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EDITOR’S LETTER

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and there is still time to support this important cause, we highlight some of the wonderful products on offer.

We have inspiring interviews with Sarah Massouh, Founder of Willow and Hall and Paul Carberry, Founder of New Zealand In Depth. In this issue we also share a beautiful collection of wonderful designs from our Home and Garden Directory members. If you are a lover of coffee table books we have some stunning examples for you, as well as a collection of books to inspire you in your working life. Finally if you are looking to create a vintage look for parties in the run up to Christmas, we have a gorgeous selection of the latest make-up to help you create a classic vintage look. Enjoy!

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Picture Credits: Front Cover courtesy of Willow and Hall

http://www.willowandhall.co.uk/

Other images throughout the magazine supplied by the various companies, or publishers featured.

Please Note All information about products and services are supplied to us by the individual organizations, or agencies acting on their behalf. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, it may be subject to change. Please check with individual organizations for the latest information about all events, products, or news items.

Inclusion in this magazine does not imply endorsement by Hot Brands Cool Places. Hot Brands Cool Places does not accept responsibility for the content of any external site.

LSA INTERNATIONAL

LSA International is renowned for its selection of mouthblown glassware and contemporary porcelain. Update your look this season with their latest collection

of original designs.

www.lsa-international.com

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GEORGE SMITH

George Smith is an exclusive furniture and fabric manufacturer with showrooms in London and Harrogate. Their range of sofas, chairs, chaises and stools come in a variety of classic

designs to suit both contemporary and traditional tastes.

www.georgesmith.co.uk

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LINLEY

David Linley founded his eponymous business in 1985 with the aim of designing and manufacturing furniture of the highest quality. Some 29 years on, the now well established British design company LINLEY enjoys prominence as both a retail and bespoke business

specializing in the design and production of furniture, upholstery, interiors and home accessories of a superlative quality.

www.davidlinley.com

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DESIGNERS GUILD

Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild is a luxury, lifestyle company, which designs and wholesales furnishing fabrics, wallcoverings, upholstery, bed and bath and

home accessories worldwide, with an online shop available in the UK and US.

www.designersguild.com

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SASS AND BELLE

Specialises in offering on trend gifts and home décor products, Sass & Belle is a design led brand offering a wide selection of vintage chic items, soft furnishings and pretty

decorations. The place to look for anyone searching for the perfect home and garden accessory!

www.sassandbelle.co.uk

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INTERVIEW

Hot Brands Cool Places spoke with Sarah Massouh, Founder of

Willow and Hall for an exclusive interview

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What advice would you give to someone thinking of starting their own business?Be prepared to work long hours to make your business a success and more importantly make sure you are incredibly passionate about your business, brand, products and service. Never compromise on anything which pulls you away from your ethos and be a perfectionist – getting everything right from a tiny decision to a big one makes all the difference.

How would you like Willow and Hall to develop in the future?It’s really exciting for us as we’re becoming much more than just a furniture company that sells products. We love working with our customers through our website and events to give them inspiration and guidance on the interiors and looks they can achieve with our products and our customers are really connecting with us on this. This has opened up a great longer term opportunity for us to move into an interior design service in addition to selling beautiful British made products. Of course with the latter we also have plans to expand our collections so that our customers can purchase more beautiful items with us and achieve their dream interior. Given this, in November we are launching our new bed range and then Spring next year we will be expanding some of our existing collections as well as introducing new product ranges such as a gorgeous love seat collection for those looking for something in-between a sofa and a chair.

As we’re expanding we’re also looking for a showroom space in South West London which we hope to open by Easter next year. This will help us to connect with more customers and showcase first hand our lovely items and brand.

What makes a house a home for you?For me it’s when a person or a family’s personality and individuality come through. I have seen this achieved in all sorts of ways from the use of light, space and of course furniture and furnishings. Regardless of how it’s achieved the outcome is always the same - a space which is the perfect fit for those that live within it in terms of look, feel and how the space is utilised.

http://www.willowandhall.co.uk/

What was the inspiration behind Willow and Hall?The inspiration of the business and what is still central to everything we to today is to design British furniture which looks beautiful and is stylish whilst also being really high quality and comfy. I wanted to provide all of this for our customers at fantastic value and combined with a high quality and personal service.

Do you have a favourite piece in your range?I can’t really pick a favourite but I do really like our new corner sofas and sofa beds which offer fantastic comfort for families and have a slightly more relaxed look to some of our more traditional 2 and 3 seater sofas and sofa beds.

What do you love about running your own company? I love the independence it gives me and the passion it brings out in me for my company. I also love the accountability. When you own your own company you’re responsible for ensuring every decision is right for your brand and more importantly your customers.

The buck really does stop with you. For me, whilst this is challenging, it also drives you on to constantly improve your company which is never a bad thing.

LOAF

Online homeware brand Loaf (Loaf.com) is a one-stop shop for the home offering beautiful beds, snug sofas, stylish furniture and gorgeous accessories. Now in its fifth year, the predominantly online business has now extended its range to include office furniture,

kitchen accessories and tableware collections.

www.loaf.com / 0845 459 9937

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RED HEN

Red Hen’s online shop sells an eclectic mix of vintage style home and garden accessories and gifts. Decorative, well designed and practical the range includes rugs, cushions,

prints, and homewares both country and contemporary style, and includes lots of animals themes!

www.redhentrading.co.uk

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TREASURE TROVE

Autumn is coming! The Treasure Trove has a stunning range of shabby chic and vintage furniture available with Free UK Delivery, why not see what treasures

you can find for your home?

www.thetreasuretrove.co.uk

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CHANTILLE HOUSE

High quality, luxurious, individually sourced stylish interior products and accessories for those looking for designer homeware. Classic lines, bold patterns, contemporary furniture,

subtle colours and textures arranged together is what Chantillie House is all about.

Chantillie House 07795 314428 / www.chantilliehouse.com/

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BLUE ISLE

Classic Furniture and lighting with a sophisticated and contemporary edge. Blue Isle’s online collection features solid, white weathered oak teamed with crisp, ecru linens.

Reclaimed wood and metal pieces add a more urban feel. A timeless style for town, coast and country.

www.blueisle.co.uk

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RED LILLY

New vibrant home wares to personalise your space and creative lighting, planters for outdoor living. Beautiful stone and silver jewellery collections.

www.redlilly.co.uk

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INTERVIEW

What attracted you to working in the travel business?

I think it was something that I was destined to do. My dad worked in the airline business and started with BOAC, which really dates him, and then British Airways following the merger of BOAC and BEA.

When I was 5 he joined Air New Zealand and I was at just the right age for the excitement and glamour of travel to grab me. It wasn’t so much because of lots of exotic holidays to faraway places, which we didn’t have and I didn’t actually get to New Zealand myself for another 20 years, but because of the possibilities that come with travel.

My dad would come home with New Zealand posters, boxes of brochures about NZ and the islands of the South Pacific, large scale models of DC-10s and 747s that he’d use on promotional road shows. Oh, and he also had a kiwi costume that he sometimes had to wear at events and functions and I’d stumble around the house with just the head on.

What this made me realise was that someone could turn up at Manchester Airport or any other airport in the world and literally go anywhere and do anything that they wanted. And I still feel like that today.

What do you love most about New Zealand?

I suppose the obvious thing to say would be the forests, the mountains and the wild coastlines and the fact that you can easily access the wilderness and appreciate the scale, emptiness and peace of the country. New Zealand is about the same size as the UK but has 7% of the population and a third of those people live in Auckland, the largest city. Most of the time it feels like there is nobody else there.

I also love the three Ws of wildlife, walking and wine but if I had to choose one thing, it would be the people.

People from New Zealand are so relaxed, friendly and hospitable and also so proud of their country and want to share it with visitors. People in supermarkets, cafés and petrol stations will take the time to talk to you and ask you where you are from and where you are going. I think this is why so many of my clients visit for their once in a lifetime holiday and just have to go back.

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Hot Brands Cool Places spoke with Paul Carberry, Founder of

New Zealand In Depth for an exclusive interview.

What are the benefits of specializing in just one country?

Specialising in New Zealand has allowed me to completely commit to the country and feel part of the place. Spending so much time there over the last 17 years means that I know New Zealand better than anywhere else, including the UK. Thinking about it, I actually know it better than Cheshire and Derbyshire where I’ve lived for most of my life.

When I am in New Zealand, I feel such a familiarity with the country, the people and the culture that I do not feel like a foreigner. I love being there and I spend all of that time in my clients’ shoes, imagining how they would feel about a place to stay, a nice view or a walk in the bush.

Another big benefit is that I’ve been able to forge strong friendships and relationships with people on the ground, the people who will host my clients at their accommodation or guide them on a trip. So we all get to know each other and can form a bond, a triangle of trust and understanding.

What are some of the most memorable experiences that you recommend for your clients?

This is why I have chosen to do what I do and have focused on learning as much as I can about New Zealand and all the experiences it offers as everyone is different and ‘memorable’ is very subjective.

You might enjoy wine or wilderness hiking, trout fishing or golf, bird watching or landscape photography. Or all of those things, or none of them. My responsibility is to listen, to understand the needs and interests of my clients and work with them to create a holiday that is an exact fit.

Having said that, things that would stand out for me would be an overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound in the deep wilderness of Fiordland, the dense rainforest of Te Urewera or the beautiful birds of Stewart Island. But that is just a start and I could go on and on!

When people want a holiday of a lifetime, what are some of the key components?

This really takes us back to the previous question and for me the key components are relationships, listening, interpretation and objectivity.

I take my direction from my clients and will only ever make recommendations and suggestions that are right for them.

Given that you spend your time planning holidays for others, what makes a perfect holiday for you?

I see travel as an opportunity to learn and discover. Wherever I am, whether that is New Zealand or Spain or Derbyshire, I am always happy if I can enjoy new experiences or be able to take the time to observe familiar experiences in a different way.

I never get tired of walking around cathedrals or walking in the forest or watching the ocean or watching the fantails.

http://www.newzealandindepth.com/

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GO MODERN

Go Modern is an online store with a stylish showroom on London’s Kings Road. We specialise in furniture for contemporary living from some of Europe’s leading designers and

manufacturers. Luxury design-led ranges for indoors and out including eco-friendly, flueless bioethanol fires.

www.gomodern.co.uk

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RIVERSIDE LIFESTYLE

Riverside Lifestyle specialise in artisan food and gifts – using home-grown, Hampshire organic lavender we produce artisan jams and chutneys, organic teas and infusions. From

our olive grove in Spain we import olive oils and our natural organic Patatas Fritas. We use our olive wood to make beautiful and tactile chopping boards and platters, and on

the Riverside Lifestyle website you’ll find a collection of luxury homely throws, rugs and blankets, rustic homewares and covetable personalised gifts.

www.riversidelifestyle.co.uk

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DUSK LIGHTS

Dusk Lights is a UK online lighting superstore that not only sells an eclectic range of contemporary and traditional lights at great value but also offers a free professional telephone support service offering advice and technical help on all lighting matters.

www.dusklights.co.uk

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SCARLET AND ARGENT

Soft lime, bright olive, sky blue and heather are just some of the soft colour ways in Scarlet & Argent’s woollen blanket collection. The British made blankets are made with

love in Yorkshire and all beautifully textured and hand-finished. Of such a high quality, they will last a lifetime.

www.scarletandargent.co.uk

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THE HEADBOARD WORKSHOP

The Headboard Workshop started making headboards 30 years ago in a garage in London. They were all made to order, all in customers own material and always delivered on time.

THW have come a long way since then, but their principles remain the same; made to

order headboards, beds, ottomans & chairs, backed up by outstanding service. The team design, develop and make all of their products in their factory in Wales.

www.theheadboardworkshop.co.uk

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DEBENHAMS

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Special Feature

Special Feature

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK; one in eight women will face it. Half a million people are living with it. And yet, despite significant advances in treatment and care, we still can’t stop breast cancer taking the women we love. This month alone, 1,000 women will lose their lives to breast cancer.

Breakthrough Breast Cancer is determined to stop breast cancer for good. We’re discovering how to prevent it, how to detect it earlier and how to treat it more effectively. This October, with the help of leading UK retailers, we are asking shoppers across the country to help us continue our cutting-edge research by purchasing one of the exclusive products that will be helping raise vital funds throughout Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Every year, almost 50,000 women in the UK receive the devastating news that they have breast cancer. That’s around one woman every 10 minutes. It’s time to put an end to this disease and that’s why we’re asking UK shoppers to help us stop breast cancer for good.

Find out more about the brands supporting Breakthrough this Breast Cancer Awareness Month below:

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RIVER ISLAND

CHH DESIGN

British designer, Caroline Hely Hutchinson’s distinctive and fabulously exuberant, hand painted range brings joie de vivre to the home and garden. The finest bone china is for

aficionados of the refined, chic and modern table. Luxuriously gift boxed for wedding and birthday presents.

www.chh-design.com

ELLA JAMES

Ella James has a passion for eclectic , imaginative and inspiring products, the emphasis is always on the unusual and eye-catching. For delightful gifts visit

www.ellajames.co.uk

ARTS AND CRAFTS LIVING

William Morris famously said, “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful”… At www.artsandcraftsliving.co.uk that’s our philosophy

too! Home interiors and gifts in the style of the British and American Arts & Crafts era (c.1860 – 1930).

www.artsandcraftsliving.co.uk

THE MARGARET TAYLOR COLLECTION

Would you like a tile mural or a hand painted bespoke piece of china? Please get in touch for an informal chat. If you decide to have the art work done, you will receive a sketch for your approval. Tiles or china are then painted before being kilned. Once fired at very high

temperatures the paint is fused into the surface of the china and is indelible.

www.themargarettaylorcollection.co.uk/

IN THE LINEN CUPBOARD

In the Linen Cupboard is an online shop offering extremely luxurious bed linens and towels made in England. We also have a unique click and design feature. In just 5 clicks you

can design your own bed linen in various designs.

www.inthelinencupboard.co.uk / enquiries@inthelinencupboard.co.uk

DOTTY BROWN

Dotty Brown is a delightful collection of vintage inspired fabrics, oilcloth, home furnishings and gifts, all designed to coordinate in a shabby chic style with a twist on English country

themes allowing you to create your own unique look.

www.dottybrown.com

Vogue: The Gown - Jo Ellison

Synopsis: Destined to become must-have visual sourcebooks for all those who love fashion, the new Vogue Portfolio series launches with Vogue: The Gown by Vogue’s Features Director, Jo Ellison. Something about a gown’s intricate construction, unashamed opulence and sheer feminine romance ignites in us the promise of fairy-tale adventure and unparalleled glamour. The magical gowns featured here give full reign to those fantasies, be they the sublime yet simple classical creations of Madame Grès, the heavenly bodies sculpted by Azzedine Alaïa, the lean seductive lines of a Deco-inspired silhouette or huge tulle pouffs fit for a princess. The book provides both an evocative celebration of almost a century of fashion history while also showcasing the work of the very best photographers including Tim Walker, Mario Testino, Nick Knight, David Bailey, Herb Ritts, Norman Parkinson, Corinne Day, Cecil Beaton and Horst.

https://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictThis book is absolutely stunning, the images are wonderful In Vogue: The Gown Jo Ellison has curated a collection of more than 300 fabulous images and grouped them into five thematic chapters: Classical, Fantasy, Drama, Decorative and Modernist. Utterly gorgeous! We loved it! Highly Recommended!

Haute Couture Ateliers- The Artisans of Fashion - Hélène Farnault Foreword by Hubert de Givenchy

Synopsis: Behind the scenes at every great couture house is a skilled team of artisans who turn fashion dreams into reality. In this digital age of mass reproduction, nothing distinguishes luxury so clearly as the handmade. Here is a privileged glimpse into the best of the fashion workshops: the world of embroiderers, lacemakers, weavers, textile designers, pleaters, featherworkers, floral decoration makers, leatherworkers, jewelry and accessory designers, fanmakers and perfumers. France maintains its renown as the home to many of the traditional craft ateliers that serve the fashion industry. Their unique creative skills are much in demand at the greatest haute couture houses, such as Chanel, Valentino, Dior, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga.

http://www.thamesandhudson.com/

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictThis is an intriguing, beautiful book showing the gorgeous detail created by the very best haute couture designers, embroiderers, lacemakers,perfumiers and jewellers. Close-up details from the ateliers and fashion shows have all been specially photographed, allowing readers to follow the progress of work from sketchbook designs to the finished creations on the catwalk. We loved it! Highly Recommended!

This month we have a gorgeous selection of stunning and beautiful coffee table books, which would also make wonderful gifts for special people.REVIEWS

Anouska Hempel - Marcus Binney

Synopsis: The savant of the visual, Anouska Hempel is revered across the world for her originality and for her influence. This is a designer who sees everything, and instinctively understands it. It might be a Japanese screen, or a Tudor portrait, an object, a fabric, a colour or a decorative technique. She may come to it innocently, but she will see exactly what it does, and how it does it. Yet that’s just where she starts. Take an inspiration; treat it with respect; understand its disciplines. Then transform it. The sparks from creative friction and an all-encompassing imagination mark out each of her designs as unmistakably her own. A first image goes galloping on to greatness elsewhere. As a designer, there are no limits to her domain. In her work, design becomes part of the natural order, apparently tamed at last. ‘Everything has its place, and there is a place for everything’, she says. And yet the process is never complete. Along with order, there is the mystery that comes from building the design in multiple layers and the restless creativity that is impelled to take perfection to new levels.There has never been a designer quite like Anouska Hempel, and this volume is both a celebration of her achievement and an intimate insight into it. In this astonishing book, we find her hotel creations, such as the two Blakes, the Hempel itself and Warapuru in Brazil, her private houses, including the incomparable Cole Park, her yacht and her garden designs – all the elements of a life of design.

http://www.thamesandhudson.com/Anouska_Hempel/9780500517697

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictIf you love design you will love this beautiful book, the attention to detail in her rooms, the qualities that have driven her incredible success and her influences are all included here. There are over 400 photographs of interiors, architecture and gardens, the book is an absolute joy, we loved it! Highly Recommended!

Van Cleef & Arpels Treasures and Legends - Vincent Meylan

Synopsis: Van Cleef & Arpels: Treasures and Legends is full of extravagant fairytales and fascinating behind-the-scenes revelations.

In this book, Vincent Meylan explores a century in the history of one of the most prestigious Parisian jewellery dynasties. He opens doors and unlocks caskets to reveal the mysterious, and sometimes fantastic, stories of its clients and the fabulous and exceptional stones that they entrusted to the “golden hands” of Van Cleef & Arpels.

It also tells the sometimes troubled story of a dynasty of jewellers, of gifted men and women who have, for over a century, helped to shape that inimitably Parisian art de vivre that is the envy of the world.

http://www.antiquecollectorsclub.com/

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictAs well as beautiful images of Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery, this stunning book has fascinating details of the lives some of the people who invested in this amazing jewellery. Fabulous! Highly Recommended!

MILK AND HONEY

Combining honesty with style, milkandhoney aims to make the most of the simplest and most comforting pleasures in life. Sumptuous duvets, pillows and towels as well as beautiful bed linen, enchanting children’s products and home finishing touches create a

world of affordable luxury.

www.milk-and-honey.co.uk

WHITE RABBIT ENGLAND

White Rabbit England is a luxury childrens’ brand founded in 2001 by sisters Charlotte Thompson and Victoria Sullivan. We design and manufacture lighting and interiors for the nursery and special gifts for little ones. Our award winning White Rabbit lamp represents

perfectly the uniqueness and quality of both the design and manufacture of everything we do to create heirlooms of the future. “Designed by us, made for you, keep forever”

http://www.whiterabbitengland.com/

LITTLE LUCY WILLOW

The exclusive luxury children’s furniture and accessory company that prides itself on designing unique collections of beautifully crafted furniture. Designed and built to the very highest standards here in England, our furniture is always in stock. Committed to quality,

our furniture has a variety of colour and bespoke options and comes with a reassuring 10-year guarantee.

http://www.littlelucywillow.co.uk

ROBERT WELCH

Update your home for spring with unique tableware, kitchen accessories and other homeware products – all designed at the Robert Welch Designs

studio in the Cotswolds.

www.robertwelch.com

DANGLY HEARTS

Dangly Hearts is run by husband and wife team, Linzi and Jason, in the New Forest. They design and make beautiful heart themed textiles using UK sourced cotton and linen with

appliqué and free machine embroidery decoration. Most items can be personalised making them perfect gifts for special occasions.

www.danglyhearts.co.uk

BELLE AND BOO

Welcome to the world of a bob haired little girl called Belle and her adorable bunny friend Boo – a charming world of innocence, warmth and adventure. Belle and Boo is a British

lifestyle brand known for original, nostalgic ‘story book’ illustrations of children created by the artist Mandy Sutcliffe. The collection includes gift items, books, framed artworks,

stationery, home wares and a beautiful collection of girls’ clothing.

www.belleandboo.com

Women Who BrandHow Smart Women Promote Themselves and Get Ahead - Catherine Kaputa,

Synopsis: Catherine Kaputa, a twenty-year veteran of branding, advises women how to use their gender-based advantages to succeed beyond mid-level in corporations. Just as individual strengths are based on who we are as people, gender-based strengths for women are essential assets of the female brand. Out of this provocative and challenging assertion, Women Who Brand delivers the very latest in gender research into the female brain to debunk the notion that women have to play the male game to win.

http://nicholasbrealey.com/london/women-who-brand.html

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictIf you are interested in personal branding this book details how to take charge of your personal brand and manage your performance. Contents include The Art of Authentic Personal Branding, How to Brand Yourself For Success, Use the Power of Story in Person and Online and A Brand For All Seasons. Thought-provoking lessons for anyone in how to create a brand.

The Millionaire Mystique How Working Women Become Wealthy - And How You Can, Too! - Jude Miller Burke

Synopsis: Fifty years ago, The Feminine Mystique uncovered the hidden world of the unhappy 50s housewife. In The Millionaire Mystique, EAP psychologist Jude Miller Burke looks at today’s self-made female millionaires and how they successfully manage career and family life.

What can struggling women learn from them? Miller Burke backs up her findings using results from a study of millionaire women.

http://nicholasbrealey.com/london/the-millionaire-mystique.html

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictIn The Millionaire Mystique Jude Miller Burke shares valuable advice and insights about the influences and development of successful people.In addition it also encourages reflection and analysis of your own individual development.

Full of checklists and questions as well as details of her background research, as well as emphasising how it is important to also give back. A fascinating and inspiring read!

REVIEWS

Employee and Customer Engagement… Naturally – Kaye Thorne

Synopsis: If you engage the hearts and minds of your employees, they are more likely to want to help you engage the loyalty of your customers by providing an experience, which is honest, authentic and memorable. Employee and Customer Engagement…Naturally means exactly that, a desire to engage with your employees and customers in a way that recognizes their concerns and motivations and creates employment that is stimulating, rewarding and flexible, and offers your customers wonderful products and services, at the right time, place and price. Employee and Customer Engagement…Naturally examines the key stages of employee and customer engagement including case studies from: InterContinental Hotels Group, innocent, Prêt A Manger, plus survey results from Generations Y & Z – Doing it Differently – what organizations need to do to attract, retain and develop new talent.

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictWritten by our Editor, so it wouldn’t be right to review it, but when asked why she has written it, her response was: “I had received so much powerful feedback from a generation of young people as they were either just leaving university, or in the first few years of employment. They give valuable advice for organizations, some very poignant statements about some of the challenges faced by them in making personal choices about their careers and their hopes and aspirations. This was balanced against the independence and freedom anticipated by those who want to work for themselves. I wanted to give them a platform for their opinions as well as trying to present some down to earth advice from organizations who are engaging with their customers and employees in a very natural way. I hope people like it!”

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00OX553VE

Read Me: 10 Lessons for Writing Great Copy - Roger Horberry and Gyles Lingwood

Synopsis: If you’ve ever struggled to craft a powerful message that really hits the spot, you’ll know it’s harder than it looks. Wouldn’t it be helpful to have an expert on hand to explain how the professionals really do it? Better still, how about a whole range of writers ready to pass on their trade secrets? Well that’s exactly what you’ll find in the pages of this book. Think of it as a rocket-assisted launch for your writing career, structured over ten distinct lessons and illustrated with classic and contemporary international examples of the best copywriting. Designed to help anyone who works with words improve their writing, this book is packed with practical techniques and features effective exercises to pump up your persuasive powers.

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictThis brilliant book includes inspiring contributions from professional writers, an in-depth look at the challenges involved in writing copy for brands and worked examples that cover writing for digital, brand storytelling and packaging copy. If you are ever stuck for inspiration this will kick start your imagination!

http://www.laurenceking.com/en/read-me-10-lessons-for-writing-great-copy/

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Be Legendary Lipstick (£16 each)Just one swipe and you’ll see this is the stuff beauty legends are made of. From modern mattes to hydrating creams, our ultra-luxe formula glides on for show-stopping, saturated colour every time.

Cream shades have- Lustrous finish- Shea butter for lasting moisturisation- Vitamins C and E (antioxidants) to protectMatte shades have:- Silky, matte finish- Adherence power- Vitamins C and E (antioxidants) to protect

Be Legendary Lipsticks make lips even more luscious by changing their shape. Subtly round out your upper lip around the cupid’s bow with The Nude Lip Pencil for an iconic, heart-shaped pout. Liquid Halo Foundation (£28)Bring on the flawless! The first-ever foundation with 100% Liquid Light Technology completely evens out skin for a totally natural, luminous finish. (Think gel-covered pigments that mimic photo filters to blur imperfections.) Created in our studios, this HD formula was developed to keep up with advancing photo technology by giving you flawless coverage that’s undetectable to the naked eye. • Works with all undertones• Buildable sheer-to-medium coverage• Long-wearing• Moisturising• Sweat and humidity resistant

Photo Op Eye Brightening Mascara (£19) Our 3-in-1 eye-opening mascara features a long-wearing formula that curls, an innovative brush that lifts every lash, and patented Blue Prism Technology that brightens for a totally wide-eyed effect. • Instantly curls by 100%• Smudge-proof• Flake-proof

A blend of micas, titanium and blue pigments that make the whites of your eyes pop!

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Vaseline Lip Therapy®

Iconic beauty product, Vaseline Lip Therapy® is more glamorous than ever with four new special edition tins, bringing a touch of vintage to the much loved Original, Aloe, Cocoa Butter and Rosy balms which have been keeping lips healthy and protected since 1872.

Whether you are in a natural, gorgeous, pampering or fresh mood, enjoy a vintage twist to your modern beauty regime with one of these stylish classics.

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Feeling Inspired? Give your wardrobe a thoroughly modern vintage makeover with Dawn O’Porter and her team of style experts!

This Old Thing by Dawn O’Porter

SynopsisDawn O’Porter is a woman on a mission: to ignite Britain’s passion for vintage fashion! We’re a nation obsessed with cheap, disposable clothing - but Dawn and her team of vintage style experts are here to show you why hunting for one-of-a-kind fashion gems is more exciting, better value for money, and a lot more fun. Are you fed up of the same old high street shops? Are you bored of your wardrobe? Do you fear arriving at a party and seeing someone wearing the same thing as you? Yes? Then it sounds like you’re in need of a modern vintage makeover!

THIS OLD THING is here to show you that vintage shopping doesn’t have to mean rummaging through old cardigans at a car boot sale - instead, let Dawn introduce you to a world of beautiful and unique fashion treasures, and show you how to create a glamorous personal style that is all your own. Packed full of insider vintage fashion know-how,

THIS OLD THING will take you through the history behind your fashion favourites (including the classic Little Black Dress) advise you on how to find gorgeous vintage jewels of your own, and show you how a few simple tricks can turn an old item of clothing into a fabulous prized possession.

Hot Brands Cool Places VerdictThis is a fabulous book, full of inspiration for anyone wanting to create the vintage look, we loved the Channel 4 television series, and this book shows you how to create your own personal style collection. We loved it! Highly Recommended!

https://www.hotkeybooks.com/books/detail/this-old-thing

ANCIENNE AMBIANCE

Treat yourself or someone else to exquisitely fragranced luxuries, inspired by the roses of ancient times, from London-based luxury brand Ancienne Ambiance. As recommended by

Vogue, The Good Web Guide, Positive Luxury, The Beauty Shortlist & many more.

http://www.ancienneambiance.com

MEL MILLIS

Mel Millis, an artisan luxury collection of organic phytonutrient skincare. Formulated with the purest and potent organic bioactive phytonutrients extracted from plants. Garden

your body with the proven science of nature. Re Energise, Rebalance, Revitalise, Explore and Fulfil Your Quest and prepare for your wedding day.

www.melmillis.co.uk

DOODLE BY STITCH

Personalise your home with unique washable textiles from doodle by stitch. Create, wash out and design again! The award-winning range includes our tablecloth, placemats and

bunting, all perfect for lunches with friends and family or celebrating special occasions with a personal message.

www.doodlebystitch.com

THE NATURAL RUG COMPANY

We supply bespoke Rugs made from Natural Fibres such as Sisal, Seagrass, Coir and Jute. Our natural Rugs are handmade to order, just choose your favourite Natural product,

add a border from our large collection and your Rug will be made exclusively for you. More details on our web site:

www.thenaturalrugcompany.com

SHOOTFACTORY

SHOOTFACTORY is a location agency and represents properties across the UK and overseas for photo shoots, TV programmes, movies, commercials and events.

WWW.SHOOTFACTORY.CO.UK

47PARKAVENUE

47PARKAVENUE is an online concept store showcasing local artist’s and artisans work from East Yorkshire and a place where you can buy the look, feel and smell of

47PARKAVENUE even listen to our sound track.

www.47parkavenue.co.uk

HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES

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