Move over Havaianas…
I think I am the only person I know who can’t pronounce the word Havaianas properly. I resolutely seem to refer to them as ‘Havanas’ which is not only a type of… Read More
Petticoats and Slips
I still recall the particularly cringeworthy time I squeezed my angmoh ass in to a cheongsam only to find myself standing next to a willowy beauty at one Christmas party that is… Read More
An Instant in Instagram
Looking back, last week – seen here through the comforting golden glow that only instagram can deliver – does seem to have involved rather a lot of eating. The most trouser-stretching moment… Read More
My Mother, the Lulu Guinness Model
OK, TOTALLY unofficially. Lulu Guinness doesn’t even know my mother. But when I was given one of her beautiful purses at Christmas this year from my lovely and most generous friend LPJ…… Read More
Singapore Yacht Show
There is a saying in England that people trot out from time to time when men announce any one of the following: that they are running off with their mistress, buying a… Read More
Aunty Sally’s Tips on Daily Detox…Using Things You Already Have in Your Store Cupboard
I’ve been going to see the lymphatic drainage guru that is Sally Hew for an hour a week for about six months now. I first wrote about her here; she’s amazingly skilled at… Read More
The Urban Myth that is Spray Tanner Hannah
Yup, there really is a leggy blonde English girl who lives in Chip Bee Gardens and who turns all who meet her into golden goddesses. I first heard about Spray Tanner Hannah… Read More
