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Fashion & BeautyMarch 3, 2017

Seeking Style Inspiration: Spring Dressing When Not Buying

By Amanda

I am having to avoid magazines and shops. Only two months in to my year of buying Nothing New and I’m starting to struggle. New collections are springing up in store windows and magazines are full of fabulous tailoring and… Read More

Art & CultureMarch 1, 2017

The Future of the Fashion Show?

By Jane

We don’t do a lot of fashion week stuff, as, while its fun and great to catch up with our fashion friends, all that waiting around and dressing up at the weekend is exhausting – although I’m sure we could… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 27, 2017

Kids Author Liz Pichon On Enjoying Success Later In Life

By Amanda

I knew I was going love children’s book author and illustrator Liz Pichon when I found out her favourite kids TV programmes had been The Double Deckers and The Banana Splits. They were mine too. She also loved Vision On,… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 24, 2017

Sharon McGlinchey from MV Organic Skincare comes to London

By Amanda

Just a heads up here for anyone interested in beauty facials…You may remember me enthusing over the lovely Sharon McGlinchey and her holistic facials last year. Sharon is based in Australia and whizzes around the globe doing mostly private clients.… Read More

Art, Culture & Craft, Home & Garden, We Are ReadingFebruary 23, 2017

Studio, Creative Spaces For Creative People by Sally Coulthard

By Amanda

Other people’s work spaces, just like other people’s houses, are endlessly fascinating to me. And when the work space is a creative one, such as a studio or workroom, it’s even more exciting; as well as looking at lots of… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 22, 2017

Confidence Building Make Up with Beautii

By Amanda

So, I’m nearing the end of month two on my Nothing New year and I’m discovering a lot about my old See-Now-Buy-Now behaviour. Firstly, I’ve had to curtail those ‘I’ve got ten minutes to spare so lets pop into COS… Read More

Things We LoveFebruary 21, 2017

FRUU, A Millennial and Vegan Friendly Lip Balm

By Amanda

FRUU is a good new lip balm from an indie cosmetic company which aims to provide good quality, organic and sustainable products at a price well below the fancy stuff that’s out there. I’ve been using the Mango Lip Balm… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 20, 2017

Blogging: What’s the Future?

By Jane

Reading Navaz from Disney Roller Girl’s post last week looking back at her 10 years of blogging, really struck a chord with me. Like her we have been blogging for nearly 10 years and consider ourselves to be among the… Read More

Home & Garden, Out & AboutFebruary 17, 2017

Gardening Magazines, Dig Delve, Burberry and Henry Moore

By Amanda

Gardening Magazine round-up January and February are the ‘months of hope’ for gardeners, we spend all our time reading seed catalogues, bookmarked web pages on fancy new perennials and imagining that THIS YEAR will be the one where not one… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 15, 2017

Trend Alert: Sweatshirts are back!

By Jane

Well of course for some of us they never went away – as there’s nothing I like more than coming home from a hard day at the coalface of fashion, to pull on a grubby old, worn out grey marl… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutFebruary 13, 2017

Vanessa Bell and Patti Smith at Dulwich Picture Gallery

By Amanda

Attention Bloomsbury fans, there is a really wonderful exhibition of over 100 of Vanessa Bell’s paintings, photographs and designs at the Dulwich Picture Gallery currently, which must not be missed. It is Vanessa Bell’s first ever solo exhibition, and it… Read More

Art & CultureFebruary 10, 2017

Forget the Book Club – it’s time for the Art Club!

By Jane

Here’s how it is – you spent your early years under the covers with a torch and a copy of Harold Robbins (for education – it was the 70s) you devoured every feminist book ever written in your 20s, moved… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 8, 2017

Women Wearing White: Winter Dressing With Style

By Amanda

A month into my Year Of Nothing New and so far, so good. What do you mean it’s only been four weeks? I’ve successful navigated those tempting sales racks and ubiquitous ‘extra 20% off sale price!’ emails that pop temptingly… Read More

Middle Aged Mum, UncategorizedFebruary 6, 2017

Middelagedmum.com: Better late than never

By Jane

Last week after a 5.30am start and meetings all day, I was on my way home from work when I got a text, “sorry I’m going to be 10 mins late”. I had completely forgotten (due to the 5.30 am… Read More

Out & AboutFebruary 3, 2017

Guest Blogger Elena Bowes: The Best Apps That New Yorkers Love

By Amanda

Our regular guest blogger Elena is making a big life change for 2017, she’s (semi) moving to New York, where no one does anything without checking an app first. But which ones to use? She shares her tips on the… Read More

Fashion & BeautyFebruary 1, 2017

Advanced Skincare Collection from The White Company

By Amanda

Attention womenfolk, this is a good new thing from The White Company. Advanced Skincare Collection is the brand’s first foray into proper beauty creams, but it has cleverly collaborated with the hottest beauty company around, DECIEM -The Abnormal Beauty Company,… Read More

Out & AboutJanuary 30, 2017

Women who get s..t done: Elizabeth Warren

By Jane

The first in a new series of posts about women we admire – not for the way they look – but for what they do. As I get older, I’m increasingly intolerant of women who are revered for the way… Read More

Things We LoveJanuary 27, 2017

Poo Pourri – An effective way of keeping your bathroom smelling good.

By Amanda

Poo Pourri. Yes, it really is a ‘thing’ and a good one, too. If, like me, you have a number of men around the house with robust appetites, you’ll know the, ahem, consequences of this can be unpleasantly aromatic. Well,… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyJanuary 27, 2017

Street Style from the Jaipur Literary Festival, With Ishtailista, 2017

By Amanda

Our friends Abhimanyu and Deeksha were shooting at the Literary Fair in Jaipur again this year and asked if we’d like more street-style images of the attendees, as they did for us last year. The literary festival grows bigger by… Read More

Art & Culture, Out & AboutJanuary 25, 2017

A Glorious Textile Holiday With Selvedge Magazine.

By Amanda

If you are planning your summer holiday and want something a little more interesting than just toasting on a beach (although wouldn’t a bit of heat right now be great?), can we point you to our friends at Selvedge Magazine,… Read More

EventsJanuary 23, 2017

The Women’s March: What next?

By Jane

Many of you will have been on Women’s Marches around the world this weekend and I’m sure like us, you will had an amazingly uplifting and positive experience. The sun shone as we stood in Grovesnor Square among the banners… Read More

Fashion & BeautyJanuary 20, 2017

Trend Alert: Shoulder Pads

By Jane

Back in the 80s no outfit was complete without a huge pair of shoulder pads, in fact my flat mate was so obsessed with them, she even added them to her dressing gown. Double sided tape or velcro ensured that… Read More

Health & Happiness, Home & GardenJanuary 18, 2017

Podcasts For Grown Up Women

By Amanda

Firstly, thanks for the AMAZING responses to the Nothing New post from last Monday, I am hugely motivated by all the support and I hope to keep you entertained by my ‘no new clothes’ journey this year. Moving on. Podcasts… Read More

Middle Aged MumJanuary 16, 2017

Middleagedmum.com: The not so empty nest

By Jane

A feature in last weeks Sunday Times looked at a group of 20 somethings and how they felt about still living at home. The aptly named ‘Peter Pan’ generation talked of the ups and downs of living at home well… Read More

Fashion, Health & Happiness, We Are ReadingJanuary 15, 2017

The No Spend Year, by Michelle McGagh

By Amanda

I’ve just ordered this book by Guardian journalist Michelle McGagh having heard her on Women’s Hour this week. I’m going to go the whole year without buying any new clothes, which I reckon will be hard enough but Michelle went… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Home & GardenJanuary 13, 2017

Style Icon – Caroline Lebar

By Amanda

Since I’m not buying any brand new clothes this year (gulp) I will need loads of inspiration from stylish women in order to get the best from my wardrobe. I have lots of clothes, I just get a bit bored… Read More

Out & AboutJanuary 10, 2017

Time to take action: Women’s March on London

By Jane

It was hard not to feel disillusioned by the events of 2016, as the politics of fear and division have come to the fore in a terrifying show of strength from men who have no place in the civilised world.… Read More

Things We LoveJanuary 9, 2017

A Beautiful Jacket From Joseph

By Amanda

My wardrobe audit was interesting in that it turned up an unexpectedly high count on jackets…..26! Although I’ve got some lovely ones, I’m aware there’s a gap for a beautiful, classic blazer that would elevate jeans and a shirt/sweater to… Read More

Fashion & Beauty, Health & HappinessJanuary 9, 2017

The Year Of Nothing New

By Amanda

Happy New Year everyone! We hope your festive season was wonderful and you’re bracing yourselves for whatever 2017 brings. Regular readers will know we don’t really do New Year Resolutions here at TWR, but this year I am breaking with… Read More

Health & HappinessDecember 23, 2016

Merry Christmas

By Jane

The fire’s lit, candles are burning and the Hygge playlist is on. Christmas is here and predictably Amanda and I have been ill in the insanely busy run up to Christmas. Whenever I plan to spend the holidays at home… Read More