Most of us girls just love a little bit of luxury in our lives from our favourite designer label, and often entry price point products like cosmetics and perfumes are our foot in the door. This Tom Ford nail lacquer is most definitely the only Tom Ford product I’ll be able to get my grubby mitts on until my long overdue lottery win and a great nail polish it is too.
The formulation is fantastic with one coat providing ample coverage and chipping is minimal (whoop)! The colour is absolutely divine, a kind of souped-up nude that flatters my tanned skin. I recommend.
I review Marcus Wareing’s Tredwell’s Restaurant in London’s Covent Garden armed with only a phone and a large appetite.
I hold my hands up, I’m addicted to posting pictures of our food on Instagram #sorry. Luckily all three floors of Tredwell’s are extremely Instagram-worthy. Here’s the lowdown.
What I ate…
To start I had the warm Heritage Carrot Salad which was very, well, carroty with a rainbow of carrots on a creamy carrot puree – divine. I also had to try the Chorizo Jam with dipping bread which is like a mini chilli con carne only tastier.
Mains were the succulent Confit Duck with cabbage and the Short Stack Rib which literally (I saw it happen) fell off the bone. Dessert was a cornflake dish that tasted like the mix you make with your mum for those chocolate cornflake buns and that is, of course, a good thing. I salon tried the sin-free chocolate brownie which tastes better than it should being gluten and sugar free.
What I drank…
Gunpowder gimlet cocktail which is a limey, cardamom drink in a martini glass and utterly refreshing plus a Sparkling Cyanide which was made with Green Chartreuse and Sherry and had a delicious Maraschino cherry at the bottom.
What I wore…
What it costs…
About £50 per person for a starter, main, dessert and cocktail. You can also pop in just for one of Tredwell’s excellent cocktails at the bar alongside some sharing plates.
What’s the verdict?
The friendly staff really make this place, I’ve been three times and the welcome is always warmer than warm. The knowledgeable bar staff will even create you a bespoke (and delicious) cocktail if you ask nicely. Laid back dining at its best – this place is great for mates or a dinner date.
5/5
Tredwell's, 4a Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9NY
I was pretty excited when I was sent some of Fountain’s
Molecules, but I’ve started with the now cult Beauty Molecule (£24.99) taking a
teaspoon a day. This red liquid contains a shed-load of Resveratrol which is a potent
anti-oxidant, found in the skin of red grapes. There’s the equivalent of about
a million grapes worth of Resveratrol in here though so eating it in its
natural form wouldn’t make a difference.
Anti-oxidants are good for your skin because they protect
skin by limiting the production of free radicals, which damage skin cells. This
in turn slows aging and lessens inflammation that can make your face look at
big, well, haggard.
The Beauty Molecule contains the first water soluble
resveratrol on the market, making it super easy for our bodies to absorb it,
and use more readily. As well as the power of grape skins there are also anti-oxidants,
in the form of black carrot, and hyaluronic acid (the skin's best hydrating
ingredient) to give your skin a beautifying glow from within.
Having used it for about two weeks I think I’ve noticed a
difference. My skin feels less dry than it usually is at this time of year and
does look generally good, not that I really had problem skin to begin with. I
think that it’s worth taking just as a vitamin supplement but it’s a bit sweet
to take neat so I add it to my green juice. I can’t wait to try the other
molecules and give The Beauty Molecule a few more weeks to see if there is a
difference in my skin.
