Mad Hatters and Make-up
The royal wedding certainly had us all talking about hats and fascinators but with wedding season just starting and Ascot on the horizon, you can ensure that you are the…
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Coquettes in Training
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a demure fifties housewife or a secretary in the forties? Well you can take a step back in time…
Have a cracker of a time this Bonfire night!
This Friday is the 405th Anniversary of the gunpowder plot when Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill James I. What better way to spend…
The Perfect Excuse to Indulge Guilt Free!
It’s not like we have ever needed an excuse to eat chocolate but this week being National Chocolate Week – well it would be rude not to munch on some.…
Good Enough To Eat!
I can’t count the number of times I watched Charlie And The Chocolate Factory as a kid and wished that I could go to a place where everything was made…
Picnics, Pomp and Circumstance at Proms in the Park
As summer comes to a close, sadly so too do the outdoor concerts and festivals. The one I tend to feel draws a conclusion on the season is the final…
The Carnival Is Coming To Town
Are you ready for music, colour, crowds, food and fun this weekend? Well you’re in luck, it is time for the Notting Hill Carnival. Europe’s largest street festival winds its…
An Exclusive View Of London
You’ve been on the London Eye, had dinner at Paramount in Centre Point, watched fireworks explode over London for Bonfire Night in the bar at Hilton Metropole and caught up…
Vintage at Goodwood: the fashionable festival
It seems that every year a new festival pops up on the summer landscape offering music, camping and letting go of the mundane people we sometimes are Monday to Friday.…
Jacques takes us to Wonderland
This week two Belle’s popped through the looking glass and entered the fantastical world of The Jacques Townhouse. This end of terrace property in the centre on London has been…