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Great British Brands

Margo Marrone, founder of the Organic Pharmacy, isn’t your average green revolutionary. She adores ‘glamour and glitter and heels’, and wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without putting on her makeup first.  In This feature for The Times, Alison Jane Reid talks to the green entrepeneur regarded as a modern alchemist. We also have an exclusive [...]

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Led Zeppelin : The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

by Alison Jane Reid on February 14, 2011

In which Robert Plant, part rock god, part mystical hippy steeped in the timeless legends of the earth, shows our American cousins how to make the most of St. Valentine’s Day, on 14th February 1975, exactly thirty-six years ago today. This mixing desk, or soundboard, tape from Zeppelin’s legendary three hour performance at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY captures [...]

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Amazing Ayurveda : Have You Discovered Pukka Herbs?

by Alison Jane Reid on January 20, 2011

If you haven’t discovered Pukka Herbs, their amazing Ayurvedic supplements, and delicious life-enhancing teas,  then you are definitely missing out on simple, delicious, inspiring ways to revolutionise your health. This small, perfectly formed ethical British company is the brains of medical herbalist Sebastian Pole and his business partner Tim Westwell. Sebastian (pictured above with fresh Bibhitaki [...]

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Instant Youth in a Bottle

by Alison Jane Reid on January 2, 2011

I am always sceptical when I read about a beauty product that claims to work miracles. But, sometimes I do come across a remarkable beauty elixir in my job as a green journalist – and it is very exciting when it really makes a dramatic difference to the appearance of my skin. So here I’m [...]

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So Organic – My Ideal Neighbourhood Shop

by Alison Jane Reid on November 26, 2010

I’m so impressed. The moment I walked into So Organic, a bright, airy, intoxicating shop and temple to all things organic, my senses were awakened by an olfactory cornucopia of precious essential oils and plant extracts which come from the most inspiring and carefully chosen selection of organic beauty elixirs, balms and mineral makeup that [...]

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Mark Hill: Poster Boy for National Antiques Week 2010

by Alison Jane Reid on October 27, 2010

We are delighted that Friend of the Ethical-Hedonist Mark Hill has been chosen as the face of National Antiques Week, 15th-21st November 2010, with the slogan Antiques Are Green. Mark writes: “National Antiques Week aims to promote antiques, vintage and collecting. Over the past year, a growing number of young people have seen the value [...]

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Catherine Walker – A Couturier For All Seasons

by Alison Jane Reid on October 2, 2010

Darling ‘Katrine’, I still can’t believe you are gone. That we will never again curl up on the big sofas in your elegant, cosy, cream studio in Chelsea, sip green tea and talk about life, love and work. You  would smile and tease me about my attempts to find a husband, and admire the ruched, [...]

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Object of Desire – The Perfect Winter Cape

by Alison Jane Reid on August 24, 2010

There is something about a cape. It always looks modish, interesting and romantic and as winter beckons, the cape has displaced the coat as stylish armour against icy tempests. I’ve think I’ve found the definitive version in Celtic Sheepskin’s Snow-tipped Shearling Cape in a deep, luxuriant shade of toasted mocca. Who wouldn’t feel like a [...]

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Vote Blue, Go Green

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by Alison Jane Reid on May 5, 2010

The General Election this week is the closest contest in more than a generation. Every vote will be important in deciding the future of our country; but only a vote for one of the major parties will count. The Economy is not normally subject discussed by the Ethical-Hedonist, even though it is matter that affects [...]

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Dylan sang in 1964 – The Times They Are A-Changin’. As we come to terms with winter in the freezer, the rising cost of staying warm both to the consumer and the environment, and a new and looming threat over our fuel security, there is only one way to go. Perhaps it is time to [...]

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