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Mind the Gap – Stylish interiors from Red Candy
Red Candy is a great place to find stylish pieces for your home with a quirky edge. The brand, which was launched in 2009 as the world’s red only website, is now full of quirky, fun designs (of all colours) that allow you to add fun to your interiors, whilst still retaining a sense of style. As they say on their website:- ‘Shut up, beige!’ is our battle cry against everything bland, reflecting our mission to cut this lifeless shade down to size and fill our homes with lots of lovely colour instead! As someone who loves a little bit of quirkiness, I quickly found myself enamored with so many pieces…
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What makes the best parties so great?
There is nothing like a good party. A combination of great people, food, drinks and music, the best parties have a little something more, something to make them memorable and much talked about. Whether the party is small and intimate, a large rowdy gathering, something that has been organised by events management companies the best parties will remain in the mind long after the debris has been cleared away. Here are a few of the best parties that I have attended, and what made them just so wonderful. Harvey Nichols 10th Birthday in Birmingham Why: This is the party that had it all, a free flowing bar, lots of celebs…
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BAFTA 2017 – Fave Looks
The most important night in British film is always a good place to look when it comes to glamorous Hollywood Stars and the best of British truly shining on the red carpet. I am talking about the Bafta’s of course, aka the British Academy Awards, and this year has proved to be a bit of a vintage one in terms of fashion, with some really lovely looks including a suitably regal one from the Duchess of Cambridge in Alexander McQueen. This years awards showcased a range of beautiful looks in a range of colours and styles. There were strapless styles, halter necks as showcased by Nicole Kidman in Armani Prive…
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An Audience with Jo Malone at Birmingham Town Hall
Jo Malone is a fragrance legend, the woman who founded both the Jo Malone brand and Jo Loves, scents that define key moments in so many women’s lives. Yesterday she was in Birmingham for a special audience at the City’s beautiful Town Hall. She talked about her life, it’s ups and downs and of course, she chatted all about her extraordinary fragrance journey. Here are some of the highlights of her talk. About her Mother “…My mum taught me a love of beauty…” “I appreciated the fragrances my mother wore – Joy by Jean Patou, Je Reviens by Worth. My father wore Eau Sauvage by Dior. They opened up a…
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Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks Musical at the New Alex Theatre
The Summer of 1966 must have been the best time to be alive. London was swinging (apparently), England won the World Cup and it was all soundtracked by the stunning, iconic sounds of The Kinks, with Sunny Afternoon pouring out of radio’s everywhere. But, ‘Sunny Afternoon;, The Kinks musical written by frontman Ray Davies, shows that behind the brilliance of the songs, there was a band tortured by fame, mental illness and internal strife. This was all brought vividly to life in Birmingham, at the New Alex Theatre last night. Sunny Afternoon is the story of the early Kinks from Ray Davies side of the story. It shows the start…
