One of the aspects we’ve been enjoying most about the lockdown are the how-to videos with people-in-the-know imparting their wisdom on a variety of subjects for free.
Mary Greenwell, Cate Blanchett’s favourite makeup artist (and behind her is a long queue from Jessica Chastain to Lilly James) has started doing makeup lessons online. Mary is in her fifties but actually her lessons are for all ages. She is brilliant at picking out great products and showing you exactly how to apply them (and also which ones she doesn’t use – she is extremely disparaging about eyelash curlers for example). She’s done simple, 5 product only videos and more colourful ones. We love them all.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAh2GdwJAIT/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Just watching Willow Crossley talk makes us feel calm. Author and florist, she has started online tutorials about flowers. Our favourite one is about wild flowers that you might see on a country walk (and then how to press them) but there are also lots on planting, flower arranging and flower crowns too.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CAuoqUjAQgO/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
It’s been a while since we went to art class at School but the online tutorials at Partnership Editions are hugely inspiring. We particularly liked the tulip drawing with Rose Electra Harris but there’s also collage making, painting foraged plants, still lifes and, if you’re feeling particularly brave, portrait painting too.
We’ve loved following the planting and gardening tutorials at Daylesford Farm. From tomatoes to cucumbers, it got us feeling very green fingered. Plus we loved finding out how exactly a bee hive works and the frollicking lambs were pretty good too.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CADue6cgx-g/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
