Laurel

You may say I am somewhat obsessed with fashion and beauty. I love it, live it, breathe it. I buy far too many magazines each month and spend many a happy evening poring over the pages with a fine-toothed comb making notes about what to buy/make/covet.

I also love live music, festivals, ballet, food, photography, reading interesting books, learning languages and seeing the world.

Sample sale alert! With summer (at last) on the horizon, the time has come for a wardrobe clearout and refresh. Jasper Conran's sample sale next week is the perfect excuse to add a few new classics to...read the rest

The addition of luxe skincare line Skin Design London to the shelves of London's cult beauty emporium John Bell & Croyden last summer was exciting enough, but the announcement this week that the brand...read the rest

It’s one thing having a five star salon on your doorstep, but even more impressive is when it has a rainbow of nail shades so expansive you’ve never seen anything like it before. 

Luckily for ...read the rest

There's obviously no shortage of fitness studios in London, yet every so often one comes along that shakes things up a little.

This month has seen the launch of DEFINE.London, a New York import br...read the rest

Sometimes you come across something that really leaves you torn, in the sense that it's so marvellous half of you wants to shout it from the rooftops, but then you kind of want to keep the secret to y...read the rest

PF Chang's Asian Table
10 Great NewportStreet WC2H 7JS

Bella Cosa
213 Marsh Wall E14 9FJ

Fox and Grapes
9 Camp Road SW19 4UN

Quaglino's
16-18 Bury Street SW1Y 6AJ

Indian Accent
16 Albemarle Street W1S 4HW

Avenue
7-9 St. James's Street SW1A 1EE

Hungry Donkey Greek Kitchen
52 Wentworth Street E1 7TB

Gillray's Steakhouse & Bar
Westminster Bridge Road SE1 7PB

Park Chinois
17 Berkeley Street W1J 8EA

The Folly
37-41 Gracechurch Street EC3V 0AX

Jackson & Rye
56 Wardour Street W1D 4JD

Chicken Society
363 Regents Park Road N3 1DH

PF Chang's Asian Table
10 Great NewportStreet WC2H 7JS

GBR at DUKES London Mayfair
37-38 St James's Place SW1A 1NS

Fucina
26 Paddington Street W1U 5QY

Thali
166 Old Brompton Road SW5 0BA

Temakinho
10 Old Compton Street W1D 4TF

Thai Square
21-24 Cockspur Street SW1Y 5BN

The Test Kitchen
54 Frith Street W1D 4SL

Judge & Jury
335-337 Old Street EC1V 9LL

Bar + Block
26-30 York Way N1 9AA

Jackson + Rye
30 Old Jewry EC2R 8EB

Ping Pong
Belvedere Road SE1 8XX

Jules
5 Lacy Road SW15 1NH

The Balcon
6 Waterloo Place SW1Y 5NG

Tootoomoo
12 Crouch End Hill N8 8AA

Nipa Thai
Lancaster Terrace W2 2TY

Wheelers Of St. James's
5 Threadneedle Street EC2R 8AY

Dalloway Terrace
16 - 22 Great Russell Street WC1B 3NN

Assado
157 Waterloo Road SE1 8TY

Strut & Cluck
151-152 Commercial Street E1 6BJ

Chotto Matte
11 - 13 Frith Street W1D 4RD

Suvlaki
21 Bateman Street W1D 3AL

Smith and Wollensky
1-11 John Adam Street WC2N 6HT

Bengal Tiger
62-66 Carter Lane EC4V 5EA

Porky's BBQ
18 New Globe Walk SE1 9DR

The Happenstance
1a Ludgate Hill EC4M 7AA

Cantina Laredo
10 Upper St. Martin's Lane WC2H 9FB

Mews Of Mayfair
New Bond Street W1S 1EY

Strip Bar & Steak
18-21 Charterhouse Square EC1M 6AH

Hope & Anchor
123 Acre Lane SW2 5UA

Lucky Voice Islington
173-174 Upper Street N1 1XS

Blind Spot
45 St Martins Lane WC2N 4HX

Fentiman Arms
64 Fentiman Road SW8 1LA

The Knightsbridge Metro
28 Basil Street SW3 1AS