I’m closely related to a nine-year-old who would think this just about the best sleepover kit she’d ever seen. During the pre-vodka years, this set has most of the ingredients needed for a girls’ night in to remember, with six pretty hair elastics, three sheets of metallic skin transfers and a cute...
07 Dec
Penhaligon’s Sartorial Beard Oil I have no truck with those who declare that beards have jumped the shark. Tedious craft beer bores have attempted to spoil things for enthusiasts, but to my mind there is nothing finer than a man with a well-tended bit of facial hair. Regular shampooing will keep a beard clean and fragrant, and a beard oil used every few days will do double duty, moisturising the skin and also conditioning the hair. Whether you have a...