Staying in a suite

Do you ever feel like you need to totally, 100% over-indulge? Like, really just let loose and treat yourself? Sometimes it’s okay to live it up for a couple of days. And, sometimes, it’s exactly what we need. When Apex Hotels invited me to stay in one of their new suites at the Temple Court… View Post

Getting to grips with Trinny London

Anyone my age and above will recall What Not To Wear, the TV programme that gave everyday-women make overs. I watched avidly, besotted with Trinny and Susannah, hanging on every brutal word they said in an attempt to figure out my own body shape and style (the show aired while I was in my twenties),… View Post

Isle of Paradise tanning review

I was super excited to try new tanning brand Isle of Paradise, created by celebrity tanning expert Jules Von Hep. Having seen the gorgeous products all over Instagram when the line launched, I was intrigued immediately by the modern packaging , the idea of a self tanning ‘water’ and its colour correcting technology, and the… View Post

Afternoon Tea with Helen Vass at Dunkeld House Hotel

I’ve only ever watched half an episode of The Great British Bake Off (I think they were baking gingerbread houses or something similar) but I haven’t been living under a rock so I do know how much of a hit the TV show is, and how skilled the contestants are. That’s why, when Dunkeld House… View Post

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair Eye Mask

Just before Christmas I came home to a delivery from Estee Lauder; inside was the not-even-on-the-shelves-yet Advanced Night Repair Concentrated Recovery Eye Mask. Wrapped in gold, opening the eye mask was every bit as exciting as Charlie finding Willy Wonka’s golden ticket – I’d been thinking about trying an eye mask for ages, and I was… View Post