Tag: diary of an honest woman

  • Silver Leather – Style Diary #07

    Silver Leather – Style Diary #07

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    I’ve got a thing for silver leather.  It started last Summer when a lot of brands were using metallics and iridescent looks on leather clothes and accessories. It was around that time that I got my eye on this bold silver leather Rucksack by Jas MB London. Similar here.  This Summer the high Streets are embracing the…

  • Frimley Hall Hotel – Honest Travel

    Frimley Hall Hotel – Honest Travel

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    How often do you feel relaxed enough to read a whole magazine?  I mean not just flicking through but reading it, enjoying it cover to cover?  This never happens to me.  Or rather it didn’t until I visited Frimley Hall Hotel.  Three days and two nights of lovely hotel living left me relaxed, stress-free and on top…

  • Sunday Supplement #31

    Sunday Supplement #31

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    How glorious has the sun been today? We were all at home today in what seems like weeks of doing different things.  We decided to walk over to our beach and catch a bit of this year’s Brighton Marathon. A week of doing other things here and there, Brighton, Shoreham, London makes home seem so…

  • Long Weekend Wardrobe

    Long Weekend Wardrobe

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    Love clothes, hate packing?  Me too. I have a few rules that I try to stick to when packing for a long weekend away, here’s how I (try) to spend less time packing more time weekending! 1/ Choose your clothes around the number of days you have away.  This Easter I have three whole days…

  • Sunday Supplement #29

    Sunday Supplement #29

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    The strangest thing has happened to me in the last couple of months.  I’ve had a bit of an unplanned career change.  I’ve somehow and unintentionally gone from Fashion PR to Charity Shop Champion. I started volunteering for my local British Red Cross Charity Shop in Shoreham by Sea back in August of last year.…

  • Dolce & Gabbana #PFW AW16

    Dolce & Gabbana #PFW AW16

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    Something tells me I am going to be wearing Pink Sparkles next Winter, first Preen brought pink glitz to the stage in a big way now the masters of Italian dresses Meisters Dolce & Gabbana bring you their signature dresses and shoes in pink sparkle.  I love this look in pink, Italian tea dresses and Mary…

  • Sunday Supplement #27

    Sunday Supplement #27

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    Where did Sunday go? I’ve been lazily trying to rearrange my studio, I say lazily because apart from the cleaning I’ve been trying to rearrange my books.  Trouble is, every time I move a book to sort it, keep, chuck, or maybe? The book takes on a story from my past, a memory or a…

  • Preen by Thornton Bragazzi – LFW AW16

    Preen by Thornton Bragazzi – LFW AW16

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    So I’m having a thing with pink at the moment.  Not in your face fuchsia or hot pink but a kind of pink take on neutrals.  Dusty pink reminds me of the 1970’s so let’s call it Pig’s breath (I’m joking) how about bubble gum? No, it’s the New Pink. New Pink was all over the…

  • Sunday Supplement #26

    Sunday Supplement #26

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    Sunday for me is such a good food day.  Sunday is the day to relax and take pleasure in leisurely preparing and eating your dinner. Sunday feels like a day when you don’t need to be just refuelling, you can take time to plan and cook and make the most wonderful things to eat and…

  • Pam Hogg – AW16 – LFW

    Pam Hogg – AW16 – LFW

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    So I was going to talk about Pam Hogg’s London Fashion Week Catwalk show, however, I’ve been gazumped by her and her friends performance at The Brits. Last Friday the catwalk show for AW16 took place with Hoggs usual punky, edgy, style with possibly more PVC, More sheer and there altogether more all round on…

  • Paul Costelloe – AW16 – LFW

    Paul Costelloe – AW16 – LFW

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    Paul Costelloe knows how to put on a fashion show, this Grand Meister of fashion blew our expectations out of the water this season with a much stronger, powerful collection than previous seasons. Front row at Costelloe in the Meridien Hotel’s Oak Room with its wood panelled walls and crystal chandeliers made for a dramatic…

  • London Fashion Week AW16 – #LFW

    London Fashion Week AW16 – #LFW

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    One more sleep until London Fashion Week begins. I’ve got the tickets, planned my route and arranged to meet up with other bloggers, buyers and friends.  I’ve RSVP’d to catwalk shows, presentations, parties and pop up’s.  I’ve done my nails, skin and hair, hell I’ve even fake baked! The only remaining thing to do is…

  • Valentines – What Women Want

    Valentines – What Women Want

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    I love romance but Valentines Day can be tricky.  It’s all got a little bit commercial.  Is it about the biggest bunch of red roses?  Is it about the Michelin-starred meal?  The 5-star hotel or the super bling night out? Meh, more romance, less material fluff….You know? Here’s my none too costly picks for  a…

  • Beauty Picks – February

    Beauty Picks – February

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    Hey hello It’s February and the first month of the year has passed.  No signs of Spring weather as yet, so far just cold wet grey days.  So I thought I’d share my skincare routine for Winter and how I’ve stepped it up. Take care of your skin in Winter and you will emerge in…

  • Sunday Supplement #25

    Sunday Supplement #25

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    Hi  How are you all this weekend? Can you believe it’s the last day of January?  I’m easing out of January the way I eased in with a lovely stay at home Sunday.  Leisurely brunch, catching up on the papers and blogs, then more eating and relaxing later. In my head, however, I’m already into February…