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Home & GardenJuly 9, 2012

Stationery seduction with Martha Stewart: Home Office is launched through Staples

By Amanda

Break out the bunting again, Martha Stewart has arrived in the UK at last! You know we love craft-queen Martha; ever since we were seduced by the beautiful images in her Martha Stewart Living magazines in the early 90s, we’ve… Read More

Home & Garden, We Are ReadingJuly 8, 2012

Bringing Nature Home: Floral Arrangements Throughout the Seasons: Floral Arrangements Throughout the Seasons, by Nicolette Owen and Deborah Needleman

By Jane

Fashion & BeautyJuly 8, 2012

Why Kenzo is cool again

By Jane

There was a time back in the day (the 80’s) when no work trip to Paris was complete without a trip to the Kenzo store in Place Des Victoires. Not that we could afford anything, but we just had to… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 7, 2012

The best of RHS Hampton Court Flower Show

By Amanda

Here’s a quick overview of other beautiful gardens and plants I saw at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show on Tuesday, including the perfect office for a freelancer, above. Trends spotted included plants for damp places….ferns, tree ferns and mosses which… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 6, 2012

Something lovely for a Friday: Marni menswear inspiration

By Jane

Menwear is having something of a moment, with some of the most recent mens shows in London looking more exciting than we have seen in a while. There seems to be no boundaries when it comes to what designers think… Read More

Things We LoveJuly 5, 2012

Bobbi Brown Desert Twilight eye palette

By Amanda

In terms of eye shades, I buy a new colour about once a decade, and it’s almost always shades of neutral. I watch in wonder as others do amazing things with cornflower blue, smokey purples and even neons, but… Read More

Out & AboutJuly 5, 2012

Gold stars for the Edible Bus Stop at Hampton Court Flower Show

By Amanda

A while ago we wrote about the enthusiastic Mak Gilchrist and The Edible Bus Stop scheme, an idea for brightening up her street and getting her community to garden with her around their local bus stop. A year (and those… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 4, 2012

Dear British retailers

By Jane

Over the last few months I have been shopping in high street shops more often than I would like. What with finding the perfect prom dress and shopping for teen sons summer trip around Europe (lucky for some), it feels… Read More

Health & HappinessJuly 3, 2012

Suffering for beautiful skin: the Philips ReAura again

By Amanda

You may remember I tried the new Philips ReAura laser recently, and wrote about it here. A funny thing happened after I finished, despite me writing about how much it hurt and how I didn’t think I looked that different,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJuly 2, 2012

Trend alert: trophy trousers and kitten heels

By Jane

As you already know, this summer and next Autumn TBH, is all about the trophy trouser. Be it coloured, jaquard or printed, no self respecting fashionista will be without a statement trew. So hopefully we have all got over the… Read More

Things We LoveJuly 1, 2012

Crane scissors for sewers

By Amanda

I found these elegant little gold crane scissors when wandering around the V&A shop, which is one of my favourite places to potter in the museum. They are so pretty, and chic, they’d make a great present for any… Read More

Art & CultureJuly 1, 2012

Finding something good from something sad: Lists Of Note

By Amanda

For me this week was a lot about being sad, due to the departure of the wonderful writer Nora Ephron, she who wrote the screenplay of When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and books you never want to end… Read More

Out & AboutJune 30, 2012

In June I have been mainly….

By Jane

Trying unsuccessfully to make Elderflower cordial, hanging out in Hackney – drinking coffee, eating breakfast, drinking far too much with lovely (mad) friends and loving Rubys secret cocktail bar. Admiring Alexa from afar, shopping with teen son and eating giant… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 29, 2012

Rob Ryan (sort-of) jubilee celebration scarf for NV London Calcutta

By Amanda

Rob Ryan’s designs are irresistible to us, the craftsmanship in his paper-cut shapes and the charm in the little stories he tells through the pictures are wonderful. For the last three years he has been collaborating with the award winning… Read More

Things We LoveJune 29, 2012

Neon nails from OPI

By Amanda

So, neon nail polish is FULL of toxic chemicals that aren’t great for your nails, no me neither. I only know this because I found out last week that OPI has always said it would never do neon because it… Read More

Home & GardenJune 28, 2012

Objects For Use

By Jane

Objects for Use is a charming shop hidden away in an alleyway at the bottom of Kingsland Road in the heart of Shoreditch. Having spent half her life in Japan and half in Britain, owner Momoko Mizutani has had to… Read More

Novels & Biogs, We Are ReadingJune 27, 2012

I Remember Nothing by Nora Ephron

By Amanda

As I write this I am distraught, Nora Ephron has just died and I can hardly stand the thought of the future without another Nora book to look forward to. This is an utterly selfish thing to admit to, what… Read More

Things We LoveJune 27, 2012

Aubrey London laptop bag

By Amanda

It’s quite hard to find a smart, well priced lap top bag, one you are happy to carry proudly as an accessory. I was sent this very smart one from Aubrey bags recently and it had its first outing last… Read More

Art & CultureJune 27, 2012

Go See This: Yoko Ono To The Light at The Serpentine Gallery

By Amanda

As the Olympics draw closer, the tubes are full to bursting with new visitors, more roads close daily causing traffic madness and there’s an hysterical running-out-of-time feel to the roadworks, but on the bright side, London’s cultural programme is incredibly… Read More

Art & CultureJune 26, 2012

More colour inspiration

By Jane

Always on the look out for colour inspiration for the day job, I recently stumbled across the lovely Tumblr, Landscape Palettes. The colour palettes are inspired by photographs of landscapes, submitted by anyone who has taken an nice image. You… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 25, 2012

Teatime Treat: Jean Shrimpton and Richard Avedon

By Amanda

Monday tea time treat, found poking about on Kay Montano’s lovely blog, via Theyroaredvintage. You don’t often see Jean actually talking, isn’t she stunning?… Read More

Penhaligon's refillable travel atomiser, why can't they all be like this?

Things We LoveJune 25, 2012

A clever perfume idea from Penhaligon’s

By Amanda

Penhaligon’s recently sent me a sample of its new Peoneve perfume in this ingenious refillable travel atomiser. Now, perfume bottles that don’t allow you to unscrew the spray top in order to decant some into a smaller, travel size bottle… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 25, 2012

We love Betty!

By Amanda

We are in love with the charming Betty magazine and the hard working team that put it together. We caught up with editors Charlotte Jacklin and Charlotte Melling at the new edition launch party last week and learnt they both… Read More

Out & AboutJune 24, 2012

L’Atelier: Eat and shop

By Jane

Every time I walk through Dalston another new cafe or shop has opened and it is increasingly turning into an interesting place to hang out during the day as well as party central (if you are 20 something) at night.… Read More

Art & CultureJune 23, 2012

Go see this: Thomas Heatherwick, Designing The Extraordinary

By Amanda

If you are in the creative industry in any shape or form, drop everything and go see the amazing Thomas Heatherwick, Designing The Extraordinary exhibition at the V&A. The man’s a genius. From the paper strip gallery guide you hand… Read More

Art & CultureJune 22, 2012

Dig out those shoulder pads and pop on a peplum: Dallas is back!

By Jane

The show that changed the face of TV, the size of our hair, width of our shoulders, the way our young impressionable selves viewed older, rich men, and famously brought the whole nation to a standstill with the question “Who… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJune 21, 2012

Fenwick goes online…..at last

By Amanda

We’re just checking that you all know the department store chain is Fenwick is now online. Until about a month or so ago it was possibly the last retailer left standing not to have an ecommerce website, but now has… Read More

Fashion, We Are ReadingJune 20, 2012

Paul Smith: A to Z

By Jane

Fashion & BeautyJune 20, 2012

When Tavi met Iris: Good Taste/Bad Taste, The Evolution of Contemporary chic

By Jane

Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations at the Met is on my list of must see exhibitions when I visit New York this summer and I would have loved to be able to see the not so impossible conversation between 16… Read More

Things We LoveJune 19, 2012

A nice fan from Muji

By Amanda

Should the weather in the UK actually reach what we like to refer to as ‘summery’, those suffering from menopausal hot flushes might like to consider a hand held fan to keep cool with. I am in a constant state… Read More