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MY CAN’T-MISS PODCAST IS...
Beauty Full Lives with Madeleine
Spencer, That’s Not My Age with Alyson
Walsh, and Outspoken Beauty with
Nicola Bonn. I also love TED Talks

• they are so varied and informative.

THE CANDLE I LOVE TO LIGHT IS...
The Relax Room Fragrance oil by
Aromatherapy Associates, which
I use in my ceramic room fragrancer.

MY SIGNATURE LIPSTICK IS...
usually a lip balm with a hint of colour,
such as Trish McEvoy Sheer Lip Colour
in Mulberry. For a more grown-up
lip, I like Charlotte Tilbury’s Matte
Revolution Lipstick in Red Carpet Red.

MY FAVOURITE INDEPENDENT
SHOP IS... Urban Retreat on Hans
Crescent – it’s the perfect one-stop
shop for all your beauty needs. My
daughter Reena runs it, and I am
very proud of what she has achieved.

MY FOODIE WEAKNESS IS... Indian
food; I love dahl with hot, fresh rice,
like my late mum used to make. I also
love roasted sweet potatoes.

WHEN I SEND FLOWERS, I CALL...
Absolute Flowers & Home on
Portobello Road.

MY ONE-STOP MORNING COFFEE
SHOP IS... Raoul’s Café on Clifton
Road, 30 seconds from home.

ON TOAST, I LOVE TO SPREAD...
coconut oil and almond butter, topped
with ripe sliced bananas.

MY FAVOURITE PAIR OF SHOES
ARE FROM... Isabel Marant for
trainers and Gianvito Rossi for heels.

THE BOOK I KEEP ON MY BEDSIDE

TABLE IS... The Four Agreements by

Don Miguel Ruiz, which is great for

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THE BOXSET I RE-WATCH OVER

AND OVER IS... The Crown; it’s

brilliantly written and acted.

MY FAVOURITE HOTEL FOR

A WEEKEND AWAY IS... Soho

Farmhouse in Chipping Norton

• you can do as much or as little
  as you like in wonderful surroundings.

THE ALBUM I’LL NEVER GROW

TIRED OF IS... Stevie Wonder’s

Innervisions.

THE THING I CAN’T STOP BUYING

FOR MY HOME IS.... vases for

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Now, I use my ‘pots of joy’ – my

ceramic brush holders – dotted around

the house, to add a pop of colour.

THE SHADE I ALWAYS PAINT MY

NAILS IS CALLED... Bloodline by

CND on my toes and Leighton Denny’s

Crème de la Crème nude on my hands.

MY BEST HOLIDAY EVER WAS...

Staying at the COMO resorts Parrot

Cay on Turks and Caicos, and the

Cocoa Island in the Maldives.

WHEN I WANT TO CRY WITH

LAUGHTER, I CALL... My ‘amo’,

my husband Martin.

THE SONG THAT GETS ME ON THE

DANCEFLOOR IS... a remix of Jingo

by Candido. I can’t help but dance the

minute I hear it; it’s so joyful.

THE MANTRA I LIVE BY IS...

doing good brings good.

Ruby Hammer’s Magnetic Brush Set, Nail

Kit and Porcelain Brush Holders are

available to buy at rubyhammer.com IN

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Make-up artist and businesswoman RUBY HAMMER MBE on her favourite things...

Ruby loves matte red

lipstick, nude nails,

Stevie Wonder and

Gianvito Rossi heels.

AND FINALLY