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reat w hotel london winner everyone should get spoiled on their birthday and while perhaps a bacon sandwich and a mug of tea in bed would have done at a pinch this year i was absolutely spoiled rotten by the lovely people at liberty london imagine if you will the very moment i received the email telling me that i was the lucky winner of liberty s facebook competition i read it on my phone during a typically lacklustre lunch break at work you recently entered a competition on liberty s facebook page it began oh here we go i bet it s spam i thought cynically until i read a bit further on and it finally dawned on me this was real i had won i may have squealed quite a lot at this point it was arranged that i could do the spa treatments voucher champagne tea hotel bit of the prize on the tenth of november my birthday and the behind the scenes tour the following week as the liberty archivist wasn t available on that day oh no i ll have to go back again how awful p on a chilly slightly drizzly grey saturday your humble author made her way to london attempting to travel light and failing as usual with her beloved fiancé carrying several items she couldn t fit in her bag as usual on arriving at the wonderous w hotel leicester square the very kind chap at the check in desk on learning it was my birthday gave us an upgrade to a seventh floor luxury room with spectacular views as birthday beginnings go they don t get much better than that obligatory explorations of hotel room over we moved on to obligatory taking of pictures of hotel room to show expectant friends and family members before high tailing it to liberty and collecting my gift card i remember my mother taking me to liberty when i was a little girl gazing wide eyed at the gorgeous things all around me strangely quiet for a precocious brat subdued by magnificence i really think liberty retains this power to make you feel that excitement of a child in a veritable wonderland it s quite amusing to stand back and watch the facial expressions of grown adults walking in gasping and giggling as they pick up something turn to their companions and say look as they exclaim their pleasure practically bouncing up and down with glee or of course actually bouncing up and down with glee as with this mostly grown adult i honestly kept thinking someone would wake me up any minute but they didn t and the lovely dream continued as i made my way to the decleor spa rooms with vicky their expert therapist how to describe the next two hours i can only say it was pure bliss and leave you to imagine as words will not do suffice to say in have never felt so entirely relaxed in my life as every ache and pain was massaged away although liberty was absolutely rammed with people that day you d never know it in the peace and seclusion of those rooms thanks to vicky s decleor facial expertise i walked out in public with no other makeup than a hasty reapplication of lipstick for the first time since i was about 14 i jest you not so healthy plumped and glowing did i look i simply cannot recommend her or decleor highly enough go and see vicky at liberty my fiancé had thoughtfully bagged us a table at cafe liberty so i was able to swan past the queue and go straight in to join him for the next treat of a perrier jouët champagne tea for two teeny tiny little perfect sandwiches and mini pastries and fruit scones still warm from the oven and slathered with clotted cream and jam divine this would be a perfect afternoon treat at any time but it was definitely the sweet centre of this birthday gal s day i savoured every single crumb that passed my lips and there were quite a few of those it s a generous tea slightly bulgy and very glad that i d not opted to have the tea prior to my full body massage for the therapist s sake if not mine it then fell to me to make a choice and use my gift card to buy myself a birthday present the delicious agony of this was quite overwhelming and imagine my fiancé s pleasure as i wandered around and around and around again clutching my gift card and sort of muttering like a mad woman what about this oooh but what about that or that one but maybe i should get this one instead i don t think i would have bourne it with such beneficence had i been in his shoes dear readers bless him he didn t complain once outwardly i decided that i should get something to do with liberty s heritage a classic liberty type thing which i could treasure forever rather than a bang up to the minute high fashion item you are rather spoiled for both extremes at liberty though as they really do have something for everyone from the classic lovers to the ultra trendy fashionistas i tremble in the shadow of i especially love the fact that liberty really believe in supporting and encouraging new and emerging designers as among these bright young things will be the classics of the future amidst the manifold temptations of the infamous scarf hall my beady eye kept getting drawn back to the sumptuously rich ianthe print wool and silk scarf specifically in the purple colour way as i felt this really highlighted the pattern and the lustre of the fabric spoilt for choice doesn t even begin to cover it but i m thrilled with my pick and delighted at the prospect of owning a liberty print satchel when the strawberry thief print is back in store again oh it s just stunning and something i know i ll treasure forever this is the sort of thing you can fling on with jeans and a jumper for a walk in the woods or more likely in my case to the gin emporium or worn draped around your shoulders at the most elegant of weddings or special occasions what s not to love this is me in my hera print liberty shawl which i wear a lot and had swaddled myself in against the biting chill of the day i know i ll love my ianthe print one all the more for the special memories it holds more scarves want very tempted by the chandelier print scarf too just everywhere you look it s gorgeousness abounding i loved these quirky victorian style illustrated letter tiles and would like the entire alphabet but would settle for my initials i did rather have my heart set on getting the dr marten s limited edition liberty print large satchel in the strawberry thief pattern indeed i blogged about lusting after this very satche l not long after it came out earlier this year but sadly they are out of stock of it as it s so popular sad face however the lovely gentleman who served me at the till took my details and said he d let me know if they got some in again hopefully before christmas oh no another reason to have to go back to liberty again what a personal disaster fab christmas windows at liberty i was especially drawn to the crazy lobster window higgledy piggledy decadence is their theme opulent chaos adorable skipping out of liberty iconic purple bag in hand i noticed that it had somehow suddenly got dark of course this hasn t happened suddenly but do you know when you re being pampered to within an inch of your life the time veritably whizzes along thence it was back to the hotel to get ready for the w s award winning spice market restaurant s tasting menu that my darling chap was so generously treating us to that evening but first there was one more surprise in store for me on returning to our room we discovered that the lovely check in desk guy had arranged for a bottle of champagne selection of juicy raspberries and blackberries massive slice of red velvet cake topped with strawberries with a candle and happy birthday written in glittery chocolate and a card wishing me a very happy birthday and saying if i needed anything at all to let him know how darling is that i actually cried i was so moved it had been quite a horrible year thus far in many ways and for various reasons but this forgive me literally was the icing on the cake we decided to save the cake for later on that evening as we were still quite full from the afternoon tea talk about first world problems eh and lounged about drinking more champagne and lazily getting ready for the meal when booking our table online the chap and myself had ooh ed and ah ed over the menu for ages practically drooling at the mere descriptions of the dishes on offer as their website puts it a timeless paean to southeast asian sensuality spice market will delight london with jean georges vongerichten s unique interpretations of the region s cuisine served in an informal and sultry atmosphere and they ain t wrong delightful it was every single mouthful we had plumped quite literally for the tasting menu as we just couldn t settle on what to try little bits of everything seemed the best way forward and so it proved with waves of delicacies placed before us and everything absolutely perfectly cooked and immaculately presented the spice market is laid back but upmarket exactly the kind of atmosphere to suit the cuisine we were in a cosy booth on the corner all the better for people watching one of my favourite activities and soaking in the ambience we couldn t fault a single thing about the meal only asking for a break the better to digest and ready ourselves for the next lot of courses there are nine in total to begin hardly a complaint this is all too delicious please cease a while you can stow the violins away quite safely i think after the meal we waddled to our room and laid on the bed in the hotel s dressing gowns in a sort of gourmet stupor and sipping wine tentatively while watching nonsense films and marvelling at the sheer bliss of the weekend somehow we found room for the birthday cake slice eaten while tucked up in our little nest of covers shared out in mouthfuls buttercream smearing our probably quite horrifically smug faces us slightly squiffy woozily blissful the next day we sauntered home in golden autumnal sunshine smiles wider than the thames walking alongside a salvation army band as they marched their way down regent street on remembrance sunday so grateful for what we d experienced and most of all for having each other to share it with i have never felt so truly pampered it s been a difficult year what with one thing and another but this was like a break in the clouds perfectly timed so needed and very much appreciated thank you to liberty decleor w london spice market and my darling fiancé for making me feel so thoroughly wonderfully spoiled leave a comment hey foxy lady november 5 2012 11 20 pm filed under fashion tags budget fashion fox print sainsbury s supermarket top tu i am absolutely loving the foxy themed fashion prints currently gracing designer boutiques and high streets alike there s something ephemeral and mischievous about the image of a fox a knowing sauciness i find terribly appealing this cheeky little number is from the tu range of clothing at sainsbury s yes you read that correctly and is perfect for wearing under a tweedy jacket for a nod to the country gentry look that s everywhere right now here s a close up of the little blighter the colour isn t quite floating my boat and peter pan collars do little for us booby gals but my heart is quite taken with the print sainsbury s have come on leaps and bounds this season fashion wise look at this darling little jacket that hit the shops a couple of weeks ago congrats if you can find one i knew i should have grabbed it when i saw it leave a comment modern fairytales the whimsical art of chiara santillozzi september 26 2012 6 02 pm filed under art etsy fairytales tags art cartoon drawings fairytales fantasy female mythology pictures prints women ever the head in the clouds romantic i always fall for modern portrayals of fairytale or mythological themes so am quite naturally head over heels in love having discovered the work of dublin based italian artist chiara santillozzi there is something to particularly admire in artists who convey characters while still retaining a modern simplicity i think that clean sweep of a brush or bold line can say so much in the right hands i especially like her use of mainly black and white with a great swathe of perhaps one vivid colour bringing the picture to life she really manages to capture personality don t you think i really love this portrait of frida kahlo proving that she s equally able to portray people in the real world as well as fantasy figures her work manages to be both gently humorous while poignant and completely conveys the mood of each scene or person within it they all look like they could be the illustrations from a lost book of fairytales i love them all and would certainly like to have some gracing my home they truly are stunning and at under 11 for an a4 print i think they re absolute bargains too i definitely think this artist should be snapped up for all sorts of book covers and immediately commissioned to illustrate new additions of angela carter s entire back catalogue don t you agree chiara though born in italy and living in dublin has traversed afar having also made her home in venice and japan i really think she is very talented indeed and am sure you ll agree you can see the work currently available in her online shop makissima 2 comments top ten can t live without beauty products i swear by 6 posy glow by pink quartz minerals august 17 2012 4 29 pm filed under beauty tags beauty blush blusher bronzer face makeup mineral natural pink quartz minerals 6 posy glow by pink quartz minerals i long lived with the belief that bronzers glows were only really for those strange orange people z list celebrities donald trump christina aguilera and other oompa loompa alikes who craved a product to desperately rub over their faces should a hint of natural coloured skin threaten to break through their carrot tinged visage that was until i found pink quartz minerals and fell in love with their posy glow it s more of a gently blushed highlighter really and gives a hint of tenderly sun kissed healthiness rather than attempting to look as if you fell into a vat of something you d use to seal a fence as a semi rehabilitated goth who still breaks out in a heat rash within seconds of glancing at the sun i do need a bit of help bringing a bit of colour to my complexion i generally wake up looking like something a cat coughed up frequently suffering with insomnia and considering 5 hours unbroken sleep to be a luxurious night s rest therefore this doesn t so much bronze me as infuse a sensation of life back into my face many bronzers in days of yore suffered from a kind of disco fever with their makers believing that you desired nothing more than to look as though you d covered your face in glue before hurling yourself to the floor and rolling around in a mixture of wotsits and glitter perhaps you re find of this look dear readers and should be receiving counselling but it s far more flattering to use a product like this with the merest hint of a shimmer sophisticated face v basket case i m a big fan of mineral makeup and have tried many brands big and small 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