Fabulous faces....

This is just a small collection of women who I like, admire and find inspiring.....all successful as actresses (and other things too)....all beautiful....strong, wise, independent and talented.

What I think also unites all of them is that they all appeal to other women....nothing rings louder warning bells with me than women who are not popular with other women, women who are not women's women or who just don't have female friends.....women have great intuition and if they don't like you, there's generally a good reason....in my humble experience! I can already think of women who I could have included (and many that I deliberately didn't) but to me, all of the women below are women who I feel I would want to spend time with, who are great examples and from whom and I would come away feeling better, happier, stronger and more positive....and isn't that one thing that our girlfriends give us in spades....thank heavens for them!

I think this might be my favourite photo - such strength, beauty, confidence and wisdom....very inspirational....just look at those eyes and those cheekbones....the very beautiful Lauren Bacall....

Friday Fabulousness : Glamour All The Way

Chanel Spring 2012

Chanel Spring 2012 (both Chanel photos via Haute Design)

"Glamour....

the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks"

....that's the dictionary definition and I guess we all have our personal view of what is glamorous.

When I think of glamorous women, it's Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor that come immediately to mind...I can't think of anyone under the age of 30!

Glamour has something "old school" about it.

I did though go to school with a girl who was always glamorous....

she had that aura about her even at 16 - and of course stood out since none of the rest of us had managed to find any glamour whatsoever in our school uniforms!

Funnily enough, she became "famous" and is still totally glamorous.... 

Some people just have it....

whether it's a way of dressing, conducting themselves or living their lives....

a state of mind....

a bit like sex appeal, it's that almost indefinable thing.

Be it red lipstick, Chanel sunglasses (or Chanel anything really), Louboutins, diamonds or just that certain je ne sais quoi....

Isn't a little glamour so much fun though?!

Thank you for all the lovely comments this week, have a wonderful weekend!!

Fabulous Friday....

Fresh, serene and beautiful....this is how I look in my dream world....

Good words....

Hot, hot, hot....the beautiful Claudia Cardinale....

Grab your things....let's get away from it all....

....I was once a student in France and late one Friday night, we decided to head for Cannes (about 7 hrs away)....we had a friend who drove us....we packed separately, left in a rush at about midnight (there may have been some wine involved on the part of us girls !).....4 girls, 4 hairdryers and a lot of underwear....that was literally all we had between us when we arrived. I am still best friends with 2 of those girls now and we still talk about it, 24 years later, as one of the most fantastic week-ends of our lives....

The beautiful and super-talented Cate Blanchett....

My favourites....hydrangeas....

Grace Kelly seemed a really popular choice when I posted a photo of her earlier this week....her beauty really is quite breathtaking....

Totally gorgeous....

What a couple.....I love old movies and Cary Grant was always a favourite.....and I just adore Sophia Loren....I met her once in London at a book-signing....she was wonderful....

Betsey Johnson.....love this colour combination and I just love people who exude such great energy, you can't help but be inspired by them.....

How could you not have fun in these? I went to a fancy dress party as Dorothy last year....wearing red sparkly platform shoes.....I didn't want to take them off!

The gorgeous Leighton Meester....such a cutie!

What a stunning outfit.....the gorgeous Gisele...

Beautiful....

Long time no see Clive....I may have to take up jogging one of these days.....when he's home, Mr Owen jogs in my local woods.....and if that's not an incentive to get fit..... ;)

Yes, this will do nicely....

Banana split cake....what genius thought of this....

Fab-u-lous....

The prettiest apples ever....

SJP was pregnant in this season finale episode....I thought she looked fab in this season....love this dress....

And finally, it is impossible not to think of New York City today....my husband proposed to me in Central Park and it's a city that will always be special to us.....our first flight as parents was the day after 9/11, my daughter was just 6 months old.....we had been up all night trying to contact friends in NYC and our half-empty flight was extremely nerve-wracking....it was a day no one will ever forget...the world seemed very small that day....

God Bless America and all those who died that day....many British people were lost that day in the Twin Towers and Britain was united in its grief and horror with America....and humbled too by the extraordinary bravery of the firefighters and rescue services....my thoughts are with them all today.