In the last few months we have been between London, Somerset and Cornwall, with half a house to pack up each time (highchair, travel cot, baby monitors, toys etc) my own packing has had to become super quick, efficient and minimal. To that end I have edited my travel toiletries…
Snapshot: the dressing table
It’s taking a while to get our heads around the space that living in the country brings. A bit like battery chickens we’ve been trying to cram all our stuff into one room/cupboard/shelf, but slowly we’re spreading out and creating nooks and crannies we couldn’t have dreamed of in London.…
Snapshot: the bedside table
I thought it would be fun to do a series of snapshots to show you little corners of my new home as they appear from the rubble, plus all my favourite beauty must-haves and style finds, in context. Here’s my bedside table this morning. It’s the first proper one I’ve…
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…
Things that other people do: DIY beauty
So, I’m not ashamed to say it. I used the last of my Bamford Geranium body oil this morning and almost shed a tear; the added lavender and peppermint make it the perfect balance – herby, floral but modern and light. None of this sweet, flowery nonsense. And it’s thick,…
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…