Beauty products that remind me of my first few years as a model: Elnett hairspray (I have been fumigated with this stuff to within an inch of my life); Eight Hour Cream from Elizabeth Arden (makeup artists used to use this sticky concoction for everything, including...
Some thirst-quenching skincare bits to see us through the last of the warm weather. I'm actually off on my hols soon (I have never been so glad to have some time away!) and will definitely be slathering these on to keep my skin hydrated and comfortable. We have, from...
My current daily makeup look, featuring Chanel's eyeshadow palette for this Autumn, Poésie. I'm quite taken with this eye palette; at first I thought it might be too pearlescent and shiny for me, but the shadows seem to give a beautiful sheeny glow to the lids rather...
Smashbox's Photo Finish Blemish Control Primer has been very swiftly promoted to my "hall of fame" level - or "holy grail" status, as I think the proper term might be these days. It's outstanding, this primer, in that it addresses a concern that deeply affects...
Lavender Three Ways. Lavender Three Ways! Have I actually just written that down as a title? I'll get up really early and change it to something better. If you're reading this, I didn't get up really early to change it to something better. I sat and watched a few...
I can't actually remember what prompted me to use this beauty balm as a cleanser; I had always seen it knocking about in online reviews and videos and assumed that it was a kind of moisturiser. A bit like the Decleor balms that you heat between your palms and press...
As part of my work on their 100 Years of Glamour campaign*, Max Factor took me to their Lipstick Laboratory down in Surrey to do something extremely exciting: lipstick making. I have always loved making a mess with oozy, unctuous stuff and so I couldn't quite believe...
I'm back with another Beauty Reviews video; this time it's Dior's new Diorskin Star Foundation that takes centre stage, along with a brilliant primer from Smashbox and an old makeup favourite, Pixi's Natural Brow Duo. I'll be talking about the Smashbox primer in...
This nail look by @NailArtistMartha was inspired by the gorgeous new Chanel campaign that stars Cara Delevingne. I desperately want to do some kind of "get the look" makeup video based on the new campaign image (I would love to know what Cara has woven into her hair!)...
I mentioned Diptyque's luscious Multi-Use Exfoliating Clay for the Face earlier on this year, but I feel that it most definitely requires a second visit. Because somehow, out of the dozens of beauty products that are crammed into my bathroom, this understated little...
This year Max Factor are celebrating 100 Years of Glamour. It has been a whole hundred years since Mr Max Factor (real person!) launched his first ever cosmetic, his Flexible Grease Paint Foundation. Max Factor was a bit of a mover and a shaker in the makeup world; he...
I know that I've covered summer scents already, but I was sorting through my Cabinet of many Beauty Secrets and putting fragrances into groups (as you do) and this was the collection I nicknamed "hot and heady". I also have a group called "naughty rose" (I kid you...