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RIGOLETTO

RIGOLETTO

Last month I went to the Coliseum to see the English National Opera 's production of Rigoletto , set in 1950s Little It…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: GHOST CHAIRS

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: GHOST CHAIRS

We're about to move into an unfurnished flat (I'm surrounded by dozens of stacked boxes as I type - oh joy) and I…

CINNAMON BAZAAR

CINNAMON BAZAAR

A few weeks ago, we navigated the busy Thursday night crowds in Covent Garden, walked down to Maiden Lane and through the b…

ESSIE GEL COUTURE

ESSIE GEL COUTURE

Essie is up there with Nails Inc as my favourite nail varnish brand.  I love their products, gel manicures and ballet…

GREEN & BLACK

GREEN & BLACK

The weather's doing odd things at the moment: we've had rain, sun, gale force winds, hailstone, rainbows, showers a…

THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BEAUTY BOXES

THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BEAUTY BOXES

Like most girls my age, I grew up loving the 90s classic Beauty and the Beast,  singing along (I still seem to know all the…

INTERCONTINENTAL HANOI WESTLAKE

INTERCONTINENTAL HANOI WESTLAKE

After four days in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, we took a flight to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh for a few d…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE VOGUE

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VINTAGE VOGUE

I'll never get tired of vintage Vogue covers ... Vogue Paris, Juillet/ AOut 1952

LA TRAVIATA

LA TRAVIATA

A couple of weeks ago I attended the last night of Richard Eyre’s classic production of  La Traviata at the Royal Opera Ho…

ANNICK GOUTAL TENUE DE SOIRÉE

ANNICK GOUTAL TENUE DE SOIRÉE

Tenue de Soirée  is the first Annick Goutal fragrance I've tried since the  Vent de Folie eau de toilette back in 201…