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Korean brand Innisfree announced this past Friday that all North America starts will start closing citing the pandemic. We got our first Innisfree s ...
I discovered OM Skincare last year at SpaceNK and loved the whole presentation of it – skin care can often get blinded by science and claims all ...
[unpaid/affiliate] I’m away in Rome at the moment – most of what you read on this site is freshly written but occasionally I have to sched ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m very reticent to put oils in my hair for any reason whatsoever. I’ve been caught out in the past with hai ...
[unpaid/sample] I’ve been desperate to post about Ipsum Spa Hamman Soap but had to wait for it to be in stock, which it now is. I feel excitable ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve got two lots of The Body Shop newness today – first up is the limited edition Bluebell range which is ve ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] And, The Body Shop post number two! This is a limited edition version of the brand’s best selling product, Chamomil ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Tatcha is one of my favourite luxury brands – formulated in Japan, founded in the US, it’s one of the few lux ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] When I got sent the Sweed newness a few weeks ago, I got two mascaras – this one and the Cloud Mascara. I’ve ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] You know when something just keeps bugging you about a product" Well, that with this. For inexplicable reasons, the ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m a big Bioderma fan – their micellar water is one my favourite products of all time and I always hav ...
[unpaid/sample] The Easy Bake aroma comes from the Huda Beauty best selling scented ‘baking’ powders. Baking, in make up, is a process of ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I don’t really feature beauty boxes much any more – they all got a bit samey to be honest. It feels like fore ...
[unpaid/affiliate] I’m off for my first visit to Rome next weekend and it’s just put me in a summery mood. I’ve discovered, to my co ...
[unpaid/samples] I first came across L’Era when they got in touch last year – it’s a new, mother & daughter founded jewellery br ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m the first to say don’t spend all of your money on a cleanser that’s on your face only moments ̵ ...
So, I’m a week and two days into using just Vaseline and Boots Glycerin & Rosewater and stopping the test now because I have other products ...
[purchase] I cannot tell you the joy that this tiny discovery has brought me. I just need to look at the box to start smiling. In a nutshell (or aR ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] On Friday, while we had sunshine (beautiful weekend – we went into Kent for the morning to walk Dora and it was glo ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m taking you back to 2013 when Max Factor brought out a 3 day mascara – at one end, a tint, at the other an ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The Inkey List has just produced a couple of body products under the umbrella Inkey Body. In the UK, we don’t have ...
[unpaid/affiliate/ad] It’s a long time since I’ve bought a ‘serious’ handbag – I think I had a bit of a bag frenzy when ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Suddenly, the name of this brand makes sense. I’ve had a couple of products from the brand that weren’t reall ...
[unpaid/sample] Brulee Beauty is created by Fizah Pasha – a make up artist whose clients voiced their struggles with finding shades that wo ...
I’ve created a Substack for those readers who don’t want to be exposed to the served ads running on the site now. It’s exactly the s ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve been really looking forward to reviewing Lisa Eldridge’s first ever mascara, Kitten Mascara. If anyone k ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Hate to the bearer of the – literally – dull news that it looks like matte top coats for nails are back. I re ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If we go back to the origins of the BB Cream (blemish balms) they were there to soothe skin post-treatment with caring in ...
[unpaid/sample] As you might know if you drop by here regularly, I have a tiny tattoo of a north star hidden on the side of my middle finger on myR ...
[unpaid/sample] It’s not all glamour here, you know! I’ve been absolutely plagued by a horrible pimple on my chin for about three weeks no ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I got the Truyu tweezers at the CEW event last week and with the painting the Forth bridge effort that chin tweezing requ ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I like the idea of wellbeing fragrances – they imply a certain gentleness and balance that perhaps your average fra ...
[unpaid/sample] Seabody is one of those rare new brands that actually has some legs to stand on. I met the co-founder, Dr Helena MacMahon at CEW this ...
[unpaid/affiliate/ad] You know who is absolutely nailing it on the jumpsuit front" Whistles. The jumpsuit in the main picture, The Painted Leopar ...
[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 th ...
[unpaid/sample] I’ve had to think hard about posting this – founder of Huda Beauty, Huda Kattan, has made her political views heard and ha ...
[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 un ...
[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 sho ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Based around barrier building, the new Murad Cellular Hydration collection focusses on keeping skin healthy with hydratio ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Here we are again, approaching another Easter! My family has always exchanged gifts at Easter – I think it was star ...
Fragrance is still a hugely blossoming sector with niche brands leading the charge to acquire investment. DS & Durga was founded in 2008 in Brookl ...
[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 ...
[unpaid/sample] Stick on nails are sooooo not my thing – it’s incompetence rather than aesthetic that prevents me from being a regular use ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I know Sweed mainly for their lashes – it’s where this Swedish brand started in 2015. Initially, the brand of ...
[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 ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Every year I’m marvelling at how much facial sunscreens have progressed. I can’t stand feeling ‘layered ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] As we know, bigger isn’t always better but I’ve got to admit this supersizer from Malin + Goetz is very impre ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] When I was at school (too many years ago to actually remember the date!), someone’s mum gave them a Charles of the ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you asked me whether MAC embossed their logo on their lipsticks, I don’t think I’d be able to say with abs ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The Kosas concealer isn’t new but there are new shades which brings the brand’s offering up to 38 shades. The ...
[purchase/affiliate] Does anyone remember the gorgeous black & white vest that Me + Em had last summer" I am still sore that I missed out on ...
[purchase] I was recently at my local Korean beauty shop (I am still so excited to be able to say that!) and picked up a couple of new lip products ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I very much like these treatment duos from Nails Inc that cost £10. That feels like a very reasonable amount to reva ...
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks populating my Substack account for those who don’t want to see ads. It means you don’t need t ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve heard a great deal of hype about the Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask for tired skin so I really wanted to see if i ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s ages since I heard from Suqqu so I was very happy to receive samples of their new lipstick – Suqqu Moist ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s interesting to see how Feather & Down have taken hold of the pillow spray space. I’m starting to rep ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve been itching to write about this glorious Do Son limited edition but I’ve been on Dora duties so I’ ...
[unpaid/sample] Well, this could not be more up my street! The Hello Kitty Geske Sonic Facial Brush at Sally Beauty is a great example of the philosop ...
I’m taking this week off because Dora has had a serious operation – her condition was an intestinal intusussception – and she has be ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I think we’ve all got that cashmere loving friend that this ceramic would be absolutely perfect to gift with. I ...
[unpaid/sample] It’s not often I come across a product where I just say yes without having tried it at all. But Caroline Hirons has formulated a ...
This brilliant box of beauty fun was created by natural and botanic active ingredient developer, Provital (and sent to me by their UK distributor, Aze ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Did it not used to be the case that celebrities invested their cash in real estate" Now, they’re all investing ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] So, I have to admit that February is getting the better of me so I’m posting light this week – I’m just ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] e.l.f. is on a roll at the moment – these e.l.f. Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pens I think are their homage (cough) to H ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I was at the launch event for the Malin + Goetz Eucalyptus Hand & Body Scrub and Body Gel last week – it was al ...
[purchase] I went to the Cute exhibition at Somerset House last week with my friend, Carolyn, for a look at all things Kawaii. Absolute heaven for som ...
[unpaid/sample] I’ll let you into a secret – I tested the Willowberry Vitamin C Night Cream last summer when it was in an early format ...
[unpaid/sample] I’ve learned from this fragrance that angelica doesn’t smell anything like I imagined it would. Somehow, I thought of it a ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If there is a perfect candle to bring spring into your home, it’s the new Miller Harris Scherzo candle. I love swee ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Bobbi Brown’s new member of the Vitamin Enriched team. It’s a milky serum with smoothing and glow enhancing e ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve still got a lot of make up to review but I’m giving my face a rest for today and focusing on products fo ...
[unpaid/sample] I was really pleased to receive a nail care pen – I’m constantly battling with my nails which, despite being much improved ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This new arrival turned out to be my blessing in disguise yesterday after my shenanigans with e.l.f. camo blush. I had Ta ...
[unpaid/sample] I’m never happier than when I have a new lip gloss to review – gloss, and preferably a glossy balm, is my thing and I woul ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve well and truly learned my lesson with these blushes! I received a couple of very light shades from the PR and ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s definitely fragrance time of year – I forgot that February brings a whole slew of new releases so prepar ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve been curious to see the new Prada make up line up – I remember it the first and second times around so i ...
I’m going to start with some influencer news (or ‘tea’ if you follow influencers!). Chiara Ferragni (aka The Blonde Salad) is a H ...
[unpaid/sample] I always have reservations about claims on body washes because they’re on the skin so briefly that the likelihood of them being ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This product is so right up my street that it’s probably going to become a permanent fixture in my home. It’s ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve been waiting for my (mild) eye infection to clear to really get stuck into these metallic liners. They can be ...
[unpaid/sample] You know when you experience a fragrance and it just speaks to you right there and then" This is the kind of perfume I could wear ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate] If you’ve read this blog for any length of time you’ll know I had a fixation with Mio Liquid Yoga. I uncovered a ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] e.l.f.’s Camo Cream has had a bit of a make over to become more of a skincare/spf/makeup hybrid. It’s g ...
[unpaid/sample] I haven’t tried any House of Colour make up before so was very pleasantly surprised with these two gorgeous lip glosses. Away fr ...
[unpaid/sample] This is the last of the three fragrances from La Montana that I’ve tried. What I really like about all three is that they have a ...
[unpaid/affiliate] If you need to stock up on skin care, Erborian has a very beautiful incentive in the form of a collaboration with Orelia jewellery. ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s coming up to that time of year again, when my inbox is full of the most tenuous links to Valentine’s Day ...
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Stick make up is probably my favourite – super easy to use, no brush required and very portable. I’ve been a ...
