Those of you with highly acute memories will remember that Matt Rudd has contributed to this ‘ere blog before. You may also remember that I have referred to him as a ‘friend’. I could of course let slip the information that we met for the very first time when he was an intern at the magazine where I worked many years ago.  But I wouldn’t do that. Ahem.

Of course now, far too many years later, Mr Rudd is All Grown Up, Senior Writer at The Sunday Times, no less, married to the divine H, AND with three children. But most, importantly, for the purposes of this post, he is the author of a most excellent and interesting new book about the habits of the English. As there is little we English love more than seeing our habits dissected in print, I predict great things for this, his newest baby, and am only too happy to let Mr Rudd take over LLG for the day…

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Two weeks ago I travelled to Paris to visit the No.5 Culture CHANEL exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo. To celebrate the exhibition I am giving away this this fabulous 1950s CHANEL No 5 advertisement from my own collection.

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Whistles sandals

I don’t care that spring, let alone summer seems to have disappeared this year. I *will* have cheerful, bright toenails regardless.

OPI Atomic Orange Nail Polish

OPI Atomic Orange Nail Polish

Sandals by Whistles (present)

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THE GREAT GATSBY TIFFANY & CO PARTY LONDON

Wednesday night was glamour night: Tiffany & Co, and Warner Bros invited a few hundred people to a pre-screening of The Great Gatsby to coincide with the screening that night of the film on the opening night of Cannes. I thoroughly enjoyed the camp exuberance of Moulin Rouge and was intrigued to see how Baz Luhrmann’s splicing of modern filmmaking techniques and soundtracks with the narrative of a classic — and much-loved — novel would work.

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The Daily Beauty: NARS x Pierre Hardy’s Provocative Pairs Pop Up Champagne & Nail Bar at Selfridges

May 17, 2013 LLG Beauty

mmmm just look at these rather lovely nail colours. They’re the new NARS x Pierre Hardy polish collection, four pairs (£22 each), inspired by Hardy’s Summer 2013 shoe collection. And the reason I got so up close and personal with them this morning?

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Paris: No 5 Culture Chanel Exhibition

May 15, 2013 LLG Beauty

Of all the fragrances produced by fashion houses, it is arguable that CHANEL No.5 remains the most iconic in both its packaging and its scent. Worn by actresses, mothers, politicians, models, professors, daughters, it is a scent of such complexity that it becomes unique to each woman.

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The Daily Beauty: Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat by Butter London

May 14, 2013 LLG Beauty

I am bloody awful at doing my nails. I have shaky hands, no patience, and drip the polish everywhere. But I hate getting manicures even more, so from time to time I am forced to do the painting myself. Usually when I realise my hands are going to appear on film, and the pending embarrassment […]

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LLG Retail. Harvey Nichols *ARE* Best in Show

May 14, 2013 LLG Fashion

Posetta Baddog is barely speaking to me at the moment. I made the mistake of showing her the new Harvey Nichols advertising campaign. The New Breed focuses on the innovators, conceptualists, shining talents and early adopters making fashion you’ll want to wear every day…

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The Daily Beauty: Travel Size Beauty Products

May 13, 2013 LLG Beauty

This is my honed to perfection travel kit. A £3 clear plastic make up bag from John Lewis, that can be scrubbed clean, I keep it packed and ready to go for trips, so there’s no faffing around with decanting and tracking down missing bits and pieces. It has everything I could possibly need, from […]

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Saturday in Kent Part Two: Sissinghurst Castle & The White Garden

May 13, 2013 LLG Travels

After our bluebell mission in King’s Wood on Saturday, our plan was to drive to Sissinghurst, to visit the Castle. This is one of my happy places, a National Trust-held estate where we visited frequently as children, whether to eat ice creams in the tea room, or to roam the grounds with weekend house guests.

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