Jackie Annesley Let Me Count The Ways I Love Costco I was out running the other day, as you do in lockdown. To make your head, and maybe even some body parts, feel marginally better. Read more
Jackie Annesley Wait – What Day Is It Anyway? Here’s my favourite lockdown moment. Post lunch, warm sun, the freshest London air ever breathed. Read more
Jackie Annesley I Come from a Different World When I was growing up in the Sixties, we had a black bakelite telephone in the corner of the living room. It had its own allocated table and chair, because that’s where you went for a quiet chat. Read more
Jackie Annesley Blowing Hot and Cold “On the off-chance that anyone fancies a cold dip and hot sauna after, bring towel and swimmers” emailed my yoga instructor, two days before Christmas. Read more
Jackie Annesley How To Be Less Miserablist It had been a while since I’d played this game. Maybe even half a century. It’s nighttime, a comfy 30 degrees and we’re at a party that’s progressed into the pool. Read more
Becci Vallis Do You Need A Super Serum? Applying a super serum has become a regular protocol in most people’s beauty routines and while stats show that many of us are eschewing multi-step routines, serums are sticking. Read more
Becci Vallis Why You Should Always Make Time For Tea Forget therapy, think thera-tea. It might be very British to offer a friend a cup of tea when they’re feeling down, stressed or upset, but it goes beyond our colloquial habits. Read more
Becci Vallis Why You Should Consider Slow Beauty Whether it’s a serum that promises results in 60 seconds or an eight-step cleansing routine that takes time, effort and endless products, the beauty industry is a never-ending stream of instant gra Read more
Jackie Annesley The Kitten, The Vet And The Pet That Made Our Family Happier “So she’s … dead?” The young Australian vet looked at me with red eyes. “I’ve never had this happen to me before,” he half whispered, as if reading my look of alarm. Read more
Jackie Annesley The Fifty-Somethings Guide To Party Season Make-Up I found a picture of myself the other day on a random iCloud app on my phone. Read more