As our Summer begins to morph into mists, your beauty regime might like a change too. Here are my favourite products for right now.
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Ham House
Homemade Cornish Pasties
Nothing makes me think of Summer more than a homemade Cornish Pasty… especially now that our nice hot weather is playing hard to get. The thrill lies in cooking and eating the fuel for the chase!
Baked Apricots
Such a quick and easy recipe for summer. Baked apricots require zero effort for maximum results. Soft, delicious and nutritious apricots in a golden glaze, it makes the best fruity pudding base. Serve on their own for an apricot debut solo, or with ice cream, or sorbet, or cream, or a sponge…
Travel Beauty
For me, beauty is at its best when it’s simple and straightforward… particularly when travelling. An indolent makeup bag, if you will. These are the products that I took away with me when I went to Cambridge. Compact, light, mini products with no big bulky breakable bottles and no brushes – and bearing in mind I had a formal family wedding to attend – I covered all makeup bases. Here goes!
Cambridge Central
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – Press Day – Part Two
I thought ‘The SMART Vision Garden: Having the vision to see beyond mental illness’ had a very clever concept behind it.
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RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – Press Day – Part One
I feel a real frisson of excitement around flowers, so I went to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show Press Day, the very first day of the show.
2015 marks 25 years of the flower show, so (horticulturally speaking) it’s the biggest year yet!
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Wimbledon Tennis 2015
In the late nineteenth century, women played tennis in corsets and their clothes weighed about 10 ½ lb – the equivalent of nearly five bags of sugar.
Perfume notes: Dior Dolce Vita
Dolce Vita by Dior. The very name hints at the beautiful bouquet of notes in this fragrance.