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  • Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: The Pudding Bar, London

    Sweet dreams are made of this. A new pop-restaurant in Soho that only has dessert on the menu.

  • #100LippyDays 50 day update!

    Woohoo 50 days in to #100lippydays! Above are all the lip products I’ve worn so far. And below are the new Lipstick Lessons I’ve learned: Hot pink lipstick suits me. I’ve never ever worn pink lipstick (or indeed pink anything) and would never have thought of wearing hot pink if it wasn’t in my Sleek lipstick palette.…

  • London: Far from the madding Oxford Street crowds: John Lewis Roof Garden

    You could discover something new in London every single day. Yesterday I discovered that there is a roof garden on the top floor of John Lewis on Oxford Street.  It’s so peaceful up there far from the madding Oxford Street crowds. The garden has been designed by Tony Woods, RHS Young Garden Designer of the…

  • Recipe: Veggie Burgers That Don’t Suck #1: Beetroot & Halloumi

    Veggie burgers are usually foul. Imagine sawdust patted together into a burger shape. If you’re very lucky you’ll get a big mushroom sliced in half and called a “burger”. I’m on a mission to show that it doesn’t have to be that way. In honour of National Burger Day, I’m sharing my recipe for beetroot and…

  • Travel Tip: Olive & June nail salon, Beverly Hills 90210 – the best nail place ever

    Whenever I travel I always head to the nearest drugstore on an expedition to discover what exciting new beauty bounty I can score. Secondly whenever I have time I like getting my nails done somewhere locals go. And so on a recent trip to Los Angeles, several recommendations lead me to discovering the best nail…

  • Dennis Hopper, The Lost Album, The Royal Academy of Arts

    The 60s were so ridiculously photogenic and I never tire of looking at old black and white photographs so the current Dennis Hopper, The Lost Album exhibition at the Royal Academy is right up my street. Dennis Hopper was more than a pretty (psychotic) face on the big screen. Lesser known (at least by me) is…

  • Beauty News: Christian Louboutin Beauté Nail Lacquer – worth the hype?

    Christian Louboutin Beauté, the new cosmetics collection from the red soled shoemaker extraordinaire, is finally here. The collection has kicked off with a nail lacquer range featuring a red and 30 other colours to be launched at the end of August. The star of the show is undoubtably Rouge Louboutin, a red nail polish that…

  • OKUN: Africa Inspired Beachwear

    Wandering through Covent Garden recently, my eye was caught by a new store setting up with fabulous yellow print wallpaper and the name OKUN, which I knew was a Yoruba word. Intrigued I popped in to find out more. ÒKUN (which means ocean) is a new London-based, Nigerian owned fashion brand producing male beachwear. The original designs are…

  • Weird Food: Slice of Sushi Pizza Anyone?

    If you follow me on Instagram then you will know that I’m a culinary explorer boldly going where no taste bud has gone before. Or something. Anything unusual on a menu that I haven’t seen before I have to try. I love sushi and I love pizza so when I saw the two words combined on a…

  • Natural Beauty: Liquid Gold Rush – All About Argan & Wildwood Groves Argan Oil

    Argan oil is currently the beauty industry’s flavour of the month.  There are more argan-y products than you can shake a stick out, being launched daily it seems. Everything from hair, skin to lipstick and mascara containing argan. So I thought I’d find out a little bit more about the product dubbed ‘liquid gold’. Argan comes…

  • Review and Swatches: Sleek Mardi Gras Lip4 Palette

    As you know I’m a purple lip lover so when I spotted the Mardi Gras Sleek lip palette I only had eyes for the gorgeous mesmerising purple (Rio). I would never have chosen the rest of the colours but have ended up being very pleasantly surprised when I’ve worn them recently as part of #100lippydays.  As…

  • Natural Beauty: Balance Me Super Moisturising Body Oil Review

    I like the sound of Balance Me and its philosophy of “beauty that works naturally” offering products that are within the affordable luxury price bracket. The company was founded in 2005 by two sisters after they left the corporate world in a quest to achieve a better work-life balance. The brand has achieved a fair number of accolades…

  • #100LippyDays and Spending Ban Update

    Well I’ve managed to get through the whole of July without one single beauty purchase. Big pat on the back to me. Seriously it’s a big achievement not to have sneaked a teeny little purchase in. I’m enjoying rediscovering prior purchases and my consumer lust is abating so the spending ban is working. On the…

  • London: BFI Teenage Kicks Season Kicks Off, 1 – 31 August 2014

    I have been an employed adult for longer than I care to think about and yet I still get that “school’s out for summer” feeling every year. Swiftly followed by the crushing realisation that “no it’s not“ but “hurrah I can now get a seat on public transport“. This August, the BFI is celebrating the highs and…

  • Natural Beauty: Therapi Orange Blossom skincare review

    I love it when a competition winner gives feedback on a prize they’ve won. Lola won last month’s competition to win this Therapi honey skincare set. Read below for what she had to say. Lola Skinner: THERAPI ORANGE BLOSSOM HONEY GEL CLEANSER REVIEW* Therapi claims: “A lightly foaming gel wash. Nourishing honey and natural extracts of yucca gently…

  • Sunday Lunch, The Garden Restaurant at Orsett Hall

    I recently shared my spa experience at Kukana Spa at Orsett Hall, a luxury hotel in Thurrock, Essex. The second part of my treat was Sunday lunch in the  Garden Restaurant, at Orsett Hall. The Garden restaurant offers far more than standard hotel fare and operates as a stand alone setting. The chef, Robert Pearce, was crowned…