The Perfect Base: Chanel VitaLumière Aqua Foundation

Recently, I had noticed a lot of praise in magazines for Chanel's Vitalumière collection of foundations. My mother had also purchased the original Vitalumière foundation and said it was excellent. So, after being given a sample, I decided to try it for myself.


Usually, I use Chantecaille's Just Skin tinted moisturizer, which is a fantastic product. I always get complimented on my flawless skin when I use it. This can be purchased from HQHair, SpaceNK and the usual luxury department stores (you won't find it in Boots). It's pricey at over £50 a pop but, I think, worth it. Strangely, a bottle I bought in New York lasted me much longer than one I recently received as a present in the UK (I love it when someone takes note of what is running low in your bathroom and stocks you up as a present).

Travalo Travel Perfume Bottles

Here's another great beauty buy for you all! If you would like to take your favourite perfume out with you in your handbag then a Travalo travel perfume bottle is a great investment. Whilst some fragrance brands make great travel perfume bottles (Chanel have a great twist bottle design and Prada have a key-chain attachment on their military style bottles), if you've just splashed out on an expensive bottle for your dressing table, spending even more money on miniature versions for the office/ gym/ your handbag is not ideal.

This is where Travalo comes in! These genius little gadgets can be filled in seconds and hold approximately 50 sprays of perfume. I bought one in silver (for my Prada perfume - the original, amber eau de parfum, since you ask) and one in pink (for my new favourite day perfume, Naughty Alice by Vivienne Westwood - I have a bit of an obsession with violets).

The Perfect Shoe

If you thought Carrie Bradshaw was a shoeaholic, you should see my collection! I am a true shoe queen and was ecstatic when Miu Miu produced these delightfully girly Cinderella heels:

I was even MORE delighted when my mother - officially The Best Mother In The World - bought me them for my birthday back in 2009. These shoes were in every magazine that season (A/W 2009) and every time I wore them women either gasped in excitement or simply stared in jealousy. I loved them!! In fact, I was even stopped by a man on the streets of New York who said simply, "nice shoes"...haha!

Chanel Dinner - December 2010

On 1st December, a lucky selection of friends and clients of Chanel were invited to a St Tropez themed evening at the Saatchi Gallery in London. Although the invitation (pictured) specified a St Tropez dress code, the December snow proved too much for the guests and the usual black fail-safe outfits were out in abundance.

The evening began with some delicious canapés (my personal favourite - the incredibly long, thin cheese straws). We were then led through to the dining area, decked out with small round tables and complete with a cocktail bar and special wallpaper of the original Cruise 2010/2011 fashion show (which took place in St Tropez...hence the theme!).

The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader - A Royal Premiere

On 30 November 2010, I was lucky enough to attend the Royal premiere of the latest Narnia film, Voyage of the Dawn Treader. It was a truly special evening. Not only had Leicester Square been transformed with old-fashioned lamp-posts but the swirling snowflakes transported the red carpet straight to Narnia!