A relaxing new facial workout at Escape Medispa

Baby, it’s cold outside. Battling the wintry weather takes its toll on mind and body. So, an invitation to try out Jovena’s new FACESTIM treatment at Escape Medispa just outside Edinburgh was most welcome. This was my second visit to Escape Medispa by Linlithgow, so I knew that a treatment here came without the stress…

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NEW BAMFORD SPA TREATMENT LAUNCHES AT ARCHERFIELD

When you read the words ‘Archerfield House’, what do you think of? Golf pros chipping their way round undulating fairways? Pristine golf greens to which first-rate linksmen and women flock, before heading to the 19th hole for a top notch dinner? Shamefully, prior to my visit this week, my mind didn’t naturally gravitate to Archerfield’s…

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Calling Time: clock ticks on online charity auction of one-off watches

Lyon & Turnbull is set to auction off nine watches to help support cancer charity Maggie’s. The EveryWatch sale of original timepieces will take place online from 16-23 August.  It features watches specially created for the sale, and includes; Christopher Ward, Fears, Isotope, Sartory Billard, Paulin, Studio Underd0g, Bamford, William Wood and internationally renowned Glasgow-based…

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Jeweller Hamilton & Inches launches new collection using Scottish gold

Jeweller Hamilton & Inches has launched a new collection made using Scottish gold. The gold was extracted from Scotgold Resources’ Cononish Gold Mine in Tyndrum, Scotland’s first and only gold mine. It was then handcrafted into the ten piece collection in the goldsmith workshop above the Hamilton & Inches showroom in Edinburgh. Each of the…

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Student wins Savile Row tailor competition

A STUDENT will have her textile designs made into a sports jacket by a prestigious Savile Row tailor which inspired the Kingsman movies. University student Lois Cowie, 22, won the design challenge set by Savile Row tailor Huntsman and Huddersfield Fine Worsteds, based in West Yorkshire, whose customers include the royal family. The companies challenged students…

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British Wool wants farmers to be fashion models

FARMERS will be turned into fashion models for next month’s Royal Highland Show by British Wool. The promotional body wants “people with an agricultural background” to model garments at the event in Edinburgh. Farmers have until 12 May to apply for the gig, which will include “showcasing the best of British wool across a wide…

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The Nail Yard opens at Archerfield’s Fletcher’s Cottage Spa

THE most recent addition to the luxurious Fletcher’s Cottage Spa at Archerfield has opened its doors. The Nail Yard Edinburgh is already established as a capital favourite in Morningside and now the eco-friendly nail bar has opened a branch in the award-winning East Lothian spa. Offering luxurious hand and feet treatments that protect the environment…

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Coronation jewels expert visits North Berwick

AN EXPERT who has studied the coronation jewels will be in North Berwick on Wednesday to share her knowledge. Clare Blatherwick, who spent ten years as head of jewellery at auction house Bonhams in Edinburgh, wrote about the coronation jewels likely to be used next month for The Journal of Gemmology, which is published by…

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Scottish designers at Dressed to Kilt

MORE than 65 outfits were on display on Saturday at the Dressed to Kilt fashion show’s 20th anniversary gathering in Washington DC. Scottish designers and brands taking part in this year’s show included: Calzeat; Glenisla Kilts; Harris Tweed Hebrides; House of Cheviot; Kinalba Scottish Cashmere; Lorna Gillies; Strathmore Woolen Mills; Slanj; Totty Rocks; and Walker…

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The story behind the Cuttitta Cup

JEWELLER Hamilton & Inches has shared the story behind rugby’s Cuttitta Cup, for which Scotland and Italy will compete tomorrow at Murrayfield in Edinburgh. The company was commissioned in 2021 to make the trophy, which celebrates the contribution made to the sport by Massimo Cuttitta, who captained Italy and coached Scotland’s scrum. The cup was…

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