Tag Archives: beauty

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I really love a sun mist – probably one of the most useful products to have at any time of year but particularly the summer. You’re probably wondering how such a fine mist can have an SPF rating of 50 and that’s because you need to reapply every two …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Suddenly, there are a lot of new mascaras! The whole mascara game has changed in the last ten years – it’s unusual to get a bad one these days although I did find Maybelline Sky High in Burgundy absolutely dreadful and am not very fond of the new No7 …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Based around barrier building, the new Murad Cellular Hydration collection focusses on keeping skin healthy with hydration, fatty acids and peptides. I would be sorely tempted to try the entire range (Cellular Hydration Repair Cream and Cellular Hydration Repair Serum) but I’ve got other commitments at the moment that …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Do you remember late last year, Revlon’s Glass Shine shade in Rum & Raisin went viral and there was a world shortage within days? I stalked my local Boots relentlessly but no luck. Revlon lipstick names are confusing – when I look back at my own records, I see …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Here we are again, approaching another Easter! My family has always exchanged gifts at Easter – I think it was started by my mum’s mum but I’m really not sure – my sister-in-law and brother-in-law find it really odd: they’re more of the ‘here’s a Cadbury’s cream egg’ thought …

Fragrance is still a hugely blossoming sector with niche brands leading the charge to acquire investment. DS & Durga was founded in 2008 in Brooklyn  – self-funded – by husband and wife David Seth Moltz and Kavi Ahuja Moltz. The brand has just been snapped up by Manzanita Captial (owners …

[unpaid/sample] Stick on nails are sooooo not my thing – it’s incompetence rather than aesthetic that prevents me from being a regular user. But, these are so KK that I had to give them a go at least. I think false nails are something that you need to practice regularly …

[unpaid/sample] Give me something glossy to post about any day of the week! I love a lip gloss to review so I’m in my element with Zoeva’s Pout Glazes – they’re pared back pigment wise, ultra light catchy and give me Stila Kitten vibes with their milky accent. Zoeva Pout …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The sensible side of me wants to say there’s no need to splash out on very posh hand washes but I’m listening to a Radio 4 programme about little luxuries that people aren’t willing to give up (so far, midlife ballet lessons, books, eyeliners and Ubers) and I think …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I know Sweed mainly for their lashes – it’s where this Swedish brand started in 2015. Initially, the brand offered false lashes – and we know how mainstream those are now so it was an early adopter of a burgeoning trend. Timing is everything! When I visited Stockholm for …