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Win: £70 to spend at chic online boutique Liquorish **CLOSED**

06 February 2024
Win: £70 to spend at chic online boutique Liquorish **CLOSED**

Win: £70 to spend at chic online boutique Liquorish **CLOSED**

06 February 2024

Taking you from day to night to special occasions, you could win £70 to spend at online boutique Liquorish


Win: A beauty bundle from Danish brand Urtekram **CLOSED**

06 February 2024
Win: A beauty bundle from Danish brand Urtekram **CLOSED**

Win: A beauty bundle from Danish brand Urtekram **CLOSED**

06 February 2024

Yet to try natural beauty brand Urtekram? Read on for your chance to win products worth £110. . .


Event: 15 reasons to book tickets for #CamChocoFest

02 February 2024
Event: 15 reasons to book tickets for #CamChocoFest

Event: 15 reasons to book tickets for #CamChocoFest

02 February 2024

Make a date for Cambridge Chocolate Festival this Valentine’s weekend. Here’s 15 delicious reasons to book your tickets today. . .


Dining Out: Cambridge’s Market House opens Asian restaurant

02 February 2024
Dining Out: Cambridge’s Market House opens Asian restaurant

Dining Out: Cambridge’s Market House opens Asian restaurant

02 February 2024

Cambridge’s Market House has just cut the ribbon on a new Asian restaurant – and it looks delicious. . .


Opening: Hildersham farm Flourish welcomes The Linton Kitchen

02 February 2024
Opening: Hildersham farm Flourish welcomes The Linton Kitchen

Opening: Hildersham farm Flourish welcomes The Linton Kitchen

02 February 2024

Local-hero cafe The Linton Kitchen has opened a third site at Hildersham’s organic farm, Flourish. Velvet pays a visit. . .


Beauty: The top new makeup trends to try now

02 February 2024
Beauty: The top new makeup trends to try now

Beauty: The top new makeup trends to try now

02 February 2024

Ranging from retro to futuristic, this year’s top makeup trends are fun, flattering and a cinch to master, reports Alice Ryan


Real Life: The women who found body-confidence – and can help you find it too

19 January 2024
Real Life: The women who found body-confidence – and can help you find it too

Real Life: The women who found body-confidence – and can help you find it too

19 January 2024

Through performance, fitness and fashion, these three women have not only found their own body confidence, they’re helping others find it too. . .


Green Living: Could you help Cambridgeshire charity plant trees?

18 January 2024
Green Living: Could you help Cambridgeshire charity plant trees?

Green Living: Could you help Cambridgeshire charity plant trees?

18 January 2024

Resolved to live a greener life this new year? Help plant trees across Cambridgeshire - the least-wooded county in the country


Win: One of five Betty & Biddy jewellery sets **CLOSED**

15 January 2024
Win: One of five Betty & Biddy jewellery sets **CLOSED**

Win: One of five Betty & Biddy jewellery sets **CLOSED**

15 January 2024

Start the year with a whole box of new jewellery, courtesy of “elevated everyday” brand Betty & Biddy. . .


Win: A bundle of skincare superhero products **CLOSED**

15 January 2024
Win: A bundle of skincare superhero products **CLOSED**

Win: A bundle of skincare superhero products **CLOSED**

15 January 2024

Your skin needs a little extra TLC over winter. Read on for your chance to win the ultimate skincare kit. . .


Beauty: Oil formulas to help skin and hair survive winter

12 January 2024
Beauty: Oil formulas to help skin and hair survive winter

Beauty: Oil formulas to help skin and hair survive winter

12 January 2024

Loved for their ability to deliver a serious hit of hydration - and to lock it in, too - oil formulas are the way to go in mid-winter


Shoot: Feelgood fashion to give both mind and body confidence a boost

05 January 2024
Shoot: Feelgood fashion to give both mind and body confidence a boost

Shoot: Feelgood fashion to give both mind and body confidence a boost

05 January 2024

Feeling good in your clothes is a confidence boost for body and mind. When the clothes in question are planet-friendly too, the feelgood factor soars


Beauty: Velvet compiles the ultimate New Year’s Eve makeup kit

29 December 2023
Beauty: Velvet compiles the ultimate New Year’s Eve makeup kit

Beauty: Velvet compiles the ultimate New Year’s Eve makeup kit

29 December 2023

It’s party season: cue bold lips, blushing cheeks and a generous sprinkle of sparkle. . .


Drink: Toast the New Year booze-free with Cambridge brand Nøde

29 December 2023
Drink: Toast the New Year booze-free with Cambridge brand Nøde

Drink: Toast the New Year booze-free with Cambridge brand Nøde

29 December 2023

Proof you can ring in the New Year minus the booze, Alice Ryan raises a glass with Sam Adams, founder of Cambridge 0% brand Nøde


Food News: New year, new venues to visit and classes to book

29 December 2023
Food News: New year, new venues to visit and classes to book

Food News: New year, new venues to visit and classes to book

29 December 2023

On the menu for January? A coffee house and restaurant to visit and catering and classes to book. . .


Win: An (UN)POLISHED pearl pendant necklace **CLOSED**

21 December 2023
Win: An (UN)POLISHED pearl pendant necklace **CLOSED**

Win: An (UN)POLISHED pearl pendant necklace **CLOSED**

21 December 2023

We’ve teamed up with art-meets-jewellery brand (UN)POLISHED to give away a striking pearl and silver wire pendant


Fashion: Level up your festive wardrobe with trending metallics

08 December 2023
Fashion: Level up your festive wardrobe with trending metallics

Fashion: Level up your festive wardrobe with trending metallics

08 December 2023

Whether you’re wanting a festive wardrobe update or gifts for the fashion-lovers on your list, it’s time to go for gold. . . or silver


Meet the Festive Makers: The Bakers

08 December 2023
Meet the Festive Makers: The Bakers

Meet the Festive Makers: The Bakers

08 December 2023

Fitzbillies has been making Cambridge’s Christmas cakes for more than a century, as bakers Gill Abbs and Miriam Labita tell Velvet


Charities: Give a gift to two great Cambridge causes this Christmas

08 December 2023
Charities: Give a gift to two great Cambridge causes this Christmas

Charities: Give a gift to two great Cambridge causes this Christmas

08 December 2023

If you’re able, consider putting an extra gift on your list this Christmas, to support two vital Cambridge causes


Chef Profile: Meet the man behind the menu at Milton’s Brewers Inn

08 December 2023
Chef Profile: Meet the man behind the menu at Milton’s Brewers Inn

Chef Profile: Meet the man behind the menu at Milton’s Brewers Inn

08 December 2023

From his childhood in India to his award-winning career in the UK, Milton chef Mauli Dwivedi tells Velvet about his life in the kitchen. . .