23 Dec
Andrea Garland Winter Compact Isn’t this just darling? Andrea Garland started off filling vintage pill boxes with the lipbalm she brewed up in her Hackney kitchen and selling them from a market stall on Brick Lane. Six years on she’s a proper brand, with a collaboration with Liberty, and her charming fox-head ring with a hidden stash of lipbalm is still one of my favourite things. This is one of a series of four seasonal compacts, each with a whimsical...
22 Dec
CHANEL No.5 Eau de Parfum I’ve been wary this month of recommending a particular perfume to give or to receive. Who am I to say what might appeal to you, your girlfriend or your granny? I find it hard enough to pick a new scent for myself, never mind for someone else. But Chanel No.5 isn’t a perfume, it’s THE perfume, created for Mademoiselle Chanel in 1921. It’s my firm belief that every woman should have a bottle of No.5...
22 Dec
Sali Hughes on one of her favourite anti-ageing ranges Regular readers will know that my chief skincare concerns are centred around dehydration and ageing. Over the years, I’ve cobbled together a regime for tackling both with a cocktail of different products for either concern. Temporarily hydrating products go on by day because anti-agers never offer suitable hydration for my thirsty skin, while longer term anti-wrinkle potions containing retinol and anti-oxidants like Vitamin C (the two key ingredients used by dermatologists...
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Andrea Garland Winter Compact Isn’t this just darling? Andrea Garland started off filling vintage pill boxes with the lipbalm she...
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CHANEL No.5 Eau de Parfum I’ve been wary this month of recommending a particular perfume to give or to receive....
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Sali Hughes on one of her favourite anti-ageing ranges Regular readers will know that my chief skincare concerns are centred...
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