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An Awakening: “My Journey from Prada to Prayer”
I had a great job in the media, a fabulous salary, a hectic social life and entertained in a lovely home. I visited hairdressers regularly and could easily spend several…
Beyond Beauty: “I Won’t Let Psoriasis Stop Me From Modelling”
I remember one day when I was at Thorpe Park and a child pointed at me and said loudly to his mum “what are those things on that girls legs!”…
Real Life: “I Was Becoming the Bearded Lady”
I can’t speak for all little girls, but I certainly expected to be beautiful when I grew up. I was thrilled when that first strand of body hair heralded oncoming…
“I suffered 3rd degree burns, but rose from the ashes”
Before I was attacked, I was a happy 23 year-old who was enjoying life. I had a good job, I lived in a great apartment and I had just started…
Editors Blog: Lipstick Vs Food
I didn’t realise that this was an ‘issue’ until the other day. It had never even crossed my mind, which says more about my love of all things edible than anything…
E-cigarettes: Are they good or bad?
I have never been a smoker. However, for my entire life, I have been surrounded by people who have taken smoking very seriously. In fact, many of my childhood memories…
Can’t Cook, Won’t Cook…
That’s an egg, I know that much. You see, I am a mother AND a wife but I am definitely not a ‘Suzy Homemaker’ type…I can’t cook and I won’t…
The Well, Clerkenwell
London is famous for it’s variety of great pubs and rightfully so. Ask any Londoner where they prefer to socialise: pub, bar or restaurant – I guarantee the majority will name…
Overnight at The Rosebery, Clerkenwell
It happens every now and again. I never know exactly when, but I can usually feel it creeping up on me. It makes me scratch, then the corner of my…
“Fashion is lifelong – for everyone of every age!”
“My name is Bliss, I love my name, it suits me so I just use it! I am a New Yorker who lives in Los Angeles. I am the Head…
Fitness: Your New Year’s resolutions…
As we get ever closer to the end of the year (and the beginning of the next), it is inevitable that conversations around New Year’s resolutions will soon crop up.…
The Gold Standard at Edel Assanti Gallery
Andrew Sutherland is a Brooklyn based artist with diverse medium interests, but is best known for the manipulation of plastic rubbish bags into acrylic reliefs – resulting in a tactile…
Sense and Sightseeing in Llandudno, Wales…
I always knew that going on holiday with my good friend Linn would be a giggle fest! We like the same things and have the same weird sense of humour.…
Shoe Search at Westfield, London…
Some of you may remember my recent article (it was a rant actually) about the lack of beautiful flat shoes available on the high street. Over the years, I have…
Baking trends for 2014 (keep up won’t you)
First there was Masterchef then came the Great British Bake Off. Last year the cupcake was king, now it’s the turn of the macaron. In the last few years, it…
It’s National Vegetarian Week! 19-25 (I’ve been eating burgers)
I am a vegetarian and I love burgers. Sound’s strange doesn’t it? Before I became a veggie, my diet was pretty reckless. I ate kebabs, fried chicken and I was a…
The Pearson Room, Canary Wharf
A window seat, a delicious 3 course meal, a selection of wonderful wines and a sommelier waiter called Fabio from Florence… At The Pearson Room (Canary Wharf), it seems they are…
Muscle Melting at Re:Spa, Canary Wharf…
Being in Canary Wharf is like being in a different city. A city where it is completely normal to be surrounded by insanely clean, organised, glossy buildings and streets.…
Flat shoes this season…but how?
To those of you who believe that footwear should be practical above all things, I say that you just haven’t found the right designer yet. I cannot deny that I…
A European Caribbean Culinary Love Affair…
Having lived in Norway for two years now, I’d be lying if I said I don’t miss London. When I first moved back, one of the things I missed the most…
Tea anyone? (or the 3pm slump)
Do you remember the ‘Have a break, have a Kit Kat’ ad? Or even the diet coke break ad? Well, Twinings have recently launched their very own version in the…
Office meditation: Why you need to take a breather…
Work, work, work. Some of us focus so much on our work, that we even miss out on our lunch breaks, a time that’s supposed to be used to rest,…
Starting a business: A family affair…
When Emma De Vere Hunt found that her son had grown out of his toys, she quickly realised that there was a gap in the market for quality outdoor activity kits.…
Top Ten Beauty Mistakes…
How many times have you gone to bed without removing your make up first? Used a rubber band to tie your hair? Used fairy liquid instead of shampoo? (Ok, so…
What New Year’s resolutions?
Why M is for March and (a lack of) Motivation… We’ve all made a new year’s resolution at some point. We’ve all broken one too. In fact, 88% of us…
Top 5 budget holiday tips…
Holidays are great, but they can be insanely expensive. Here are five top tips for holidaying on a budget! By Kiesha Meikle 1. Discount Hotel Sites There are a tonne…
New York Street Style
Woman with woolly hat: “My favourite winter accessory is my pair of fingerless biker gloves.” Woman with grey coat: “During the winter I love super basic but chunky sweaters. They are easy…
Food Porn…
Oliver Twist couldn’t have said it better: ‘Food, glorious food.’ We love our food. And, with the increasing popularity of social networking sites such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, it…
Tattoo for you? Think first…
Seriously, has anyone been watching Bodyshockers on Channel 4? By Kiesha Meikle Presented by Katie Piper, Bodyshockers features people with extreme body modifications including, tattoos, piercings and some of the biggest…
Bag a beauty bargain…
So you want to bag a beauty bargain, but you don’t know where to look? Well, don’t worry as we have done the hard work for you. Check out our…
Shoes for S/S 2014 #weloveyou
Do you remember when I wrote a post on platform shoes being super easy to walk in, stylish and much more comfortable than other high heeled styles? But of course…
Spring / Summer Bag Trends: Bags of fun for the season…
Every woman needs a bag. It doesn’t matter how fashion-conscious you are, we all need somewhere to put a purse, phone, tissues, medication, lip gloss and whatever else we need…
A tribute to Vivienne Westwood
When it comes to British fashion, no one exemplifies the colourful, creative eccentricities like the Great Dame herself, Vivienne Westwood. Since the 1970’s, Westwood has been a pivotal figure in…
Zandra Rhodes: Still on top of the world…
Did you know that Zandra Rhodes has a fabulous London penthouse, atop of her self-founded London Fashion and Textile Museum? Well, she does and what’s more, after 50 years of her…
Who are you? And why do you have so many cushions on your bed?
ho the hell has so many cushions on their bed, that they have to be removed before they can lie down? Me, that’s who. In fact, it is necessary…
Chinese New Year of the Horse!
How on earth could I let Chinese New Year pass without mention, when it is the year of the Horse! (my year). For all my fellow Horse people – this…
K10, Moorgate
Sushi…No, good sushi is the foundation of genuine happiness. *serious face* Although, to be honest, I am no sushi snob – I will take it however I can get it. If…
Kim Woodburn: Spring cleaning and life after a stroke…
Kim Woodburn rose to fame in 2003 as part of TV Duo Kim and Aggie in ‘How Clean is Your House’. Since finding fame at the age of 61, she’s…
Andy Gotts: The perfect shot and the problem with actors…
Celebrity photographer Andy Gotts has snapped every Hollywood celebrity you can think of. His exhibition Behind The Mask (Somerset House until February 7), favours a ‘warts ‘n’ all’ approach…
Lisa Stansfield: Back after a 10 year sabbatical…
For a singer who has sold in excess of 20 million records and, in ‘All Around the World’, produced one of the classic singles of the 90’s, it has been…
Ayurveda Pura, Greenwich (London)
It had been a long week, so to say that I was looking forward to my massage would be somewhat of an understatement. I had hoped that my sat nav…
Top trends for Spring/Summer 2014
Ah the fickle world of fash. Now that the New Year is underway, the fashion world has moved on. So what is worth concentrating on for Spring/Summer 2014? Well, if…
Computer Love: Online Dating (no pressure)
I spent Saturday evening in a very cool pub in Stockwell – the name escapes me, but I will post it in the comments section when I remember #worthavisit. Anyway,…
Casa Pueblo, Mendoza Argentina
The owners of Casa Pueblo have got their business down to a fine art. Based in a renovated Mendozan house, with decent wifi, clean spacious rooms, kitchen area and with an…
Feversham Hotel, Verbena Spa
My preconceptions of having to dive into a mud bath, permanently stain a bikini and get mud stuck to my contact lenses, was well and truly quashed after my visit…
Established India, London Bridge
Good food, is good food. Whether you are eating it surrounded by white tablecloths, fine china and clinking crystal glasses or out of a paper bag, purchased from a street…
“I found it difficult to cope” Battling with interstitial cystitis
How would you feel if you had to go to the toilet over 50 times during your working day? Or you couldn’t sleep through the night because you were constantly…
“I looked like Quasimodo”
As little girls, most of us are told that being pretty is as important as being clever. As we become women, hopefully we realise that confidence in oneself is the…
YON-KA PRODUCT REVIEW
YON-KA is a French skincare brand, established in 1954. They say, ‘The discoverers and creators of a unique beauty secret with unparalleled powers: an exclusive and treasured formula combining 5…