I have been shopping at Boots for as long as I can remember – well, since my teens that’s for sure. I also adore pharmacies – and[...]
We need to talk about Boots and the way retailers showcase ‘weight management’
Women’s issues
On Spontaneity & Kindness: The Marylebone Project
It all started with me receiving my February Beauty Heroes subscription box with three full-sized products from the British natural haircare brand Tabitha James Kraan.[...]
Life Lesson For Modern Times
We live in the age when speed, technology and algorithms rule, yet having grown up as a child without computer, mobile and social media, I know that my generation has a different, possibly more grounding[...]
Customer service – how much does it matter ?
Since coming back from the summer holidays, where shopping wasn’t high on my agenda, I dived straight into online retail, but came back for air with mixed emotions. The question that I keep on[...]
Time for change: Curious Russian in London becomes The Curiosity Gap
Everyday we move forward and change. Our bodies change, so do our lifestyles, ambitions, attitudes, mindset and relationships. And sometimes because of that internal change we feel that something that[...]
Judgement, social media and motherhood: thoughts on new mum Katherine Ormerod’s article in Grazia UK
Like many of you, I buy Grazia UK weekly and while I can’t say I read every page diligently, certain things or articles draw my attention more than others. Sometimes they give food for[...]
Galina Loves Books: ‘Educated’ by Tara Westover
I don’t know, if I read fifty books annually, like Bill Gates is rumoured to, but I can’t imagine my daily life without reading a few pages, something that is as important for my brain,[...]
Slogan merchandise – a marketing trend or something meaningful
In the last week alone I had at least a dozen of e-mails, marketing their slogan merchandise to me. Neither of them convinced me to make the purchase, quite the opposite in fact and let me tell you[...]
Crystal Bed Chakra Treatment review at Emma Cannon clinic
I have known Emma Cannon, acupuncturist, fertility specialist, mother of two and an accomplished book author for many moons. I saw her for acupuncture when I was expecting my daughter[...]
Nutritional lessons from ‘The Beauty Chef’
I tend to put aside weekends for my family and loved ones, but on occasion I do allow myself a brief escape to do something for myself, so I can come back home reinvigorated and ready to nurture. Having[...]