We’ve all done it – left home without breakfast and started work on an empty stomach. Our hectic schedules means that we are always fighting for time in the morning, rushing to get the train, tube or bus means that breakfast is the one thing that gets dropped from our morning routine. Not good because [...]
You know I am all about the beauty; I am obsessed with lotions, potions and hair serums. However we all know that beauty products are not just refined to the stuff you buy over the counter and beauty does indeed comes from within. You are what you eat. This philosophy is cemented in a brand [...]
I have always been a huge chocolate fan and it is my not so secret pleasure. The only downside about the sweet stuff is the damage all the sugar does to your teeth so Green & Black’s were real geniuses when they launched the world’s first organic chocolate in 1991. The company was founded by [...]
I gave up coffee over ten years ago when it started to make me feel dehydrated. Apart from a few moments of weakness and in some cases, severe boredom I have pretty much remained coffee free. I tend to start my mornings with herbal tea of the Twinings variety so I was very grateful when [...]
I experienced the wonders of Belvedere Vodka at the book launch for Helen Jennings’ New African Fashion and at Arise Magazine Fashion Week where I fought my way to a heaving bar. Belvedere has really earned themselves cool stripes by aligning themselves to chic events like London Fashion Week, Interview magazine October launch party and [...]
This honey trap gained fame from being featured in The Devil Wears Prada and Sex and the City. Magnolia Bakery is based on the uber trendy Blecker Street on the West Village in New York alongside designer stores and chic cafes. The bakery is famous for their cupcakes and tasty cakes so of course I [...]
Last week my work colleague introduced me to this gorgeous little eatry in Streatham, South London. Native Hop is an ever so cute cafe/shop that sells ‘homemade food’ fresh from their native kitchen. Serving dishes such as rice and spicy veg stew (which I sampled), paninis, salads, a mouth watering selection of fruit cakes and [...]