When I read Jessica Alba’s ‘The Honest Life’ it really made me think (I am still reading it by the way!) about the types of products we use on our bodies and also around the house. I am slowly making changes where I can and I decided to buy a facial sunscreen from American brand […]
Electric cleansing brushes are now pretty well known by most people, and they vary from £10 high street drug store type vibrating type brushes to £200 rubbery slick things. There’s something for most budgets. Some people like myself, just use a cheap flannel on a day to day basis but I do occasionally like to […]
Snail extract, slime, secretions – whatever you want to call it is BIG business in Korean skincare and it’s totally beyond the point where people still go “ewwww” and is part and parcel of so many Korean ranges. I have a Mizon snail serum which I think is ok although I haven’t found it has […]
The sun has got it’s hat on! Hip hip hip hooray! The sun is out in the UK which means lots of people walking around with no tops on, people sitting around in in appropriate places and lots of drunk people EVERYWHERE. But still. Brightness! Warm weather! So if you have babies it is imperative […]
Kaeng Raeng is an American brand is a beauty and healthcare range which has a lot of things I really like the sound of; the products are cruelty free, gluten free, colour free, soy free, non-gmo etc. And they really are effective and lovely to use. There are currently two new(ish) facial skincare products! […]
Next week I’ll be posting about the huge array of Korean skincare I’ve acquired and have been using over the last six months (there are of course pros and cons) but either way – Korean beauty is incredible. The technology, the creativity, the presentation – I can’t think of another beauty market than can keep […]
Certain Korean skincare products are “cult” and are seen everywhere; this is one of them. Elizavecca may had be a particularly well know Korean brand, but their Carbonated Bubble Clay mask is pretty popular in K-Beauty circles. I mean, how much can you fit in to one face mask? Mud!? Bubbles?! A pig on the […]
When I get sent product made by small independent companies, it’s really hard to know how the product will turn out for me. Handmade, homemade, small business doesn’t necessarily mean a product will be up my street, although it’s fabulous when they are. Cognito Skincare is a Salon and Spa professional range supplying Beauty Therapists […]
Bee Good is a British beauty brand (a lot of alliteration!) which uses honey, beeswax and propolis from British bees. Overall, it is what you would call a more natural beauty brand with clean ingredients that also supports British Beekeeping and charities. The products cover facial skincare and body care with a decent range […]
I am very careful as to what products I use on the kids, and I always choose organic and as preservative free as possible (or should I say, irritant free) as both of my kids have had ezcema so I won’t just use any junk on them (thankfully they are clear now, but it’s pretty […]
As the weather turns positively arctic, my dry skin cries out for more hydration! more protective layers! And what better way to seal in all that nice moisture than with a good facial oil. I already have a few facial oils in my collection I like, but I sort of like having a variety of […]
I recently tried out a selection of products from a British health and beauty brand Proto-col – I admit it was a bit random…one of those brands I wouldn’t have come across without being approached by a PR, a brand I would be quite skeptical about had I just happened to stumble across them because […]
It’s not too late right now if you need to order some Christmas presents online! So if you are stuck, may I suggest some Molton Brown for the person in your life who can appreciate genuinely nice smelling body and home products? When I was younger I was all about the Vanilla candles, but the […]
A week ago I went along to an event to see Charlotte Tilbury’s Christmas offerings and meet the lady herself. She was every bit as glamorous, inspiring and lovely as I had imagined. Something you may have picked up on if you watch her You Tube channel is how passionate she is about her […]
Elemental Herbology is my kind of skincare brand. The range is founded on the principles of the Five Elements, as well as drawing in elements of nature, herbal medicine and Chinese medicine; therefore the belief that things should be balanced on the inside and out. The brand is created in England and everything is paraben, […]
Merymaya makes one of my favourite cleansing balms; so I had high hopes for their new Everything Everywhere Beauty Oil (£26.50 for 50ml). I am a big fan of high quality beauty oils for the face, scalp and body – the emphasis on good quality, not a mineral oil that’s basically scented and dyed – because […]
It’s difficult to know what to expect when a celebrity launches a beauty range; sometimes they’re just there for the endorsement, sometimes they handcraft the product themselves. Humble Beauty was created by Kate Humble, presenter, author, environmentalist and farmer – she wanted to make a brand that was environmentally friendly and bio degradable, but also […]
I’ve been skincare auditing lately as I move to a more Asian style skincare routine – however my diehard favourite Western brands have made the cut and that includes quite a few products from Kiehls since it is one of the few brands that doesn’t irritate my skin at all (I will go through my […]
You may not have heard of the brand Janjira before; this Spa inspired brand draws in Thai influences to create a range that is environmentally friendly and free from paragons, sulphates and artificial colours. I was first introduced to the band via some body products which I really liked using – they were very spa-like! […]
I have my scars and marks from, well, life and living, and I haven’t always been the most careful at using the best possible serums to fade these marks. I also happen to scar quite badly – every cut and insect bite leaves something on me. But I think that regular application of good creams […]
