The No-Commitment Fringe

The No-Commitment Fringe

Could this be the answer to (possibly) the most frequently occurring hair dilemma known to man? How many times have you heard people (including me) say things like, 'I really want a fringe but I don't know whether it will suit me!' 'I want something interesting doing...

Do You Really Need An Eye Cream? The Car Wash Analogy

Do You Really Need An Eye Cream? The Car Wash Analogy

There's an ongoing argument about eye creams in the beauty world; some believe them to be utterly pointless and instead of making the separate investment simply use their existing facial serum and moisturiser right up to and around the eye area. Others (me included)...

Foundation Review: Clinique Even Better Glow

Foundation Review: Clinique Even Better Glow

Whilst I continue my epic deliberation over whether I like or dislike Bobbi Brown's Long Wear Weightless Foundation (even after eight weeks I simply can't make up my mind) I'm going to turn my hand to reviewing face bases that are total no-brainers. The ones I've...

5 Most Used Beauty Products: March 2018

5 Most Used Beauty Products: March 2018

Ah, another delve into the secret world of my echoey bathroom for the Five Most Used products of last month. I bet you've been waiting for this one, haven't you? Who doesn't want a video of me with crazy frizz-hair, filmed from the top of a wonky tripod, with one half...

Giveaway: The Josh Wood Hair Makeover

Giveaway: The Josh Wood Hair Makeover

I know, I know - two giveaways in the space of a week! Ambassador, you are really spoiling us. If you're in the UK (sorry to all other readers, it's a boring legal restriction) then you can be in with the chance of overhauling your face (with the amazing Alpha-H...

GIVEAWAY: The All-Powerful Liquid Gold

GIVEAWAY: The All-Powerful Liquid Gold

Cult Australian skincare brand Alpha-H have extended their amazing Liquid Gold line to include an all-powerful, all-problem-tackling eye cream. Their original Liquid Gold - an acid exfoliant that champions glycolic acid as its hero ingredient - was one of the first...

The L’Occitane Beauty Easter Egg

The L’Occitane Beauty Easter Egg

The Beauty Easter Egg. Will it be the next Beauty Advent Calendar? Because those are now serious business, with limited edition advent gifts and gift-with-purchases flying off the shelves the minute they go on sale. L'Occitane's beauty egg (buy here*) is very sweet,...

Take Your Mum To Work Day! | AD

Take Your Mum To Work Day! | AD

I don't know whether you saw me mention on my Instagram page (you can follow me here if you would like to see pictures of my face, my cat, my dog and my house - it's all going on!) but I've been appearing in a brilliant Mother's Day campaign for L'Oreal...

Home Hair Colouring Just Got Better…

Home Hair Colouring Just Got Better…

Master of the (hair colouring) Universe, Josh Wood, has just launched a brilliant hair colour range for home use. Actually, it's more than this - the products span from root touch-up pens to colour-clarifying shampoos, from permanent dyes to special tints that can be...

Skincare: My First Experience with Retinol

Skincare: My First Experience with Retinol

I was rummaging about in my office today, trying to prep for a video on a new foundation that I wanted to review, when I came across a smallish box of products, very neatly put together and stashed safely in the corner of a larger box. Obviously my curiosity was...

Drop Everything: My Beauty Boxes have Landed! | AD

Drop Everything: My Beauty Boxes have Landed! | AD

I wasn't actually intending to keep these amazing beauty boxes under wraps for quite so long - there were supposed to be lots of cheeky little hints, advance-warning teasers, annoying "I have a secret announcement coming up but I can't tell you what it is!" videos....