What's On: A poem a day for June
08 June 2020
What's On: A poem a day for June
08 June 2020Cambridge Writing Retreat has launched a new podcast called 30 Poets featuring a poem every day – read by the poets themselves
Beauty: Let summer's scents whisk you away
07 June 2020
Beauty: Let summer's scents whisk you away
07 June 2020Perfume has the power to whisk you away to far-flung places. Lisa Millard enjoys an olfactory journey
Fashion: Local boutiques spreading lockdown love
30 May 2020
Fashion: Local boutiques spreading lockdown love
30 May 2020Velvet spotlights three local boutiques sharing the fashion love during lockdown (and finds some great joggers)
Fashion: Our area's best online boutiques
28 May 2020
Fashion: Our area's best online boutiques
28 May 2020With shop doors temporarily closed, you can still buy online from some of Velvet's favourite boutiques
What's On: Podcasts perfect for now
28 May 2020
What's On: Podcasts perfect for now
28 May 2020We've all been adapting to a new normal during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lisa Millard asks some Velvet folk to share their isolation soundtracks
Fashion: Why neutrals are SS20's hottest palette
16 May 2020
Fashion: Why neutrals are SS20's hottest palette
16 May 2020Time for some easy elegance courtesy of creamy neutrals. Then add a splash of cool blue to create fashion magic
Beauty: Products to create a moment of calm
12 May 2020
Beauty: Products to create a moment of calm
12 May 2020It’s tough right now peeps so let your products take some of the strain. Lisa Millard selects a nature-inspired beauty survival kit
Beauty: Give a Hand
27 April 2020
Beauty: Give a Hand
27 April 2020Our hands have never been so clean but if they're are feeling a little roughed-up, treat them to some TLC.
Listen Up – Cambridge Literary Festival launches The Listening Festival
14 April 2020
Listen Up – Cambridge Literary Festival launches The Listening Festival
14 April 2020Organisers of the Cambridge Literary Festival are launching The Listening Festival – a ‘lite’ version – available online from Friday 17 to 19 April.
Cambridge creatives make face masks for the community
13 April 2020
Cambridge creatives make face masks for the community
13 April 2020The current pandemic is an opportunity to channel our skills to help our communities, as Lisa Millard discovers
Beauty: Meet the Poundstretchers
06 April 2020
Beauty: Meet the Poundstretchers
06 April 2020Looking a million dollars without breaking the bank is easier than ever. Lisa Millard picks the products that save the pounds
Fashion Handbook April: I Was a Sari
05 April 2020
Fashion Handbook April: I Was a Sari
05 April 2020Sophie Brown and Zoe Fowlston of The Hat Club, at Fordham, have added a new collection to their range of designer hats
The Edit: Style for the month ahead
04 April 2020
The Edit: Style for the month ahead
04 April 2020Stylish suggestions for the month ahead. Hello April...
Food and Drink: Everything Stops for Tea
02 April 2020
Food and Drink: Everything Stops for Tea
02 April 2020There is much to love about a cup of tea. Lisa Millard takes a coffee break to meet three tea experts championing the pleasures of the loose leaf
Enjoy a virtual weekly Wellness Wander at the University Botanic Garden
30 March 2020
Enjoy a virtual weekly Wellness Wander at the University Botanic Garden
30 March 2020We all want the lockdown to end - but what if the Cambridge University Botanic Garden's sights, smells and sounds could come to you?
Books: Time to be Creative
27 March 2020
Books: Time to be Creative
27 March 2020Quarto, specialists in beautifully illustrated and inspiring publications, has curated a range of books to keeps hands, hearts and minds occupied.
Sit tight: Stylish suggestions for a home-working wardrobe
24 March 2020
Sit tight: Stylish suggestions for a home-working wardrobe
24 March 2020Many of us are now working from home. Lisa Millard selects stylish pieces for a home-working wardrobe.
Fashion Handbook: Sustainable Fashion Festival
14 March 2020
Fashion Handbook: Sustainable Fashion Festival
14 March 2020The return of Cambridge Sustainable Fashion Festival this month is timely, as Velvet finds out.
A tale of two mums (and a bum)
13 March 2020
A tale of two mums (and a bum)
13 March 2020Arabella Weir – star of The Fast Show and Two Doors Down – talks to Adrian Peel about the tricky maternal relationship behind her first one-woman show
Fashion: Wildflower
06 March 2020
Fashion: Wildflower
06 March 2020Spring fashion is blossoming. Velvet picks the season’s best blooms.
