LIFE // HOW WE ADJUSTED TO LIFE WITH 2 KIDS
So writing this post 18 months into life with two kids seems a bit silly but recently we’ve been getting a lot of DM’s from you about when it all clicks. We don’t sugarcoat around here because that is helpful to no one and honestly, looking back at the time when Alfie...read more
SOFA SESSIONS// AMANDA HOLDEN
Hello and welcome to tonight’s episode of Sofa Sessions. This lady needs NO introduction – it’s only blo*dy Amanda Holden!!! The first lady of Saturday night TV, Queen of Heart and mama to Lexi and Hollie opened up to us about her home-life, how she...read more
LIFE // STYLISH STORAGE SOLUTIONS
If you don’t know that we’re big-time Homesense fans (Gemma in particular could be called a little obsessed) then where have you been?! We’ve both been shopping there for years, and Gemma remembers the first thing she bought there 9 years ago –...read more
anantara dhigu, maldives
Travelling to the Maldives with kids is not as crazy at it sounds, promise. To begin with, I have to say that timing was everything. Leo starts school in September and Alfie isn’t two yet. This meant that it was the last holiday we could plan where we didn’t...read more
The 18 best dresses on ASOS, without having to actually trawl through ASOS.
Finally, summer is coming!! That’s right, 30 degrees, dry, and most likely quite sweaty. The same thing happens every time we get a quick burst of summer – we panic that we have nothing to wear. So we are here to help! We aren’t huge believers in...read more
LA PLANTATION D’ALBION: CLUB MED, MAURITIUS
We live for holidays. If I had to choose one thing to spend my hard earned money on it would be holidays (after food/water/pink Nike trainers….) So back in March we spent a blissful (blissful ish, there were a couple of trantrums) 8 days at Club Med in La...read more
OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH QVC
Hello! And welcome to a blog post all about our new obsession, QVC. Well it’s not so much a new obsession, as in reality we’ve both been shopping from it for years, and Sam was a guest presenter on it with a favourite beauty brand, Liz Earle, around 2...read more
SOFA SESSIONS // CAROLINE BARNES
Hello, good evening and may we introduce you to someone who you may not know, but you will 100% know her work. Caroline Barnes is the celebrity make-up artist who is called upon by all the big names – Kylie, Cheryl, Louise Redknapp – you name it,...read more
SOFA SESSION // STACEY SOLOMON
Guys, we got her on the sofa and it’s all thanks to you. After we did some Insta stalking, you all tagged us in her pics, and one of our followers managed to connect us! We’ve hung out a couple of times, spent the morning at Casa Solomon-Swash last...read moreSearch the blog
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