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Prize Draw: win one of three copies of Felicity Cloake’s Perfect Host

Another week, another cookbook.  And yet, this one is so wittily written, with such great do-able recipes that we couldn’t resist it.  Written by Felicity Cloake, who writes a weekly column for The Guardian trying out ‘best of recipes’ (we… Continue reading

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Posted in: Books, Articles & Talks, Food, Prize Draw, Staying In

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Books: Be Awesome by Hadley Freeman

Be Awesome is awesome! Bravo, Hadley Freeman, for writing such a great book and telling the truth, without being dour or preachy, about the effort required to be a sane and healthy modern woman. Because it is quite a task,… Continue reading

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Prize draw: get your holiday shopping sorted – win £250 to spend at Gwyneth and Madonna’s favourite, Sunuva

Prize draw ends 30 May 2013, 5pm

We’ve raved before about Sunuva and particularly their UV kids swimwear here but they have a lot more on offer too.  There’s the cutest summer dresses for girls, great boys’ t-shirts and clothes, and… Continue reading

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Posted in: Children, Prize Draw, Shopping, Staying In

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Shopping: Our holiday wardrobe wish-list

Every year we promise ourselves that we’re going to be organised and get our holiday wardrobe sorted.  And then the night before we leave arrives and we’re still digging out our old clothes, wishing they didn’t look so tired. Well,… Continue reading

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Beauty: Holiday Essentials

It wasn’t until we were considering wearing a dress earlier this week that we realised how frighteningly white our legs (hidden for so long under opaque tights and jeans) actually are.  Or were.  Luckily we had our secret weapon to… Continue reading

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Technology: our favourite (ultra useful) new apps

We’re definitely having an app moment – here are our latest and greatest:
Vine – bought by Twitter at the beginning of the year, this 6 second video app is already zooming up the app charts. The genius is that… Continue reading

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Beauty: must-have Chanel waterproof eyeliners

We adore these long-lasting Chanel eyeliners on numerous levels. Firstly, the shades are great: Santal, a gorgeous, rich brown, and Grenat, a delicious claret colour, have to be our favourites. Then they have a soft, silicone-enriched

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Books: Wave, A Memoir of Life After the Tsunami by Sonali Deraniyagala

You’ll have to steel yourself to read Wave, but steel yourself you should, because this is one of those books – like The Year of Magical Thinking or The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – that tells you so much… Continue reading

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Beauty: Get your feet back to Fabulous

Some day, the sun will actually come out, and stay out. And you need your feet to be ready so start prepping them now. Chuck any mould-gathering foot creams away and invest in foot care by legendary podiatrist Margaret

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Beauty: miracle make-up remover

We’re very happy to say that one of our very favourite bathroom products is now on sale in the UK. Undoubtedly one of the best make-up removers on the (international) market, Bioderma is a favourite among models and professional

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