Sushi Class at Billingsgate Fish Market

Men are so hard to buy for.  Every Christmas and birthday I have a long list of things in mind for the women in my life, b…

Friday's Ffffound: Gisele

Gisele in Vogue Paris June/ July 2012

Tchaikovsky Gala

Last week I headed to South Kensington for a night of explosive, high-octane Russian drama at the Royal Philharmonic Orches…

Berlin Botanical Garden

In March I spent 36 hours in Berlin on a blogger trip with a jam-packed first day and time to do my own thing on the secon…

The Summer Exhibition

Since 1769, the Royal Academy of Arts has held its Summer Exhibition, the largest open submission exhibition in the world,…

Restaurant Duke, Berlin

In March I went on a  blogger trip to Berlin  and had a whirlwind 24 hours planned with the Chamäleon Theater team and six …

36 hours in Berlin

Back in March I received an email asking if I'd like to go to Berlin to see the new Scotch & Soda production at Th…

Pastel Brights

Nails Inc recently released four nail varnishes which are long-lasting, super glossy and in the prettiest bright pastel co…

The Otherist

I'm baaack!  My little blog hiatus is over, as I returned from Peru on Monday (I have so much to share with you) and th…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: PERU

Signing off for sixteen days as I'm flying out to Peru today and visiting South America for the first time - hast…

SAPA, VIETNAM

After  five days in Hanoi , we hopped on a rather bleak overnight train to Sapa in northwestern Vietnam for a day of hikin…

LILAC AND GOLD

I'm much more of a silver girl than gold - with blue eyes, quite fair skin and dark hair, I've always gravitated …

GREEN FINGERS

Last week I received a parcel with 'Why send flowers when you can send Biscuiteers?' written on the outside.  Well,…

JOAN SMALLS

I love fashion editorials which tell stories and create characters, like this chic, sunny Harper's Bazaar   shoot.  Fea…

BAY OF BISCAY

When I took my Dad to Bilbao last summer  for his birthday, we travelled west on the subway out to the Bay of Biscay using …

Hanoi Photo Diary

I liked Ho Chi Minh City , but I loved Hanoi.  We were in Vietnam last year for a total of eleven days, spread over four da…

JIMMY CHOO L'EAU

L’Eau  from  Jimmy Choo   is the newest addition to my fragrance collection; a light, fruity and floral scent in a pretty p…

BOOHOO FLORALS

How amazing is this weather? Even though we didn't have a particularly harsh winter, every time spring comes round it i…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CAMDEN TOWN

When we came to London on day trips as a kid in the summer holidays, we used to come to Camden to visit the colourful marke…

CAFE MONICO

Last week I went for dinner at Cafe Monico , the cosy all-day brasserie on Shaftesbury Avenue from the Soho House team.���…

A WEEKEND IN BILBAO

When I was looking for a place to go for my Dad's birthday (which is conveniently the same week as Father's Day) la…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: ALL BLACK

Julia Frauche shot by Andrew Yee for How to Spend It magazine

PIXI BY PETRA

Pixi is one of my favourite beauty brands. Launched by the gorgeous Swedish makeup artist Petra Strand in their flagship S…

Magical Lantern Festival

Last night I headed to southwest London to visit the annual Magical Lantern Festival to mark the end of Chinese New Year. …

WAREHOUSE DRESSES

Warehouse is having a bit of a moment right now. The British high street retailer had a rebrand last year to celebrate its…

ANDRA MARI, BILBAO

Last summer when we arrived in Bilbao , we checked into the beautiful Hotel Miro , spent the morning wandering around the c…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: HAUTE COUTURE

I loved the Chanel Haute Couture Spring 2017 collection shown in Paris this week: the sparkling gowns, high waists, e…

THE RED SHOES

Last month I attended the press night of Matthew Bourne's world premiere adaptation of  The Red Shoes at Sadler's…

MANCHESTER WEEKEND

In November we went up to Manchester for a long weekend for our friends' wedding.  As a Smiths obsessive and live music…

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

So First from luxury French jewellery house  Van Cleef & Arpels is a beautiful floriental, gourmand fragrance. I'…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: VOGUE PASTELS

Vogue, February 1931 (follow  my Pinterest   for beautiful vintage covers and editorials )

HOTEL MIRO, BILBAO

To celebrate my Dad's birthday and Father's Day, last summer we went to Bilbao in the Basque region of northern Spa…

BUSABA

The modern Thai restaurant  Busaba Eathai is one of my favourite chains for a quick and easy, cheap and cheerful dinner.  …

LA SOIREE

We recently attended the opening night of the new show from the acclaimed  La Soirée  cabaret theatre group at the pop-up s…

LBD FOR NYE

I have a big soft spot for little black dresses - I have a rail full of them and they always catch my eye when shopping.  C…

PHNOM KULEN

Discovering the ancient Angkor temple ruins at Siem Reap is undeniably magnificent, but the crowds are not.  On our last d…

CHRISTMAS JUMPER

Last Friday was Christmas Jumper Day so I got out my new favourite festive knit , this soft grey mistletoe intarsia jumper …

DRAKE & MORGAN

King's Cross has been totally transformed in the past couple of years: it's gone from being one of the worst statio…