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Thursday, 28 January 2016

LG's next smartphone could have THIS killer, never-before-seen feature

THE LG G5 could launch next month – and is rumoured to have a very interesting twist.

MOSQUITOES carrying the terrifying virus have been spotted in the British countryside.

GIVING your car a little TLC could save you from the annual agony of shelling out for repairs to pass test

THE commonly accused culprits of migraines might not actually be causing your headaches, health experts said today.

NETFLIX usernames and passwords are being sold online for less than £1, but there's a quick trick to find out whether you have fallen pray to hackers.

FACEBOOK will finally let the world express their negative emotions, thanks to a redesign to the iconic Like button, which is about to roll out worldwide.

Can you guess what foods this expert tries to avoid?

Lottie London Soap Star £6.99*

Washing my brushes more frequently is something that I make a beauty resolution to do every year but never get round to it. The Lottie London Soap Star is a solid brush soap which deep cleans brushes with ease and removes germs from dirty brushes.

To clean all you do is wet your brush and swirl it in the Coconut Oil and Shea butter infused solid cleanser to create a lather. Then simply swirl the brush in your hand and wash as normal and leave to air dry on a towel. Compared to using the baby shampoo method I used to use before my brushes are left cleaner and softer with a lot less scrubbing. The packaging is really cute and small, so it's travel friendly. It's also 100% vegan.

I really like using this, I've started keeping it in my bathroom cabinet for cleaning my deep cleaning brushes every week compared to before where I'd use every single brush in my collection before going to wash them. It's quick and easy and leaves my brushes clean and in turn my makeup application is much smoother.

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AS a study reveals nearly half of UK women have sleep problems, we reveal easy ways to help you nod off.

APPLE has now resolved an issue that plagued iPhone and iPad users yesterday, and caused the iOS Safari web browser to CRASH whenever a URL or new search was entered in the address bar. If you are still having trouble with the app, Apple has a permanent fix.

The fact that the majority of women are busy and short of time hasn’t escaped the beauty industry.

Two mums tell us why they decided that the best place for their children to learn was outside of the classroom.

CHILDREN who are prescribed a common anti-depressant could be at a higher risk of suicide and aggressive behaviour, it has been claimed.

Shutters on The Beach, Santa Monica hotel

There is most certainly a reason why when one thinks of Santa Monica, the mind instantly wanders off to Shutters on the Beach. The hotel is a Southern California landmark and deserves every bit of recognition it receives. The four poster beds, the crisp blue and white colour pallette, cozy corner chairs and room length shutters all play a part in distinguishing this hotel as a real lesson in classic and timeless design. Search engines are overflowing with pictures from Shutters that are searchable by the words Hamptons decor, dream beach house, perfect interior design and America's finest. Get the picture? It's a place to see and be seen, a place to study and emulate - in your own home or cottage on the sea. It's also a location where you'll find just as many locals as visiting tourists.

For fourteen years I've been trying to find time to stay at this American legend and finally the time and place came together, with availability in the hotel. Yes, the stars aligned and I found myself watching the sunset over the Pacific Ocean just last week from the balcony of my room at Shutters on The Beach. Of course this was after I took a bath in the mega jacuzzi that sits, complete with window, between the bed and the vanity. Arriving fresh off the plane from London, I only wish I was not battling jet lag so that I may have found time to enjoy the experience for every minute that I had. As I lay back on the four poster bed and flipped through the pages of a few coffee table books, that had been piled into the in-room library, I fell fast asleep at 9pm. Hey - that's pretty good considering the time in my head was 5am. I awoke to a beautiful sun streaming into the room as I had forgotten to close the shutters. I couldn't help but feel, as I lay beneath the bone white duvet, that this was exactly how one was meant to feel on their first morning in Southern California. Shutters had delivered, in a fantastic way, what every hotel is meant to - a home away from home. Only in this case, it was my dream home away from home.

It took every ounce of willpower I had to exit my room the next morning, rather than staging a lock-in, and refusing to check out. One does wonder if anyone has done such a thing before? A squatter at Shutters? How glamorous!

Breakfast awaited in Coast, Shutters' beachfront restaurant. When in America's finest, it would be a shame not to order a true American breakfast, right? So pancakes came my way. Not a drop of syrup was left to speak of. The plate was so clean it could have been reused for another serving. Yes, life was good at Shutters. Food, fun and fantastic accommodation. Well worth the visit and a place I will return to again and again, whether I'm looking for breakfast or a bed for the night.

Shutters on The Beach

1 Pico Avenue

Santa Monica, CA 90405

1-310-458-0030