Your Hampshire and Dorset Wedding - March/April 2021 (Issue 85)

All the latest best buys and product launches NEWS Grooms’ QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH This season, British Independent brand Favourbrook has a multitude of classic menswear pieces that will elevate your big-day look. The velvet jacket collection features a number of different styles of varying formality, each one a great investment in itself and a beautiful introduction to elegant formalwear. Lovers of tradition will adore the traditional double-breasted styles with a contrasting black velvet shawl lapel edged with black braid and black velvet covered buttons. With wedding season and Royal Ascot hopefully returning this year, its perennial morning coats and waistcoats boast double-breasted shawl lapel styles in linen, single-breasted options in cotton corduroy and you won’t find a larger collection of luxury waistcoats anywhere else. Check out: www.favourbrook.com Beauty and the beard Suitable for stubble, goatees, lamb-chops and full beards alike, these Nourishing Beard Oils (£12-£44) offer three gorgeous scents to choose from, Frankincense & Petitgrain, Cedarwood & Pink Pepper and Mandarin & Bergamot. Seeing as beards are completely acceptable at modern nuptials it’s essential yours is in tip-top condition. These oils are a hand-blended recipe combining natural carrier oils with pure essential oils, presented in a glass dropper-bottle. Within two to three weeks, you’ll notice supple skin and hydrated, healthy facial hair. Check out www.chilliwinter.co.uk Step out in style Designed and made in Britain, new from Percy Stride the Paddington Oxfords are classic yet contemporary in a warm buttery shade for the ultimate style statement. The debossed timepiece motif at the back of the shoe is a standout design feature, while the shock reducing stacked leather heel ensures a comfortable fit for the wedding day – which notoriously can be long, all-day affairs! Priced at £225, visit www.percystride.com Discerning designs The Camden Watch Company, an independent British brand based in the heart of Camden, has released the No.29 Type II Automatic timepiece. Based on its recently launched No.29 Type II, the new automatic is a different design featuring Arabic numerals on the black two-layer sunray dial, a date window and the company’s signature “Camden Lock” blue seconds hand. The front of the case has a domed sapphire anti-reflection crystal and the back also features a sapphire anti- reflection crystal for viewing the inner workings. All four limited edition colours oxblood, tan, brown and black are priced at £375 each, visit www.camdenwatchcompany.com BLUE FOR YOU The latest fragrances from Tiffany & Co., Tiffany & Love Eau de Toilette for Him and Tiffany & Love Eau de Parfum for Her, were created as a tribute to modern love. The male scent is a citrusy, aromatic fragrance with a wood-infused base. The scent begins with oils of ginger, mandarin and cardamon, at the heart is a juniper-cypress blend and base notes of sandalwood, vetiver and the common ingredient of the duo Blue Sequoia note which features in both the his and hers pairing. Priced at £54(50ml) or £75(90ml) check out www.theperfumeshop.com Psst! Turn to page 13 to win a Tiffany & Love Eau de Toilette for Him and Tiffany & Love Eau de Parfum for Her set now! GROOMS’ NEWS 97

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