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Happy Easter ! With Hot Chicks, Space Age Bowls, The Complexion MOT & More Lemony Snippets!

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Happy Easter ! With Hot Chicks, Space Age Bowls, The Complexion MOT & More Lemony Snippets! Happy Easter to you all ! I hope that the Easter Bunny has visited and that you are nibbling on something truly indulgent! Shop Now - Chick Egg Cup - £17 Fortunately for me chocolate is not one of my vices however, as most of you will know, bowls are an utter addiction!  And this week Christmas came early for me at RW as the most beautiful bowls imaginable arrived from the Netherlands. I ordered these in Frankfurt in February and to be honest I had almost forgotten about them however they suddenly  appeared and I am ecstatic. These beauties look like they belong in a Stanley Kubrick movie - they have a space age 1960's feel to them. The thing about truly great design is that it is timeless - the bowls will still look contemporary in fifty years time and that is very rare. They are HUGE(35 cm diameter!) and mouth-blown, so the depth varies slightly fro

Spanish Scents, Socks & Slippers, Silver and Saladiers

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Spanish Scents, Socks & Slippers, Silver and Saladiers Good Morning! I hope that you are all feeling perky and ready for the W/E? I was given an uplifting shot in the arm this week when a charming gentleman arrived at the Perfumery and proceeded to study the 400 bottles of artisanal fragrances currently on our shelves in the greatest of detail. I had a sneaking suspicion that he may be a fellow scent addict and my instincts were spot on. Ricardo Ramos, for that was his name, is the Creative Director of an eponymous fragrance house based in Granada in the gorgeous region of Andalusia, Spain and his collection is dedicated to the history, arts and smells of this ancient kingdom. Ricardo is an incredibly exuberant olfactory ambassador and totally charming and we were like two excitable children comparing notes. Fortunately for me he had some samples of his work with him and it was a real privilege to smell them with their creator and learn about their inspiratio

Glamorous Robes, Inflatable Animals, Raw Stone Earrings & Giant Rubber Washbags!

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Glamorous Robes, Inflatable Animals, Raw Stone Earrings & Giant Rubber Washbags! Good Morning, I hope that you have had a lovely week? Mine started rather well, the wedding was wonderful with the bride in a gold column gown that made her look like Elizabeth Taylor! As I was flying back from Edinburgh on Monday morning and flicking through the new issue of BA's High Life magazine ( I am a very nervous flyer and need something to take my mind off the fact that I am 38,000 feet in the air),  I discovered that one of our regular customers had been interviewed about his top travel tips and there was the Mrs White's collection! It made my day so my thanks to 'Party Architect' Johnny Roxburgh for having such excellent taste!  On Wednesday evening I gave a talk to the WI (Women's Institute) in East Dulwich on how to put together a Fragrance Wardrobe. And what a fantastic group of women they are - I had a wonderful time