Top Christmas gifts for beauty and skincare lovers

Picking up Christmas gifts for loved ones is usually a tricky one, but it’s always helpful if they love beauty and skincare products as Christmas is the time when most brands come out with exclusive gift boxes and special editions. Have a read below and see all the different options from top British and international […]

Christmas in July Beauty previews

In the real world seeing Christmas products in the middle of the summer (while loads of people haven’t even been on summer holidays yet) may seem rather odd, but many retailers choose to showcase their Christmas offerings in July (often referred to as ‘Christmas in July’). There are many new offerings from my favourite beauty […]

Chantecaille Fall & Holiday launches

Chantecaille is a wonderful beauty brand, a family company that started in Paris and based in New York. Each year for the autumn/winter season, they create collections that give back to the environment and animal life, working with different issues. Last year it was all about lions in Kenya and the latest launch focuses on gorillas […]

Night owl

Taking pictures at night is not an ideal concept, but sometimes it’s the only option now that the night is upon us from as early as 4pm. This post is all about staying warm and combining textures, specifically the worn-in, distressed mustard jumper by UK-based online retailer Luxemme and fluffy faux fur scarf by Shrimps. A night-time walk […]

LCF College Shop 2014

London College of Fashion‘s College Shop is back again for its 4th year with 54 different designers, photographers and illustrators, all students and alumni of the university. The pop-up retail shop is the most exciting destination for Christmas gifts, from jewellery, to womenswear and menswear as well as fashion photography prints. I felt the selection was […]

Definitely not in a Christmas mood (more like in a summer one?!) but I love the bows. They remind me the gifts I liked to decorate when I was little. Lakis Gavalas Boutique, Athens, Christmas 2010. xo F