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WIZZ MAGAZINE
DECEMBER-JANUARY 2012/13
FOR FASHIONISTAS
LONDON SKYLINE EYELASHES
from PAPERSELF
Launched in 2009 by London-based
designer Chunwei Liao, Paperself fuses
traditional Chinese cutting techniques
with contemporary paper designs to
create stylish, innovative products. These
dramatic, limited-edition false lashes are a
case in point, featuring an intricate cut-out
design of London’s skyline, with the London
Eye, Gherkin, Big Ben and Tower Bridge.
Buy from paperselfstore.com, £12.50
SHOPPING
Good buys around the network
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FOR A SWEET TOOTH
FUDGE SELECTION and
CLOTTED CREAM TOFFEE
Farrah’s of Harrogate produce some of
the creamiest fudge and toffee in the UK,
and they’ll taste even sweeter taken from
these vintage-style boxes. Available at the
London Transport Museum, pick up a fudge
selection or clotted cream toffee churn
emblazoned with a 1928 poster of the
Smithfield Club Show by Compton
Bennett.
ltmuseumshop.co.uk,
£3.25 and £4.99
FOR SOLO TRAVELLERS
JUNIPER BERRY DETOXIFYING
BODY CREAM by COWSHED
Originally created for the super spa at
Somerset’s Babington House, Cowshed was
one of the first brands to use plant oils and
proteins, back in the late ’90s. They have
four exceptional spas in London (Soho,
Shoreditch, Holland Park and Chiswick), but
if you’ve no time for a treatment, pick up
this detoxifying body cream (with juniper
berries, grapefruit and black pepper), which
will soften dry winter skin.
cowshed.com, £36
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LONDON CALLING
Whether you’re looking for a last-minute Christmas gift or want to spend like there’s
no tomorrow in the January sales, here are our favourite souvenirs from London
WORDS: CHRISTINA STEWART PHOTOGRAPH: PIXELEYES