Things We Love

Beauty Blender

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[show_shopthepost_widget id=”384954″] I am never quite sure about the concept of flawless skin but having spent at least two days of a recent trip to New York in Sephora with my wanna be beauty guru daughter, I am convinced that… Read More
Art & Culture

Quote of the day

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“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained”.   Marie… Read More
Art & Culture

Christmas ads: What do we think?

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Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without the annual slew of festive adverts, as every year they get increasingly more lavish, sentimental and even controversatial. Does this ad by Debenhams titled “Found it” sum up the value of Christmas – the season… Read More
Home & Garden

Botany E5

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Remember way back in 2013 I posted about the house plant revival – now everywhere you look there are cheese and rubber plants, catus’s and succulents. Well in London there are for sure and last week in New York I… Read More
Art & Culture

Ray Kappe’s dream home

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// Like almost everyone else I know, I have a dream that involves living in a mid century house by the sea or in the woods. The clean lines and open spaces are inspiring for their simplicity and light and… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

How to go Grey: Stage 1

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Walking around the streets of Dalston I’m surrounded by beautiful grey hair and mostly on young girls. This ever growing trend was started by uber hip hair salon Bleach, who initially set up in the back of cult nail salon… Read More
Art & Culture

See this: Transparent

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If you have Amazon Prime (it used to be Love Film and I had no idea I had it till I logged on!!) you simply must check out Transparent, a new show specially created for Amazon. It’s interesting that these… Read More
Home & Garden

HAY Vintage Pop Up: Rugspiration

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As I mentioned last week, Danish furniture brand HAY is my new favourite place. Their blend of original design and affordable prices is refreshing and something we could with more of in the UK. They are also excellent at staging… Read More
Out & About

A weekend in Copenhagen

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It’s that time of year when summer seems like a distant memory and Christmas seems all too close. October is my favourite month for exploring new places and cities really are at their best when it’s sunny but cold. Last… Read More
Out & About

See this: Best of Britannia

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Now in its third year Best of Britannia brings together the best of British cars, boats and bikes, high quality mens and womenswear, jewellery and accessories furniture and furnishings and is well worth a visit if you are in London… Read More
Middle Aged Mum

Middelagemum.com: Moving on

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It’s been all change recently here at Middle Aged Towers, as TSS (twenty something son) has moved out and teen daughter started an art foundation course. TTS’s big move went well and after several trips to Ikea, a huge supermarket… Read More
Fashion & Beauty

Women in Clothes

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Women in Clothes is new book which looks at what women wear and what we are trying to say to the outside world with our clothes. 642 women submitted comments to the project answering questions such as “what are you… Read More
Art & Culture

Kate Bush: In praise of weird

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Growing up in the suburbs of a northern city, around the age of about 14 I became aware that I wasn’t like other people. I didn’t fit in and felt increasingly trapped and odd. I liked strange music, weird clothes… Read More