MINE Magazine Spring 22 Issue 13

SPRING 2022

MI N E

COV E R PH OTO G R A P H E D E XC LU SIV E LY FOR MI N E BY A RV E D CO LV IN - SM IT H

Jessica Plummer

The Girl Before is the woman of now

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t’s hard to put pen to paper without addressing the dark times in which we find ourselves. However, while we all continue to follow the world’s desperately sad events, and offer support in our own ways, our daily lives continue both at home and in the workplace.

My workplace is a creative sphere in which I’m thankful to be surrounded by inventive people, including those who have contributed this issue. I’m thankful for that because it reminds us of the joy that human beings are capable of giving through their creative talents. That, in turn, reminds us that humans are innately kind and ultimately driven by the knowledge that their work will bring happiness to others. This is what I truly believe and it’s what I keep reminding myself of.

I do hope that this issue can act as a distraction and that you will find glimmers of beauty in its pages, which have been produced by some of the most talented people in our industry. I am proud to have them on board for this spring issue of MINE – an issue that marks our relaunch.

It’s so great to be back – and, if we’ve learned anything from recent events, it’s about seizing the day, making it our own, taking joy in anything we can and being grateful. Enjoy!

ASTRID JOSS,

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CONTENTS COVER PHOTOGRAPHY ARVED COLVIN-SMITH MAKEUP ZOË TAYLOR AT CLM USING CHANEL HAIR ERROL DOUGLAS MBE USING KÉRASTASE FASHION CHANEL.COM NAILS CHIARA BALLISAI @BEAUTII.CO WWW.BEAUTII.CO JEWELLERY ‘N°5’ NECKLACE AND RING IN 18K WHITE GOLD AND DIAMONDS BY CHANEL FINE JEWELLERY, ’PREMIERE MINI’ WATCH IN 18K WHITE GOLD, PEARLS AND DIAMONDS BY CHANEL WATCHES BEAUTY: EYES CALLIGRAPHIE DE CHANEL 65 – HYPERBLACK, £27; CHANEL LES 4 OMBRES 268 – CANDEUR ET EXPÉRIENCE, £47; LIPS CHANEL LE CRAYON LÈVRES 156 – BEIGE NATUREL, £22; CHANEL ROUGE COCO BAUME 914 – NATURAL CHARM, £32 NAILS CHANEL LE VERNIS 917 – TERRA ROSSA, £24 HANDS CHANEL LA CRÈME MAIN, £46, ALL BY CHANEL.COM FASHION CHANEL.COM

12 BLING! WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART The most precious of jewels, chosen by Tanya Philipson

BE AU TY M U STS 7 4 JSHealth Vitamins UK CEO Hermione Olivia Underwood selects her essentials

30 JE S SICA P LU M M E R The star of the BBC and HBO Max’s The Girl Before talks to and strikes a pose (or five) for MINE

F E M I NI NI TY PE RSO NI F I E D 8 4 Celebrating the Creed house’s new fragrance and its illustrious past

4 2 C HAN E L CRE AT E S JE S SICA’S LO O K Everything you need to recreate Jessica’s stunning looks

THE D O CTO R W I L L SE E YO U N OW 8 6 MINE meets a man with a magic touch: aesthetic physician Dr Wassim Taktouk

45 MANE M AN Award-winning hairstylist Errol Douglas MBE’s secrets

THE SPRI NG E D I T 9 2 Luke Batchelor suggests interiors accessories to buy this spring and inspirational accounts to follow

46 MON O STY L E The best buys for your evening wardrobe, selected by Anna Bromilow

RE VE AL I NG LO ND O N 1 0 0 Having explored all London’s nooks and crannies, Emma Bevan gives us her guided tour of the capital

52 P IN K STY L E The best buys for your next great escape, selected by Hannah Strafford-Taylor

H E AVE N O N E ARTH 1 0 8 Sarah-Louise and Christopher of The Adventures of Us deliver their top destinations for 2022

58 GLAM STY L E The best buys for pregnancy chic, selected by Peony Lim 66 T IME CH E CK The latest, greatest and sparkliest timepieces to put on your wishlist

A PL ACE O F PE RSUASI O N 1 20 A peek into the Marylebone home of Jane Austen’s brother – now a sumptuous place to stay 5

MINE SPRING 2022

INTRODUCING OUR CONTRIBUTORS THE ADVEN T URES OF US

TA NYA PH I L I PSO N

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Luxury editor Tanya explains why you can’t go wrong with her three favourite jewellery categories, sharing the best of the latest launches for each one. @tanyaphilipson

Creative directors and photographers Sarah-Louise and Christopher have turned travelling into a true artform. They join MINE to showcase their greatest destinations for 2022. @the_adventuresofus

LUKE B ATCH ELOR

J E SSI CA PLUM M E R

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H A NNA H ST RA FFO RD -TAYLOR

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D R WA SSI M TA KTO UK

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ZO Ë TAYLO R

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H E RM I O NE O L I V I A UND E R WOOD

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This London-based Australian – the UK CEO of JSHealth – is an advocate for women, is passionate about women in business and uses her social platform to talk about business and lifestyle. This issue she shares the beauty products she believes in most. @hermioneolivia

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An industry game-changer and all-round force for good, hairstylist Errol Douglas MBE joined us on our cover shoot to oversee the perfecting of Jessica Plummer’s locks. @erroldouglashair

P EON Y LIM

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Having worked with some of the world’s biggest names, Zoë effortlessly created our cover star’s five unique beauty looks in record time. Using a selection from Chanel’s latest makeup, she proved that she doesn’t follow trends: she sets them. @zoetaylormakeup

From Nike to Netflix, Vogue to The Times, Lizzo to Hailey Bieber, the brilliant and talented Mr Colvin-Smith has showed up on set for many a monumentous photoshoot. This time he did so for MINE and Jessica Plummer. @arvedphoto

E RRO L DOU GLA S MBE

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Aesthetic physician Dr Wassim Taktouk takes time out from his busy schedule, allows us to skip his eight-month waiting list and shares his expertise and industry grooming secrets. @drwassimtaktouk

Having styled celebrities from Keira Knightley to Elle Macpherson, Anna continues to produce inspirational work with the industry’s great and good (including our past covers). She returns this issue to offer her most coveted looks of the season. @anna_bromilow

ARV ED COLVIN -SM ITH

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We are thrilled to have Hannah – one of London’s biggest style influencers – step back into the pages of MINE, this time with her chic resort wear edit. @hannahstraffordtaylor

Curious by nature, Emma was inspired by her role as a 2012 Olympics ambassador to truly enjoy the city in which she was born. Her Little London Whispers account – a curated guide to the capital – seeks to inspire others to do the same. @littlelondonwhispers

ANN A BROMILOW

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Our gorgeous star Jessica busted onto screens in the UK – and, across the pond, onto HBO Max – with her latest and greatest drama The Girl Before. She opens up to us on her love of acting, while acting as our spring beauty muse. @jessicakate_plummer

The lifestyle guru’s long-standing love of period interiors and antiques is beautifully documented via his Instagram. Having worked with leading names in design and the arts, he was kind enough to share his wealth of experience and taste with us. @luke_batchelor_pr

EM M A B EVA N

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As she takes on motherhood for a second time, former MINE cover star Peony returns to share her chic maternity edit.

Mixing cultures (British and Chinese) and locations (city and country), she loves to find a personal take on luxury style. @peonylim

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White gold, diamond and pearl earrings, £3,600, annoushka.com

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(from top) Diamond, white gold and Akoya pearl ring, £6,480; two diamond and rose gold rings, £3,560 each, all chaumet.com

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JE S SIC A PLU M ME R ‘THE GIR L BEFOR E’ IS V ERY MUCH THE G I R L O F N O W. A S T R I D JOSS MEE TS OUR S E N S AT I O N A L C O V E R S TA R J E S S I C A PLU M ME R PHOTOGRA PHY A RVED COLVI N -SM I TH MA K EUP ZOË TAYLOR AT CLM US ING C H A N EL HA IR ERROL DOU GLA S MBE U S ING KÉR A STA SE NAILS CHIARA BALLISAI @BEAUTII.CO WWW.BEAUTII.CO FA S HION A ND JEWELLERY CHA NEL.COM

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“I T R E A L LY IS OK AY TO GE T BACK T O RE A L LIFE W HEN THE SHOW ’S OV ER”

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f Jessica Plummer is not on your radar, please recalibrate that radar.

But in a world where we’re deluged by a waterfall of daily ‘newness’ – not to mention a need and desire to be constantly updated with information – we’d be forgiven to switching off to much of it. New launches, new talent, new anything… it’s weirdly addictive but exhausting. I’ve become exceptionally good – and fast! – at filtering.

Back to Jessica. How joyous it was to discover her and her oh-so-brilliant performance in the BBC and HBO Max adaptation of JP Delaney’s best-selling thriller The Girl Before. She plays Emma, opposite the perfectly cast Gugu MbathaRaw and David Oyelowo. Reviews have hailed Jessica as the highlight of the series and dubbed her ‘the next Suranne Jones’.

The drama showcases her natural talent in multiple ways but, like many viewers, I found Jessica as a person to be the real fascination. Actors upgrade to stars when

they display a certain something that pushes us as viewers to follow them and their work beyond the medium in which they appear. And Jessica is so unbelievably good at what she does that you are helplessly drawn in, as if you know her.

Some have heard of her from her first major role, in 2017’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties, alongside Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman.

Others know her as Chantelle Atkins in EastEnders. Some may even remember her beginnings in the top-ten-charting girl band Neon Jungle, which Jessica says gave her the grit and teeth for the acting world: ‘I learnt early on that not everything that glitters is gold, nor is everything a given, and to take every opportunity. But, equally, it really is okay to go back to real life when the show’s over.”

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“ I ’ M G O O D AT TA K I N G R I S K S .

I DON’ T TU R N DOW N M A N Y O P P O R T U N I T I E S T H AT A R E OU T OF M Y COMFORT ZONE”

she remains adamant that all roads lead to acting: ‘On my seventh birthday, my dad gave me the Titanic script, as every day after school I’d sit down and watch it.’

I can’t imagine my own seven-year-old knowing what to do with a Hollywood movie script, but the young Jessica was thrilled: ‘This and Jennifer Lopez made me realise that – through dancing, singing, acting and simply performing – you could let go and feel a huge sense of release and enjoyment.’

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Now Jessica has secured her dream job, she feels it’s a constant learning curve, as opposed to simply turning up on set, day after day, and getting on with it. ‘One of the hardest aspects for me is allowing myself to be vulnerable, to completely let go,’ she admits.

‘In The Girl Before, I had to dance around in one particular scene where I was all alone, and the key was to appear carefree – even though I had thirty pairs of eyes behind the cameras staring at me.’

Jessica thrives on such challenges, believing that is where the opportunities for improvement arise. ‘One thing I’m good at is taking risks,’ she declares. ‘I don’t turn down many opportunities that are out of my comfort zone. Your craft is better if you explore and, while everyone is different, I learn my art by being with other actors. I learnt a lot from

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“ONE OF THE H A R DE ST A SPE C T S F OR ME IS A LL OW ING M YSELF TO BE V ULNER A BLE”

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watching David [Oyelowo] and Ben [Hardy] in The Girl Before.’

Unexpectedly, Jessica tells me that one thing that really helps her is to give her characters a fragrance. Emma’s was Jo Malone’s Lime Basil and Mandarin: ‘It has a positive punch.’

Having watched the series, this makes total sense. The styling of a character is a huge element of every actor’s work when they inhabit and portray a person.

Fragrance aside, this is something that she is more than happy to leave to the professionals: ‘I love fashion and am a shopping addict, but I don’t have a set style. If anything, I love stealing ideas from characters, as I did with Emma.’

On our cover shoot, Jessica proves the easiest person I’ve ever worked with: big smiles all round with an abundance of positive energy. That said, as both of us joke, life’s not so hard when you’re being styled in Chanel top to toe.

‘Give me trainers over heels any day!’ she smiles. ‘I love to look effortless, even though I aspire to a glamorous look. As I’ve got older, I appreciate more timeless pieces. I’d love to own a sustainable capsule wardrobe that will last forever and

that I can pass on to my daughter.’ I tell her that I love the neat and chic French style of the Chanel wardrobe and jewellery.

‘They’re the type of pieces I wear in my dreams,’ she agrees. ‘And, for those who know me, I’m turning thirty this year – and I really love jewellery!’

As for hair and makeup, she says it’s like acting: experimenting and enjoying the moment. ‘I loved the red lip Zoë [Taylor, makeup maestro] gave me, which I wouldn’t normally be confident enough to wear. But she chose the right shade and it looked amazing. I also loved the freckles!

She made me feel like we were in the Caribbean.

‘As for my hair, it’s my safety blanket so I feel best when it’s out. But my curls need to be groomed, so I was happy. You need to feel happy and confident to do your best work.’

I’ll definitely be seeing Jessica again – on-screen and, I hope, in person. She’s the kind of woman you can’t help wanting to be friends with.

“FOR THOSE W HO K NOW ME , I’M TUR NING THIRT Y T H I S Y E A R – A N D I R E A L LY L OV E JE W ELLERY !”

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CR E ATE S J E SSICA’ S

LOOK

Everything you need from Chanel to recreate Zoë Taylor’s breathtaking looks for our cover star Jessica Plummer All products from chanel.com

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LIPS 1 Le Crayon Lèvres 174 – Rouge Tendre, £22 2 Rouge Coco Baume 920 – In Love, £32

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EYES 1 Calligraphie de Chanel 65 – Hyperblack, £27 2 Les 4 Ombres 268 – Candeur et Expérience, £47

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4 Baume Essentiel Ensoleillé, £35 5 Rouge Coco Baume 918 - My Rose £32

3 Rouge Coco Baume 912 – Dreamy White, £32

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La Crème Main, £46 (see Look 1)

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4 Le Vernis 08 – Pirate, £24

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AW A R D - W I N N I N G H A I R S T Y L I S T ER ROL DOUGL A S MBE’S SECR E TS

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y day he runs one of Belgravia’s most coveted hair salons. By night he wins one award after the other.

Nominated for Best British Hair awards for twenty-five consecutive years – as well as being International Hairdresser of the Year and a three-time British Hairdresser Award Afro category winner – there is nothing Errol Douglas doesn’t know about expert hairstyling. He specialises in curls and Afro hair, and his clients include Rihanna, Lewis Hamilton… and, now, MINE cover star Jessica Plummer.

ERROL’S TOP TIPS TO CREATE OR ENHANCE CURLS ‘Learning how to use a diffuser will help achieve volume at home. Use products that give your hair hold, such as a contouring gel, and nourishing and conditioning products such as an oil or masque.

‘For the best results, I apply styling products to wet hair to encourage curls to form and help them hold their shape.

‘If you apply them to damp hair, you need to redefine the curls. Scrunching your hair will help.’

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Dry your hair naturally, with a towel, rather than with a hairdryer.

Use a diffuser to define curls. Avoid blowing your hair directly – that causes frizz. To form curls, pin your hair up as you dry it. Leave it for five to ten minutes to cool down, then you’ll have the perfect curl.

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To maximize the sheen, add a mist of a light holding spray oil.

The Curl Manifesto collection by Kérastase was used on Jessica’s hair for our cover shoot:

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF CARING FOR CURLS? ‘Detangling! Textured hair can get quite knotty, especially overnight with friction against a pillow.

Using a silk hair turban or pillow can help minimise that. A great shampoo automatically does it too, while the stylers condition and care for the curls.

‘When you’re washing curly hair, minimize friction and don’t be vigorous. A good tip is to apply oil to the hair first and leave it for five minutes, before washing it with a curl-dedicated shampoo to ease the friction and detangle.’

AND WHAT ARE THE MAIN CHALLENGES OF CARING FOR VERY CURLY HAIR? ‘Very curly hair needs more nourishment and moisture, and typically less hold than regular curly hair. It can tolerate a richer oil and heavier bases as it absorbs those ingredients better, due to the dryness and fragility of the texture.’

ONE THING THAT SOMEONE WITH CURLY HAIR MAY NOT KNOW… ‘People with curly hair often don’t fully understand their curl pattern.

Take a moment to understand what curl you have – ask your hairdresser – then you can choose which products are best for you.’

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Bain Hydration Douceur, £23.50 for 250ml Gelée Curl Contour, £28.30 for 150ml Fondant Hydration Essentielle, £28 for 250ml Crème De Jour Fondamentale, £28.30 for 150ml Huile Sublime Repair, £39.90 for 50ml Refresh Absolu, £28.30 for 190ml Masque Beurre Haute Nutrition, £36.40 for 200ml All available at kerastase.co.uk

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1 Satin, crepe, organza maxi dress, £490, Solace London 2 Bow heel pump, £500, aquazzurra.com 3 Bow detail ruffle mesh dress, £865, Benchellal 4 Wool crepe jumpsuit, POA, Roland Mouret 5 Gold plated crystal earrings, £720, aquazzura.com

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The best buys for your evening wardrobe.

Selected by Anna Bromilow @anna_bromilow

5 ANNA SAYS... “ W HEN YOU’R E TONING DOW N COL OUR , BE BOLD W ITH FOR M”

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6 Ribbed knit sweater, £920, Khaite 7 Leather shoulder bag, £1,000, Loewe 8 Pearl sandals, £1,475, Jimmy Choo 9 Cotton bow socks, £125, Gucci 10 Gold earrings, £470, AZ Factory

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“A T I M E L E S S C L A S S I C T H AT E X U D E S S O P H I S T I C AT I O N FOR E V ENING A ND IS BE S T SERV ED W ITH A H I G H - O C TA N E T W I S T ”

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“OF TEN IT A LL COMES TOGETHER W ITH A K I L L E R H E E L”

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11 Leather and crystal pump, £595, Jimmy Choo 12 Velvet bow headband, £245, Gigi Burris 13 Leather jacket, POA, Anna Mason 14 Leather pants, POA, Magda Butrym 15 Duchess satin maxi skirt, £1,305, AZ Factory

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1 Quartz, citrine and pearl earrings, £375, butlerandwilson.co.uk 2 Sunglasses, £270, Celine, selfridges.com 3 Swimsuit, £250, alexandramiro.com 4 Leather platform sandals, £695, jimmychoo.com 5 Leather sandals, £750, jimmychoo.com 6 Leather bag, £6,630, chanel. com 7 Silk ‘Soleil’ dress, £700, Kalita X Hannah, kalita.co

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The best buys for your next great escape, selected by Hannah Strafford-Taylor hannahstraffordtaylor.com

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“ PA C K A J A C K E T O R C A R DIGA N FOR THOSE BR EE Z Y E V ENINGS; THROW N OV ER YOU R SHOULDER S, NOTHING L OOK S MOR E CHIC”

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“A C C E S S O R I S I N G W I T H SI MPLE O R S TAT E M E N T J E W E L L E R Y E L E VAT E S E V ERY OU TFIT”

8 Jacket, POA, Celine, selfridges.com 9 Silk top, £365, tove-studio.com 10 Topaz necklace, £1,200, butlerandwilson. co.uk 11 Wedge heels, £515, giaborghini.it 12 Pearl and yellow gold necklace, £1,800, Hannah X Noa, noafinejewellery.com 13 Leather bag, POA, Celine, selfridges.com 14 Silk skirt, £425, tove-studio.com

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“I A LWA Y S PA C K O N E OR T WO S TA N D O U T S TA P L E S ”

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“THER E’S NOTHING L I K E S TAT E M E N T BIK INIS FOR POOL SIDE L OU NGING”

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15 Silk dress, £625, tove-studio.com 16 Silk top, £275, tove-studio.com 17 Cotton dress, £940, Khaite 18 Patent leather pumps, £780, Valentino 19 Leather heels, £345, giaborghini.it 20 Bikini, POA, alexandramiro.com 21 Raffia tote, £730, Khaite

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“DR E S S DOW N PA R T Y G O W N S W I T H T R A I N E R S T O F L AT T E R A SM A LL BUMP A ND K EEP YOU FEELING YOUR SELF ”

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The best buys for pregnancy chic, selected by Peony Lim @peonylim 1st TRIMESTER

1 Crystal cupcake clutch, £3,605, Judith Leiber Couture 2 Leather sneakers, £425, Valentino 3 Satin dress, £960, Cecilie Bahnsen 4 Chiffon and lace dress, £370, Self Portrait 5 Chiffon dress, POA, Self Portrait 6 Tulle dot dress, £3,420, Monique Lhuillier 7 Crystal lip clutch, £3,115, Judith Leiber Couture 8 Glitter sneakers, £385, Golden Goose 9 Numbuck trainers, Veja, £115 10 Croissant crystal clutch, £4,125, Judith Leiber Couture 11 Strawberry crystal clutch, £3,420, Judith Leiber Couture 12 Crystal champagne shoulder bag, £1,125, Rosantica 13 Tulle dress, £360, needleandthread. com 14 Canvas trainers, POA,

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15 Silk blend twill scarf, £1,340, Loro Piana 16 Horsebit 1955 mini leather tote, £1,580, Gucci 17 Cable knit wool sweater, £525, Mr Mittens 18 Suede boots, £835, Isabel Marant 19 Leather coat, £2,690, Prada 20 Satin twill scarf, £350, Gucci 21 Oversized denim shirt, £780, The Row 22 Leather shoulder bag, £1,095, jimmychoo.com 23 Cable knit wool cardigan, £1,790, Alexander McQueen

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musts JSHealth Vitamins UK CEO Hermione Olivia (@hermioneolivia) selects her essentials

White Caviar Essence Extraordinaire, £346, laprairie.com Luxuriously firms and smooths your skin, morning and night

Skincare Skinesis Overnight Facial, £58 for 15ml, sarahchapman.com Use this serum-oil elixir for an overnight mask that rejuvenates your skin for the new day

Vital Perfection Uplifting and Firming Cream, £102, shiseido.com Silky and luxurious, this fights loss of elasticity, wrinkles and dark spots

Deep Exfoliating Mask, £59 for 50ml, drsebagh.com The connoisseur’s choice for transforming your skin and leaving it fresh and radiant 74

Gua Sha Beauty Tool, £14.99, uk.jshealthvitamins.com Made from 100 per cent natural jade stone, the Gua Sha supports lymphatic drainage and oxygenates the skin – improving tone, texture and absorption Eye and Lip Contour Balm, £100, sisley.co.uk The Eye Cream, £165 for 15ml (complete set), augustinusbader. com Reduces signs of ageing, puffiness and long days

Luminous Vitamin Oil, £37.99 for 30ml, uk.jshealthvitamins. com Formulated with Bakuchiol – a natural antioxidant retinol alternative – this face oil visibly transforms your complexion for firmer, more radiant skin

Retinol Reform Anti-Aging Serum, £22, shanidarden.com An overnight, active serum that really works Merveillance Lift Concentrated Night Cream, £42, uk.nuxe.com Skin feels repaired, smoothed and recharged with this concentrated cream Absolute Silk Illuminative Cream, £160 for 40ml, sensai.com A rich, silky cream that replenishes the skin

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Fresh Affair Dry Shampoo, £25.15 for 233ml, kerastase.co.uk Jazz up your hair and run out the door

Haircare

Shu Uemura Ultimate Reset, £30.75 for 250ml, allbeauty.com Hair conditioning and restoration in a bottle Hair Rituel Colour Perfecting Shampoo, £58, sisley.co.uk

Hair Rituel The Cream 230, £73, sisley.co.uk Skin + Digestion, £29.99 for 60 tablets, uk.jshealthvitamins.com With vitamin C – to promote collagen production – and zinc, this protects cells from oxidative stress. Burdock helps to keep your skin healthy, contributes to blood purification and supports your digestive system

Bain Chroma Respect hydrating protective shampoo, £22.40 for 250ml, kerastase.co.uk For protecting coloured hair 76

The Body Illuminating SelfTan Drops, £42 for 50ml, tan-luxe.com Add a few drops to your moisturiser to keep your skin glowing year-round

Body Ceramide Skin Rescue, £18, scientiabeauty.com

Satin 20, £33, dior.com This refillable natural lip balm features more than 95 per cent natural ingredients

Body Butter, £80 for 160ml, mutha.com A lightweight shea butter moisturiser that helps with stretch marks too

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Les Mains Hermès Vert Ecossais, £42 for 100ml, hermes.com Statement luxe colours

“Using a combination of serums is the only way to create truly bespoke skincare.”

drsebagh.com

DR JEAN-LOUIS SEBAGH

Couture your skin.

The Moisturiser

The Hydrator

Your skin’s needs are unique and always changing. The world-renowned beauty trailblazer, Dr Jean-Louis Sebagh pioneered the concept of mixing different, powerful serums to create a personalised daily ritual that perfectly meets your skin’s needs. Potent and award-winning, Dr Sebagh’s iconic serums—including the trio of super-serums featured here—can all be used alone or combined, for agelessly radiant results.

Moisturising is essential to restore the skin barrier, protect against environmental agressors, seal in hydration and keep skin plump.

Deeply moisturise and soothe your skin using Rose de Vie Serum, with antioxidant and nourishing rosehip oil, blended with the hydrating, hyaluronic acid-rich Serum Repair, which instantly leaves skin looking and feeling plumped, firmer and tighter.

The Anti-Ager

The Brightener

Add a trouble-shooting, ‘Ageing-Maintenance’ hero to the mix with a few drops of Supreme Maintenance Youth Serum.

It boasts 95% active ingredients, more than any other skin care product, including the ‘youth molecule’ Resveratrol, three anti-aging peptides, a mineral radiance booster and an anti-pollution film.

Power-up your serum blend even more with a little Pure Vitamin C Powder Cream. This patented, highly concentrated and stabilised powder-to-cream formula can be mixed with any serum to brighten the skin, prevent pigmentation and bring back its glow.

Available in-store and at drsebagh.com

Brow Shaping Gel 01, £19.50, Rose Inc at SpaceNK.com Stroke up for a fuller brow

Les Beiges Eau de Teint Medium, £50, chanel.com Everyday skin tint for a little colour to make you feel fresh

Luminous Silk Flawless Foundation, £44 for 30ml, armanibeauty.co.uk Lightweight, low-key foundation that gives good coverage

Makeup Nudegasm Face Palette, £60, charlottetilbury.com 80

Shade and Illuminate Intensity 0.5, £64, tomford.co.uk For the more confident among us, this is the best product for contouring and highlighting

Self-tanning drops, £35 for 20ml, drsebagh. com Add a few drops to your nighttime routine to wake with a glow

Touche Éclat Illuminating Pen in 2.5 Luminous Vanilla, £21.60, yslbeauty.co.uk The concealer for everything from unwanted spots to dark ‘I work too hard’ bags

Rose Boisé matte lipstick, £58, hermes.com Subtle rosewood pink for the perfect nude lip

Portable brush, £49, cledepeaubeaute. com Chic and functional, keep this in your handbag to apply on the go

Silky Blush, £63, hermes.com 81

Wellness

Vanille Fatale, £178, tomford.com One of the more subtle scents in Tom Ford’s Private Blend collection, this leaves an intriguing, lingering and sexy scent that you’ll be asked about

Vitality X + Collagen, £44.99 for 180g, uk.jshealthvitamins.com Contains only pure marine collagen peptides. Two scoops daily for glowing skin from the inside out!

LCDC Il Frate Orange Renaissance incense, £205, ginori1735.com

Copper tongue scraper, £17.50, getcosmicdealer.com The French Ayurvedic brand offers the best way to start your day: scraping that bacteria away

Baumes des Muses New Lip Balm Compacts, £30 each (includes personalisation), Buly1803.com counter at Selfridges

Anthelios Age Correct, £25, laroche-posay.co.uk

Sleep Drops, £58.65 for 15ml, otocbd.com A blend of botanicals to help you drift into sleep after a busy day

Dior Maison Springtime Bell candle, £180, dior.com Beautify your surroundings 82

Wind Flowers, £260 for 75ml, creed.com Inspired by a dancer’s flowing movement, this jasmine scent leaves a delicate touch on your skin

Rose & Cuir

by Jean-Claude Ellena, £215, fredericmalle. co.uk A fresh, exotic and beautiful luxury scent from the Frederic Malle perfume family

Gentle Fluidity Gold Edition eau de parfum, £165, franciskurkdjian.com A decadent and delightful musky scent for those who love interesting combinations

Rose & Magnolia Cologne, £76, jomalone.co.uk A marriage of two of the most adorable ingredients, this was always going to be a love that lasts

Jasmin des anges, £220, dior.com The smell of French flower fields in autumn, bottled by the best, just for you

Fragrance No.5 Eau Premiere Spray, £120, chanel.com The most wearable of Chanel’s iconic and internationally recognised No.5 perfume collection

Folie d’un soir, £132 for 100ml, goutalparis. com Available exclusively at Harrods

Rose Barbare parfum, £280 for 100ml, guerlain.com One of Guerlain’s most interesting and powerful scents, this pairs the house’s signature rose with peach and honey 83

Celebrating the House of Creed’s new fragrance Wind Flowers

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Though her demands were many, Queen Victoria’s one and only fragrance command was Creed.

The ultimate luxury fragrance house counts some of history’s most inspirational women as loyal fans.

Now the journey continues, fuelled by an endless passion to create the most captivating female scents

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s one of the most iconic fragrance houses of our time, Creed conjures up images of luxury and beauty. Those images are tied with a history so long and rich that nothing quite compares.

Most intriguing are its origins as a royal tailoring house from which, one day, Henry Creed delivered to King George III a pair of scented gloves. The king later commissioned Royal English Leather, which captured the hearts of some of Europe’s most influential women.

Queen Victoria – George III’s granddaughter – appointed Creed official supplier to the royal household.

And in 1854, under the patronage of Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie, Creed moved its headquarters to Paris, with a client list of socially elite women.

For more than 260 years, it has inspired and attracted powerful women from royals and socialites to artists and visionaries. As current heir and perfumer Erwin Creed puts it, ‘Our creations are a journey through time, like a bridge between generations, because the past is the strength of our future.’

Over the centuries, seven generations of the Creed family have produced more than two hundred fragrances. Many believe a rare creative sprit to be the secret of its success. Erwin and his perfumier father Olivier travel far and wide to source and research materials worthy of the alluring concepts that come to life in their Fontainebleau factory.

When Aventus for Her – the feminine counterpart to the acclaimed Aventus – was launched in 2016, its success was spectacular. Stores sold out and it became ubiquitous at fashionable parties. For that scent, Olivier Creed took inspiration from the famous women who had worn Creed and who had bespoke fragrances designed for them. Aventus for Her was created for the modernday bold and sensual woman who, like those historic figures, is destined to leave a mark. The spirited top notes of green apple, pink pepper and lemon lead to grounding lilac, rose, and blackcurrant, while base notes of patchouli, musk and sandalwood envelop you.

The woody and floral scent Royal Princess Oud – launched the year before – was a seductive and feminine take on a classic. The striking bottle nods to the red riding habits that Creed made for royal women, while rare and luxurious ingredients invoke strength and glamour. Raspberry, bergamot, grapefruit and pineapple are among the top notes. Soft orris butter, pretty jasmine, powdery iris and rose flow into the solar notes

Below, from top Aventus for Her, Royal Princess Oud, Love in White and Wind Flowers

and base notes of warm oud vanilla, patchouli, musk and cedarwood.

For the woman looking for something more whimsical, Love in White is deeply romantic. A testament to Creed’s skilled craftsmanship, it blends ingredients from the four corners of the world. The result is a scent that is soft, floral and carefree, yet sophisticated. Reminiscent of the blossoming trees of Provence on the first days of spring, it blends orange zest, apple, apricot, narcissus and magnolia with base notes of musk and cedarwood.

And now, Creed presents us with Wind Flowers, which Olivier Creed has dubbed the new ‘queen’ of the house’s female fragrance portfolio. More than five years in the making, this bright and brilliant scent is inspired by the strength and grace of a dancer’s flowing movements.

It opens with sweet jasmine, wrapped around zesty Tunisian orange blossom and fruity peach. At its heart, captivating jasmine and tuberose petals add depth and texture. Warm sandalwood, creamy praline, hazy iris and musk are the final touches that bring this dusky floral scent to life and make it the illustrious fragrance house’s latest success story – but assuredly not its last.

Creed Boutique, 99 Mount Street, London W1K 2TF, 020 7495 1795 www.creedfragrances.co.uk

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GROOMING

THE DOCTOR WILL SE E YOU NOW MINE meets a man with a magic touch: aesthetic physician Dr Wassim Taktouk

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nce upon a time, aesthetic physisians were only for the rich and famous.

Now many women – and some men – consult them. Dr Wassim Taktouk has risen to fame within the industry since opening an ultra-chic Knightsbridge clinic in 2021. With a waiting list up to seven months’ long, and a growing clientele of royals and red-carpet actresses, he is a doctor in demand.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT YOU DO?

Years ago, you had to grow old gracefully or have a facelift.

There was nothing in between. Nowadays, technology, science and expertise allow us to make choices. We have nonsurgical interventions, which are often better than outright surgery, with minimal downtime.

This is where myself and other doctors in my field can help. My responsibility is understanding the cutting-edge science in my field and knowing how best to execute it for my patients, depending on their needs and wants.

CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE?

Fillers are better than ever. They are resilient – meaning they move with peoples’ faces – and are so clever that you can almost tissue-match where the ageing has taken place. It’s like giving my patients a filler couture service.

I call it the Taktouk Time Traveller. I ask them to bring in old photos of themselves, as well as their washbag, to go through what is right and wrong for them.

people confidence. Giving them the tools to slow down ageing and do it gracefully. The amount of people who come to me and say, ‘I feel really young but my face doesn’t reflect that: I feel my face looks, sad, tired, sleep-deprived…’ – all these negative expressions. What a shame when they feel young at heart. Their faces need to corroborate what’s going on inside.

WHEN SHOULD YOU STOP WORKING ON YOUR FACE?

When I tell you to! A doctor needs to be one hundred per cent ethical, practising with their patients’ best interests at heart and knowing when to stop.

DO YOU INTERVENE?

Of course. Part of my consultation is working out what patients want and you’d be surprised what information you can elicit. I always say the best doctors are the ones who aren’t afraid to say ‘No’.

WHAT’S YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL FOR YOUR PATIENTS?

I want my patients to come and feel like family. It’s a unique relationship, where they can reveal their secrets and insecurities. We make a plan and I work towards this being a lifelong relationship. I don’t want them to hotfoot it from one doctor to the next with different treatments, because that’s when it all goes terribly wrong.

That’s why it’s hard to get an appointment with me.

My patients do stay with me and my loyalties have to be with who I have first rather than see the world and his wife. Alhough the door is always open to anyone who’d like to see me, should there be room.

WHAT’S YOUR APPROACH TO SKINCARE?

Doctors understand the science within skincare. For example, SPFs protect us against the sun’s damaging and ageing rays, while Vitamin C is needed to produce collagen. It neutralises free radicals and is photoprotective. Vitamin A – or the retinoids – reduce the appearance of fine line and wrinkles. Niacinamide is anti-inflammatory and helps with pigmentation. The skin is your blank canvas and it’s the first thing you wear. If it doesn’t look at its best, it’s a pointless exercise.

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU DO?

It’s about being the best version of yourself. Giving

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AND WHY DO THEY COME TO YOU, RATHER THAN OTHER DOCTORS?

I’ve worked in and know of many clinics where every patient who walks through the door is seen as a cheque.

They take the patients’ wants over their needs, just to cash that cheque. I’m known in the industry to be the opposite: I’ll never do what is not right for them.

I’m the doctor with the experience, and that is why you should come to me for the truth. If I wouldn’t do it to a member of my family, I wouldn’t do it to you. I’m not intimidating. Couldn’t be if I tried! I’m friendly and my clinic feels like home.

“IF I WOULDN’ T DO IT T O A M E M B E R O F M Y F A M I L Y, I WOULDN’T DO IT TO YOU”

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Teresa Tarmey Cleanser ‘This

uses the gentlest surface-active agents. These create a light foam that effectively transports dirt and oils away from the surface of the skin, leaving it clean and allowing it to receive actives more effectively.’

Aesop Moroccan Neroli Shave Serum ‘For me,

this is the ultimate shave experience. The smell is everything: a blend of hydrating botanicals with sandalwood, neroli blossom and panthenol.

It’s great for all skin types; it calms and softens my skin.’

SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF Gel

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‘SkinCeuticals wrote the book on antioxidants. Using a powerful, synergistic combination of vitamin C, phloretin and ferulic acid, this formula fights the free radicals that cause premature ageing and offers environmental protection against UV, infrared and the ozone. It reduces discolouration and gives a more even skin tone.’

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La Roche Posay Anthelios SPF 50 ‘This moisturising

SPF contains niacinamide, which is anti-inflammatory and helps with pigmentation. I wear it all year round as my moisturiser.’

Miller Harris Lumière Dorée ‘I’d like to

think I smell of this naturally. I have a bottle in every room in my house and clinic.’

Dreem Distillery Bed Balm

‘A potent muscle-relaxing salve, with broad-spectrum CBD and a calming smell.

Particularly effective at easing aching joints and tight necks and shoulders, this concentrated balm is my presleep saviour. Goodnight!’

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Medik8 r-Retinoate Intense

‘Vitamin A is a nonnegotiable part of my routine and Medik8 are the pioneers.

This next-gen r-Retinoate Intense serum is eight times more powerful than retinol: an anti-ageing powerhouse with nourishing ceramides and peptides. I apply it postcleanse every night. Don’t forget the neck!’

Teoxane RHA Serum ‘I use

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Teoxane’s dermal fillers exclusively in my clinic. They’ve cleverly bottled their resilient hyaluronic acid, which closely mimics our natural hyaluronic acid. It’s like a glass of water.

The serum is superlightweight and helps to hydrate and brighten.’

Bertioli Hand & Body Wash ‘Created by the

amazing team at Thyme, this shower gel smells absolutely divine. It’s also super-hydrating and nourishing, and doesn’t dry out your skin at all.’

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Monpure Follicle Boost Hair Density Serum

‘This injects volume and voltage to your hair.

Essential ingredients such as exfoliating retinol and lactic acid work to supercharge cellular turnover, removing the dead skin and debris that create an obstacle for new hair growth.’

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SPRING EDIT

The White Company, The Vampire’s Wife and Glyndebourne Opera House are among the fashion, interiors and arts names with whom PR specialist Luke Batchelor has worked. MINE caught up with him to find out what we should be buying this spring and

LANGUEDOC VASE, LALIQUE, FROM £4,600, LALIQUE.COM

what inspirational social accounts we should be keeping an eye on.

Follow Luke on Instagram @luke_batchelor_pr ‘There is something about spring that awakens a desire for newness and change, especially in the home. The acquisition of an inspiring interiors book or a fresh seasonal-inspired candle, or embracing a bold new colour, is a great way to start the new year.

LONDON CANDLE, ROJA DOVE, £125,

‘Apparently, the roaring twenties are due a comeback, so what better way to

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channel The Great Gatsby’s Daisy Buchanan’s drawing room than with a striking statement piece from Lalique, the ultimate symbol of French luxury and craftsmanship? This beautiful ‘Languedoc’ vase (above) was designed by René Lalique in 1929. I love the bold green, which evokes growth and renewal.

‘I believe your home should smell inviting and have a personal touch. There are no finer candles than those from master perfumer Roja Dove, whose fragrances are made using the world’s finest raw materials. Roja’s London candle (right) has the warmth of a crackling log fire, while notes of violet, lavender and rose evoke the scent of a quintessentially British garden.’

THE TAS T EMA KE RS @tyssenengland

Nolan Watson is a collectorturned-dealer and interior decorator, living between London and a seventeenthcentury house in Kent. His Instagram is full of interiors inspiration, and showcases beautiful pieces for sale. tyssenengland.com

Three inspirational Instagram accounts to follow

@philippacraddock

Philippa Craddock’s Instagram is packed with stunning visuals and tips on how to create beautiful floral designs at home. Sign up to her newsletter to receive free guides, tutorials and updates on her masterclasses, loved by budding floral fans and pros alike. philippacraddock.com

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@moro_dabron

Austin Moro and Eliza Dabron – lovers of romantic interiors and historical gardens – are the design duo behind Moro Dabron.

Their Instagram transports you to places that have inspired their line of beautiful personal brands and home fragrances. moro-dabron.com

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A look at the finest finishing touches

LAYERED LOUNGE Having spent many years renovating properties, Suzy Humphreys grew frustrated with a lack of desirable pieces with which to furnish them. Layered Lounge was therefore born from her thirst to provide quality homewares that stand the test of time, sourced from around the world at affordable prices. In a world of waste, Layered Lounge keeps an eye on interior trends, but is not driven by them. layeredlounge.com

MEMO PRESS Memo Press was founded by lover of letters Alice Edwards. Her elegant and beautiful greeting cards and personalised stationary will make you want to put pen to paper in a matter of moments.

A welcome addition at a time when keeping in contact has never been so important. Lily of the Valley is a perennial favourite of mine, so these cards are at the top of my list. From £4.50. memopress.co.uk

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Inflorescence wallpaper, living-quarters.co

LIVING QUARTERS ‘A flowerless room,’ said Vita Sackville-West, ‘is a soulless room.’ And what better way to immortalize flora in a room than by using a pattern wallpaper?

GEMMA MOULTON

VELVET LINEN At a studio in Ditchling, Sussex, Velvet Linen founder Liz Poole works with the most talented team of artisans, who

Founded by Gemma Moulton in 2020, East London Cloth creates beautiful quality, traditionally made, unpretentious and authentic household linens that can be used, loved and handed down to future generations. The brand has recently launched a range of beautiful café curtains in an array of elegant linens. eastlondoncloth.co.uk

London-based home decor experts Living Quarters specialise in elegant prints, featuring an abundance of country garden blooms.

With wallpaper making a welcome return for 2022, why not brighten a room or hallway with one of their beautiful designs? living-quarters.co

M ORO DABRON

make costumes for musicals,

The latest candle from the Moro

theatre and opera – including

Dabron design duo (see previous

spread) is Herbarium. This

the West End’s smash hit

beautifully woody and herbaceous

Hamilton, Glyndebourne Opera

blend – reminiscent of an old

in Sussex and the Royal Opera House. Liz has also worked

walled garden – features notes of

her costume-making magic

rosemary, cedarwood, olibanum,

on the Netflix period drama

bay and black tea. £155.

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sensation Bridgerton. Her beautiful cushions, quilts and home accessories are inspired by the gardens of England and are made by hand, using the finest Liberty velvets and British linen. velvetlinen.co.uk

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The titles your coffee table can’t live without

Interiors: The Greatest Rooms of the Century £59.95, phaidon.com

For the Love of White: The White & Neutral Home £30, thewhitecompany.com

This book gives you an insight into the homes of some of the biggest

The White Company is one of the UK’s most loved and revered luxury

names in design and interiors, from Gabrielle Chanel’s Paris apartment to

high-street retailers. What started as a twelve-page mail-order brochure has

British interior designer Ben Pentreath’s country idyll. A great chance to be

grown into a multichannel, international business selling everything from fine

incredibly nosy from the comfort of your own sitting room.

linens, home accessories and fragrance to stylish ready-to-wear and children’s collections. This book by the brand’s founder, Chrissie Rucker, is a testament

Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture £25, faber.co.uk

to the beauty and charm of a neutral home. From an elegant Georgian London

Miss Dior is the story of Catherine Dior, the enigmatic younger sister and

director Mark Winstanley, it will provide endless inspiration for the lover of

muse of her couturier brother, Christian. Justine Picardie’s fascinating book

white.

townhouse to a breathtaking country abode owned by the company’s creative

takes you through the stormy clouds of wartime France to a place of beauty and hope scented with rose.

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Entertaining Lives: The Nancy Astor & Nancy Lancaster Cookbook £40, clearviewbooks.com

of Devonshire, this is a visual testimonial to the incredible taste running through sixteen generations of the Cavendish family. Victoria HelyHutchinson’s evocative and stunning photography is not to be missed.

Nancy Astor and her niece Nancy Lancaster were two of the great book is a stunning collection of more than seventy recipes from Nancy’s

Rose Uniacke at Home £150, roseuniacke.com

family home, Langhorne in Virginia.

Rose Uniacke is one of the most important names in architectural

hostesses of the twentieth century. Jane Churchill and Emily Astor’s

interior design today. Her ability to create pared-back, elegant schemes

Chatsworth, Arcadia, Now £50, penguin.co.uk

is apparent nowhere more than in her own London home. This book –

This beautiful book is a refreshing, contemporary look at the collections

filled with inspirational imagery by revered French photographer François

of one of Britain’s finest country houses and most illustrious families.

Halard.

with a foreword by award-winning design critic Alice Rawsthorn OBE – is

Written by John-Paul Stonard, with forewords by the Duke and Duchess

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A destination sensation for luxury-lovers

Bonadea is the UK’s foremost luxury brand for tableware, glassware and rare, exquisite objets d’art. Founded in 2016 by creative director Gemma Martinez de Ana, Bonadea is an oasis of established luxury brands, exceptional artisans and creative studios from across the world.

Named after the Roman goddess Bona Dea – ‘the good goddess’ – the emporium presents a curated selection of unique pieces through its boutique in Belgravia and an Photo: @Bonadea ©James McDonald

online store. From breakfast to an intimate dinner or celebratory party, set the perfect scene for entertaining beautifully and in ultimate style with Bonadea’s elevating pieces.

20 Pimlico Road, London SW1W 8LJ bonadea.com

M Y B O NAD EA FAV OUR ITES

HAND-PAINTED PERSIAN

BOTANIQUE PRIMROSE DINNER PLATE,

FLOWER NO. 1 TUMBLER, £200,

£150, MARIE DAÂGE

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ALBERTO PINTO HISTOIRES D’ORCHIDÉES DINNER PLATES, £1,300 FOR SIX, LOBMEYR

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Emma Bevan makes it her business to know London inside and out. Having explored all its special nooks and crannies, she gives us her own guided tour of the capital

Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, V&A, until 8 May, vam.ac.uk

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’m always led by culture and the experience of doing something different – be it a guided tour, an exhibition or discovering something new.

Usually, I like to have a focus, with a specific place or something to do in mind.

But sometimes it is fun just to wander and see where you end up.

Whether you live in London or are just visiting, we are all tourists. So here are my top places to go and things to do…

@littlelondonwhispers

Whether you have thirty minutes or five hours, this affluent pocket of London has something for you to do. My favourite museum is the V&A: they always have an exhibition running. For the next few months, Fabergé will captivate you for hours.

A ten-minute walk will take you to Kensington Palace and, if you time it well, you can cross over to Hyde Park and catch the Household Cavalry taking their daily walk for the changing of the guard.

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“W HETHER YOU LI V E IN LONDON OR A RE JUST V ISITING, W E ARE ALL TOUR ISTS”

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At the weekend, I really enjoy spending time wandering through Portobello Market and along the surrounding streets.

The pretty coloured houses, the great coffee shops and restaurants, and the excellent shopping make it a destination that keeps giving.

Antique, decorative modern and vintage shop Alice’s, 86 Portobello Road, @alicesportobello

Cutty Sark museum, rmg.co.uk/cutty-sark

Jump on a Thames Clipper at Embankment Pier and take the river boat to Greenwich, enjoying a tour of London along the way. Disembark at the Cutty Sark, one of the last tea clipper vessels. Next door you have the Old Royal Naval College, the Painted Hall, the Maritime Museum, the Queen’s House and, a short hike up the hill, the Royal Observatory, where you will find the best views of Canary Wharf. Top tip: always check the times for your return journey when you get off the boat. There is little worse than arriving back at the pier, seeing your boat speed off into the sunset and having to wait forty-five minutes for the next one!

The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, ornc.org

Royal Observatory, rmg.co.uk/royalobservatory

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At the incredible and splendid monument to history that is Westminster Abbey, I enjoyed one of the best tours I’ve ever been on. There is more British history in this single spot than you can imagine. No sooner had our tour ended than I wanted to do it again! Around the corner, you can admire the shining glory of Big Ben after its major renovation.

Then walk halfway across Westminster Bridge to get a good view of the Houses of Parliament from the river. Top tip: book your guided tour of Westminster Abbey well ahead – this is a history lesson not to be missed.

Westminster Abbey, westminster-abbey.org

“THER E IS MOR E HISTORY IN THIS SINGLE SPOT TH A N YOU C A N IM AGIN E”

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Spitalfields is home to the oldest market in London. Take a stroll in the surrounding East London and you will find the original homes of the Huguenots and step back in time. Dennis Severs’ House is a time capsule: an eighteenth-century townhouse restored to show what life was like for a family of Huguenot silk weavers. Pop by Fournier Street: home to the artists Gilbert & George, who describe themselves as ‘two people, one artist’ and see the area they hail as a microcosm of the world.

Top tip: book lunch and make a day of it, adding a visit to Brick Lane for vintage shopping and impressive street art.

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Sumptuous dining and street vistas in Spitalfields

Shopping? Art? Food? Entertainment?

Covent Garden has it all. A night at the Royal Opera House is magical but, if that isn’t your thing, take in a West End show – London has some of the best theatre in the world. Within a fifteenminute walk, you have several exquisite museums to choose from: Sir John Soane’s Museum, the National Gallery, Somerset House and the refurbished Courtauld Gallery.

Chila Burman (@chilaburman) art installations; (top) the Royal Opera House; (right) Floral Street

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(left) Andy Warhol at Halcyon (halcyongallery.com); (above) fine dining at Claridge’s (claridges.co.uk); (below) the Red Room at the Connaught (the-connaught.co.uk)

Mayfair ticks the box for so many ‘very British’ things to see and do: beautiful hotels for afternoon tea or fabulous cocktails; luxury shopping, from Oxford Street to Piccadilly. And over the past few years it has become home to some of the most interesting art galleries in London, including Halcyon, Gagosian, Hauser & Wirth, Unit London and Pace.

Halcyon (halcyongallery. com); (below) Burlington Arcade (burlingtonarcade.com)

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Opposite Christopher and Sarah-Louise This page Maldives magic at the Six Senses Laamu

M AGIC A L M A LDI V E S Close your eyes and imagine the gentle sound of the sea, sunlight warming your skin and the blissful scent of saltwater and sun cream. Your pulse slows, you deepen your breath, and your soul is suddenly at peace. ‘No news, no shoes’ is the policy here.

Welcome to the Maldives.

With more than a thousand idyllic castaway islands – often described as the most beautiful on Earth – across 35,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives epitomises paradise. And with powdery soft sand and cyan-blue waters, the twenty-six spectacular coral atolls have earned a reputation as one of the world’s most sophisticated and exclusive destinations.

As soon as your flight emerges from the clouds, it is easy to see why.

We recommend the stunning Six Senses Laamu (@sixsenseslaamu). Amid pristine white beaches and sky-high palm trees, life at Laamu is slow, and relaxation is taken seriously. It truly is paradise.

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NE W YOR K S TATE OF MIND There is something magical about New York; something visceral that captures our imaginations on every visit. Everything feels bigger. Time seems to move a little faster. The abundant energy, sound and scale come together to create an inimitable, inspiring atmosphere.

Every few years, we get the urge to dip our toes into this vibrant place, and remind ourselves why it’s one of the world’s greatest cities. The Big Apple is renowned for trendy bars and eateries, creative boutiques and views to die for, each area offering something completely different from the next.

As the sun fades, the city lights come alive. The restaurant scene is prolific; make reservations early so you don’t miss out. One of our favourite spots for dinner is Chinese Tuxedo (@chinesetuxedo), a popular haunt in the heart of Chinatown.

The brainchild of Jeff Lam and Eddy Buckingham, it has a buzzing atmosphere amid its brick walls, candlelight and sleek, contemporary interiors.

For evening cocktails, nothing beats stepping into the roaring 1920s at Maison Premiere (@maisonpremiere), a Brooklyn institution for oysters, absinthe on tap and a guaranteed great evening by candlelight.

For Sunday brunch, head over the Williamsburg Bridge and relax at DUMBO House, a stylish members’ space from the Soho House Group. With a marvellous view of Manhattan, it’s the perfect place to take time, read a paper and relax.

Opposite The Empire State Building Left Iconic tenement architecture Below Looking along Lexington to the Chrysler Building

Left Amanjena, Marrakech Below Marrakech souk Opposite Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi

M A RV ELL OUS M A R R A K ECH Morocco’s glittering bohemian jewel Marrakech is just a four-hour flight from London, yet feels a world away.

The sights, scents and flavours of the red city serve up a dose of ancient wonder combined with sensuous luxury and aesthetic simplicity. It’s the kind of place you visit once and immediately know you’ll be back.

From the warm morning glow as the sun rises over the Atlas mountains to the flurry of fast-paced traffic, powder-pink buildings, magicians in Jemaa el-Fna Square, majestic medina walls, terracotta walkways and haggling for rugs and gleaming trinkets in the city’s

souks, Marrakech is an exotic, sensory overload like no other. And it will captivate all who venture behind its ochre walls.

Seven miles south of the medina, at the gateway to the Sahara, our favourite place to stay is the prestigious ‘peaceful paradise’, Amanjena (@amanjena_resort).

Influenced by Marrakech’s Saadian tombs, its majestic arches, lush palms and olive trees sit in perfect harmony with the dusky pink walls, stunning water reflections and tranquil villas; a spacious and serene escape from the bustle of the souks.

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THE A LLU R ING A M A LFI COA S T There is something indescribable about the beauty of the Amalfi Coast. It is unlike anywhere else in the world. John Steinbeck said it best: ‘Positano bites deep. It is a dream place that isn’t quite real when you are there and becomes beckoningly real after you have gone.’

Our first stop is always Hotel Santa Caterina (@hotel_santa_caterina), on a cliff edge in the heart of the Amalfi Coast. It has a sense of old-world glamour and, if the walls could talk, they would tell a thousand stories.

In nearby Positano, a visit to Da Vincenzo for grilled langoustine and homemade ragu pasta is a must, while the pizza at Il Capitano is unrivalled. And for true romance, start with sundowners on the terrace at Le Sirenuse, followed by dinner at the Michelin-starred La Sponda.

This page and opposite Stunning sea views at Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi

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A M A ZING A M A NZ OE Nestled high on a hilltop, amid olive groves, vineyards and cypress trees, Amanzoe (aman.com/resorts/amanzoe) draws its name from the Sanskrit-derived word for ‘peace’ and zoe, the Greek word for ‘life’. The resort feels like an acropolis: majestic pillars and colonnades crafted in marble and stone are surrounded by pale blue waters, conjuring a serene atmosphere.

The columned walkways lead to a circular platform and firepit, which offers a panoramic view of the Peloponnese and Aegean Sea, and is a prime spot for watching the sunset.

Tranquility and relaxation are at the core of the Aman philosophy – and, at Amanzoe, time stands almost still. The focus is health, wellbeing and relaxing seclusion: essential for those leading busy city lives.

This exclusive haven of unsurpassed beauty has quickly become the Mediterranean playground of those in the know. Sleek, contemporary pavilions and villas are available to purchase or rent. All open to expansive private terraces, enabling airy interiors to blend seamlessly with nature, and create an unrivalled sense of calm and seclusion.

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The Marylebone home of Jane Austen’s brother has been lovingly recreated and is now a sumptuous place to stay

T is is a thing of beauty when old and somewhat forgotten buildings are restored to their former splendour; even more so when they are recreated and shared. Such is the case with the newly renovated Henry’s Townhouse (@ henrystownhouse). In the heart of Marylebone, this Grade II-listed former home of Jane Austen’s brother Henry – where Jane herself was a regular – has been brought back to life as an exclusive place to visit, stay and, most of all, enjoy. Even more magical is the way in which it has been reimagined, echoing a rich and intriguing history full of the intense characters and fascinating lives of a London that once was.

At number 24 Upper Berkeley Street, the house was the subject of a collaboration between owners Jane and Steven Collins and the award-wining interior designer Russell Sage Studio. They have recreated the Regency period, taking inspiration from Austen’s reported life at the house and as part of wider London society. While far from museumlike, the spaces are so elegantly designed and curated that one feels truly transported into the Austen era; an era beautifully portrayed in the Netflix sensation Bridgerton.

From the pretty colour palettes to the carefully selected fabrics and detailing, with original period pieces, there is an overriding feel of sumptuous luxury. This is best seen in the seven elegant and elaborate bedrooms, each with their own story to tell. Much like Austen’s novels, they pull you in until you are so immersed that you cannot see any further – and nor would you want to.

This intoxicating spirit is evident elsewhere in the house too. The Georgian Pantry Kitchen is ideal for private dining, while Jane’s Reading Room and the Carriage Snug are ideal for evening drinks or peaceful moments.

To complement the captivating visual history, the Townhouse has created a sensory experience with its first collection of candles. The six fragrance blends paint a picture of Regency London society and life in the Austen household. There are notes of black tea from the east (newly popular in London at the time), the fresh blooms that typically scented Marylebone households, the cinnamon and cloves of a busy basement kitchen and the glass of port that would accompany cigars.

Each smart white ceramic candle holder bears a silhouette portrait (known at the time as a ‘shade’) that reflects the name of the scent. All are now available at Liberty and are a beautiful way to prepare for the real deal: a visit to Henry’s.

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This page and opposite The sumptuous interiors of Henry’s Townhouse Above The amber and sandalwood candle that bears the house’s name is one of six, available at henrystownhouse.co.uk and at the Liberty store

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