Now this resort has been the most talked about new opening of the year. Every Facebook group from travel specific to local family has someone recommending or asking about it. No wonder that you will find it almost impossible to book for this year.
I want to stay here forever, Mummy’, our parting words with Bailiffscourt! We don’t usually get such a strong reaction but I’m guessing it had something to do with the indoor pool and floating ‘sausages’ provide for the younger guests to play with during children’s swimming times.
The New Forest is a gorgeous part of the world less than two hours drive from London with its fair share of things to do in and around the National Park; loads of wildlife, National Trust properties, Beaulieu Motor Museum, vineyards, picturesque villages and towns or just walking in the fresh air and admiring the ponies! It’s also well placed for Bournemouth and its beaches too.
Here we are on the second part of our Cretan luxury holiday. Still in Elounda, it’s where the majority of 5* hotels are. We are at the Domes of Elounda a luxury boutique resort. A favourite with families, its sandy-beachside kids club run by the trusted Worldwide Kids Company (they run the one at the fabulous Sani Resort in Halkidiki where we will be jetting off to for the last week of our holiday).
They say that your brows frame the face and that the right shape can lift the features. It’s definitely true that with the right shaping, you can open the eyes up significantly, which in turn is a very powerful anti-ageing trick.
It’s been a while since I’ve had anything professional done to my eyes and being pregnant means that most options are out of bounds for now. So, in need of a beauty hit, I head to Knighsbridge to visit the queen of brows herself, Shavata, at her new, swanky, flagship salon in Beauchamp Place. Her fame runs nationwide, with a empire that started out at Harrods’ Urban retreat, now in every upmarket department store across the country and due to open her first bar abroad in Harvey Nichols, Baku in April. A successful line of brilliant products to boot, she is the go-to for brows.
I’m always after that miracle cream. I have fair, dry to sensitive skin which in my youth was nigh-on-perfect but as I’ve aged has suffered with the odd spot that has left me with some small red marks and not-so-even tone. That said, I can’t complain; I still get compliments on my complexion.
It’s been a while since I’ve had anything professional done to my eyes and being pregnant means that most options are out of bounds for now. So, in need of a beauty hit, I head to Knighsbridge to visit the queen of brows herself, Shavata, at her new, swanky, flagship salon in Beauchamp Place. Her fame runs nationwide, with a empire that started out at Harrods’ Urban retreat, now in every upmarket department store across the country and due to open her first bar abroad in Harvey Nichols, Baku in April. A successful line of brilliant products to boot, she is the go-to for brows.
I’ve made it to the hair salon! Now, I know that doesn’t seem like a feat but if you bear in mind that the last time I had my highlights done was in September then you might understand. The delay has somewhat been aided by the super skills of Michaeljohn’s Lead Signature Colorist, Debbie (Bhowmik), who places highlights so well that roots just never seem to show! She is a magician.
Kicking off my new ‘Product of the Week’ slot is a brilliant under-eye concealer which basically provides everything you need for eyes in one. I’ve always loved By Terry products as they are always multi-effective, thus saving on layering of too many products and ultimately money. Even if they do cost that little bit more; they are all worth the initial outlay.
This review is of a favourite of mine just over an hour from London on the Essex/ Suffolk borders in gorgeous Constable country. A cosy, luxurious country house hotel with fine dining restaurant, tennis, spa and year round outdoor heated pool. Perfect for a family break or a romantic getaway.
As someone who can’t bear foundation or any sort of make-up on my face, I’m forever trying to find that miracle product to make my skin glow and mask its imperfections. I’m not asking for much am I?!
My latest find is the night and day combo from Bare Minerals, the people behind the cult mineral make-up brand. Both their day and night treatment are fine mineral powders (available in four shades) comprising their Active Soil Complex which basically aids in skin regeneration by increasing cell turnover.
