As it nears the bank holiday and an extra long weekend, you have time to think about catching up with friends, booking in some exciting dining and perhaps an exhibition or two.
From a caviar fuelled dinner and Easter brunch party, to your new (long) weekend wardrobe, courtesy of tennis-core. Take in a Thai celebration and catch a piece of Brazil this week. Here’s what we’re loving in this week’s Citizen Femme hotlist.
HEAD OUT WITH FRIENDS HERE Easter at Mistress of Mayfair
Book a night out with friends this Easter break, at Mistress of Mayfair, Mayfair’s Parisian-inspired restaurant and late-night entertainment lounge. The establishment will be tailoring the bar menu to feature special chocolate cocktails Nikka From The Barrel, Spicy Chocolate and Mozart Chocolate Liqueur alongside classic French dishes from Lobster Roll to Lobster Linguine and a decadent Baked potato with Oscietra Caviar. Whether you’re attending ‘My Boyfriend is out of Mayfair’ or “The Big Easter Dinner Party to “Moi et Toi Brunch”, the resident and guest DJs spinning funk, soul and disco house late into the night will promise an unforgettable, indulgent experience for a very fulfilling long weekend break.
RELAX WITH THIS Mirror Water
To bring back the bath and the ultimate in self-care, the oh-so-relaxing ritual that we all deserve, the OG influencer Estee Lalonde created MIRROR WATER. While the range has been around for a while and in fact is a bestseller in SpaceNK and Liberty, Estee has curated a beautifully immersive MIRROR WATER experience, designed to offer customers a much-needed moment of calm in Selfridges. This features an ASMR soundscape, restorative diffusers, and an affirmation postcard exchange. This is all about ‘realistic relaxation’ for the modern woman. “I love beauty because I find that there’s ritual in beauty. I realised how much I love bathing, showering and just taking that minute to let go. I realised that there weren’t many brands talking about self-reflection or speaking to my age, ” says Estee. So before you indulge in the bath salts, body oil and balm, take a moment to immerse yourself in its spirit at Selfridges.
WEAR THIS SPANX® AirEssentials Pique Collection
Serving styles on and off the court, Spanx has created a sport-inspired twist on easy-to-wear clothing and athleisurewear. The AirEssentials Pique is designed with spring wardrobes in mind, offering a fresh take on relaxed dressing and tennis-core looks. Blending sport aesthetics with elevated everyday style, the collection features a lightweight pique-knit fabric with a four-way stretch and with minimalistic design details. This is more about comfort and style in one with sizes from XS to 3XL, think comfort, versatility, and style – all in one. Subtle texture, clean lines, and modern piping offer a refined take on relaxed dressing – whether you’re airport-hopping, running errands, or simply relaxing in style.
EAT HERE Songkran at KOYN Thai
Every year, millions across Thailand – and globally – celebrate the vibrant festival of Sonkgran, a term derived from the Sanskrit for “movement” or “the passing of”, and marks the end of one year and the start of another, as the sun enters the Aries constellation. Rose Chalalai Singh, Bangkok-born Chef who consults for special menus at Koyn Mayfar has created a refined and contemporary interpretation of the Songkran feast, featuring her own take on the Khao Chae, a traditional dish in which a bowl of chilled rice, bathed in jasmine water, takes centre stage, surrounded by a number of small plates. Guests are also be invited to indulge in more of Songkran’s culinary traditions, including Baked seabream, with lemongrass, Thai sweet basil, lime leaf & chilli oil; and Stir fried glass noodles, served with egg, tomatoes, onion, celery, spring onion & stir-fried sauce. To finish, KOYN Thai offer the signature Mango sticky rice; the traditional Thai dessert, elevated through a delicate panna cotta served alongside sticky rice and coconut sorbet. Celebrations kick off around now and continue throughout April, so you can enjoy the special Songkran menu until the end of the month.
CATCH THIS EXHIBITION Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism
The Royal Academy is home to a major exhibition featuring over 130 works by 10 important Brazilian artists from the 20th century, and this is the final week to catch it. Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism spans the 1910s-1970s, with works from rarely seen Brazilian private collections, as well as Brazilian public collections, most of which have never been exhibited in the UK. During this period in the early twentieth century, it was a country shackled by artistic conservatism but bursting at the seams with vibrant indigenous and immigrant cultures, so the modernists decided to gorge themselves on ‘cultural cannibalism.’ It’s a term from the writer Oswald de Andrade’s ‘Manifesto Antropofago’, urging artists to ‘devour’ other influences in order to spit out something new and totally Brazilian. Should the weather turn, this is a great place to brighten up the day and take in some fabulous history and culture.
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