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Cheval Knightsbridge is close to Choccywoccydoohdah London in Carnaby. Why it took us so long to talk about this place is beyond our understanding. And we are sorry for that. But if you love chocolate you will forgive us, because this tip is better than winning Willy Wonka's golden ticket. Choccywoccydoodah  is more than just a chocolate shop. This London chocolate emporium has a ground floor shop selling creations to take home today as well as feature pieces to inspire bespoke orders. Heading up one floor there is a chocolate cafe where you can indulge your cravings and at the top of the building there is The Secret Room - a chocolate boudoir that can be booked for private events. The Shop The exterior of the building is painted black and the interior is all bright red making many raise comparisons and concerns with sex shop styling but this is a chocolate fantasyland. The Choccywoccydoodah cakes and 'sculptured fantasies' are outrageous in size and s...

Oxford Street Cheval Phoenix House has a great location for a good shopping day in London We already talked about how great all the departments stores in London are and how they are perfect for a good shopping spree ( post here ), but what if you don't feel like staying inside a store?  London has great shopping streets , with stores for every taste, size and budget. The british style is famous: woolen, tartan, tweed and cotton are greatly appreciated, not to mention prints of known brands like Laura Ashley and Liberty. Other items are the region's traditional soaps, floral perfumes, antiques and porcelain. Oxford Street is a great starting point, with over 300 stores, the most part belonging to large international chains. Oxford Street is also home to many department stores, none of which is more famous than +Selfridges Co . There is also a wide selection of bars, restaurants and cafes. Liberty Regent Street is the home of iconic shops, includin...

Cheval Hyde Park Gate is waiting for your visit this Summer in London!  Ready for some shopping? That was a retoric question, we are always ready for a good shopping spree.  So, if you are in London and have already seen all the must-go cultural spots, you are ready for this tip. The Bicester Village is a unique concept in outlet shopping. Part of the Chic Outlet Shopping®, it is defined by its luxury brands, charming open-air ‘village’ settings, a welcoming and superior service, a calendar of events and, not least, exceptional value for money. World-leading brands offer their authentic previous seasons’ collections with savings of up to 60%, and sometimes more, on the recommended retail price, in their own luxuriously appointed boutiques, all year round.  +Bicester Village  is home to over 130 designer outlet boutiques offering up to 60 per cent off previous seasons’ collections from the world’s leading fashion and lifestyle brand names...

The Denim Tailor Cheval Hyde Park is near Selfridges Audrey Hepburn will excuse me but owning a good pair of jeans is as important (if not more important) that having a little black dress. After learning through internal research, that the denim is the most wanted material among the clientele (like we didn't already know that), +Selfridges  created the largest department of its kind in the world! It's called Denim Studio, which has just opened on the third floor of the famous luxury department store in London. In the 2320 square meters - think of two Olympic swimming pools - more than 60 brands and 11,000 pairs of jeans are available to buyers of all tastes, shapes and budgets. If there is a denim in the world that you're looking for, it's definitely there: low bugdet brands such as Primark, the most classic Levi's and Lee jeans, jeans masters like Citizens of Humanity and Paige, and the premium brands like Christopher Kane and Alexander McQueen...

Cheval Phoenix House is near many beauty stores in London. There are two kinds of women: the ones that like make up and the ones that LOVE make up. For special occasions only or in a daily basis; every women has her own beauty ritual. If you are in London and want to try the makeup stores that live in every british ladies' heart, here are the places to find them: Make Up Store - www.makeupstore.se Carnaby Street, 32 This shop is in the heart of the more commercial area of ​​London, close to Oxford Circus, in Carnaby Street. The british brand that offers an affordable and complete professional makeup collection  (a cream eyeshadow costs 15 pounds, for example). They even offer courses for you to learn how to do your own makeup. Biba Vintage Make Up  Brick Lane Street  This is a hot tip for lovers and collectors of makeup. Big brand in the beauty industry, the Biba Vintage Make Up was the first brand to create and design colorful products...

Cheval Knightsbridge is near Selfridges Oxfort Street Are you too busy to go shopping? Are having trouble sleeping? Or maybe, a problem that happens with all the ladies: you regret not buying that dress and can't wait for the next day (and have nightmares that it will not be available anymore)? +Selfridges  has the solution.  This month the worldwide famous department store lauched the Click-and-collect service. Already available in their four stores in UK: London Oxford Street, Manchester Trafford and Manchester Exchange Square and its Birmingham store situated in the Bullring. The service is simple: make your choice in the store's online store,  selfridges.com , add the chosen products to the bag. Chose Click-and-Collect as the shipping metod and chose the store you wish to take your product! Easy and simple. You will receive an email with all the purchase details and another email once the product is ready to be collected..  This new service co...

Cheval Knightsbridge is near Harrods For the next two weeks Dior is collaborating with nail expert Sophie Harris Greensladeon on exclusive new nail designs at   +Harrods   in London. As part of the ongoing Dior at Harrods event, the Parisian brand is offering lucky clients the chance to pimp their nails with four new designs by The Illustrated Nail, inspired by Raf Simons’ first Spring-Summer collection for the house. Trained as an illustrator, Harris Greenslade is becoming one of the big names to watch in nail art design, with her quirky creations and precise skills with a paint brush, and Dior is calling her work “little mini pieces of art on each fingernail.” The designs take their cue from Raf Simons’s abstract florals, vibrant color-blocking and shimmering organza effects. Appointments with Sophie Harris Greenslade can be booked every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Dior at Harrods until the end of the event, and the price is redeemed agains...

Cheval Phoenix House is near Selfridges It may not look like but Spring is here. And even though we are all still in our winter coats, its impossible not to think about some spring shopping.  And as we suggested for Christmas , the Department stores are great for this season too. Department stores are a London specialty. You can find them all over the city, each one with what makes them unique. Not only they sell everything you need, from clothing, shoes and accessories, but they go all the way to caviar, furniture and toys, not forgetting jewelery and cosmetics . They also have their own bars, restaurants or cafés for that pause that a good day of shopping requires. And, of course, if you feel overwhelmed with all the options you can count on the services of a personal shopper to help you. +Fortnum & Mason   - For three centuries this jewel of London has been commited to bringing the world's best food to Piccadilly. With five award-winner rest...

Cheval Knightsbridge is near Harrods It’s that time of year, where the shelves are stacked with chocolate delights and those with a sweet tooth over indulge in luxurious treats. If that’s you, then why not participate in the Giant Easter Egg Hunt at +Harrods  as the event promises to be a fun filled afternoon for all the family.  The Giant Easter Egg Hunt at Harrods promises to get you and your family into the Easter spirit, so enter the Toy Kingdom situated on the third floor, where your task will be to find the hidden eggs that are lurking in covert locations. After you have found the eggs, you will need to unlock the secret password for a chance to win a giant Easter hamper from Harrods exquisite selection.  Also at Harrods this Easter period, why not take to the third floor reading room for the chance to make your very own Easter themed flip book, courtesy of Funflip. As well as this and the Giant Easter Egg Hunt at Harrods, there is also the chance...

Luna & Curious London is one of the best places in the world to shop for clothes. It has shops for all the tastes, stylist's shops and is known for the most beautiful and prestigious departments stores, like Harrods, Harvey Nichols and others, as we listed on this post .  But what about the more local shops, the ones that, unlike the department stores, have a lot less tourists inside? To unveil the real british taste, we have a list of clothes shops not to missed when shopping in London: Wolf & Badger, Mayfair Adding to the fashionable boutiques on Dover Street, Wolf & Badger describes itself as an exciting and unique retail concept, which promotes and supports exciting, independent design talent with a focus new generation brands in fashion, jewellery, accessories and interiors. KJ’s Laundry, Marylebone Named after owners Kate Allden and Jane Ellis, KJ’s Laundry is a wonderful boutique that stocks a small collection of lesser known designer...

Fortnum & Mason With Christmas and New Year comes along a lot of shopping. And department stores usually makes this end-of-the-year task a lot easier and they even have the power to make it a pleasant moment. Department stores are a London specialty. You can find them all over the city, each one with what makes them unique. Not only they sell everything you need, from clothing, shoes and accessories, but they go all the way to caviar, furniture and toys, not forgetting jewelery and cosmetics . They also have their own bars, restaurants or cafés for that pause that a good day of shopping requires. And, of course, if you feel overwhelmed with all the options you can count on the services of a personal shopper to help you. +Fortnum & Mason   - For three centuries this jewel of London has been commited to bringing the world's best food to Piccadilly. With five award-winner restaurants, Fortnum & Mason is an expert in fine food, wines and teas. Howeve...