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Things We LoveSeptember 15, 2017

Midnight Radiance Mask from Omorovicza, For Lazy Beauty Fans

By Amanda

I am very lazy with my beauty routine, preferring fast action, simple applications rather than complex, multi-staged interventions. Apparently there’s a ‘thing ‘about double cleansing happening in beauty right now, I can hardly bring myself to clean once, let alone… Read More

Home & GardenSeptember 15, 2017

Cold Brew Coffee: Boringly Quiet But Good.

By Amanda

Now, don’t shout at me here, but I’m starting to think Christmas presents. I appreciate you might be still dusting the sand off your feet from your summer hols, but here in blog-ville we’ve been thinking about chocolate mince pies… Read More

Out & AboutSeptember 7, 2017

See This: Leighton House and the Alma-Tadema Collection

By Amanda

A while back Jane mentioned her disappointment with the new Design Museum and started a comments-conversation on what to see in West London. It turned out we’d never written anything on one of my favourite spaces, Leighton House Museum, just… Read More

Food, We Are ReadingSeptember 4, 2017

Soulful Baker by Julie Jones.

By Amanda

If any of you are keen bakers, you probably already follow the talented Julie Jones on her instagram feed. She has a way with decorating a cake or a tart that makes you wish for more time in the day… Read More

Fashion & BeautySeptember 1, 2017

Arket: A Good New Brand For Grown Up Women (And Men)

By Amanda

Hello! Welcome back to TWR. We have had a great summer recharging our batteries, we hope yours was good too. Anything interesting happen while we were away? Well yes, as it happens. Arket launched, a rather good new brand from… Read More

Out & AboutAugust 4, 2017

We Are Off On Our Annual Summer Break

By Amanda

We are off on our annual summer break for a few weeks, to recharge our creative batteries and to get out and about to find new things to talk to you about. We are back Friday, 1st September, so we… Read More

Art & CultureAugust 2, 2017

Women In Art: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

By Amanda

Our roving cultural reporter Elena Bowes is back in her home town of New York this week, chatting to curator Natalie Bell of the New Museum about Artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye and her new show, Under Song For A Cypher. If… Read More

Art & Culture, Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingJuly 28, 2017

The Lost Girl, By Carol Drinkwater

By Amanda

This week I found myself sitting opposite Helen Herriot, wife of vet James Herriot of All Creatures Great And Small fame and the person I most wanted to end up being when I was a teenager (after Rhoda). Who wouldn’t… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutJuly 26, 2017

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: Stephan Janson, Milan’s Best-Kept Secret

By Amanda

Our roving reporter Elena Bowes has been in Milan, where she spent an afternoon with a designer you’ll likely never have heard of, yet whose influence is extensive; Mr Stephan Janson. Here he offers up a very grounded view on… Read More

Things We LoveJuly 26, 2017

The Dries Van Noten Film Is Out On DVD

By Amanda

Just a quick heads up for anyone who might want to see the new Dries Van Noten film but whose local cinema is unlikely to screen it…The film is out now on DVD and is a total treat. Jane wrote… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 24, 2017

Willowberry: A New British Skincare Brand To Consider

By Amanda

Willowberry is a new British skincare brand that uses 100% natural or naturally derived ingredients alongside super-food style ‘boosts’ provided by rosehip oil and chia seed. It’s also the brainchild of Jenni Retourne, someone we’ve known almost since the beginning… Read More

Things We LoveJuly 24, 2017

A Few Summer Drinks Ideas, Plus An Excellent Cocktail Book

By Amanda

Apparently, according to new research, even moderate drinking is now linked to an increased risk of dementia and other age-related issues. Life without any alcohol would be very dull in my view, but I’m aware of the dangers and I… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 19, 2017

A Couple Of Good Summer Throw-Ons From East

By Amanda

The heat! Man, this has been an unusually warm summer so far, at least where I’ve been sitting here in Barnes. Not only have we had gloriously sunny hot days, but now we’re having muggy, overcast hot days too. If… Read More

Home & GardenJuly 14, 2017

Summer Reading: Our Best Books For The Beach

By Amanda

Summer holidays are around the corner so it seemed a good idea to round up some good reads for the beach or back garden. For anyone who hasn’t yet read Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent, above, so cleverly displayed in… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 10, 2017

Adding A Layer Of Invisible Style With Some Niche Summer Scents

By Amanda

Most of us have been busy peeling off layers of clothes to cope with the magnificent heat we’ve been experiencing in the UK recently, but today I’m suggesting you add another -invisible – layer of style. Scent is a useful… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 7, 2017

Fahrelnissa Zeid at Tate Modern: The Princess Who Painted

By Amanda

If you are looking for some cultural stimulation this summer, we can recommend the new Fahrelnissa Zeid exhibition at Tate Modern. She is an example of another ‘forgotten’ female talent we should all know about. Our roving cultural reporter Elena… Read More

Things We LoveJuly 6, 2017

Grown Up Pyjama Trousers For Summer From Winser London

By Amanda

A quick heads-up on these wide legged Winser London summer trousers, which I’d be buying under normal circumstances. I saw these at the Winser press day and fell in love immediately. They are from the Yasmin Le Bon collection, which… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 5, 2017

Lucinda Chambers Tells It Like It Is. Everyone Gets Excited.

By Amanda

The wonderful and now ex fashion editor of Vogue UK, Lucinda Chambers, caused a mini fashion meltdown on the internet yesterday when she spoke her mind to the cerebral sartorial website Vestoj. She revealed that she’d been sacked somewhat brutally… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 30, 2017

Dresses That Travel: The Best Of The Sale

By Amanda

Oooh, not sale shopping is tough. I LOVE sale shopping. Years of experience combined with insider knowledge have honed my skills. My favourite time to buy is just before the final markdown, it’s like a game of sartorial cat-and-mouse between… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 26, 2017

A Better Approach To Beauty Products? NIOD and The Ordinary.

By Amanda

I thought you might like to know about my recent trial of some of The Abnormal Beauty Company’s products, in particular the Niod range, which is a bit more grown-up-woman that the more Millennial based stuff and The Ordinary, which… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutJune 21, 2017

Perfume: A Sensory Journey Through Contemporary Scent at Somerset House

By Amanda

Exciting news for perfume fans, Somerset House is hosting a wonderful exhibition looking at ten key contemporary scents and why they are important. Regular readers will know that I launched a fragrance website We Wear Perfume a while back due… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Out & AboutJune 16, 2017

Older Models At Evans Bikes

By Amanda

Well done Evans Cycles on using this image of a stylish grown up woman – Anne, apparently- on their A Match Made In Evans advertising. Good to see. I’m a keen urban cyclist, although I rarely do distances longer than… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 12, 2017

The Women’s Room at Portobello Market

By Amanda

Anyone with nothing much to do on Friday and Saturday this week (16th and 17th June) should come find TWR at Portobello Market, where I’ll be sharing a stall to sell all my redundant clothes. I am both terrified and… Read More

Things We LoveJune 8, 2017

Summer plates by Gudrun Sjödén

By Amanda

All this fabulous recent sunshine has got me in the mood for a more summery take on mealtimes. While I’m a keen white-plate-minimalist with my everyday crockery, I like the idea of a splash of colour for summer. I was… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJune 7, 2017

Art, Style and Sewing at the Venice Biennale 2017

By Amanda

When I’ve been to the Venice Biennale in previous years, I’ve always observed a glamorous mix of both art and style. This year, not so much on the style front. The art was as thought provoking as always but I… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 2, 2017

Older Models Are Beautiful, Why Don’t We See More Of Them?

By Amanda

I was going to write about my trip to the Venice Biennale art show today, but that will have to wait, because Harper’s Bazaar needs a big pat on the back for its July photo shoot, featuring two beautiful, older… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutMay 29, 2017

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: Art-y Weekend Outside New York, New Canaan and Beyond

By Amanda

Guest blogger Elena Bowes is turning into our roving art reporter this month, do read her recent post on art in New York if you are planning a trip soon. Today she’s ventured further afield for more cultural kicks. New… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 24, 2017

Burts Bees Now Do Lipsticks

By Amanda

Just a quickie today, as I’m in Venice this week attending the Biennale, do follow us in instagram @thewomensroomblog if you want a tour of the arty highlights while you are at your laptop. Anyway, the lovely Burt’s Bees lip… Read More

Fashion & BeautyMay 19, 2017

Clothes I Wish I Could Buy This Spring

By Amanda

Last week I had my first walk around stores in London looking at spring clothes. I wont pretend I didn’t find it hard, there are some gorgeous items wanting to trip me up on my quest to buy nothing new… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutMay 15, 2017

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: Pacing Manhattan

By Amanda

Our roving reporter Elena Bowes has just got back from another of her trips to New York, where she’s been busy visiting (mostly) art shows currently on in the city. Here’s how she got along. I just got back from… Read More