Beat The Post-Holiday Blues
You don’t need to read the latest study to confirm the ‘post-holiday’ blues phenomenon… there’s nothing like getting home to cold ol’ Blighty, with a suitcase of dirty laundry and…
Emily Cleary
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After almost a decade chasing ambulances, and celebrities, for Fleet Street's finest, Emily has taken it down a gear and settled for a (slightly!) slower pace of life in the suburbs. With a love of cheese and fine wine, Emily is more likely to be found chasing her toddlers round Kew Gardens than sipping champagne at a showbiz launch nowadays, or grabbing an hour out of her hectic freelancer's life to chill out in a spa while hubby holds the babies. If only!
Long-Lasting Lipsticks That Actually Last!
The world of long-lasting lipsticks is a funny one. There are some great products, but they’re only available in awful colours. Or the ones that seem to suit you best…
Desktop SOS
It’s official, we’re working harder and longer than ever before. New research this month shows that nearly half of us regularly work four or more hours of overtime a week,…
100 Great Plays For Women
‘There just aren’t any good plays for women,’ or so some would have us think. Women buy the majority of theatre tickets, make up half the acting profession, and are…
Afternoon tea in high spirits
It is a well-known fact that bringing booze into the equation improves almost anything, and Paramount – the bar and restaurant at the top of London’s iconic Centre Point building…
Pregnancy Essentials From Blue Line To Birth
From the minute you see the blue line on the test, to the moment a new life pops its head out of your knackered, aching body, pregnancy rules your life.…
A Day In The Life Of A Wine Critic
Having sampled very little wine while growing up, Jane Parkinson’s life was upturned during her third year university placement in the wine-producing mecca of Burgundy. Suddenly surrounded by some of…
Posh Pizzas In Mayfair
Pizza places are ten-a-penny in London, and not exactly luxurious. Or so we thought at Belle About Town, until we stumbled upon the Mayfair Pizza Company. Nestled in a courtyard…
Eat Yourself Beautiful
Modern life is stressful. There’s any number of physical, emotional and hormonal stresses that attack your body daily, and nowhere is the effect more obvious than on your skin. Well,…
Pregnancy Massages – What’s Safe?
It’s one of the most challenging times of a woman’s life, and the stresses and strains put on a body by carrying a child can have implications for days, months…