I wanted to understand the strengths and weaknesses of hammam towels vs microfibre towels as an ideal travel towel, so I decided to experiment. This has been in my to-do-list for a long while. Microfibre is unknown territory for me. I used it as a bath towel only once years back and I remember me [...]
Week 7 of lockdown is underway and here at Cotton & Olive, we have gone back to basics. We recently welcomed pieces which we have been working on since October 2019 and decided to take it upon ourselves to photograph and debut the latest members of the C&O family. It’s been somewhat of a creative [...]
At Cotton & Olive, we are proud to do our part, however small, to help protect the environment. We created a plastic-free packaging option for customers to opt-into. There was a growing need to take action on this matter but it wasn’t an easy task. Firstly, we had to source the right recyclable and reusable [...]
When we first started Cotton and Olive back in September 2012, we began with one product: peshtemal hammam towels. Since then, we have added hammam bath towels, hammam robes, fully-certified organic cotton range for adults and children, and bedspreads & throws. Although peshtemal hammam towels always remained at the core of what we do, [...]
Summer is finally here in the UK, and we have definitely been feeling it these past few weeks. With summer comes beach trips, poolside lounging and the occasional spontaneous picnic in the park which means a lightweight beach towel is a summer necessity. I have put together the following 5 best beach towels for [...]
