And we were singing hymns and arias, ‘Land of my Fathers’, ‘Ar Hyd y Nos’. Gosh, my email is eerily quiet this morning, writes Rebecca Mann. It was inordinately busy last week, in the run-up to the final weekend of the Six Nations 2013. My phone was pretty busy with texts too, up to and
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“Ride it like you stole it!”
On Saturday, courtesy of Welsh jewellery brand Clogau, I was lucky enough to go to a Test Match and meet the Wales Team Captain. For a proud Welshwoman, this was the stuff of dreams. But for once, I’m not talking rugby; I’m talking Arena Polo. The Moodie Report’s Claire Wates and Rebecca Mann, with Clogau’s
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All present and Correct at Claridge’s
How well do you know your alphabet? In beauty terms, it’s time to brush up on your ABCs, as a new skin care trend gets ready to make its presence felt. BB products (the initials most commonly denote Beauty Balm or Blemish Balm) have dominated the shelves over the past couple of years. Brace yourself
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Clogau’s Christmas spirit glows on festive fun run
You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town The big man in red (no, I don’t mean George North) came to town a little early yesterday, courtesy of the annual Festive Fun Run in Llandudno, North Wales, which raises funds for
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“There’s gold in them thar hills!”
“Deffrwch Cymru cysglyd gwlad y gan, Dwfn yw’r gwendid bychan yw y fflam Every day when I wake up I thank the lord I’m Welsh” – International Velvet, Catatonia Regular readers of The Moodie Blog will know that I get about a fair bit, albeit in the line of duty. So far this year I’ve
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Run for Her: A Mann’s Tale
A ballet audition (not mine, obviously) in the morning and a flight to Italy (most definitely mine) in the afternoon meant that I had to delay my participation in this year’s Run for Her, the Annual Los Angeles 5K Run & Friendship Walk, which took place on 11 November. Walking the walk in sunny Essex
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Zegna shows off its new man in Milan
This week, for a couple of days, I’ve been The Moodie Report’s Mann in Milan. That moniker is especially suited to the launch in question, Ermenegildo Zegna’s new masculine fragrance Uomo, which in Italian means – you guessed it – Man. The new Zegna Uomo men’s fragrance is unveiled in Milan The scent was created
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Savouring the scent of Love at First Bite
Usually the week before Cannes is all about detoxing: I stock up on vitamins, hit the gym, eschew all alcohol and get plenty of early nights. This year, however, I flew to the US for a fragrance launch, partied till the small hours, and was talked into a tattoo by Coty Prestige President Jean Mortier.
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My Wild Week With Lady Gaga
In the parlance of Mother Monster: “Paws Up”. I’ve just about recovered after spending seven days or so following Lady Gaga back and forth across the Atlantic and La Manche. It’s been bizarre, brilliant and is probably un-Bloggable. You really had to be there…but I’ll try. The expectant crowd awaits Lady G at the Guggenheim
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Whatever Floats Your Boat
“There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” So said Ratty to Mole in Kenneth Grahame’s “Wind in the Willows”, and (apart from shoe shopping perhaps), it’s a sentiment I share. Poetry in motion: The Prada Luna Rossa catamarans in Venice So I was overjoyed
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Getting ready to go Gaga
This writer never needs much persuading to fly to NYC, but when this particular invitation was delivered I set a new PB with my RSVP. In beauty terms it is, quite simply, the hottest ticket in town. The hottest ticket in town Next week is the official launch event of Lady Gaga Fame, the first
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Crème of the crop
Toasting the latest La Mer launch in Turkey There are press trips. And then there are Crème de la Mer press trips, the sheer lavishness of which makes the return to real life mighty hard. When the bedrock of your brand is luxury, all activities connected with it should echo that high-end positioning – a
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Mann and Madonna: the rematch
There were lights, cameras, video screens, hydraulics, flying drummers, tightrope walkers, cheerleaders, a Basque folk trio, jaw-droppingly gorgeous dancers and a gospel choir. Oh, and Madonna was there too. Coty’s Markus Stauss and Hilde Van Den Eede, with The Moodie Report’s Rebecca Mann, at Hyde Park, London Last night, courtesy of Coty Prestige (Madonna’s fragrance