Dark Lips
Sali Hughes, one of my favourite beauty writers, has said that pale girls need balls of steel to wear violet lipstik. I don’t know about the balls, but I’m certainly pale and love violet lipstick. And not only violet – dark chocolate, Bordeaux, berry, purple..
Imaginary Library Essentials
In the Northen hemisphere, November has a bad reputation. And let’s be honest here, it has a bad reputation for a reason. It’s a month of darkness, dampness and cold, without any obvious redeeming features. However, I think part of the problem is that we’ve ..
Nancy Mitford
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Mitford sisters are controversial. I get that. I guess it’s pretty difficult not to be, if you happen to be a noble family of six sisters, of whom one is a Nazi (Unity), one a Communist (Jessica), one a Gaullist (N..
Pewter, Silver, Pebble, Grey
For all my love of overstatement, I have my minimal moments. And when they arrive, I often turn to grey, the most sophisticated of colours. There is a thin line between sophisticated and boring and I’m not entirely sure I always manage to stay on the side I ..
Autumn Stew
Cooking is wonderful and about the only practical thing I can do reasonably well. But with all the other million things I need and want to do every day, I’ve come to seriously appreciate dishes that maximise the impact while minimsing the effort. Step forwar..