![Proof that less isn’t always more, makeup has taken a maximalist turn for winter, with metallics trending for eyes, lips, cheeks and body, too.
From shadows (nods to @glossier, @beautypie and @deardahlia_beauty) and highlighters (@mulaccosmetics, @hudabeauty, @toofaced) to one of the best multi-purpose pigments you'll find (@stilauk), we've rounded up all the products you need to shine like a star - see velvetmag.co.uk ✨]()
Proof that less isn’t always more, makeup has taken a maximalist turn for winter, with metallics trending for eyes, lips, cheeks and body, too. From shadows (nods to @glossier, @beautypie and @deardahlia_beauty) and highlighters (@mulaccosmetics, @hudabeauty, @toofaced) to one of the best multi-purpose pigments you'll find (@stilauk), we've rounded up all the products you need to shine like a star - see velvetmag.co.uk ✨ ![**WIN** Columbian jewellery brand Mishky is far more than a pretty face. Training and employing local women from low-to-no-income backgrounds to become artisan weavers, its Mi Mama Para Mi (My Mum For Me) programme gives single mothers a craft, a stable income and the opportunity to work from home around childcare.
Known for its intricately beaded bracelets and earrings, Mishky is a best-seller @bluesaffronwalden and, to raise a toast to the brand, we’ve teamed up with the boutique to give away a pair of leopard-print bracelets which, one slim and one statement, can be worn alone or stacked together.
For your chance to win the duo - worth £60 - visit velvetmag.co.uk 🐆]()
**WIN** Columbian jewellery brand Mishky is far more than a pretty face. Training and employing local women from low-to-no-income backgrounds to become artisan weavers, its Mi Mama Para Mi (My Mum For Me) programme gives single mothers a craft, a stable income and the opportunity to work from home around childcare. Known for its intricately beaded bracelets and earrings, Mishky is a best-seller @bluesaffronwalden and, to raise a toast to the brand, we’ve teamed up with the boutique to give away a pair of leopard-print bracelets which, one slim and one statement, can be worn alone or stacked together. For your chance to win the duo - worth £60 - visit velvetmag.co.uk 🐆 ![In need of comfort this grey Thursday? We prescribe a slice of moreish savoury babka and/or meringue-topped chocolate cake. . .
In his November column for Velvet, Cambridge’s Great British Bake Off finalist Ian Cumming shares two of his top soul-food recipes - find them at velvetmag.co.uk ❤]()
In need of comfort this grey Thursday? We prescribe a slice of moreish savoury babka and/or meringue-topped chocolate cake. . . In his November column for Velvet, Cambridge’s Great British Bake Off finalist Ian Cumming shares two of his top soul-food recipes - find them at velvetmag.co.uk ❤ ![Here's some good foodie news: @gigglingsquid has arrived in Cambridge, bringing a new look to Wheeler Street's lovely Old Library and an exclusive menu, too, including new dishes Butternut Boat and Three Flavour Sea Bass. As fans of the Bury branch will tell you, if you love Thai food, it's a must-visit. See velvetmag.co.uk for more 🍽]()
Here's some good foodie news: @gigglingsquid has arrived in Cambridge, bringing a new look to Wheeler Street's lovely Old Library and an exclusive menu, too, including new dishes Butternut Boat and Three Flavour Sea Bass. As fans of the Bury branch will tell you, if you love Thai food, it's a must-visit. See velvetmag.co.uk for more 🍽 ![We could all use some words of wisdom and inspiration just now. Hands together then for @camlitfest, whose star-studded winter line-up promises to provoke thought, love and laughter by turns.
With comedians David Mitchell and Helen Lederer, Booker shortlisted writers Diane Cook and Daisy Johnson, artist Maggi Hambling and the musical Kanneh-Mason family all on the roster, get your virtual places booked!
For more information, including our pick of the programme, see velvetmag.co.uk 📖]()
We could all use some words of wisdom and inspiration just now. Hands together then for @camlitfest, whose star-studded winter line-up promises to provoke thought, love and laughter by turns. With comedians David Mitchell and Helen Lederer, Booker shortlisted writers Diane Cook and Daisy Johnson, artist Maggi Hambling and the musical Kanneh-Mason family all on the roster, get your virtual places booked! For more information, including our pick of the programme, see velvetmag.co.uk 📖 ![**WIN** Feeling the chill? We've got just the thing. . .
To celebrate the launch of its fluoro-accented AW20 collection, we've teamed up with one of our favourite British knitwear brands - the on-trend yet timeless @quintonchadwick - to give away a luxe Scottish lambswool scarf and glove set worth £120.
For your chance to win, go to velvetmag.co.uk 🧣🧤
East Anglian stockist: @collenandclare]()
**WIN** Feeling the chill? We've got just the thing. . . To celebrate the launch of its fluoro-accented AW20 collection, we've teamed up with one of our favourite British knitwear brands - the on-trend yet timeless @quintonchadwick - to give away a luxe Scottish lambswool scarf and glove set worth £120. For your chance to win, go to velvetmag.co.uk 🧣🧤 East Anglian stockist: @collenandclare ![Offering a dinky daily treat in the weeks running up to Christmas, Advent calendars are a delight - and none more so than this beauty, new from Cambridge’s artisan chocolate brand @bumbleandoak.
A collaboration with some of chocolatier Riadh Falvo’s fellow indies, it contains 16 envelopes of her seasonal chocolates, two sachets of hot chocolate, three of tea and three of @the_brew_project’s single-origin coffees, plus a bonus Christmas ornament.
Presented in numbered brown paper packages, bags and envelopes, the gifts are designed to be tied up with string and suspended from a foraged branch or twig - everything else, including twine and a wrap of @cambridgeimprint paper for decoration, is included in your calendar kit.
Amazingly, you get all this hand-crafted beauty for £39.99 in the Bumble & Oak web shop, waggledancecafe.co.uk, plus the kits are available for direct delivery via clickitlocal.co.uk. Even Scrooge would struggle to resist.]()
Offering a dinky daily treat in the weeks running up to Christmas, Advent calendars are a delight - and none more so than this beauty, new from Cambridge’s artisan chocolate brand @bumbleandoak. A collaboration with some of chocolatier Riadh Falvo’s fellow indies, it contains 16 envelopes of her seasonal chocolates, two sachets of hot chocolate, three of tea and three of @the_brew_project’s single-origin coffees, plus a bonus Christmas ornament. Presented in numbered brown paper packages, bags and envelopes, the gifts are designed to be tied up with string and suspended from a foraged branch or twig - everything else, including twine and a wrap of @cambridgeimprint paper for decoration, is included in your calendar kit. Amazingly, you get all this hand-crafted beauty for £39.99 in the Bumble & Oak web shop, waggledancecafe.co.uk, plus the kits are available for direct delivery via clickitlocal.co.uk. Even Scrooge would struggle to resist. ![If ever we needed the sparkle of Christmas to brighten the year’s end, it’s now. So November’s Velvet looks forward to the festive season, with guides to the best indie shops to visit, gifts to buy, cakes and bakes to pre-order and events to book, all right on the doorstep.
If you’re not ready to crack out the mince pies, there’s plenty more in the issue to enjoy - including soul-food recipes from Cambridge’s GBBO finalist, our pick of next month’s Lit Fest programme and planet and bank balance-friendly tips on revamping your wardrobe for winter.
Pick up your free copy at all the usual outlets and find the e-edition at velvetmag.co.uk]()
If ever we needed the sparkle of Christmas to brighten the year’s end, it’s now. So November’s Velvet looks forward to the festive season, with guides to the best indie shops to visit, gifts to buy, cakes and bakes to pre-order and events to book, all right on the doorstep. If you’re not ready to crack out the mince pies, there’s plenty more in the issue to enjoy - including soul-food recipes from Cambridge’s GBBO finalist, our pick of next month’s Lit Fest programme and planet and bank balance-friendly tips on revamping your wardrobe for winter. Pick up your free copy at all the usual outlets and find the e-edition at velvetmag.co.uk ![Love reading? And free books? Join in with Velvet’s Book Club, a collaboration with the brilliant @heffers_cambridge, and you can enjoy both.
On this month's reading list, a novel that's equal parts page-turner and heart-warmer: Grandmothers by Salley Vickers.
See velvetmag.co.uk for more details 📖]()
Love reading? And free books? Join in with Velvet’s Book Club, a collaboration with the brilliant @heffers_cambridge, and you can enjoy both. On this month's reading list, a novel that's equal parts page-turner and heart-warmer: Grandmothers by Salley Vickers. See velvetmag.co.uk for more details 📖
