Squalene and our skin One of the recent hot topics in the beauty world is the use of Squalene often found in face creams, serums and masks. Squalene keeps skin in beautiful, plump, forever young condition, fighting wrinkles and other signs of aging, and encouraging the growth of healthy cells. Let’s have a close look […]

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    I’ve been a bit quiet lately, and I wanted to explain why. These are very exciting times for me and The Ethical Hedonist. As most of you will know, I’ve had an illustrious career as a writer, working for The Times Magazine for a decade alongside writing for: You Magazine, The Sunday Times, […]

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  In the second part of my interview with John Simm, the actor discusses his passions in life and what drives him to take the roles he so thoroughly inhabits on film, stage and small screen. John talks with wit, modesty and candour about working with his friends, Phil Glenister, Max Beesley and Marc Warren […]

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        Once Upon a Time…  A writer lived in her imagination, and dreamt of the perfect, Alison-in-Wonderland afternoon Tea Party of Beautiful Ideas – an artisan British fashion show and a talk by the organic beauty doctor, Dr Mariano Spiezia, who would offer spellbinding ways to be beautiful inside and out. How […]

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Review of 3Some By Alison Jane Reid Have you ever left the theatre after seeing a brilliant play, where the protagonists crawl ruthlessly under your skin, and then you begin to wonder, what might happen, if their lives and loves continued, long after the curtain has fallen? 3Some is a play that can do that. […]

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      I never tire of that moment each afternoon, when time seem to pause for the sublime, civilised ritual of drinking tea. Suddenly, and rather magically, calm descends, and all seems right with the world, once again.   In that spirit, I would like to invite you to a very special Tea Party […]

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Portrait of John Simm By Jason Joyce The Ethical Hedonist is very excited and proud to announce the launch of Ethical Hedonist TV on YouTube  – with a candid, intimate and thought-provoking, three-part interview with one of Britain’s most compelling and chameleon of actors, John Simm, currently starring in The Village on BBC1. JS is […]

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  How do you begin to define an actor like John Simm?  How do you define anyone who has played a succession of the juiciest, most coruscating roles on television and independent film over the past fifteen years, from a Roman emperor to a post punk, rock legend, a time-travelling policeman to The Prince of […]

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The Lancaster Hotel Review By Alison Jane Reid Glamour and Green Credentials I’ve stayed in some extraordinary hotels from the discreet, old money splendour of the Mount Kenya Safari Club in Kenya, to the ritzy glamour of The Carlisle in New York, where a girl’s vintage Ferragamo’s sink into the clotted cream coloured shag pile, […]

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Review of Daylesford Organic Farmshop & Café, Pimlico By Rosemin Anderson What & Where – Daylesford Organic Farmshop & Café, Pimlico On a blustery Sunday I arrive solo for lunch at Daylesford Organic, a foodie haven in Pimlico, heralded by cute shrubbery and a “dog parking” sign out front.  Once inside, I am greeted by […]

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