I've finally returned from an excessive amount of travel to discover that London's retro scene is really jumping again. A new vintage hairdressers in Bermondsey apparently (more on that once I get to investigate), Nina's Vintage and...
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I'm a beauty product addict but a lot of the stuff I buy just sits there gathering dust because either it doesn't feel right on the skin or the smell isn't quite right or it simply doesn't work. That's why when something does...
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Folklore has it that summer isn't here until the elderflowers are out but, on a day like this, cracking open the elderflower cordial is good enough for me. Cordial is so quintessentially English, I expect to be deported each time I drink it. My...
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I once read somewhere (probably in a glossy magazine read by women whose greatest issue is whether the botox will leak downwards) that sleeping on silk pillows was a good way to keep wrinkles to a minimum. What a dull and stupid reason to sleep on...
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Why can’t everything in life be like a Roberts Revival DAB radio? It is the perfect example of what you get when you mix the best of today’s technology with classic iconic design from yesteryear. You can’t look at it and not swoon....
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One of the culinary defining moments of my life was when my mate Lyn brought back a container of her pa's tablet for us, after the Spring holidays in my first year at University. It made remember yet again why I have so much time for the Scots -...
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