Author: Claire

  • Is Clarisonic worth it?

    Is Clarisonic worth it?

    The beauty industry constantly comes up with new gadgets and creams that claim to make us look more youthful and glowing. It is sometimes hard to figure out what is worth it and what is just a waste of money mostly when the said products are priced beyond the £/$/€ 100 mark. Who can afford…

  • A day in Rye

    A day in Rye

    London has been boiling recently, not that I am complaining but the Big Smoke does get, well… Smokey when temperatures rise. So on Saturday morning, Andrew and I decided to get some fresh air and to head to Rye which I have been wanting to visit for a while. Rye is a little town in…

  • Brunch at The Gantry – London

    Brunch at The Gantry – London

    Another weekend and another London brunch venue under our belt! In all fairness, this one isn’t new to us, we have been numerous times but for some reason, I have never shared it with you. Time to fix that! The Gantry is an institution on Brockley’s high street. It has been around since 2012 and…

  • Brockley Market – London

    Brockley Market – London

    Almost every Saturday mornings Andrew and I grab a couple of tote bags, walk across Hilly Fields and the beautiful streets of Brockley for our weekly vegetable and fruit shop at Brockley Market. You will find us browsing around the organic farms’ stalls on the lookout for our 5-a-day for the week. Brockley Market is…

  • Mayfield Lavender – London

    Mayfield Lavender – London

    The lavender season is from mid-June to early-August and every year you see a wave of bloggers-in-Provence-lavender-fields pictures invading Instagram’s feed. Provence turns purple and it is magical to see, but if like me you have neither the budget nor wardrobe (just yet!) to fly to the south of France and take pictures of yourself…

  • Where I have been so far – 2018

    Where I have been so far – 2018

    Every year I like to contemplate on what stage of life I am at and how much I have achieved so far. This is, for most people, an activity occurring around Christmas time with the promise of a new year ahead of them. So why am I writing about this now? Well 1) I talked about…

  • 5 small interior details which make all the difference

    5 small interior details which make all the difference

    When it comes to interior design there can be very small and subtle differences between an okay room and a really well-thought space. Often when our friends come around I get little compliments on small things I didn’t think were that special or I get asked “how do you do it?”. So because sharing is…

  • South London’s best food markets

    South London’s best food markets

    In the northern hemisphere, summer is joining us in a couple of days, which means it is officially food markets and rooftops season in London! If you have been hanging around my little corner of the internet, you will know that there is nothing I like more than good street food and a drink with…