Overusing Skincare ‘Actives’ – A Warning!
I’m part of the first generation of women whose skincare routine has heavily relied on 3 key ingredients – Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Tretinoin (Vitamin A) and AHA’s (Glycolic etc.). Along with using SPF50… Read More
My Favourite Make Up Items From The Past 12 Months
#The Vitage Tanning Drops were a pr sample/gift and I bought all the other products mentioned. Following on from my favourite skincare products of 2018 here’s my embarrassingly late post on the… Read More
My Favourite Skincare Products Of 2018
(Disclaimer: I bought all the products mentioned in this post though I’ve received pr samples in the past from Exuxiance, NeoStrata, Clinique, Dr Dennis Gross and Murad) I know I’m terribly late… Read More
3 Beauty Trends For 2019 And Beyond
A big reason so many of us are hooked on ‘beauty’ is that there’s always something new and exciting around the corner. The area that’s developing most rapidly is Beauty Tech and this… Read More
What Happened When I Took Seven Seas Perfect7® Advanced Renewal (Including Before & After Images) #AD
Following on from my initial post about the Seven Seas Perfect7® Renewal Advanced supplements, I’m really excited that I can now share my results. Before starting the trial I had the surface… Read More
Christmas At Diptyque
When it comes to decorating my home for Christmas I prefer small tasteful touches rather than loads of tinsel and tat. That way I’m not itching to clear it all away before… Read More
Seven Seas Perfect7® Advanced Renewal & How Ceramides Keep Your Skin Looking Beautiful Skin #AD
I’m pretty obsessed about taking good care of my skin and I’ve always been quick and eager to introduce the most up to date breakthroughs into my routine. Therefore I was delighted… Read More
3 Superstar Haircare Products
When I was younger I hardly put any effort into taking care of my hair and it just seemed to stay in good condition. Unfortunately that’s not an approach I can get away with… Read More
Random Recommendations #2
Visit Diptyque Pop-Up Store – Mayfair Everyone’s favourite home fragrance and perfume brand, Diptyque, has popped up on10 Hanvover Street, Mayfair with an immersive exhibition/store to mark it’s 50th year of making… Read More
What’s New In Aesthetic Medicine
At the beginning of this month I attended CCR Expo 2018, a trade show for the medical aesthetic industry, to find out about the latest treatments. Aesthetic medicine is a broad category and… Read More
NeoStrata Skin Active Tri-Therapy Lifting Serum
The Tri-Therapy Lifting Serum from Neostrata launched earlier on in the year and, in skincare terms, this is a big deal. Neostrata is one of most effective skincare brands available and they… Read More
Random Recommendations – Read, Watch, Listen & Buy
It’s been a quite a while since I last posted. I hadn’t planned to take a such a long break but the school holidays disrupted my routine and I found I wanted to enjoy… Read More
The QVC TSV skinSense 5 Piece Set
This is just a quick post to highlight a QVC TSV of such an unbeatable value that it’s hard to overlook. It’s for a 5 piece set from the newish brand skinSense… Read More
The Fragrance Profiling Experience With Miller Harris
Discovering a new fragrance that you love is a wonderful thing. However, you often have to sniff a lot of fragrance frogs before you find your fragrance prince and this can be… Read More
Rodin Olio Lusso In The Spotlight
RODIN Olio Lusso sprung from when it’s founder, Linda Rodin, started mixing her own oils and handing them out to her friends to try. Word spread about how good they are and Linda built… Read More
The Summer Beauty Edit
To me Summer Beauty should be about products that are fun, uplifting and practical in the warmer weather. The emphasis shouldn’t be on how to get the perfect beach-ready body. Of course, it’s… Read More
Perricone MD Cold Plasma+ Face Serum & Eye Cream – Review
The Perricone MD Cold Plasma range was one of the first (if not the first) to use a Copper Peptide which is an ingredient that has soared in popularity in recent years. The… Read More
Two Brand New Alpha H Liquid Gold Products & Details of a QVC TSV with Mega Savings
Something that’s talked about with growing frequency amongst skincare addicts is whether one should be sticking to the same routine week in week out or switching things around. My view is that switching… Read More
AF Vitamin C20 and Detox Mud Treatment – Two New Products From Exuviance
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years you probably know that Vitamin C is one of the most important ingredients for prevention and treatment in skincare. Everyone from… Read More
Colonia Pura By Acqua di Parma
I should start off by saying that if you like big, blousy and heady scents this one isn’t for you. Colonia Pura is pretty much the epitome of a fresh and very… Read More
