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Interview with Sir David Attenborough By Alison Jane Reid Sir David Attenborough, broadcaster par excellence, naturalist, and our greatest living Englishman, is not himself. Attenborough has the builders in, at his pretty Strawberry Gothic cottage in Richmond, for what he calls ‘ necessary alterations.’ They are the politest, nicest builders I have ever encountered, so [...]
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Queen Victoria’s passion for the Isle of Wight – England’s St Tropez – quickly transformed the diamond-shaped isle twinkling in the Solent into the most fashionable place in all Europe. It seems that anyone who is anyone has visited the island at some point – from Lily Langtree to flirt and promenade at Cowes – [...]
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I’m at the Minghella Film Festival on the Isle of Wight, an intimate Sundance beside the sea, to catch up with a man who can cause a collective sigh of feminine longing and desire from Woking to Washington, and no I don’t mean Colin Firth. My subject is Hugh Bonneville, a man who has enjoyed [...]
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I’ve been thinking a lot about beauty, and how it has been debased in our shiny, over packaged, homeogenised world. Isn’t it time to celebrate the kind of heart-stopping, ravishing beauty that once sent men to war and compelled a man like Richard Burton to buy Elizabeth Taylor a flawless diamond to match the the [...]
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A Traditional Shop where you will find a cornucopia of treasures from lace parasols to magnificent children’s toys, eco shampoo and whole lot more. Follow the elegant Victorians, and flaunt a handmade English parasol, the hot accessory of summer. Made to be twirled and paraded in the most feminine, artful way imaginable, the parasol is the [...]
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Win a fabulous bottle of The Organic Pharmacy’s Organic Glam Fragrance packed full of exquisite organic essential oils that will make you smell simply irresistible: Email us by Tuesday 3rd May with your favourite organic beauty secret, or a great tip to green your life. The winner will be picked at random – it’s that simple! Organic [...]
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A word of advice – never, ever come between a woman and her hairdresser! Seeing my organic hair alchemist is as vital as an hour of Bikram yoga and meditation. I’ve always had a hair salon habit. It’s how I recharge and relax in-between interviews with icons, and endless deadlines. I skip over to see [...]
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Winter can play havoc with skin, especially if you are prone to dermatitis, eczema or psoriasis. Ten years ago I stumbled across Barefoot Botanicals SOS Rescue Me Face and Body Cream formulated by homeopathic trailblazers Hilery Dorian and Jonathan Stallick. I found the Holy Grail of dry-skin balms in the beauty section of my local organic shop [...]
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Exquisite silks from the village of Jili, near Shanghai, took gold and silver prizes at the 1851 Exhibition in London. Now, while the catwalks of China explore the sensuous drape of silk, the last factory in Jili has been retooled to make escalators for shopping centres. Silk from Jili was highly prized because it was thinner [...]
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October in England is often marked by ‘Apple Days’ or Apple Festivals, although the many varieties of this fruit enables the apple harvest to start in summer and reach a peak in September/October. This is my own recipe for making use of this seasonal bounty. It is a quick and easy way to use windfall [...]
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