As promised, the sunscreen Q&A with Dr Marko Lens. A little later than anticipated, because there were a few extra questions that I had, including one regarding the recent Which? report on SPFs. If you didn't read the Which? report then you can do so by clicking...
It has suddenly occurred to me that I haven't had my hair colour done in nearly four months. Four months! I have hardly any noticeable regrowth and the colour on the lengths of my hair still looks as nice and rich as it did on the day it was tinted. (Actually, I lie:...
I have finally polished off my Neal's Yard Remedies Frankincense Refining Cleanser and it's an "immediate re-purchase" kind of situation. I don't think that I want to be parted from it for too long! Weirdly, I first wrote about this cleanser almost exactly a year ago;...
Now here's a product that I know a lot of people will have been waiting for. Dr Marko Lens, a renowned authority on everything "sun and skin" (he's a leading figure and active researcher in the fields of skin cancer and skin ageing) has launched a sunscreen. Not just...
Today I am going to Cannes Film Festival with Dior and I must say that I am incredibly excited. I have never been to Cannes before and I'm looking forward to seeing all of the glitz and the glamour and perhaps doing a bit of swanning about pretending to be a film...
Another "dastardly duo" video with Caroline Hirons; this time it's my morning skincare routine. (You can see Caroline's one here.) I must explain in advance that when I went to film the first set of videos with Caroline, we weren't quite sure exactly what we were...
A great big sigh of beauty adoration, please, for this Dior Transat eyeshadow palette. Just look at the accent colour in the centre! The richest, most vibrant coppery orange. If you have blue eyes, then this shade is your new best friend; it actually looks great...
I'm off on a quick trip to somewhere (hopefully) warm and I have the Spray-On Moisture from This Works safely tucked away in my hand luggage. It's lovely, this spray, and it is most definitely being added to my list of "facial spritzers that actually do something"....
Another week another set of beauty reviews. The Chanel Foundation was reviewed in slightly more depth yesterday, which leave the Amazing Cosmetics concealer and the Miss Manga mascara from L'Oreal. Amazing Cosmetics is a brave old name, isn't it? A bit like This...
A much-requested foundation review; Chanel's Perfection Lumiere Velvet. This is Chanel's newest foundation release and I must say that it has instantly won me over. It's one of those products that requires very little in the way of effort; it just works every time,...
Some lovely face washes for you - I've had these on the side of my sink for the past month or so and have been using them on rotation. Usually for my morning cleanse, because I do like to save the more luxurious routine with a thick cleansing balm and a "hot cloth"...
Is it weird that I would wear Piz Buin's suncare as a perfume? I'll elaborate: I have actually considered wearing their sprays and lotions ON DAYS WHERE I AM FULLY CLOTHED just to benefit from the exotic fragrance that they are (some might say quite overpoweringly)...