You'd think having done a job for the last 12 years that carrying on doing it, (just for yourself, rather than someone else) wouldn't feel so radically different... WRONG.
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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…
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: 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…
Stella McCartney launches specs range
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…