I met a very clever dermatologist a couple of months back. Well, all dermatologists are pretty clever in my books. They’ve done quite a few more years at uni than I did doing my Arts …
I came. I saw. I shopped. Here’s my Sephora haul
I posted and Instagram photo while we were at Disneyland two weeks ago. No, it wasn’t the one of me in Minnie Mouse ears. Nor, was it the one of CoronaRita my husband consumed over …
Lazy-girl beauty, New York style
I think I could happily live in New York. I’m not talking about the seemingly infinite shopping opportunities, nor am I referring to the size of the olive and cheese section of Wholefoods. No, I’m …
5 more reasons to jump on the BB Cream beauty train
Remember back when I first told you about BB Creams? For me (and I know for a lot of your too) it’s been almost 12 months of enlightened skincare and makeup. In short, Garnier BB Cream …
Disguise your Olympic Fever eyes with these beauty tricks
We’re almost a week into London Olympics so I thought I’d do a bit of an eye check with you. Under-eye bags bigger than my New York suitcase? Check. Red-rimmed eyes redder than after a …
5 tips for giving good fringe
In the interests of getting with the lingo I’m about to embrace in the U S of A, I should be calling this post, So you want to try bangs? … but it just, you …
Inflight travel health and beauty essentials to help reduce jetlag
I love flying. Always have. Love the excitement of airports. Love the glamour of it all. Unfortunately glamour is not a word that I associate with how I roll out of a plane at the …
High-low beauty shopping: what do you splurge or save on?
Are you a money-is-no-object-when-it-comes-to-vanity kind of woman? Or do you hunt down products that deliver for less? I have to confess, I swing both ways. Nothing gives me greater joy than stumbling across a budget …
What’s floating my July beauty boat?
We’re coming into prime time for new beauty releases. Every day I’m finding out about something new that’s designed to entice you to refresh your makeup kit or skincare routine. Generally I think this is …
5 supermarket beauty saviours
Are you guilty of making the odd sneaky purchase… or five? Quite skilled at leaving shopping bags in the boot of your car until it’s “safe” to bring them inside? Packaging and tags removed and …
6 makeup helpers to keep your face in place
Sponsored post I can tell you now, it takes a substantial makeup kit to raise this mid-40s face from slumber to wonder. And some days I’m very much ok with my face staying in a …
Why I love the new L’Oreal Professionnel Steam Pod
If my hair could have signed autographs over the last week, it would have been very busy indeed. This is not me big-noting my hair. Well, it is. But not in the sense of my …