With the days getting longer, Coutts Woman has plenty of ideas of how to fill up those precious hours with fun, food, shopping and pampering!
What better way to spend an afternoon then making delicious chocolate treats? Award winning chocolatier William Curley is opening the doors of his Belgravia store to show people how to make chocolate truffles. The two and a half hour long session for two people (£150) teaches you the secrets of making the perfect truffles and how they are infused, blended and prepared.
Jennifer Aniston and Drew Barrymore are fans of the new raw food craze and judging by their glowing skin and glossy hair it works! Raw Fairies are a London-based delivery service offering gourmet botanical cuisine made from super healthy raw and living foods. The pear and prune smoothie is a must-try as is the Italian salad with balsamic dressing. Daily deliveries cost from £88.50 for three meals and the five and 12-day detox programmes are £295 and £695 respectively.
Jeweller Patrick Mavros evokes the serenity of the seaside with this delightful silver charm bracelet, which ticks all the style boxes when teamed up with this season’s Breton stripes (£230). Patrick began his silversmith business after carving a pair of earrings for his wife, which left him inundated with requests from friends. Buy your own piece of Patrick’s magic at his flagship store - 104 - 106 Fulham Road, London, or from his concession in Harrods.
Lighter and more delicate than chocolate, macaroons are Coutts Woman’s current food obsession. Particularly pleasing are La Maison du Chocolat’s macaroons, which come in delicious flavours like Rigoletto (Caramel macaroon filled with salted caramel ganache) and Quito (chocolate macaroon filled with ganache). Buy online or from 45 – 46 Piccadilly, London.
The latest treatment in holistic massage is straight from the tropics. The Lava Shells massage, which recently launched at Harrods’ Urban Retreat, uses 100 per cent genuine recycled tiger striped clam shells, which generate their own heat for up to an hour, thanks to a blend of minerals and ingredients. Try the lava shell stomach and back massage (£60), where a therapist will apply a firm but deep pressure to unknot tired and stressed back muscles. The stomach massage is a must, not uncomfortable at all, plus, the radiating heat from the shells act as a natural colonic.
Visit www.urbanretreat.co.uk or call 0207 893 8333 for more information.
To celebrate the V&A’s Grace Kelly exhibition, top London hotel, the Connaught is offering a special package deal for you and your girlfriends. The ‘Grace Kelly: Style Icon weekend’ includes cocktails at the bar, two tickets to the V&A exhibition and a box set of Grace Kelly movies to enjoy during your stay. Rooms start from £375 per night.
The creators of the French Manicure are now selling their salon professional nail varnishes online alongside a whole range of lotions and potions to help you create your own salon perfect manicure at home. With hundreds of colours to choose from, there is something to match every outfit. Try Fabfuschia on your toes and the shimmering silver Dazzle on fingers for an up-to-the-minute look.
This month sees the launch of Jo Malone’s first ever coloured candles developed in association with traditional paint and wall paper manufacturers Farrow and Ball. Their unique use of historic colours has influenced the development of this gorgeous new range, which uses the traditional Jo Malone fragrances to colour coordinate a look and scent for your home. The zesty Lime, Basil and Mandarin in the F&B ‘Breakfast Room Green’, Grapefruit in ‘Farrow’s Cream’ and Pomegranate Noir in ‘Eating Room Red’ are just three of the five limited edition candles on sale (RRP £42).
With less than 90 days until the start of the FIFA World Cup, London ice cream store Gelato Mio has created a delicious range of 32 flavours, inspired by each of the qualifying countries. Launching this month, football fans have the chance to show their patriotism through their love of ice cream. Supporting Germany? Try the black forest flavour, or if you’re backing England, try the Pimms flavour. Gelato Mio’s World Cup of Flavours will run from 25 May – 11 July, see www.gelatomio.co.uk for locations.
The beautiful pumps retailer has created a special collection for children. The ‘little bee’ collection includes classic and quirky designs in sizes 28 -33 and is available from the Harrods concession. Find out more at www.frenchsole.com
Fresh from launching their second collection at London Fashion Week, Cabinet’s Amnesia range hits the stores for spring/summer 2010. Amnesia offers a beautifully intimate collection filled with exquisite detailing and a refined exotic palette that will tempt and excite senses. The collection draws upon nature’s elements; deepest indigo, chalky whites, flashes of paradise combined with faded gold’s and reflective hues, and is available in several national and international boutiques including Paul Smith in Notting Hill and online at www.cabinetstudios.com.
