May 2012

Pout of Approval: Black Dress HQ

LIKE most women I love beautiful dresses. Especially black ones. Versatile and elegant, a little black dress can you take you from day into night with ease and panache. Acclaimed style icon Wallis Simpson wasn’t wrong when she said: “When a little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place.”  So when I heard of a new online retailer which aims to make hunting for your

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Celebrating my pregnancy and the bump…

Now 33 weeks pregnant, I can well and truly say that I have fallen in love with my ever-growing bump over the last few months. So much so, that I think after baby Portman has made his / her arrival, I’m actually going to miss my bump, quite a lot. Yes it’s heavy and often gets in the way of me doing things (painting my toe nails is now almost

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The pressure of perfection and why we should all be easier on ourselves & each other

I WAS going through my Twitter feed the other day when I came across a horrible and rather depressing article on the famous Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. In case you don’t know who Aishwarya is, in a nutshell, she is known for being one of the most beautiful women in the world and a global Bollywood superstar. Aishwaryi gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in November last

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Pout of Approval: Abahna Bath Oil

IF Cleopatra was around today, she wouldn’t be bathing in milk, but in this amazing Abahna bath oil.   Fit for a goddess, this product quite frankly has transformed my bathing routine, turning it from something very ordinary into the sublime. Like most ladies, I love a good soak in the tub and have in the past opted for any kind of bubble bath or bath oil that’s been lying

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How to throw a vintage tea party…

ON Saturday I hosted a vintage tea party at my house for the very first time and as it was such a success, I thought I’d share some of my top tips with you! Here’s how to throw an amazing vintage tea party… the easy way. 1) Keep numbers small and cosy Before you choose a date, decide numbers! Think about how many people you can realistically and comfortably cater

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