I love Christmas shopping.
And Christmas blogging.
Category Archives: Lifestyle
The Christmas Shop!
The week starts with a visit to Garsons Farm in Esher…
Specifically, the new HUGE Christmas department!
Perfume Notes: Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere
Make room on your Christmas lists for Chanel No. 5 Eau Premiere.
Christmas Cake Recipe
I have a very good raisin and festive reason for posting this recipe today: make a Christmas cake this weekend. Action that, Christmas!
Autumn Lookbook Part Two
Autumn fashion continues apace but this time in full evening mode.
Autumn Lookbook Part One
What to wear on spectacularly dreary Autumn days is a point to ponder. In times of sartorial uncertainty (and when I need to smile) I consult my homemade book of fashion maxims written by yours truly, c. 15 years ago. It tells me: ‘Grey weather does not mean we forgo style’. Not a greatly poetic line, but we’ll take it, as it’s certainly workable.
When White Stuff asked me if I fancied picking a few pieces following my visit to their new Guildford store, I swooned with joy at the opportunity to work a little style into a grey November Sunday!
November Skin
‘November skin’ – that’s a thing, right?
At least there’s something about finding ourselves firmly knee deep in Autumn (wearing boots up to the knees) that makes me think about skincare in more nuanced ways… with plenty of scope for luxury.
White Stuff in Guildford
Every so often a shop opening attracts my attention, like the sound of a champagne cork popping in the next room, or a bright pullulating firework in the distance.
Clarins Eau Dynamisante
There is nothing tentative about this perfume. It’s like hosting a party at your pulse points. Plucky notes include ginseng (so uplifting, very important for November), a fresh zing from aloe vera and an almost woody horsetail trail that synergize into a striking and energetic scent.
Rituals, Ritual
I like to alight from a hectic week by setting a scented candle alight.