By Debbie Djordjevic One of the best ways to get into the Christmas spirit is to visit one of the Country Living Christmas Fairs being held around the UK. You can still catch the London fair at the Business Design Centre, Islington until … [Read more...]
CEZANNE PORTRAITS AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
By Debbie Djordjevic Paul Cezanne, subject of a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London is often referred to as the father of modern art. His analytical approach to colour, shape and form influenced so many that came after him … [Read more...]
REVOLUTION – RUSSIAN ART AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY
By Debbie Djordjevic When you think of Socialist Russian art it is easy to immediately think of the strong and strident images of communist era posters, however Revolution - Russian Art 1917-1932 delves into the dazzling creativity which came into … [Read more...]
PRETTY AND FEMININE
By Debbie Djordjevic It’s bad enough being diagnosed with breast cancer. Suddenly your world is tilted on its side and every day seems to bring a new challenge. Thousands of women world-wide are diagnosed every year and thankfully the vast … [Read more...]
REVIEW: BARBU CIRQUE ALFONSE
By Debbie Djordjevic Is it cabaret or is it circus? Whatever it is, Barbu, the newest show from Canada’s Cirque Alfonse, is a daring yet silly, sexy yet fun hour and a half which will set your pulse racing. Five bearded men (think Mad Max … [Read more...]
HOW TO: INDIVIDUAL LASHES
By Hannah Powling At the Beauty and the Dirt headquarters - we have our lovely Debbie, who has been through chemotherapy treatment earlier this year - and we want to make sure she carries on feeling beautiful on the outside as much as the person … [Read more...]
GREAT DIGITAL BAKE-OFF
By Debbie Djordjevic Love baking but never sure whether you are getting things just right when it comes to weighing and measuring? Now Drop (a super clever kitchen-focussed tech company) has launched a Connected Kitchen Scale to help … [Read more...]
LUNCH AT ADDINGHAM’S THE FLEECE
by Debbie Djordjevic There is some beautiful countryside to be explored around West Yorkshire, especially the towns and villages on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Pubs, shops, stop off's for afternoon tea are all to be searched out and … [Read more...]