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The One Thing: I Have Stockpiled this Cleanser and Je Ne Regrette Rien
I’ve been in Paris recently, which means I’ve turned into one of those unbearable people who pepper their sentences with Franglais.
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Ham: An Almost Fatal Overdose
I was going to write a whole post about how going to Paris for fashion week triggered a deep seated body image trauma that I didn’t even know I had (or…
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February Favourites: Blemish Patches, Sticker Scenes & the Best Crab Roll
February Favourites.
Mar 1
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Three New Makeup Discoveries and if I Can Put Them On...
Three new makeup discoveries you might just want to take a little look at, because they have immediately landed themselves prime place in my daily…
Feb 23
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Tried and Tested: The Comfiest Bras (With a Bit of Support)
I’ve been on a mission for the past couple of years: to find the comfiest bras that still offer some sort of support and that create a bit of shape.
Feb 11
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The Books I Read in 2024 + The Five I'd Read Again
Dec 20, 2024
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Oura Ring 4: Which Colour to Choose
Apr 4, 2025
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My Skincare Routine (At 43)
Oct 10, 2024
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January Favourites
Jan 28, 2025
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Lateness, Lepers and the Inadvisable Squat
I missed the first six minutes of the school assembly, in which my ten year-old daughter was playing a leper.
Feb 8
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My Miracle Dog and Other January Favourites
Here are the things that have filled me with joy this month, including two very fluffy things and a pair of shoes I have no idea how to wear.
Jan 30
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Wild Escapes Treehouse Review
After a run of vaguely disappointing stays in luxury hotels, we decided to go down the self-catering route for my annual “birthday weekend stay-away”.
Jan 27
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What To Watch Next? Three TV Series, Rated and Reviewed!
Three new TV series rated and reviewed: The Beast In Me, It's All Her Fault and His & Hers. Wondering what to watch next? Read this first.
Jan 25
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All The Books I Read in 2025
All the books I read over the course of 2025!
Jan 20
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The Two Things That Halved My Common Cold Discomfort Levels
Not to turn this blog into Ruth’s Compendium of Ailments, but no sooner had I rid myself of the now infamous “Center Parcs Trench Foot/Swamp Arse…
Jan 16
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Burning Shins, Bubonic Boils and Going Down the Plughole
I had a friend in primary school who was often cranky and cried for no apparent reason.
Jan 8
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I Deleted Instagram: What Did I Do Instead?
Well.
Jan 5
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A Secret Skill Borne from Great Boredom
Here’s a skill you never knew I had: playing dead.
Jul 22, 2025
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Nightgowns, Fire Escapes and "Giving It An Airing"
I’ve been searching for a new nightdress.
May 11, 2025
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Boiling Badger Skulls: Is This How We've Stayed Married?
‘Auntie Jean’s* been having apparitions,’ I said to Rich, as we merrily munched our way through a Dickinson’s Pork Pie.
Mar 21, 2025
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I Nearly Died and Everyone Just Stepped Over Me
Illness in your forties doesn’t seem as straightforward as it did in the younger years.
Oct 11, 2024
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The Medieval Lunch
I must apologise for the tardiness of this post, which should have been a Friday delivery but is, in fact, winging its way to you on a Monday.
Sep 30, 2024
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The Latex Slug Head
Most random Amazon (Randomazon) purchase of the month: a latex slug’s head.
Sep 10, 2024
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Captain's Log: Don't Say Cock in the Countryside
I have a feeling that my neighbours overheard a small snippet of conversation I was having with my husband that, taken out of context, is slightly…
Sep 6, 2024
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Comfort Zones are there for a Reason...
...why we shouldn't ever leave them.
Aug 30, 2024
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Choosing New Paint for my Wall...
In lieu of doing any proper work I have been trying to decide what colour to paint the interior wooden wall of my cabin.
Jun 14, 2025
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The Cost of a Cabin: Home Office Budget
The “cabin in the woods” home office project continues and I think I did promise to give you an inkling as to the budget I want to try and stick to.
Oct 4, 2024
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Building My Cabin In The Woods. Or Wood, Singular.
I’m building a cabin in the woods and it is going to be my new place of work.
Sep 13, 2024
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February Favourites: Blemish Patches, Sticker Scenes & the Best Crab Roll
February Favourites.
Mar 1
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My Miracle Dog and Other January Favourites
Here are the things that have filled me with joy this month, including two very fluffy things and a pair of shoes I have no idea how to wear.
Jan 30
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November Favourites
November favourites and it’s my birthday month.
Nov 25, 2025
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Poetic Soaps, High-Waisted Jeans and a Halloween Electrocution
Author and content creator Ruth Crilly with October's five favourite things. Including her book of the month, the best high street jeans and literature…
Oct 31, 2025
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STOP PRESS: Kiehl's Midnight Recovery Concentrate
Oh God, oh God.
Jul 16, 2010
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Perfect 'sheeny' makeup…
Here I am on my shoot yesterday, waiting for my hair to set.
Jul 10, 2010
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New Pictures: Vision Magazine, Japan.
A few little polaroids that I received today from a shoot that I did for Vision magazine.
Jul 6, 2010
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The 'Swallowed a Candle' Green Peel Facial
(Note from the Future: the Beauty Bite is none other than Caroline Hirons.
Jun 25, 2010
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Chanel Coco Mademoiselle Purse Spray
Never would I presume to tell you what fragrance to wear; fragrance is such a personal, subjective thing, and one woman’s “floral, powdery” dream is the…
Jun 18, 2010
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