Father’s Day is just around the corner (Sunday June 18th, to save you having to Google!) and this year Boots are celebrating all the different types of dads and father figures with their Love for All Dads campaign. They have a huge selection of Father’s Day Gifts available online at boots.com and to show you some of the wide…
Yes, it has reached that point again: the time when we wonder where the hell December has disappeared to and why we can’t be like those other people who plan their Christmas gift list in August and have it all bought and wrapped by mid-October. But if you’re like me (or like Mr AMR, who…
Some beauty shopping scenarios for you, tick all that apply: – you’re in need of a skincare restock but don’t know where to begin – you’ve saved up for a beauty treat but want something that truly delivers on results – you’re sad that summer is coming to an end and desperate to prolong your…
Long-term readers could, I am sure, rattle off a list of my favourite Beauty Pie skincare products by heart. Over the years they’ve become staples in my beauty routines – the brilliant balm cleansers, the potent retinol range, the moisturisers that seem to inject near-impossible amounts of hydration into your skin so that it feels…
I have a new eye makeup tutorial for you with some top tips for creating a foolproof smokey eye. This tutorial is in collaboration with Boots who are running a campaign called “Eyes on the Prize”, encouraging people to try bold new eye looks for the party season. With winter festivities almost upon us it’s…
I have been raving about Beauty Pie products since they launched onto the beauty scene. Hi-tech, luxury formulas developed at some of the world’s best labs, but sold direct to the consumer so that the middleman (the retailer) is completely removed from the equation. I have to say that it took me a while to…
This isn’t my first time at the rodeo when it comes to writing about Murad’s brilliant Retinol Youth Renewal range. I covered the relaunch at around this time last year (you can read that post here if you fancy) and it’s one of the ranges I refer to by default when people ask me for retinol recommendations….
I feel that Sainsbury’s have always been slightly ahead of the game when it comes to supermarket beauty shopping, stocking great and affordable brands such Super Facialist, Burt’s Bees and Nip + Fab, but now they have completely raised the bar again with their brand new beauty aisles. Nearly two hundred superstores have the new…
Well this is a very joyous revisit; I’ve reviewed Murad’s brilliant Retinol Youth Renewal range before, but they’ve reformulated and relaunched it and it’s now even more of a find. I say find, but this skincare trio (there’s a serum, an eye serum and a sumptuous night cream) is hardly a secret – the Retinol…
Good grief I put Elnett’s Extra Strength Hairspray through its paces for these photos! Short of sitting in a sauna for an hour, I can’t think of anything that would test the limits of a hairspray more. Gale force winds, driving rain, what felt like sleet at one point, a broken car heater that wouldn’t stop…
Since having babies my bodycare regime has dwindled down to the absolute necessities; hacking through my plantations of leg hair once a month and making sure that my shins, which have a tendency to be as dry and crackled as ancient treasure maps, are regularly moisturised. In pregnancy I oiled religiously. I scrubbed. I filed…
Elemis have launched two new moisturisers into their Peptide 24/7 range; a clever, multi-tasking day cream – Peptide4 Adaptive Day Cream* – and an overnight mask called the Plumping Pillow Facial*, which must be one of the most inviting product names I’ve ever seen. The new products have been formulated to work with the skin’s…
This week I’ve been testing a selection of moisturisers from Estée Lauder in an attempt to find my perfect fit. In the interests of full transparency, I already had a firm favourite (keep on reading), but being the highly scientific person I am (I’m not) I put my preconceptions aside and began trialling the different…
I’m incredibly excited to announce the launch of my collaboration with Elizabeth Arden today; the gorgeous ArdenXAMR beauty gift-with-purchase is now available at Boots and Boots.com! A soft quilted bag in the prettiest of pinks, filled with excellent skincare products and a little makeup treat, it’s free when you spend £70 or more on Elizabeth…
This is the last of my Hush posts for this year – I’ve really enjoyed putting together outfits from their Autumn and Winter collections over the past few months. Everything is so supremely comfortable and well-made and easy to throw together – it’s honestly hard to find pieces that don’t work together! For my final shoot of…
There are very few things that make me feel instantly festive; I do love Christmas, I just don’t think I love it quite as much as everyone else. I need a massive dose of nostalgia to get me going – songs crooned by Nat King Cole, films like Home Alone and It’s A Wonderful Life (random selection…
There’s a new addition to L’Oreal’s Pure Clay mask range and it couldn’t have launched at a better time. The Pure Clay Soothing Mallow Mask has been formulated with more sensitive skin in mind which makes it perfect for winter-worn, partied-out skin that needs a bit of extra care. The gentle, creamy formula feels comfortable…
(links marked * are affiliate links, for more info see disclaimer below post) It’s picture-heavy, this post, but I did risk life and limb standing in the middle of the road for the photos, so I’m including as many as self-respect will allow. To be entirely honest, only one car actually went past us the…