WELCOME
Loving my new eyebrows courtesy of ' Queen of brows ', Karen Betts!( p99)
Ah, February. A month defined by love. And though that’ s a theme you’ ll find threaded through this month’ s magazine, don’ t worry, we haven’ t gone all sappy on you. Instead, we’ re skipping the first date, we’ ve met the parents, and the engagement party is but a distant memory – yep, we’ re jumping straight to the wedding.
If you’ re due to say“ I do” in the not too distant future, then grab a cuppa and have a rest because we’ ve done quite a bit of the hard work for you and put together a 30-page repertoire of romantic ideas for your big day. From must-have cakes and this year’ s hottest wedding trends, to Kent’ s most coveted venues and four pages of sensational dresses, this issue is a hotbed of wedding wonder. Turn to p31 to be inspired …
Valentine’ s Day is just around the corner too, so we’ ve sourced some thoughtful, desirable and a few pretty unusual presents for you to surprise your love with( p83); and, if you’ re happily single this year, why not flick to p103 and give yourself the gift of TLC with our wellness feature on how to cleanse your mind, body and soul from the inside out.
As you’ re reading our fabulous mag, however, it’ s likely we share the same first love: Kent. If you’ re itching for a day / night out in our vibrant county, turn to p18 for seven packed pages of local events, and this month our town spotlight falls on Ashford( p62).
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MY FAVOURITE THINGS THIS MONTH …
CORKCICLE TUMBLER small £ 22 – large £ 25, www. root7. com
This brilliant tumbler has been hand crafted from tripleinsulated stainless steel to keep your beverage hot for up to three hours. Don’ t worry if you’ re not a hot drink lover, it’ ll also keep your cold drinks nicely chilled for up to nine hours. With multiple uses, you can make the most of the Corckicle Tumbler throughout the entire year, plus it’ s shatterproof— it will become your new best friend!
100 % NATURAL RAW CHOCOLATE BROWNIE £ 2.30, www. 100percentnaturalfoods. co. uk
Free from gluten, dairy, and refined sugar, not to mention paleo, vegan and raw, it’ s hard to believe that such a wholesome product could taste rich and gooey, but it does. All of the ingredients are consciously sourced and the brownies are produced using renewable energy, so not only do they taste delicious, but they do good for the environment too.
SPITFIRE HERITAGE GIN £ 45, www. spitfireheritagegin. com
A botanical single-estate, small-batch gin made by the world’ s number one gin maker, wonderfully refreshing Spitfire Heritage Gin is distilled in the style of an authentic 1930’ s tipple. Created to celebrate the ATA‘ girls’ who flew Spitfires during WWII, it tastes sublime and includes borage( for courage), rosemary( for remembrance), rose petals( for the flowers of Britain) and blood orange( because some of those brave ATA women paid the ultimate price).
MAGNITONE LONDON’ S THE FULL MONTY VIBRA-SONIC DAILY CLEANSING BRUSH £ 130, www. magnitone. co. uk
Justifying its £ 130 price tag( which only works out at 35p a day over a year), a lot of thought has gone into this little turquoise facial cleansing machine. It’ s wireless, so it’ s fully portable, and one charge lasts about two weeks when using it twice a day. It’ s an incredibly easy to use piece of skin kit with five settings and leaves skin noticeably cleaner and softer after the very first use.
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