Nails of the day - the half moon manicure

For a while now I've been wanting to try the half-moon mani, but I never got round to looking up the tricks to make it possible at home. Last week however, I was browsing nail posts over at The Beauty Department and stumbled across the the exact tutorial I'd been meaning to find for ages - how to do a half-moon manicure...

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New Shoes - Kurt Geiger Winston's

Last month I found myself in a pretty unique situation - I had an afternoon ticket to the very first Vogue Festival (which I WILL finish writing up soon, I promise), my favourite ankle-booties were out of action, and there had been a thunder storm almost every day for a week. When faced with the question, then, of what to...

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"I've never seen so much food on one table"

The table laden with treats This weekend, my lovely brother allowed his equally lovely girlfriend to host a Tapas party at the house he shares with friends just down the road in New Cross. The idea was this: everyone brings at least one dish, sweet or savoury, to add to the delights that had already been created. Arriving...

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The London Particular

Hello weekend My favourite breakfast destination is practically right on my doorstep, making it the ideal location for  brunch with friends on a rainy Saturday morning. Homely touches  The London Particular popped up during my brief 18-month hiatus from residing in New Cross, & to me, represents how...

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Mid-week Prosecco

On Wednesday night, to celebrate the end of the labour-of-love that is press-day, we were treated to a post-work glass of prosecco and an inter-department love-in. The marketing department's stash of goodies  The tipple in question was La Marca Treviso extra-dry (although, being a prosecco, it's still rather sweet)....

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Vogue Festival Round-up Part 1 - Dolce & Gabbana

Stefano & Domenico before taking to the stage at Vogue Fest Last Friday I was lucky enough to bag myself an afternoon ticket to the first ever Vogue Festival (see this post for an overview). First on the agenda for the afternoon was Alexandra Shulman herself in conversation with Domenico Dolce & Stefano...

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Nails of the day

This week I'm trying to convince myself it really is springtime (as much as the weather wants me to believe otherwise) by painting my nails with Chanel's Le Vernis in June.  The most summery of their newest colours for SS12, June is a punchy-yet-pastel orange shade, which will take you right through spring up...

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Today I'm mostly listening to...

...Every Night I Say A Prayer by Little Boots...

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Revlon's new Lip Butters

Whilst on a lunch-hour trip around Boots (as I often find myself, on the way back from pret-a-manger, sandwich in hand) I remembered Sali Hughes ' recent recommendation (albeit very small, nestled right at the end of her Spring Looks video) of Revlon's new lip butters. I'm not usually a fan of lip butters, in the broad...

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Today I'm mostly listening to...

...The Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) by Arcade Fire ...

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Chocolate Salted Sponge

Sweet-yet-salty is quite the cuisine trend du jour (I'm sure you're all familiar with Nigella Lawson and her salted caramel), but it's more than just a fad - using salted butter in this cake helps to bring out the cocoa flavour, giving a cake with an intense, rather than sickly, chocolate flavour. I first made this...

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Bicester Village unveil new video as part of 'The Art of Detail' campaign

Take a look at Bicester Village's lovely new promotional video, released as part of their new 'The Art of Dressing' campaign, in the style of The Artist. Imitation, as they say, is the sincerest for of flattery! ...

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The Voice

I'm Pretty sure I speak for a lot of you when I say that The Voice UK was the TV highlight of the past weekend, but after almost three hours of what can only be described as contestants shouting senseless vowels at each other, was anyone else just desperate for the 'battle' rounds to give way to the nitty gritty of..well,...

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The First Pimm's of Spring

The weather may have taken an unexpected turn for the worse, but for a few days at the beginning of April, it really did start to feel like Spring. For me and my two housemates, this can only mean one thing - it's time for the first Pimm's of Spring. In our house, we love a seasonal drink - as soon as it's November we're...

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The Draft House

Since notorious burger joint Meat Liquor opened at the end of 2011 I have been on the constant search for the best burger in London. Meat Liquor was fun, and most definitely novel, but after dining there I had a 12-hour need to lie down and had to shampoo my hair twice to remove the smell of all that grease. They...

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Vogue Festival 2012

Last Friday afternoon, I was lucky enough to finish work early and head down to South Kensington (in a thunder storm, I might add) for the first ever Vogue Festival, held at the Royal Geographic Society. The morning session (featuring talks from Nigella Lawson, Christopher Bailey and more) already over and causing quite a...

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