Journal
The Lovebrook & Green Journal
Ethical living, considered beautifully
Interviews with the founders and makers behind our brands, guides to buying better, and writing on beauty, style, interiors and the seasons. Researched properly, and answered by people who genuinely know.
Home & Interiors
What the Best Hotels Know About a Good Night’s Sleep
Stephanie Betts, founder of London & Avalon and a supplier of bed linen to the Mandarin Oriental, on thread count, percale versus sateen, and the 90 seconds that make a bed look poured rather than laid.
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Beauty & Wellbeing
Why Waterless Skincare Is Changing the Future of Beauty
Swedish beauty expert Olga Ringquist on what happens when you take the water out of a formulation, and why concentrated oils, butters and plant extracts behave so differently on the skin.
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Beauty & Wellbeing
The 5 Questions About Menopause Every Woman Asks
Lucy Johnson and Anna Cave-Bigley, co-founder of The Sabi, take the five questions women ask most often about menopause and answer them plainly.
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Founders, makers and designers from our network, on what they actually know
Founder Q&A
Beauty Is A Journey: Q&A with Mary Valentine Wildcrafted Skincare
Two decades of clinical practice and teaching sit behind Mary Valentine's formulations. She talks about where the science ends and instinct begins.
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Founder Q&A
Founder Q&A: Ethica Diamonds
Ethica offers an alternative to conventionally mined stones. Its founder explains what traceability really means when you are buying a diamond.
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Guides, seasonal writing and the thinking behind how we buy
Style
The Art of Packing Well with Stylist Bella Hignett
Our head stylist, who styles shoots for The Times and The Daily Telegraph, on building a holiday capsule wardrobe that travels light without leaving you short.
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Home & Interiors
Why Women Are Redesigning Their Homes Around Wellbeing
Mima Romanic of Studio Mae Interiors, part of our Interior Design Concierge, on the shift away from rooms that photograph well towards rooms that make you feel well.
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Beauty & Wellbeing
Beauty, As It Was Meant to Be
Before beauty filled up with promises it was a quieter business. On the return to natural formulations chosen for how they feel and where they come from.
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Conscious Living
The Lost Art of Concierge: Why Personal Service Still Matters in Modern Luxury
The best department stores were remembered for how they made people feel. On why personal service still matters, and what went missing when it left.
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Gifting
The Five Love Languages
Gary Chapman's five channels of affection, applied to the awkward question of what to give. A way of choosing that suits the person rather than the occasion.
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Seasonal Living
The Winter Elemental Edit ~ Fire
In Chinese medicine winter belongs to water, and its balancing element is fire. An edit built around warmth, stillness and getting through the cold months well.
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Earlier pieces, still worth reading
A Gentle Guide to a Regenerative 2026
Repair, reuse, refill, regenerate. What regenerative living actually asks of a household, and how it differs from simply buying less.
22 Dec 2025GiftingYour Christmas Stocking Reimagined
The childhood stocking was about abundance. The grown-up one is about care. Small things worth keeping, chosen one at a time.
7 Dec 2025GiftingThe Winter Gift Guide for the Conscious Giver
Christmas shopping, slowed down. Choosing presents with provenance, department by department.
20 Oct 2025