Newborn Gift List

Firstly, an apology. Until I hatched my own loin-fruit, Errol, five months ago, I never knew what to get for newly-sprog...

Categories: Mother & Child

Cosy Pleasures

With a newborn* in the house, this Christmas isn’t exactly party central at Casa Burgess. Instead, I’m finding joy in co...

Categories: Beauty, Candles & Fragrance

The Away Wedding

Let’s face it: away weddings can be a bit of a shag. You don’t know the weather, the terrain or the expected glam factor...

Categories: Fashion, Weddings

Shoes, Shoes, Shoes

Dear fashion world: I like trousers, but I like my legs more. Why are they stuffing trousers down our throats? Okay, the...

Oops...

I’m a firm believer in the power of a frivolous pick-me-up. A cucumber martini at E&O. A single white chocolate from God...

Categories: Fashion

The Uniform

I’m tired of my winter clothes. I’m done with looking cuddly and fluffy. I’m sick of my jumpers and my jeans, and my boo...

Categories: Fashion

The Christmas List

Okay, so I left my Christmas shopping a little late this year. But I have a good excuse! My second book, A Girl Like You...

Categories: Gifts & Leisure

Wedding Guest

As everyone knows: it’s not the wedding invite that determines what you’ll choose to wear as a guest. It’s the bride. Is...

Categories: Weddings

Highstreet Gem

As I type this I’m in a flippy coral Topshop skirt and striped Zara top. My bra is M&S, my knickers are H&M. I am, by de...

Categories: Fashion

Summer Gem

I don't know about you, but I’m fed up with the pre-summer sartorial spending panic encouraged by every damn fashion mag...

Categories: Fashion