Oooh! As a visually challenged fan of the geek-chic specs vibe, I’m liking the look of Stella McCartney’s first optical glasses collection launching in March. Here are a couple of my favourites: And my favourites, this ombre pair: Here are my current pair (a no-name brand that replaced my beautiful…
CF Beauty Bulletin: February
So, to make some in-roads into the avalanche of beauty news in the Countryfille.com inbox, I thought I’d start a quick, snippety ‘beauty news’ bulletin every few weeks. As previously a Health and Beauty Editor by trade, writing about new and upcoming launches, trends and treatments is really what snaps…
Pinterest board: Tattoos
I thought I’d start a new weekly post, linking in to countryfille.com’s Pinterest page with a theme, and new board, each time. First up: tattoos. We are rather tattoo-happy in the Mansi household. I got my first, aged 19, just off Camden Lock Market (I downed a triple Jack Daniels…
A quick, skin-friendly DIY shave oil
Yes I know it’s the depths of winter and the idea of de-fuzzing oneself is probably at the bottom of the beauty to-do list, but I’ve been working on a formula for a nourishing, natural shave oil that I wanted to share. It’s actually great for winter limbs as the…
A small change…
So, after my last post on New Year’s Resolutions (namely the fact that I’m not making ‘I must stop doing this’ self-flagellating decrees this year), this week I have made a new resolve: to spend a little time outside each day. I’m not being any more specific than that. It…
Winter skincare SOS: facial oils
I love Twitter. A couple of weeks ago I sent out a beauty SOS for facial oil recommendations – for years I’ve been adding a drop of various super nourishing oils to my usual day/night cream each winter to stave off dry, red, flaky skin – and wanted to try…
New Year’s resolutions
Yes, it’s that time of year again. New Year’s Resolutions. This year I’m keeping it simple. And positive. Rather than trying to give something up, or feel guilty about something I ‘shouldn’t be doing’, I’ve decided to set myself a New Year’s Goal instead. To learn Italian. The OH and…
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas one and all. The last few festive days have past by in a flu-filled blur, I had many posts planned but I have pretty much slept through Christmas. That said, we’ve had a cracking time, holed up at the in-laws in Somerset. Here are a couple of snaps…
Great ‘go-to’ UK sites for last-minute present buying
This year I’ve tried to buy all our presents in our local town and from surrounding markets and farm shops. Becoming shop owners this year, it has become even more important to us to support local enterprise and make it our everyday standpoint rather than a token gesture as a…
A quick guide to making Christmas presents
Every year in the 10 days or so leading up to Christmas I try and add a little sparkle to my shop-bought gifts by adding a little ‘extra’ that I’ve made myself. I’m neither a saint, nor Kirstie Allsopp, so I keep it pretty simple. A bundle of parmesan cheese…
Nine months on, nine months off – losing the baby weight. Part deux
So, I wrote a long rambling post about post-natal exercise, and here is step two: beauty. While I am not going to promise you a magic potion to lose you inches while you sit on the sofa (I would be kicking back in the Caribbean if I had *that* formula…
Snapshot: the new Countryfille.com HQ
So far, in countryfille.com’s short life, I have posted from the sofa, bed, the car, on holiday and in the garden. Since leaving the office environment I have yearned for my own creative space to work, collect tear-sheets, press releases and squirrel myself away to build, nurture and develop my…