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The everyday thoughts of Sasha, an ex fashion editor, who lives in London, and sometimes in New York. There's food (lots!), fashion, dogs, beauty, travel & a whole lot more!

Liberty London Girl

Accessories: Moving from Winter to Summer Shoes…

Along with vacuum packing all my woolly sweaters, coats, hats and scarves last week, I had a very enjoyable time switching over my shoes. Because there’s not much storage space in my London...

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Accessories: Fans

I have a thing for fans. I’ve been collecting them for years, and still can;t understand why they aren’t used more often. Even though the British climate is so grim, theatres, the tube, over heated...

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Brunch at La Fromagerie to celebrate Tori Haschka’s book: A Suitcase and a Spatula

I usually spend weekends splitting my time between writing and emailing from my nest of a bed, the park for a spot of dog walking and, hmmm, that’s about it. So imagine my horror surprise when I...

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Home: Vacuum bags

(Pre-vacuumed bags of tights, hats & gloves, woolly sweaters) My London flat is perfectly Sasha-sized, but it does have one flaw: there is barely any storage. It’s all on one level, so there’s no...

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The Daily Beauty: Toni & Guy Glamour Serum Drops

My hair is somewhat of a disaster at the moment. It badly needs a cut and a colour perk-up, but I just haven’t had the time - or rather when I have had, I’ve chosen to nap. Napping is my favourite...

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Guest Blog: Matt Rudd, author of The English: a Field Guide

Those of you with highly acute memories will remember that Matt Rudd has contributed to this ‘ere blog before. You may also remember that I have referred to him as a ‘friend’. I could of course let...

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LLG Giveaway: 1950s CHANEL No.5 Advertisement & Exhibition Catalogue

Two weeks ago I travelled to Paris to visit the No.5 Culture CHANEL exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo. To celebrate the exhibition I am giving away this this fabulous 1950s CHANEL No 5...

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The Daily Beauty: OPI Atomic Orange Nail Polish

I don’t care that spring, let alone summer seems to have disappeared this year. I *will* have cheerful, bright toenails regardless. OPI Atomic Orange Nail Polish Sandals by Whistles (present)

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The Great Gatsby and Tiffany & Co.

Wednesday night was glamour night: Tiffany & Co, and Warner Bros invited a few hundred people to a pre-screening of The Great Gatsby to coincide with the screening that night of the film on the...

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The Daily Beauty: NARS x Pierre Hardy’s Provocative Pairs Pop Up Champagne & Nail Bar at Selfridges

mmmm just look at these rather lovely nail colours. They’re the new NARS x Pierre Hardy polish collection, four pairs (£22 each), inspired by Hardy’s Summer 2013 shoe collection. And the reason I...

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Paris: No 5 Culture Chanel Exhibition

Of all the fragrances produced by fashion houses, it is arguable that CHANEL No.5 remains the most iconic in both its packaging and its scent. Worn by actresses, mothers, politicians, models,...

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The Daily Beauty: Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat by Butter London

I am bloody awful at doing my nails. I have shaky hands, no patience, and drip the polish everywhere. But I hate getting manicures even more, so from time to time I am forced to do the painting...

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LLG Retail. Harvey Nichols ARE Best in Show

Posetta Baddog is barely speaking to me at the moment. I made the mistake of showing her the new Harvey Nichols advertising campaign. The New Breed focuses on the innovators, conceptualists,...

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The Daily Beauty: Travel Size Beauty Products

This is my honed to perfection travel kit. A £3 clear plastic make up bag from John Lewis, that can be scrubbed clean, I keep it packed and ready to go for trips, so there’s no faffing around with...

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Saturday in Kent Part Two: Sissinghurst Castle & The White Garden

After our bluebell mission in King’s Wood on Saturday, our plan was to drive to Sissinghurst, to visit the Castle. This is one of my happy places, a National Trust-held estate where we visited...

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Commander Chris Hadfield on the International Space Station: SO many kinds of wonderful

I’ve been following the Tweets of Commander Chris Hadfield, commander of Expedition 35 on the International Space Station with growing awe. It’s been an incredible personal insight into both the...

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The Daily Beauty: Balance Me Rose Otto Hand Cream

I have had this absolutely delicious hand cream next to my bed for the past month or so, knocking all rivals off their throne. It’s quite simply the nicest hand cream I’ve used in an age. Its...

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Saturday in Kent Part One: Bluebells in King’s Wood, Challock Forest

My dear friend MTFF was over from California and, try as we might, finding a time to meet was tricky. Until she suggested a Saturday date to drive to Kent to find bluebells. (You don’t get many...

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Floral Happiness: Chelsea in Bloom 2013

I am very pleased to tell you all that, along with Official RHS Chelsea Flower Show Judge and gardener Lesley Watson, and the wonderful florist Stephen Woodhams, I am going to be one of the three...

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LLG Food: Pan con Tomate

Pan Con Tomate really could be a contender for best breakfast ever. What’s not to like about oven fresh bread, toasted under a grill, drizzled with green olive oil, and heaped with tomato pulp so...

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Twenty-Four Hours in Paris as a Guest of CHANEL

When CHANEL invite you to Paris for twenty-four hours for a private tour of the CHANEL No5 exhibition the only possible responses are ‘Yes, please’ and ‘Thank you’ and ‘When do we leave?’ A shiny...

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LLG Food: CAKE, basically…

I’m still completely blown away by the wonderful people who helped my cake sale to raise both funds for The MS Trust and support for MS Awareness Week. We made almost £400! A few people have said...

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London Life: The May Bank Holiday from The Corinthia Gym to the Radio Bar

My weekend guest Oh I did have the most lovely low key, relaxing, calm weekend. After falling sick, followed by a charity cake-baking marathon, I planned on setting aside the long weekend for...

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LLG Tech: Behind the Scenes at the Vertu Factory (Sponsored Post)

One of the best perks of being a journalist is getting access behind closed doors. And, luckily, now that I blog, I still get offered the kind of access that makes me kick up my heels with glee....

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Life in England: Regent’s Park, a miserable ten days & Posetta Baddog…

I am writing this sitting in Regent’s Park, just a few blocks from my London flat. Propped up against a low iron railing, bordering a rose bed, my bare toes are wriggling in the grass. There’s a...

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Camden Cake Sale for The MS Trust for MS Awareness Week 2013

UPDATE: CAKE SALE IS NOW OVER! Do come and say hello if you are in the area. Even if you don’t eat cake, come and say hello. (Lil’sis is designing a donation box!) Foxtons Camden has a wonderful...

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Rummaging in the family archive

This is one of my favourite family photos, which I dug up a few weekends ago in my mother’s attic. It’s rare to find action shots in family albums: usually they are posed, with everyone staring...

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LLG Food: Jersey Royal Potato Season

There are some foods that I just longed for when I lived in America. Proper butter. A loaf of soft white sliced — Mother’s Pride, in a perfect world. Toast. Heinz Baked Beans that weren’t rammed...

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LLG Food: CAKE CAKE CAKE! I’m planning a charity bake sale this Friday

I always try to support MS Awareness Week in a creative way that provokes interest: one year I made so many chocolate cakes that I lost count, & sold them by the slice in the Vogue House boardroom...

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MS Awareness Week 2013: My primer on MS

Monday marks the start of MS Awareness Week 2013. I first ran this post in 2008, when the blog was little more than a year old, and then again last year, so I hope those of you who have been...

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Liberty London Girl

Accessories: Moving from Winter to Summer Shoes…

Accessories: Fans

Brunch at La Fromagerie to celebrate Tori Haschka’s book: A Suitcase and a Spatula

Home: Vacuum bags

The Daily Beauty: Toni & Guy Glamour Serum Drops

Guest Blog: Matt Rudd, author of The English: a Field Guide

LLG Giveaway: 1950s CHANEL No.5 Advertisement & Exhibition Catalogue

The Daily Beauty: OPI Atomic Orange Nail Polish

The Great Gatsby and Tiffany & Co.

The Daily Beauty: NARS x Pierre Hardy’s Provocative Pairs Pop Up Champagne & Nail Bar at Selfridges

Paris: No 5 Culture Chanel Exhibition

The Daily Beauty: Nail Foundation Flawless Basecoat by Butter London

LLG Retail. Harvey Nichols *ARE* Best in Show

The Daily Beauty: Travel Size Beauty Products

Saturday in Kent Part Two: Sissinghurst Castle & The White Garden

Commander Chris Hadfield on the International Space Station: SO many kinds of wonderful

The Daily Beauty: Balance Me Rose Otto Hand Cream

Saturday in Kent Part One: Bluebells in King’s Wood, Challock Forest

Floral Happiness: Chelsea in Bloom 2013

LLG Food: Pan con Tomate

Twenty-Four Hours in Paris as a Guest of CHANEL

LLG Food: CAKE, basically…

London Life: The May Bank Holiday from The Corinthia Gym to the Radio Bar

LLG Tech: Behind the Scenes at the Vertu Factory (Sponsored Post)

Life in England: Regent’s Park, a miserable ten days & Posetta Baddog…

Camden Cake Sale for The MS Trust for MS Awareness Week 2013

Rummaging in the family archive

LLG Food: Jersey Royal Potato Season

LLG Food: CAKE CAKE CAKE! I’m planning a charity bake sale this Friday

MS Awareness Week 2013: My primer on MS

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