• CF Beauty

    CF Loves: British beauty brand: Balance Me

    I was kindly sent a box of tricks from brilliant British natural, high-performance beauty brand Balance Me, just in time for our Tenby holiday back in June. I have been lugging them around with me all summer – between Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and home – and I think I’m just…

  • CF Style

    CF Preview: Diptyque’s new autumn candles launched

    Just as I was settling in to my ‘al fresco office’ (aka under the parasol on the terrace) to enjoy another cloud-less summer’s day, this email landed in my inbox and immediately had me hankering after smoky, grey autumn days, conkers, bonfires, misty mornings, damp earth and fallen leaves… Diptyque…

  • CF Style

    Kobo Glo e-reader – full review

    I promised that I would come back to you with a full functionality review of the Kobo Glo e-reader I mentioned earlier this month. After reading it in 30 degree heat on the beach in Cornwall, as well as at night in bed, I can safely say it reads beautifully.…

  • CF Style

    CF Loves: The Linen Works

    HELLO. SUMMER. Rainclouds included – how British! How beautiful are these shots that landed in my inbox today from The Linen Works, of their new limited edition collection? If you don’t know the brand they are firmly on my interiors holy grail, wish list. Effortless, timeless, crumpled natural linens for…