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Fashion: The local brands giving vintage new life

14 January 2022
Fashion: The local brands giving vintage new life

Fashion: The local brands giving vintage new life

14 January 2022

More people are choosing to wear vintage as sales continue to soar. Three specialist traders tell Velvet about their passion for preloved fashion


Wellness: Find a moment of calm with Eve and Keel

28 December 2021
Wellness: Find a moment of calm with Eve and Keel

Wellness: Find a moment of calm with Eve and Keel

28 December 2021

Discovering aromatherapy as a remedy for her own anxiety, Cambridge's Jennie Pinkhart launched a range of products to help balance, calm and reset


Beauty: Time to shimmer and shine

17 December 2021
Beauty: Time to shimmer and shine

Beauty: Time to shimmer and shine

17 December 2021

Celebrate the season of twinkling lights and party poppers with products that create an artfully stylish sheen. Lisa Millard gets ready to glow


Arts & Crafts: Meet the Cambridgeshire jewellers

10 December 2021
Arts & Crafts: Meet the Cambridgeshire jewellers

Arts & Crafts: Meet the Cambridgeshire jewellers

10 December 2021

Looking for a one-of-a-kind Christmas present for someone special? Meet three local jewellers, all designing and making in their own distinctive style


WIN: Goldtop merino submariner jumper - £109.99

22 November 2021
WIN: Goldtop merino submariner jumper - £109.99

WIN: Goldtop merino submariner jumper - £109.99

22 November 2021

Want to stay both cosy and chic this winter? We've teamed up with super-stylish motorcycle outfitter Goldtop to give away a luxury submariner jumper


WIN: Luxe La Beaute Box manicure package worth £50

22 November 2021
WIN: Luxe La Beaute Box manicure package worth £50

WIN: Luxe La Beaute Box manicure package worth £50

22 November 2021

Want to start the new year with some pampering? You could win a Bio Sculpture or Evo gel manicure and after-care kit from La Beaute Box near Newmarket


Craft: Meet the women working wonders with thread

30 October 2021
Craft: Meet the women working wonders with thread

Craft: Meet the women working wonders with thread

30 October 2021

Lisa Millard meets the women behind three brands championing the artistry and heritage of their crafts


Beauty: Products to make the most of bedtime

12 October 2021
Beauty: Products to make the most of bedtime

Beauty: Products to make the most of bedtime

12 October 2021

As the nights draw in slumber beckons. Lisa Millard picks the products to make the most of bedtime


Fashion: Meet the brands bagging sustainable style

06 October 2021
Fashion: Meet the brands bagging sustainable style

Fashion: Meet the brands bagging sustainable style

06 October 2021

Fashion does not have to cost the earth and can even be a power for good. Meet two local bag brands combining sustainability and style


Fashion: Cambridge's Lilac Rose turns 10 in style

10 September 2021
Fashion: Cambridge's Lilac Rose turns 10 in style

Fashion: Cambridge's Lilac Rose turns 10 in style

10 September 2021

As the boutique celebrates a decade on Cambridge's Bridge Street, owner Amanda Sinclair talks early days, highs and lows, and top A/W trends


Get the Look: Autumn/winter's top makeup trends

08 September 2021
Get the Look: Autumn/winter's top makeup trends

Get the Look: Autumn/winter's top makeup trends

08 September 2021

September brings a change of mood as autumn falls. Lisa Millard looks forward to the refreshing beauty looks that will shape the season ahead


Fashion: Behind the scenes of Boudoir Femme at 15

03 September 2021
Fashion: Behind the scenes of Boudoir Femme at 15

Fashion: Behind the scenes of Boudoir Femme at 15

03 September 2021

As her Cambridge boutique turns 15, owner Pippa Sandison tells the story behind the brand and spotlights her top investment pieces for AW21


Fashion: How to add florals to your look

22 August 2021
Fashion: How to add florals to your look

Fashion: How to add florals to your look

22 August 2021

Florals are perennial in the world of fashion. Get the look with a pretty print or statement jewel


Food: Say cheese(cake) at Lo's in Brampton

12 August 2021
Food: Say cheese(cake) at Lo's in Brampton

Food: Say cheese(cake) at Lo's in Brampton

12 August 2021

Lo's, the build-your-own cheesecake emporium in Brampton, is a family affair, as Lisa Millard discovers


Fashion: Body-positive 'grammers on self and style

10 August 2021
Fashion: Body-positive 'grammers on self and style

Fashion: Body-positive 'grammers on self and style

10 August 2021

Social media can be a creative playground for fashion lovers, but can also bring pressure to be perfect. Lisa Millard meets three local influencers


Fashion: Shopping local for pukka pre-loved pieces

15 July 2021
Fashion: Shopping local for pukka pre-loved pieces

Fashion: Shopping local for pukka pre-loved pieces

15 July 2021

Pre-loved fashion has gone mainstream and is here to stay. Lisa Millard talks shop to three local treasures


Beauty: Hacks for that just-had-a-holiday glow

12 July 2021
Beauty: Hacks for that just-had-a-holiday glow

Beauty: Hacks for that just-had-a-holiday glow

12 July 2021

Whatever your plans, be it a staycation or building a beach in your backyard, create a sun-kissed aura with a little shimmer and shine


Viewpoint: "Why tennis is far more than a game"

11 July 2021
Viewpoint: "Why tennis is far more than a game"

Viewpoint: "Why tennis is far more than a game"

11 July 2021

A love of tennis runs in Lisa Millard's family - and through a whole lifetime of memories


Beauty: Summer scents to transport you

16 June 2021
Beauty: Summer scents to transport you

Beauty: Summer scents to transport you

16 June 2021

While journeying to far flung places is unlikely this summer, fragrances abundant with aromatics will whisk you away


Fashion: Shopping local never looked so stylish

29 May 2021
Fashion: Shopping local never looked so stylish

Fashion: Shopping local never looked so stylish

29 May 2021

Shopping local has more to offer than food and drink. Lisa Millard talks to three designers building home-grown fashion brands