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Glasgow Times
05-07-2025
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Angelique the 'exceptional' Stevenage restaurant to visit
Steakhouse restaurant Angelique on the High Street describes itself as a "local and independent dining destination gem". Sharing that it takes pride in "serving a vibrant menu that blends modern elegance with authentic flavours." On the online review website Tripadvisor, Angelique has an impressive rating of 4.5/5 from more than 600 reviews. Out of those reviews, more than 480 are rated excellent and helped the restaurant earn a Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice badge in 2024. Angelique, the independent restaurant loved by locals On its website, Angelique shares that it has a range of menu items, including: "handcrafted wood-fired pizzas and premium steak cuts to 100% British burgers". The restaurant adds that it also features an "extensive selection of world-class beers, fine wines, artisan gins, and signature cocktails." Menu items at Angelique include pasta with seafood linguine, chicken Alfredo and a wild mushroom risotto. The restaurant offers a range of steak cuts, with all its premium steak cuts aged for 28 days and sourced exclusively for the restaurant. You can enjoy the likes of sirloin, rib-eye, fillet and a tomahawk or try the Swiss chicken or Swiss rib-eye. Angelique also offers the Carnivore Platter for £99.95, which includes a 10oz sirloin, 10oz rib-eye, half pork ribs, four small burgers, boneless chicken wings, seasoned chips, mac and cheese, and a choice of two sauces. One recent guest to the restaurant gave the spot a five-star review, sharing on Tripadvisor: "Great place to eat, food was amazing, and well presented. Recommended Reading "The wine was excellent and the Staff were lovely, will definitely come here again." Another happy guest said: "This is our favourite restaurant, we always feel so welcomed but the lovely staff. The food is delicious, and it has a great atmosphere." A third guest wrote: "Good service, nice food and a pleasant place to go with friends."
Daily Mirror
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Woman's heel breaks during hen do and stranger's reaction has everyone swooning
Bride-to-be Angelique Joan captured footage of the hilarious moment a friend on her hen do sought advice from local tradesmen - and it left others drooling over their handywork A British woman was forced to seek help from hunky local tradesmen during a hen do in France leaving others drooling over her unfortunate incident. Bride-to-be Angelique Joan took to TikTok to share an hilarious clip of her friend's struggles as they partied in Cannes in the south of the country. "When your friend's show breaks in the middle of your hen do in Cannes, find some construction guys who have access to glue," Angelique penned in a caption alongside her video. After the sole of her pal's strappy heels came away from the rest of her right shoe, thankfully two male French workers was on hand to resolve the faux pas with his industrial glue gun. As one of the grafters held her friend's shoe aloft, a gobsmacked Angelique dressed in bridal attire couldn't help but express her disbelief, shaking her head as she declared: "Unbelievable." On completion of the job, meanwhile, the tradesmen were met with cheers from a crowd that had congregated to witness their work. Their handywork impressed TikTok users too, one of whom quipped in response: "Why is this attractive?!" A second joked: "I will have give them my number! Love men who can resolve problems." While a third person added: "We have a couple of men left in the world after all." While a fourth TikTok user praised: "The sheer concentration and dedication of those men!" To which Angelique replied: "People are SO nice in south of France." Three days earlier, Angelique had shared another video in which she admitted she was still clueless as to where her party was headed. "My hen do starts tomorrow and my girlfriend's are flying me somewhere and I have no idea where," she said. Angelique continued: "I have no idea about anything. I wanted it that way - I wanted the surprise because how rare is it that you get a surprise in life? "I wanted nothing to do with the planning - I trust my two maids of honour so I know it is going to be amazing. All I know is it will be somewhere warm and there's a beach." With hindsight being a wonderful thing, Angelique closed: "So what could go wrong? I have not idea what to expect. I'll take you on the journey with me - I am so excited." One TikTok user replied: "I want to know everything, I absolutely hate a surprise. But I love surprising other people. It's lovely they're doing that for you!" While a second confessed: "I love the idea of a surprise but, I'm a very type A person! I like to know what to pack ! I'm too self conscious for surprises."
BBC News
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The Essex mother who sold Malala painting for £51k
Alexandra Johnson was already grieving her mother's death when Covid-19 hit the UK in a former city trader, she had no formal art qualifications, but she nonetheless decided to manage the boredom and channel her grief by painting in her mother-of-three has gone on to sell her works - painted exclusively with a palette knife and spatula - for five-figure this month, her portrait of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai sold for £51,200 at the prestigious Bonhams auction house."I always go for powerful women, not for [their] jobs and career, just for their inner strength," said Johnson, who lives in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Johnson left her job as a trader in 2002 to become a full-time became a full-time carer for her own mother in 2017 after her cancer diagnosis, and Janet died in February 53-year-old recalled how "we were really bored" when the first lockdown was imposed and she was still "fresh in grief"."I don't think I'd spent five hours painting [at that point] but during lockdown the pace of life had become a lot slower," she told the BBC."I wanted to see how good I could be."Her "amazing" mother served as an "inspiration" for those early had already sacrificed her own health by giving a kidney to one of her brothers when she was 60 years old. The painter said she was forever in awe of how women supported other women in times of crisis, and she described how her work paid "homage" to their "strength and grace".She says her paintings explore memory, femininity and resilience."I pull from my experiences. It's personal, it's my feelings on a canvas, my favourite pieces are anything that are of my mum."I found it so therapeutic."I only do women, and I've had some really low points in my life and the women in my life just pushed me through."We come from a big family of powerful women."Women wear many hats and spin many plates, she explained: "We take on so much." Breakthrough Johnson - who works under the name Zara Muse - sold her first painting "Angelique" in 2023 for £22,500. Shape of Stillness went for £47,500 in painting of Malala was was put up for sale at Bonham's after it was put forward by one of her loyal now 27, was 15 when she was shot in the head by the Taliban on the way home from school."Malala represents strength and bravery — the kind of woman I want to celebrate through my work." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Guardian
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I feel as though I've been in chains': the bittersweet life of lovers rock legend Mari' Pierre
In December 1978, Marie Pierre was at No 1 in the UK reggae chart with the lovers rock classic Walk Away, a beautiful tearstained lament on a troubled relationship. Her 1979 debut album Love Affair, powered by another enduring scene song in Choose Me, remained one of Trojan's best-selling albums well into the 1980s; Pierre, with her crystalline multi-octave voice, seemed destined to follow her contemporary, Silly Games singer Janet Kay, into mainstream pop-reggae success. But in the 46 years since, Pierre has never released another album. A career that promised so much has – despite TV work and successful backing singing gigs with Robert Plant, Donna Summer and Chaka Khan – been one of frustration and thwarted ambition. Misfortune, mistrust and mistreatment, personal and professional, have sidelined her. 'I feel as though I've been in chains,' she says on a video call. 'I've been anchored for no good reason.' Pierre (born Marilyn, and now spelling her name Mari') grew up in Clapham in south London, one of six siblings. Her parents had moved from Guyana in the 1950s, where her 'quite strict but lovingly strict' father had been a well-known musician and tap dancer under the stage name Little George. Pierre's career started without his knowledge: 'He felt I was still of a tender age and knew what the music industry might expose me to.' When she was 14, her boyfriend Syd – her soon-to-be husband, whom she had met on the bus in a game of truth or dare – came to pick her up for a date. He was impressed when he heard her singing in the bath. 'I didn't realise he was in the house,' Pierre laughs. 'Once we went out, he said: 'I've got to introduce you to my sister's boyfriend, because he has a band, and they rehearse in a basement.' The sister's boyfriend was Dennis Bovell, still at school himself but starting the road to his illustrious career as a reggae and dub pioneer with his first band, Matumbi. Bovell became an important figure in Pierre's life: a musical teacher who 'was like a big brother'. 'She was like family – very close and very dear to me,' says Bovell. 'And she's always been a very powerful singer.' Pierre would sneak into Bovell's all-boys school in disguise to lay down tracks in the school studio, including her first key song Cry, released under the name Angelique. 'He got me a hat and a jacket and some trousers,' she says. 'Nobody knew that I was a girl. He did say to me: 'Don't open your mouth!' We had a good rapport. He got me and I got him. He stretched me: I couldn't sing like that before him. He protected me, and I felt secure around him.' Pierre was gaining confidence. After a spell rehearsing with Billy Ocean above a bingo hall in Dalston, east London ('Billy used to see me home and stay for dinner – he loved my mum's cooking') she joined three-piece vocal group Super Pack, who played American army bases in the UK with the Stylistics and Fontella Bass and spent two years performing in Switzerland. By the time she returned home, she had married Syd: 'We were best friends, young sweethearts.' But all wasn't well. Pierre wrote Walk Away after a fight: Syd had stormed out, leaving her at home with their baby, and she was watching a Bette Davis film. 'And she said something that just resonated with me: 'You were the cause of all of my tears but you never wiped one of them away.'' She scribbled down the lyric, came up with a melody and took it to Bovell, who in turn took Pierre to Trojan Records. 'I envisioned it as a soul song. But Dennis converted it to lovers rock.' Bovell was helping pioneer the lovers rock sound, a gentler, more romantic take on British reggae. Love Affair, now enjoying a new reissue for the first time in 30 years, is still considered one of the genre's high points; Pierre co-wrote several songs to go with Bovell's tracks and lush production. 'A great record', says Bovell. As the title suggests, many songs are not about romance but infidelity: Syd had had an affair. 'They're all based on true stories,' Pierre says. '[The affair] was damaging, because she was my best friend. I'm no longer sorry. It's all wisdom. If you don't live it, you'll never know it.' Did Syd ever hear the songs? 'Oh, he knew, yeah. There was the big guilt trip. But once bitten, twice shy.' Even before the album's release, issues mounted. Pierre says she was not properly credited by Bovell for some tracks on Love Affair; Bovell says that isn't true. Pierre says she was also refused permission to release material she had recorded at about the same time: 'Everyone was earning theirs, but I was sitting on the sideline faithfully waiting.' Bovell counters: 'If they weren't released, it was because they weren't ready.' What is clear is that parts of the lovers rock scene itself didn't treat Pierre well: lacking support and taken advantage of, she has been ripped off by promotors over the years. 'At one point she said: why am I doing this?' says Bovell. And with Bovell's eclectic career taking off as he worked with a host of artists such as the Pop Group and the Slits, it left Pierre somewhat lost without her mentor. 'I just felt that I couldn't work with anybody else but him,' she says. 'Because I trusted him implicitly.' 'We kind of grew apart,' Bovell says, admitting that even though he took Pierre to play shows in the US and Japan, he became too busy to record with her. 'She didn't particularly want to work with other producers. And I couldn't just work with her alone – I had to go and get my career.' The situation knocked not so much Pierre's confidence, but her trust in the industry. 'I haven't really had any faith in anybody else since,' she says. That goes for romantic relationships, too. She calls Syd: 'My first love, and my last. I've been out and dated. But wisdom has taught me I don't want the extra baggage.' After some failed collaborations, Pierre took to backing singing and TV work in the 1980s, including singing the theme tune to Channel 4's popular sitcom Desmond's. She also performed gigs as Damaged Daughters, a three-piece that included the 80s soul singer Princess. There were frequent gigs as in-house singer on The Terry Wogan Show and Channel 4's Club X, where she sang with Donna Summer, Chaka Khan and Randy Crawford. Most notably, she sang on Robert Plant's 1988 album Now and Zen. She didn't know who Plant was when she got the call, but did such a good job that Plant sent her a platinum disc as a thank you. 'It's proudly hanging on my wall. And I felt more humbled and well received getting that from Robert Plant because all the years I've been in the business, I haven't received that recognition from my own.' By the time she finished a 12-year run fronting Supremes tribute act the SOS Band, she was disillusioned again, and her only shows over the last decade have been lovers rock reunion nights. 'But it's not what I really want to do. I could be doing that and earning, but why? Unless I've got new material?' Pierre has a positive disposition – 'I don't get consumed with bad feelings or malice' – but everything has clearly taken a toll. 'I felt those knocks,' she says. 'I feel that happiness or joy is only for a moment, because you don't know who's waiting around the corner to steal that from you.' She also suffers from arthritis, and is going through an emotionally painful, costly, lengthy probate dispute with some family members. 'It's affecting my creativity. I'm not finding the joy in life.' But it might not be too late. Days later, Pierre rings me to say our interview 'just made me think, well, let's do this'. She contacted Bovell; not only did they 'have a heart to heart', he sent her some tracks, old and new, to work on with a view to releasing an EP. 'Because we're like a family, we can start as we desire,' Bovell says. 'I've invited her to do her lyrical magic, because she does come with some really good lyrics.' Pierre also got in touch with some old connections: they are planning to go into the studio in the spring. 'All I had to do was contact certain people, and, boy, were they ready to go.' She sounds so happy. 'So, it's not the end of Mari' Pierre,' she says. 'I'm back on the horse and willing to ride!' The reissue of Love Affair is out now on Cherry Red
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
9 Best Lip Combos Spotted on Celebs, From Kylie Jenner to Hailey Bieber
All products featured on Teen Vogue are independently selected by Teen Vogue editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, Condé Nast may earn an affiliate commission. Aeon Like peanut butter and jelly, some lip liners, glosses, balms, and lipsticks feel like they were made to go together. Finding the best lip combos, however, isn't always that simple. It's a process of searching for the right shades, proportions, and blending that works together and makes you feel your best. There are many ways to find a good pairing — whether that's trial and error, looking for shades based on your undertones, or simply letting someone else do the work for you. Many celebs and their professional makeup artists have already found some of the best lip combos out there. While you can reference stars who have similar skin tones and facial features as you, some shades just feel like they're universally flattering. (MAC Cork, we're looking at you!) Below, we've gathered some of the best lip combos and colors spotted on celebs. Let this be your cheat sheet for finding your new go-to lip combo. Known for her lip kits, it's no shock that Kylie Jenner is well-versed in the art of the lip combo. One of her most unforgettable concoctions has to be her shower lip combo. What better time to experiment with makeup than before a shower? The beauty brand founder shared that she used her own lip liner in the shade 'Comes Naturally' and topped it off with a glossy balm. $18.00, Kylie Cosmetics $19.00, Kylie Cosmetics With her own Rhode lip peptide glosses and now lip shapers, Hailey Bieber has plenty of lip combo options. But one of her lip combos as of late involves a blush instead. She told Vogue that she's been using the Rhode pocket blush in the shade piggy over a smudged layer of the lip shaper in the shade twiggy. $24.00, Rhode $24.00, rhode The live-action remake of The Little Mermaid made mermaidcore a trend in the summer of 2023, and of course, it expanded to makeup. In the film, Halle Bailey wore a stunning yet subtle warm-toned pink blended into a deep, rich brown. Lucky for us, makeup artist Kat Ali revealed every single product she used on Bailey, including the stunning lip combo we were all itching to know while watching. As it turned out, the liner was the fan-favorite shade 'Cork' from MAC, and the lipstick was the celeb-favorite Chanel lipstick in 174 'Angelique.' While the Chanel lipstick shade has been discontinued, Hourglass has a close alternative in the shade 'I'm Addicted.' $25.00, Nordstrom $39.00, Sephora Going to the Cowboy Carter tour? Why not use a lip combo approved by Queen Bey herself? Makeup artist Rokael Lizama shared that it was the 'Alignment' Lip Shader, 'Lucero' Lip Oil, and 'Refined' Velvet Creme Lipstick from the namesake Rokael Beauty. $10.00, rokael beauty $24.00, rokael beauty $26.00, rokael beauty This lip combo is gold-winning. Since the summer 2024 Olympics, Suni Lee's lip combo has gone viral a number of times. And for good reason! Her go-to's, Make Up For Ever's 'Anywhere Caffeine' lip liner and Olehenrikson's 'Citrus Sunshine' peptide lip treatment, are visually stunning. Plus, the lip treatment is said to make your lips feel super soft. $24.00, Sephora $22.00, Ulta This lip combo is Oscar-winning. For her esteemed portrayal of Ani in Anora, Mikey Madison wore Makeup by Mario shades 'Almond' and 'Toasty,' according to makeup artist Annie Johnson. $26.00, Sephora $26.00, Makeup by Mario A dutiful brand ambassador, Emma Chamberlain told Teen Vogue that she opts for Lancôme's Le Lip liner in the shade 387 and always gets very sweet compliments for it. Even though you can't get that lip liner anymore, Lancôme has a similar lip pencil: the Idôle Lip Shaper Pencil in color 36. Chamberlain also shared her love for the timeless fan-favorite Juicy Tube, much like Olivia Rodrigo. $25.00, Nordstrom $25.00, Sephora On the Eras tour, Sabrina Carpenter blessed us with a backstage GRWM and revealed her lip combo. It turned out to be the TikTok-viral NYX Fat Oil Lip Drip in the shades 'Follow Back' and 'Scrollin'' along with an NYX Slim Lip Pencil, a fan-favorite across generations. $9.00, Ulta $9.00, Ulta $5.00, Ulta Rosalía is another NYX lip liner fan. After we desperately begged her to share her lip combo on the internet for a little bit, she posted a tutorial, and it turns out that she opts for the affordable lip liner in the shade 'Cold Brew.' She tops it with Byredo's 'Earth Dust' for her signature look. She tops it all off with Benefit Cosmetics' Benetint Liquid Lip Blush & Cheek Tint and a Kylie Skin's lip oil. $5.00, ULTA Beauty $60.00, Neiman Marcus Hannah Bahng and rom&nd gave us a whole makeup collection that includes two lippies. Bahng actually told Teen Vogue how to combine the two products for a long-lasting and hydrating lip combo that's also super chic. Apply her Glasting Melting Balm first and layer Juicy Lasting Tint over it, applying it to the center of the lip first and blending out. $14.00, YesStyle $14.00, Yes Style Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue Want more style stories from Teen Vogue? Check these out: Where Did All The Tween Fashion Go? All the Beauty Products We Spotted at the 2024 Olympics 9 Sunscreens Teen Vogue Editors Swear By for Year-Round Protection From Rose Water to Eyeliner, An Ode to Middle Eastern & North African Beauty
