Before this week's post begins, you will probably notice that The Daily Connoisseur has an entirely new look! Thank you to Smitten Blog Designs for making my vision come to life... And now for this week's post on The Perils of Salon Visits... Last week I ventured out of bed rest to go get my eyebrows done (I get mine...

Thank you for all of your messages this past week. I am still on bed rest but feeling a lot better. I have been spoiled by my friends and family who have looked after me really well. Today, I have a very exciting tea review for you. The No 1 Ladies’ Teas by The Republic of Tea. So without further ado… No. 1 Ladies’...

I hope you all had a marvelous weekend. As I write this I am in bed. Yes, I am officially on full bed rest now, even though I am not due till the end of May. Doctor's orders. Thankfully I was able to shoot some videos in prior weeks (including this week's video) so I will be able to post those for you as time ticks on. Speaking...

Thank you for all of your lovely comments and support regarding my book news this week. I have read every comment, email and tweet and appreciate them more than you know... In this week's video, I share with you one of my de-cluttering top tips: the Sunday clearing. If you are unable to see the above embedded video,...

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend! This week I am very happy to share with you my exciting news... Because of the success of Lessons from Madame Chic, many exciting things have happened in the last few weeks. I have taken on a wonderful agent, Erica Silverman of Trident Media Group, and last week we accepted...

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful week. I am really enjoying reading your cookbook recommendations based on Monday's post and video. Some of your recommendations I already have like the Barefoot Contessa and Nigella's beautiful books, but some of them are entirely new to me and as such I have added them...

Hello everyone, I hope you had a wonderful weekend. As some of you may have noticed, Lessons from Madame Chic is not currently available on Amazon or Barnes & Noble. I will be making an announcement about this shortly, (hint: it’s good news!) but until then I suppose I can look at the whole matter as enhancing my...