12 Dec
Salonniere by Jenny Packham Compact Magnifying Mirror & Pouch, £10 You can never have too many mirror compacts – which is handy when you’re as crazy about them as I am. I have two Chanels, a Stratton, a Lulu Guinness and an Andrea Garland to ensure there’s one in every handbag, but I’ve never found a lovely one as cheap as this before. It’s from designer Jenny Packham’s Salonniere range for Boots and has a lovely Art Deco feel,...
11 Dec
Topshop Smokey Eye Gift Set, £22 When winter rolls in with its sharp, crisp air, cheery 100 deniers and gratuitous sequins on clothing, so does a beauty maven’s urge to take up her make-up brushes and turn her look up to 11. Perfect for Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and every day between, Topshop’s Smokey Eye gift set in lovely monochrome packaging and grouped together in a reusable pink PVC pouch, is all the young woman in your life is...
10 Dec
Un Air De Diptyque electric diffuser, £240 What’s Christmas without evocative smells and spendy gadgets? Until someone invents a sprout-processing robot gran, Diptyque lead the way in combining the two. Signature scents, previously only available in your living room via candle or the wrist of a classy visitor, can now be electrically spritzed around the home by this smart diffuser. You can currently choose from five different fragrances, including Diptyque flagships Baies and Figuier. I gravitate to Feu de Bois, but...


