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Weekend Read 1 October 2022(Post)
October, and before anything else, I would like to say thank you for your ongoing support and loyalty, together with the kind sentiments so many of you expressed after the last Weekend Read. Above a ...
Maggie Alderson’s Sydney(Post)From the moment I arrived in Sydney for the first time, twenty years ago, I felt like I’d come home. I stepped out of the airport into the bright white morning light, caught a drift of eucalyptus on ...
Natural Ways To Brighter Eyes(Post)You’ve probably noticed that D.I.Y beauty – whizzing up ingredients to make your own cosmetics – has become a bit of a trend. Well, with all respect to the millennials who are all over #Instagram wit ...
Summer Beauty(Post)The height of the holiday season is here – and with luck, we’ll all be making hay while the sun shines. (If you can make hay, that is, from a sun lounger.) Now, we don’t want to stray into grandmothe ...
Victoria Sponge(Post)Victoria Sponge I found this recipe on the back of McDougalls Sponge Flour. I’m not sure whether they still sell this flour, so substitute with self-raising flour. 100 grams Self Raising Flour 125 ...
Sensitive Skin Action Plan(Post)One of the few downsides of being a beauty editor is developing a ‘touchy’ complexion, due to the need to put countless new products through their paces. It’s part of the job – but skin doesn’t like ...
A Guide To Summer Self-Care(Post)When we think about self-care we usually associate it with colder weather. Conjuring up visions of comforting rituals, journalling under a blanket with a warming cup of herbal tea and soaking in a ho ...
Scent In The Sun(Post)For me, there are scents which are the equivalent of black opaque tights – and those which are broderie Anglaise skirts, or floaty chiffon dresses. And, just as you wouldn’t want to wear a pair of bl ...
Why Is It So Hard To Find The Perfect Nightwear?(Post)It began with a pair of Ladybird’s, I’m pretty sure of that. In a cosy brushed cotton with little flower motifs. It wasn’t like there was a whole lot of choice back then – I mean are they even still ...
Super-Easy Chocolate Mousse(Post)Courtesy of Tabitha Tortyse: This recipe is so easy and it is the best I’ve ever found for chocolate mousse – easy, unpretentious, delicious. No sugar of cream, it’s pretty low carb and you can use t ...
Weekend Read 19 March 2022(Post)As I welcome you to another Weekend Read, tomorrow is officially the first day of Spring with all that it brings, and that would of course include the hope we collectively hold for lighter days ahead ...
The Joy Of Routine(Post)Thanks, Julianne Moore. Why? For a little phrase she quoted in an interview with a Sunday supplement recently, which really helped put my daily life back on track. Actually, it sounds a lot less ponc ...