Tag Archives: British

[unpaid/sample] Wow – how much better have mascaras got while we weren’t really looking? I’ve never had a bad experience with Fenty but have generally drifted away from the brand. So the Hella Thicc mascara was a nice wake up to a very good lash cover. Fenty Beauty Hella Thicc …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve got three of the Nest Perfume Oils to review and I’m starting with Turkish Rose. It’s incredible really how many iterations of rose there are in fragrance world, but when I smell the roses trees in my garden they all smell of rose but none smell identical so …

[unpaid/sample] It’s been so long – and I mean so long – since I did a complete eye look but just felt compelled by the colours in the Summer Jean Palette. Guerlain Floral Denim Collection Summer Jean Palette So, is this not the most lovely palette you’ve seen in ever? The …

[unpaid/sample] Yes, of course it’s lovely! The cleanser is lovely, the mist is lovely – it’s exactly what we could have hoped for from Lisa who is definitely ramping up her status in beauty retail by opening a counter in Selfridges today. For now, there is the Skin Enhancing Treatment …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Monika Blunder’s new Kissen Lush Lipstick Crayons launch on 15th June – very well worth the wait, and miracles – all three new shades suit me perfectly! There are already six of these colour packed pens – which came after her sell out Blunder Cover Foundation/Concealer in one (HERE). …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Well, this is going be a big divider! A quick background to this gourmand fragrance conceived by noted nose, Olivier Cresp, and his daughter Anais, who founded Akro. Bake is an olfactory representation of the lemon cupcakes enjoyed by them both at their favourite Soho bakery. Akro Bake Review …

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Hope everyone had a good bank holiday – I think we need one every month from now til the end of time. I took some beauty pictures for this week, edited them, pottered about in the garden, collected some cuttings from a friend, dropped into Tesco to buy a …

Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis overcame a disgruntled British rival to break an eight-year Roland-Garros drought on Sunday night (AEST). Heading into his clash with Dan Evans, Kokkinakis hadn’t won a singles match in the main draw of a Roland-Garros tournament since 2015, but he defeated the Englishman 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. A …

[Unpaid/sample] I wasn’t going to do a second post today because I’ve had no fashion finds and have got far too used to short weeks with bank holidays :-). But this CHANEL Nail Looks Set arrived at my door yesterday afternoon and I’ve never put polish on my nails so …

[unpaid/sample/affililate/ad] If the scent of Monoi is catnip to you, both the Dior Solar Protective Cream and the Dior Solar After-Sun Balm have that gorgeous fragrance running through them. Dior Solar The Protective Cream SPF50 I’m so used to using lightweight or gel formula SPFs that it’s a surprise to …