My love of Diptyque is well documented here at countryfille.com, it’s fragrances have punctuated my life over the last 5 or so years with the happiest of memories: one whiff of Philosykos and I’m at my husband’s family home on the Amalfi Coast; Baies reminds me of our first marital…
CF Review: This Works No Wrinkles Wonder Essence
I’ll admit this from the get-go. Kathy Phillips is my beauty girl-crush. The woman was a/ Health and Beauty Director at Vogue for seven years (all hail) and b/ went on to launch This Works, one of my hero ranges that I will extol the virtues of till the cows…
CF Review: Wild about Beauty SS13 collection – swatched
I think Louise Redknapp’s beauty range, Wild about Beauty, created with her pal/make-up artist Kim Jacob, could possibly be the beauty equivalent, in WAG terms, of Victoria Beckham’s fashion line. Even after the first collection was released last September I knew this was no celeb-endorsed token collection; the formulas were…
How often do you wash your hair?
So, I’ve been conducting a little hair experiment. Namely I haven’t been washing it. The reasons behind going a bit ‘hippie’ in the hair hygiene stakes are two-fold. 1/ I’ve got a new exciting, rather time consuming project that I’m working on, which means 6am starts with no time for…
Birchbox vs. Glossybox – the review
Long-time readers of countryfille.com (*waves*) will know I’ve been getting the Glossybox subscription for a while. It was my first foray into the beauty box subscription model, courtesy of my fairy mother-in-law (yes, I know, I struck gold). As a bonafide beauty junkie (and ex-Beauty editor who’s missing her daily…
A taste of summer… in February
This was my view on Saturday afternoon… That readers, is why I live by the sea: a pot of organic clotted cream and blackcurrant ice cream, sat staring out across the English Channel whilst the OH and Country Bebe throw pebbles into the sea and try and catch seagulls. Add…
My new-found nibble – the Graze box subscription
I have a rather unhealthy cure for writer’s block. Eating. It started at uni; if I came a cropper mid-way through an essay on Baudelaire (and let’s be honest, who hasn’t?) I’d amble up to the communal kitchen, make a piece of toast and munch my way out of the…
Whistles and COS Sales haul
I’m not 100% sure what’s come over me – in some sort of frenzied, out of body (and certainly out of my mind) fashion binge I’ve clocked up: 3 new dresses, a pair of boots, a scarf and a washed silk t-shirt this week alone. This from the woman who…
Puppy love: find your Valentine thanks to PetsPyjamas.com
In romantic contrast to my previous entry, this post is a cheery look at ‘finding love’, that only goes to confirm my belief that love finds you. Go hunting for it and you might as well book yourself into a convent now, but start enjoying life and relax and BOOM…
The Valentine’s Day realist
This print from London artist Zeus brought a wry grin to my face when it popped into my inbox yesterday, amidst a sea of chocolate, candle and florist press releases. The perfect antidote to schmatzy, sickly sweet love tokens, non? I love the idea of divorcees, heartbroken and love-weary singletons…
Art.co.uk competition – WINNER!
And the winner is…*dramatic pause* Fay Bird! Congratulations Fay, this beautiful print will be winging it’s way to you: Also thanks to Art.co.uk, for being countryfille.com’s first competition! CF x
Honestly Healthy – eat with your body in mind, the alkaline way
The ‘Alkaline Diet’ has popped up on my radar a few too many times for me to ignore. The Brilliant Writer has been raving about it for a while now, every Jan glossy had a spin on it and according to her Twitter feed, Victoria Beckham can’t get enough of…