As per my rant in the first of my ‘Christmas gift’ themed posts, I am of the school of thought that presents, whether Birthday or Christmas, should be highly indulgent and absolutely something that the recipient wouldn’t buy for themselves, but is either a pimped version of an everyday item…
30 second review: Neom Sensuous Candle
Before Country Bebe’s head has even hit his pillow each night I am downstairs, lighting up these bad boys. Back in my Beauty Ed days, my mantlepiece in London was never without a cluster of decadent, luxury candles (Tom Ford Tuscan Leather being my all-time favourite) and I hadn’t realised…
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 Weekend: The Bank Holiday plans, Chelsea and a lot of eating out
I have spent most of the last week dodging all forms of news/social media, desperate to avoid seeing anything of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show coverage as we are going on Saturday and I want it to be a complete surprise. I’ve been a number of times before on press…
Diptyque’s new spring candle launch: Jonquille
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: Volutes, the new fragrance from Diptyque
For those of you familiar with my particular beauty bent, my love of the new Diptyque fragrance will be no surprise (I am a true Philosykos fan). Yet what may surprise you is that I fell in love with it before the first sniff. From the moment this email from…
Birthday celebrations: a weekend in photos
It’s been a four-day long birthday celebration in this little corner of Devon. And I ain’t complaining. I have been thoroughly spoilt. My mother in law sweetly got me this huge bouquet, filled with our wedding flowers. Clockwise from top: A gorgeous soft scarf from Kew that will look amazing…
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.…