KIEHL'S SERUMS

I received a parcel this week from the American skincare brand  Kiehl's to try out two of their newest serums.  The Da…

PARESA, PHUKET

After five days in Hong Kong we flew down to Thailand for a week on the island of Phuket, then Phang Nga on the mainland …

RIDELONDON

Yesterday I completed the Prudential RideLondon for the second time : 100 miles through London and Surrey with 26,000 othe…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BLUE PALM PRINT

CUCKOO BIRCHER MUESLI

For breakfast this week I've been trying out  Cuckoo , a delicious new take on traditional Swiss bircher muesli, develo…

COMING UP ROSES

Debenhams Flowers kindly sent me a peony, rose and lily bouquet , which has brought my living room to life for the past wee…

SCOTCH & SODA

Last week my mama was visiting over her birthday for a few days of nice dinners and exhibitions, so I took her to see the f…

POLKA DOT DRESS

The newly revamped Atterley - formerly Atterley Road - has plenty of polka dots at the moment, including this big bold bl…

PRECIOUS METAL

I have a thing for metallic fashion editorials , like this Vogue Japan one from February 2009 featuring the beautiful Ethi…

YAN TOH HEEN

During our stay at the Intercontinental in Hong Kong we went for an impressive lunch at the 2 Michelin-starred Cantonese r…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: LATITUDE

I'm heading back to Latitude Festival in Suffolk for the third time today and I can't wait: lots of live music, d…

TILLY

This pretty printed dress from Saloni has caught my eye over on Net-A-Porter .  The abstract multicoloured print in blue,…

BASTILLE DAY

There's only one brand and one thing to wear on Bastille Day: Petit Bateau breton stripes ! The French brand has been m…

CINDERELLA

Earlier this week I attended the opening night of Christopher Wheeldon's modern production of Cinderella, performed…

GRAND SLAM

The spotlight is firmly on SW19 as the finals take place this weekend. I can't believe Wimbledon is already almost over…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: WATERCOLOUR

LOS ANGELES

I recently spent five days in LA - I went for a couple of days of work meetings and stayed the weekend - it's been fiv…

JIMMY CHOO ILLICIT

Last month I attended a fabulous event at Sea Containers in the Mondrian Hotel to celebrate Jimmy Choo's new modern flo…

MICHAEL KORS WINSTON LEATHER SANDALS

There's 60% off these strappy leather sandals from MICHAEL by Michael Kors at The Outnet .  Available in my size.  Ve…

LAMMA ISLAND

We took a quick day trip from Hong Kong to nearby Pok Liu Chau a.k.a Lamma Island, a laidback little place filled with fis…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: CHECKS

Christy Turlington

HALCYON DAYS BANGLES

The latest additions to my collection of arm candy are two beautiful hand-decorated enamel and gold-plated bangles from lu…

ARAMINTA

I recently discovered a new ethical British fashion brand called Araminta launched by a lovely lady called Gillian Mead in…

HONG KONG STREET MARKETS

One of my favourite experiences in Hong Kong was walking through all the street markets .  The city is so vibrant but thes…

GUCCI LBD

It's the middle of summer but I'm still eyeing up black dresses.  My favourite pieces from the Gucci  SS15 RTW coll…

PETIT BATEAU TEE

French brand Petit Bateau has been making quality cotton T-Shirts and underwear for more than 120 years in their Troyes f…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: NORMAN PARKINSON

Carmen Dell'Orrefice by Norman Parkinson , Vogue UK, 1959

Dinner at Kettner's

After sixteen days in Asia we came back craving something other than dim sum, noodles and sushi so went for dinner at one o…

CHERRY BLOSSOM

Come back, cherry blossom ! I spent approximately 80% of April and May gazing at all the dreamy flowering  Prunus trees. W…

INTERCONTINENTAL HONG KONG

Our home for six days in Hong Kong was the wonderfully luxurious five-star  InterContinental  at Tsim Sha Tsui. Situated ri…

WHITE DRESS

On our first day in  Hong Kong , we spent the afternoon walking around different neighbourhoods, mopping our brows, saying …

CO-ORDS

Co-ordinates ain't going nowhere. They're not solely for the midriff-bearing Topshop teenage customer (but of cours…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: BANGKOK

We moved from Hong Kong  to  Phuket and southern Thailand for eight days, now we're exploring crazy  Bangkok.  Fol…

DERMALOGICA SKINCARE

I'm currently treating my skin to a brilliant new  Dermalogica skincare system, researched and developed by The Intern…

DU JUAN IN VOGUE CHINA

I love outdoor editorials in the garden, fields, mountains, woods, in the snow and on the beach. This beautiful editorial …