Improve Your Sleep and Wellness with Lavender
Celebrate World Sleep Day: A good night's "beauty" sleep is vital for maintaining mental and physical wellbeing, yet the impact of sleep on our health is not something that many of us dwell on. So what better way to wake-up to our
How to Wear Layers in Spring and beyond
Spring Style Guide: Spring brings hope and sunshine, flowers and longer days; but also if you ask me, a sartorial challenge. Not yet warm enough for Summer clothes, and the entire country thoroughly fed up of jumpers and big coats, this
Lifestyle: Earth Day Every Day
World Earth Day - Sustainability at Ancienne Ambiance:World Earth Day (April 22nd ) is dedicated to raise awareness of sustainable practices and remind us all about the importance of protecting our planet. Often overwhelming, there are simple steps we can
Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day Gifts 2021
Luxury Gifts: Valentine's Day 2021 - February 14th is synonymous with love god Cupid and romance, but at Ancienne Ambiance we like nothing better than to celebrate Goddess gal pal love and self love too - there’s no better time to
How to sleep better and relax during difficult times
How to sleep better and relax - wellness tips - During these unsettling times, let us help you channel self-care, focusing on how to sleep better and relaxation tips too. With the coronavirus causing unprecedented chaos and understandable worries, there’s never been a
Travel Beauty and Styling Tips Spring Summer
Travel Beauty and Styling Tips: If you’re daydreaming of sunny days and warm weather escapes, you’ll enjoy dipping your toe into some travel beauty and Summer styling ideas. Fashion firmly in mind also, we grabbed some expert insight from celebrity stylist and
Natural Ways to Calm Anxiety
Essential Oils - Natural Ways to Calm Anxiety - What helps anxiety naturally? Whether you’re struggling to juggle a hectic schedule or simply looking for some down time, the concept of wellbeing continues to reign supreme, with that in mind, this week
Wellbeing: New Year New Books – Top 5 Books For 2020
New Year New Books - Wellbeing 2020 : The top 5 books to kick start your year and your wellbeing for 2020
Beauty: What is the best lavender bath oil?
LAVENDER OIL SKINCARE - Lavender Oil as a skincare and wellbeing remedy: Lavender is famous for its therapeutic qualities, known to soothe and relax. A sleep solution and wellbeing fix that goes back a few thousand years, this timeless classic has a
Lifestyle: Ancienne Ambiance Chelsea London Window Display – 2019
The Ancienne Ambiance Shop London Window Display 2019: As the curtains close on 2019 - our 15th anniversary year, 5th for our Chelsea flagship - and we approach a New Year, it’s time once more to roundup our seasonal window displays.
The Difference Between Eau de Parfum and Eau de Toilette
Which is better eau de toilette or eau de parfum? What’s the difference between Eau de Parfum (EDP) and Eau de Toilette (EDT)? The simple answer is concentration, with a larger amount of scent being put into Eau de Parfum. In
Ancienne Ambiance: Five Anniversary Facts
5 Ancienne Ambiance facts for our 15th anniversary: 2019 has been a very exciting year, celebrating 15 years of Ancienne Ambiance in June and then November marking five years of the Ancienne Ambiance boutique opening in Chelsea Green. To celebrate these
Candle Values – The importance of quality candles
Ambiance Luxury Scented Candles: We caught up with Ambiance London founder, Adriana Carlucci, on the subject of natural candles, non toxic candles and the candle values we work by to ensure the highest quality and safest candles.When thinking of a cosy home,
Five Minutes With Jeweller Claire van Holthe
5 Minutes With Claire van Holthe Jewellery: London-based Dutch jewellery designer Claire van Holthe creates stunning and intricate pieces, often inspired by ancient themes. We're thrilled to offer her beautiful creations online, with further collections at our Chelsea boutique - while also
Fragrance: Perfume Layering with Suzy Nightingale
Perfume Layering:Jasmine award-winning freelance writer Suzy Nightingale is a fragrance expert and industry insider. Senior Writer for The Perfume Society and fragrance trend reporter at Stylus.com, Suzy also works as a columnist for Rakes Progress and features writer for Harrods
Lifestyle: Gifts For Her
Luxury Gifts for Her - 2019 Guide: Be inspired by our preview of favourite Ancienne Ambiance luxury gifts for Christmas 2019. From stylish accessories to jewellery and exclusive Limited Edition buys, look no further for luxurious festive gifting galore. Get prepared
Wellbeing: Rebalance and Enjoy Autumn Winter
Immune Booster - Self care tips for Autumn Winter: Autumn is a definite new beginning, evoking a seasonal shift which is synonymous with fresh starts and exciting opportunities. With a definite nip in the air, we’re all thinking about Winter wardrobes
Five Minutes With Jeweller Maximos Zachariadis
5 Minutes With Maximos Zachariadis - Maximos Jewellery:We’re extremely proud at Ancienne Ambiance to showcase the work of exceptionally talented jewellery designer Maximos Zachariadis. Maximos’ work includes his hand-carved Amphora Collection (originally created for the British Museum), evoking stunning ancient
Fragrance: Making Memories – Scent Memory
Creating Memories Through A Scent: Specific scents have an incredible ability to conjure up special memories completely out of the blue. A magical touch, fragrance creates scent memories that can last forever and Summer seems a particularly special time for this. Currently
Lifestyle: Housewarming Gifts and Gift Ideas
Unique housewarming gifts and gift ideas: Whether looking to spoil yourself or treat a loved one, let us introduce you to new Ancienne Ambiance Luxury Home Gift Sets that also make ideal housewarming gifts. If you're looking for an iconic housewarming
Summer Goddess – Holiday Essentials
Holiday and Summer Beauty Heroes: From staycations to last minute getaways, these Goddess essentials are perfect for Summer adventures and beyond
Lifestyle: Chelsea In Bloom 2019
Ancienne Ambiance Chelsea In Bloom 2019: In celebration of the world's most famous flower show, The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, we’ve again teamed up with Carly Rogers Flowers to create the Ancienne Ambiance Chelsea boutique Summer display with a unique floral
Wellbeing: 5 top tips for a Spring Wellbeing Refresh with Wendy O’Beirne The Completion Coach
New Spring Fresh Reed Diffusers & Wellbeing Refresh: Spring is here and at Ancienne Ambiance an exciting product refresh marks the new season
Style: Embracing The Ancient Egypt Trend
New Ancient Egyptian Jewellery Collaboration with Claire van Holthe: Scarab Earrings and Eye of Horus Necklaces The recent revival of the Ancient Egypt trend swept through Spring Summer 2019 and has continued. It started with Chanel’s pre-fall 2019 collection, Metier's d'Art, heavily
The Magic Of Goddess Argan Oil
What does beauty oil do? A firm client favourite for over 10 years (client reviews here), Goddess Oil is a multi-tasking beauty hero with argan oil which is ideal for so many skin and haircare uses. As a mum I have
Beauty: The Stylish Rise of Soap Bars
Luxury Soap Bars:In big beauty news, luxury soap bars have seen a steady rise in popularity. What was once seen as old-fashioned is now instead regarded a classic skincare must-have. It seems almost everyone is talking about it, from The
Wellbeing: New Year Detox and Self-Care
New Year Self-Care: Improve your wellbeing and focus on self indulgence with our New Year Detox Guide. January and February can seem the dullest months of the year, especially after all that Christmas sparkle. So what better time to invest in yourself
Pre Christmas Calm & Self-Care
Pre-Christmas Relaxation: Christmas Self-Care Tips: During this busy time we’re surrounded by Christmas reminders, and sometimes as well as instilling excitement, I for one can feel overwhelmed. So how do we switch off, and manage our minds? For me, a slice of quiet
Style: Meet The Jewellers
Jewellery At Ambiance - Meet The Designers: September 2018 - Brand new to Ancienne Ambiance are beautiful collections from incredibly talented jewellery designers, Maximos Zachariadis and Claire van Holthe. Extremely proud to offer their breath-taking designs for sale within our Chelsea boutique (and online),
Mindfulness For Your Wellbeing
How Mindfulness Improves Wellbeing & Health: Interview with Mindfulness Teacher & Therapist Karen Asprey A prominent wellbeing buzzword, the notion of mindfulness seems to be everywhere. Lifestyle brands are awash with mindfulness talk and we are often sold books and magazines on
Beauty: Nailing It at Coco Nail Bar
Nailing It at Coco Nail Bar London: Ancienne Ambiance’s favourite mani pedi place has to be Coco Nail Bar. A stylish award-winning Notting Hill destination - recently crowned 'UK Nail Salon Of The Year' in both the Scratch Awards and Professional Beauty Awards (for the third
Beauty: Summer 2018 Beauty Trends
Summer 2018 Make-up & Beauty Trends: With Summer just around the corner, a few different beauty trends are emerging. Following in the footsteps of SS18 catwalk shows, the latest makeup looks making a buzz cover lips, eyes and face. As the temperature
Wellbeing: Friendship and the Power of Positivity
Wellbeing and Positivity: In my personal opinion, you can spot a positive person a mile off. They radiate empowerment and offer strength without zapping your energy. Something my friends and I discuss when talking about encountering different social relationships; is whether
