Happy New Year. My first post of 2017 and I thought I’d share with you my recent trip to the big smoke. Here’s how I spent my 36 hours in London including where we ate, slept and my favourite shops. Although it was such a short trip we did manage to cram in a lot. […]
Gift Wrapping Tips
Hopefully you have finally finished your Christmas shopping and are at the stage of putting your feet up, warming the mulled wine and getting going with a mountain of gift wrapping. If not…well… good luck with that. It’s just 3 days until the big day, so what are you doing reading blog posts, go go […]
Bath Christmas Market A Very British Festive Treat
On a rather cold Sunday in early December we decided to pay a visit to the historic Roman city of Bath. Being just an hours drive from us we often venture to this very civilised slice of Somerset but were drawn on this particular weekend by the annual Bath Christmas Market. The award winning Bath Christmas […]
Christmas Party Pieces
The Christmas party season is about to explode into it’s full eggnog fuelled splendour. So without further ado, here are a few Christmas party pieces to get your festive wardrobe off to a flying start. Whether it’s the office party or a White Tie “do” these little festive treats will have you looking your dapper […]
Christmas Gift Guide
So the clock is ticking. The countdown to christmas has begun. It’s time to riffle through every Christmas gift guide one can lay their hands on for inspiration and to make the tedium of shopping for everyone but ones self just that little bit less, well, dreadful. Without further ado, here it is; my first […]
Halloween on the Beach
Today marks All Hallows Eve. The 31st of October and for me it has always meant the beginning of the “proper” winter Season. The Harvest is done and the larders are full. Winter is officially coming. Autumn has been beautiful, the trees are exploding into colour and putting on a most generous display. This weekend […]
Golden Autumn Beach Breakfast
The Autumn has so far been golden and glorious. We decided to make the most of a particularly lovely Sunday and head to the ocean for a golden autumn beach breakfast. Dorset is awash with glorious spots to have a nibble; breakfast, brunch lunch or dinner. Take your pick! We donned our warmest Sowesters and Seasalt coats […]
Skin Deep Skin Dupe: Lacura Caviar Skin care review
I’m a little more then excited to be writing this post. I’ve had to tell myself off a few times this weekend and remind myself that patience is a virtue. You see, I have made a small but significant purchase. And I needed a few days to get acquainted with said purchase before putting all […]
September Luxe List: Autumn Makeup and Cosmetics update
There really is no hiding from it. September heralds that Autumn is on it’s way. Tree’s are turning a delicious amber and honeyed hue, the cashmere blankie is suddenly my new best friend again and everywhere you look from Pinterest to Polyvore the words “transition” are repeated, like an episode of Friends on channel 4. So […]
September Luxe List: Autumn Fashion Finds
I have a bit of a love hate relationship with September. I’m definitely more of a summer girl, although with that being said, I am partial to the 4 week winter period that arrives on December 1st and ends on January 1st! So the arrival of September marks the coming of Autumn, which I naturally […]