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Weekend Read 20 March 2021(Post)
It is official. Having arrived at 5.37 am this morning (UK), today is the first day of spring. Having walked our way through the immensely difficult winter months, perhaps we can join together as w ...
How To Save Yourself(Post)Life, I’ve decided, is too short to spend dithering over what to wear. And so I post the question: how long did it take you to get dressed this morning? Two minutes? Ten minutes? Half an hour…? Over ...
Perfume: The Stuff I Get Asked All The Time(Post)Some of you may know that I’m fragrance-obsessed. (It is literally the most important thing about most products, for me.) Others may also know that just over 18 months ago, I set up The Perfume Socie ...
The Kitten, The Vet And The Pet That Made Our Family Happier(Post)“So she’s … dead?” The young Australian vet looked at me with red eyes. “I’ve never had this happen to me before,” he half whispered, as if reading my look of alarm. A silence hung between us as we ...
Weekend Read 13 November 2021(Post)My final three words on the last Weekend Read were very simple and taken from the song, November Rain. They were ‘Everybody Needs Somebody’ and I think I would like to talk about that for a moment o ...
Winter Warmers(Post)For once, we’ve had a ‘proper’ winter. Plenty of blue skies, sub-zero temperatures – and snow, across much of the country. (To do battle with, once the childish thrill’s worn off.) Jo – as you may ha ...
Ayurveda: What Your Dosha Can Say About You(Post)Health fads may come and go. But you can’t really argue with a mind-body health system that’s been around, so it’s said, for up to 5,000 years, when Indian monks were seeking new ways to be healthy. ...
Gill meets Julius Eulberg(Post)When was Julisis founded and what was your first ever product? Julisis was founded in 2002 and we launched in 2003, so it is our 10th anniversary this year. Gold Elexir Day and Silver Elexir Night w ...
The Morning After The Night Before(Post)Famously, this is the season of Big Nights Out, one after the other. The temptations of champagne, cocktails, canapés. And there’s no doubt that from a beauty (not to mention health) perspective, the ...
How To Do Jet Set(Post)I’m going to ‘fess up here. Such is my obsession with holiday clothing that I don’t think I could go on long enough a holiday to justify the amount of kaftans, pretty wisps of broderie anglaise, bask ...
A Paean To Tea(Post)“I feel really unhappy.” It’s a puerile statement for any mother to make, my only defence being it’s day 58 of lockdown, I’m still in pyjamas and the migraine drugs have left me a lethargic mess on ...
Weekend Read 15 October 2022(Post)Before anything, can we please debrief from last weekend. In no particular order, and for all those who are interested, we will be tapping together again very soon. I think this will take place in ...