To Dry For

Gorgeous new tea-towels from la cerise sur le gateau - just too good for the dishes. Maybe frames would suit these illustrations better. Plenty more designs in-store!

 

  

 

Bloomsbury are very excited to now be stocking Miller Harris (link) luxury fragrances and candles. With more than 20 years in the world of fragrance Lyn Harris founded Miller Harris in 2000. 

'It's all about the scent which differs from the commercial world where the bottle is often designed before the fragrance - although the packaging is beautiful, the colours are perfect with the Miller Harris sunflower motif, which is an 18th century botanical print. 

Miller Harris is an amazing brand of fragrance for us here at Bloomsbury, exclusive to our stores in Bath. I was particularly excited to start selling Miller Harris because this fragrance house is intrinsically English with an eccentric twist. I feel the company is led from the heart.' - Chloe Davies of Bloomsbury & co. 

The beautiful range of perfumes, for both men and women, allow you to choose a scent that suits your mood or the occasion, so you can build a collection of fragrances, rather than being tied to one.

They also have a beautiful blog (link) full of Lyn's inspirations - it's definitely worth checking out!

Pomegranate Jewellery

Here is a look at the beautiful Pomegranate Jewellery we have in the New Bond Street shop. The colour's of the stones used are so delicious and each facet really shines out. With so many shades, shapes, sizes and on a choice of silver or gold finish each piece is so special. The whole range makes a gorgeous gift for a friend or a lovely treat to yourself, the only problem would be which colours do you prefer....?

Pottering Around

 Get out in the garden! These new garden forks and trowels adorned with Orla Kiely prints should encourage you. From the new Orla Kiely garden range  by Wild & Wolf you can mix and match with some lovely plant containers also (link). Made from stainless steel with an etched wooden handle and a leather loop for easy storage.

Orla Kiely began expressing her creative love of pattern and colour in 1995 and since has grown and grown. Her patterns now adorn bags, stationary, clothing, homewares and (now!) garden accessories (link).

 

And the winner is.....

Here is the winner of our Alex Monroe Bumblebee competition Becky. On winning Becky commented "I am thrilled with it. Thank you SO much - I never win anything so I am over the moon with my beautiful bee. I will definitely be back for more Alex Monroe jewellery, it's lovely." Congratulations, it looks beautiful Becky and we're happy the bee has found a good home!

Thank you to everyone who entered our competition, keep your eyes on the website (link) and facebook (link) for more competitions running soon.

A Bird in the Hand

The shop is full to the brim of wonderfully beautiful wares at the moment. Everywhere I look I want something! Some personal favourites at the moment are these metal birds and glass perfume bottles. I just love the vintage recycled feel to them. 

And how about the prints behind them - both from Whistlefox (link here), great additions to a growing ornithological collection. 

Make sure you stop by the shop soon to see what treasures you'll find - or maybe you have recently found a new favourite treat, we'd love to know about it. Send us your photo's and why you cherish your new purchase and we'll post the best replies here. 

emails to - vicki@bloomsburystore.com / info@bloomsburystore.com

Don't be late

Wish we could have these awesome slides in our office! Students at the University of Munich now have no excuse for being late to classes.

Sole Mates

Summer days are fast approaching and we love the Paul Smith summer sandals and pumps that will see you through the long sunny days. Bright pops of colour, fine leather linings and the impecable Paul Smith details make these shoes a must for any summer outfit. Click below to see the whole Paul Smith shoe collection.

Clockwise from top right - Comfrey Sandals, Dafodil sandals, Musk espadrille, Primrose pumps in red, Canoa flip flops.

And don't forget to get your toes ready for those must have sandals! Burts Bees have some fabulous products - the coconut foot lotion is a personal favourite, not only because it softens and smoothes your heels and soles, it smells like a tropical beach! The Burts Bees Tips and Toes kit is a one stop shop for all your summer needs, and being all dinky sized they are easy to throw in your handbag! Click below to see the our Burts Bees range. Or you can also visit our sister site iloveburt.com who stock the whole range of Burts Bees products (and an added bonus of free lip balm with orders over £25!!).

Shown here - Aloe and Linden flower after sun soother, Coconut foot lotion, Tips and Toes kit, Lemon butter cuticle cream.

Easter Crafting

Little Florence has been busy over the Easter break creating a super cute puppy keyring, in-between hunting down all those yummy chocolate eggs! These keyrings are easy to make with pre-cut felt shapes and all the items you'll need to hand! Also available are bunny's, squirrels and racoons. What did you guys get up to over the weekend, we'd love to see!!

Blooming Lovely write up!

We had a very lovely write up by one visitor to our shops, thank you very much Libby Page! Anyone else recommending us? Let us know and we'll give you a mention!

Make sure you check out Libby's blog (link here!), she has a quirky take on London life!

Easter Bunny treats

The Easter Bunny has visited Bloomsbury and left some very special Easter eggs. Visit us online to see if you can find any and you will be treated to 15% off!!

SS12 Ally Capellino

Fresh spring colours with classic designcan only mean Ally Capellino has come up trumps on making us dizzy with bag envy! Her classic british waxed collection has had a cool spring update with sunny yellows and cool steely greys. Form and function are married effortlessly in this collection with bags that will serve you well.

The (gorgeous!) leather frame bags are a wash with hazy rose and turquiose with natural bridal leather straps. These investment bags will add a pop of colour to your summer wardrobe and have all envious eyes on you (our's included!!).

Alex Monroe Trunk Show event

  A big thank you to everyone who came along to our Alex Monroe Trunk Show last night, we had a really great time showing off all the pieces! Emma from Alex's studio also came along to talk to customers and tell us more about the trunk show collection. 

For those of you who couldn't make it - Good News!!! We've very kindly been allowed to keep the one-off trunk show pieces for the weekend, so hopefully you can make it along to our jewellery shop by Sunday 1st April to see all the lovely collections! 

Remember there is still time to enter our competition to win a classic bumblebee necklace, the signature piece from Alex Monroe. Just pop into one of our stores before Sunday 8th April to find out how!

 

  

competition open till sunday 8th april!

  

in love with this trunk show bangle!

   

loving the mix charms on this bracelet

  

lovely nautical theme to this trunk show bracelet

yummy macaroons! wonder if there are any left....

 

Alex Monroe Trunk Show

We're very excited to be hosting an Alex Monroe Trunk Show in our beautiful jewellery shop on Thursday 29th March. Come along to see exclusive one-off pieces designed by Alex and the team and we will of course be fully stocked on all the classics from across his collections. 

You can also be in with the chance of winning one of Alex's signature bumblebee necklaces - just pop into one of our stores before Sunday 8th April to find out how.

As part of Bath In Fashion there will be plenty going on in the City so don't miss out!

Bath In Fashion week

On Friday 23rd March to Sunday 1st April the city of Bath Spa will form a hub for all things fashion. With plenty of catwalk shows, designer talks and workshops, films and offers happening all over the city. We will be showcasing some of our favourite new season pieces in catwalk shows on Wednesday 28th March, and we have also contributed a pair of gorgeous Paul Smith Shoes and a beautiful Paul Smith Purse to the raffle prizes!! 

It looks to be a really exciting week with plenty for everyone to get involved with. Head over the the official website to get the full line up of events - Bath In Fashion - and make sure you drop by our Jewellery shop to get 15% off full price items when presenting the Bath In Fashion catalogue (please see Bath In Fashion website for full details). 

image via bath in fashion

Storm in a Tea Cup

It's so exciting when we start to get new ranges in from some of our favourite suppliers. Here are the first few items from the new Disaster Designs ranges Sea Breeze and SongBird. As always they are adorned with beautiful prints and illustrations. Sea Breeze is a summery nautical themed illustration with pirate boats and compass's ahoy. Whilst SongBird mixes ecclectic love letters and vintage illustrations to create a cute feminine print. Can't wait to see what else we get in!!

beautiful sea breeze flask and compact mirror

loving the ecclectic songbird tote bag

New Burts Bees Sensitive Range

We're all huge fans of  Burts Bees at Bloomsbury, all with our own personal favourites. With all the natural ingredients every product is a winner but now for those of us with more delicate skin Burts has produced a brand new Sensitive range. We have the eye cream, night cream, daily moisturiser and facial cleanser up on-line now! Each product is fragrance free and proven to help moisturise and cleanse skin without over drying or causing irritation or redness.

Spring Fever

Well Spring has finally sprung and these cute rabbit night lights seem to be multiplying!!

morph & chas

What are these two cheeky chaps up to on your bookshelf?