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Comforted by the homely, luxurious decor my senses were heightened by the sounds, smells and tastes of Gazelli House, Gazelli Skincare’s latest venture. But as I sat, gold plated pen in hand, sipping my grapefruit infused mineral water I soon realised I was about to be outed as a fraud, as I attempted to answer...
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It’s long been rumoured that Anna Wintour and Alexandra Shulman, Editors-in-Chief of U.S and British Vogue respectively, have been at fashion war but it now seems to have come to a head with last night’s airing of BBC 2’s documentary Absolutely Fashion: Inside British Vogue which exposed the magnitude of the feud between the two....
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As a fresh faced, post GCSE teen ready to take on the world, my drama teacher imparted five very special words onto me: “Don’t Dream It, Be It”. And while I was fully aware that he was quite probably writing those same five words into every other leavers book he signed, it did not deter...
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When I tell people what I do for a living it is normally met with one of two reactions. Either they come over all dreamy and start waxing poetic about how whimsical it is that my business is in words or they question if being a writer is an actual job at all. I’m not...
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A few years ago I talked to John Bird the founder of The Big Issue magazine about business luck. He was adamant at that time that luck didn’t just happen. For him it was a combination of planning and insight. I mention luck as during this last month I have had nothing but a series...
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I don’t consider myself a high maintenance girl. I have pretty simple needs really – I can get ready in 15 minutes flat, full face of make up and all. I’m happy to throw on a pair of jeans and a tee, and as long as I’m given a pair of shades I will happily...
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Some of you will know me as Editor of Semple, but as of today I have officially relinquished my position. After five wonderful years at Semple I left for the last time on Friday. During my time at Semple I have grown from a shy intern to a proud and confident Editor. It’s been an...
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Every week I have a ritual whereby I sit in pyjamas, in my bed, with a cup of tea in one hand, my notebook in the other and my laptop in front of me, which, either has the entire Sons of Anarchy playlist on repeat, or is tuned in to classic David Attenborough nature show....
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I have said ‘I love you’ three times. I have meant it twice. The first was merely a teenage first time fling, didn’t even last a year kind of love, which had more to do with me feeling like that’s what you are meant to say, rather than anything to do with how I actually...
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No one can underestimate the influential power that a magazine editor holds. And when that editor happens to be Alexandra Shulman – editor-in-chief of British Vogue – backed in turn by legendary supermodel Kate Moss, the power is truly unstoppable. So when we heard that the indisputable duo had decided to welcome disgraced designer, John...
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