hibi Ten Minutes Aroma
[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 a…
Caroline Barnes x Latest In Beauty Box
[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 forever ago that I was actually doing…
e.l.f. Bronzing Drops
[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 glorious) I tested the brand new e.l.f.…
Friday Treat : L’Era Jewellery – New Designs
[unpaid/samples] I first came across L’Era when they got in touch last year – it’s a new, mother & daughter founded jewellery brand whose point of difference is using gold…
Friday Treat : Fat Face Black Jumpsuit
[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] I’ve had a little flurry of shopping – I’m not sure I’m finished yet – but despite it being spring time, I’ve gone for my default colour black in…
Join My Substack
I’m doing a bit of longer form writing over on Substack for subscribers – I’ve just been talking about why skin pigmentation bothers us so much, for example. My Substack…
Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Skin Tint Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve really been looking forward to reviewing the Lisa Eldridge Seamless Skin Skin Tint (hmm that looks wrong but it’s what’s on the packaging!). I didn’t doubt that it…
Skin Experiment : Vaseline + Glycerin & Rosewater
[unpaid] I’ve wanted to take my skin care routine down to the very bare, highly affordable basics for a long time but the life of a beauty reviewer means there…
NYX Duck Plump Plumping Gloss Review
[purchase/affiliate] I noticed the new NYX Duck Plump Plumping Gloss in my local Boots and thought, yay, that looks fun! I picked up the shade Spicy Cherry which is lovely…
Hello Sunday Tinted Lip Balm SPF50 Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I love the way that SPF is getting playful with no adverse effect on sun protection. Hello Sunday Tinted Lip Balm SPF50 has combined all the efficacy you need…
Loving Tan Face Tanning Serum Review
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It was a sunny weekend and the beauty calendar dictates it’s time for self-tan testing. On Sunday I tried Loving Tan, an Australian born sunless tan brand founded in…
CHANEL Spring Make Up 2024 The Palettes
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ll be honest, I put off reviewing palettes because it’s such a time-consuming post to make and also, I’ve somewhat lost the knack of a 4 colour eye. But,…
Kent Hair Brush Cleaner – The Gadget You Didn’t Know You Needed
[unpaid/sample] I’m trying to have a clear-out of my office which is more like a branch of SpaceNK than a functional office – in fact, I now work in the…
Beauty Business News April 2024
SPACENK For Sale? This is the big story of the week but it’s not new-news as such – SpaceNK is rumoured to have been quietly ‘for sale’ for a long…
Friday Treat : Spring Things
[unpaid/affiliate] Spring is the time where we want to run before we can walk – there’s something about the light change that makes you want to dig out your strappy…