Ok, so I may be one step away from a hair shirt but I decided this morning to make my own yoghurt. My stomach is beginning to seriously miss starting the working week breakfasting across town from The Botanist (blueberry pancakes to die for) and Automat (officially the best eggs…
Country Fille hiatus
Hello readers – how’s things? Been busy? Me too – I made this since we last spoke. Pretty cool huh? So, I’m hoping you’ll excuse my silence (better than ‘my dog ate my homework’ I hope). The little chap’s called Dante Marco Mansi, so far I won’t say it’s been…
Autumn boots
CF.com is by no means a fashion blog, but what with the rain whipping at the windows, a soothing butternut squash risotto on the stove and the advent of the Brora sale (nothing says ‘goodbye summer’ more than cashmere cardis), this afternoon my mind has begun to wander to thoughts…
A new arrival: updated
A week or so ago we were delighted to discover a snuffly, shuffling hedgehog, hoovering up bugs in the garden at twilight. We decided to christen him Hector. Today however, after accidentally uncovering his nest, we discovered that Hector is after all, a Henrietta. Complete with five palm-sized babies. The…
Sweet dreams are made of these…
So, being nigh on eight months pregnant, my jaunts to stay in beds like this (pictured: one of my favourites at Coworth Park, part of The Dorchester Collection) are being shelved for the foreseeable. Going into labour while on a press trip just doesn’t seem that cool. I’ve laid my…
DIY Beauty: making my own shampoo
So, as per my last post, I’ve decided to try my hand at making my own beauty products. I figured that, after six years of slathing myself in all manner of lotions and potions in the name of beauty journalism, I should be able to concoct a few of my…
TESTED: Tinted moisturisers – the face of summer
As a paid beauty junkie, writing about the virtues of a cabinet full of lotions and potions for six years at various magazines, I’m often asked what makes it into my own make-up bag (read various overstuffed trunks). Well, my answer varies vastly depending on a/ the time of year…
Almost there…
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