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.

Every so often a new skincare treat comes along that pushes your current regime aside. Well this month I've discovered two...

I've become a big fan of South African salon chain Sorbet since it open...read the rest

I was a relatively late bloomer when it comes to eyebrows, not quite realising until the ripe age of about 26 that, in fact, when done properly they make all the difference to one's face.

While be...read the rest

Having one's feet massaged with jelly might sound like a kinky fetish best left in the depths of Tinder, but it actually forms the basis for the latest indulgent treat on offer at Shepherds Bush's K W...read the rest

I love Hawaiian Tropic. Fact. I know some suncare snobs who are very particular about their brands, but this is one I come back to without fail year after year. An absolute convert of the Protective D...read the rest

Marylebone has been stepping up its fitness game in recent years and Monday 10th July sees the addition of a new indoor cycling studio, One 10.

The new pay-as-you-train boutique (named after a cade...read the rest

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

Fentiman Arms
64 Fentiman Road SW8 1LA

The Knightsbridge Metro
28 Basil Street SW3 1AS