Best of 2019: My Skincare and Haircare Favourites

Best of 2019: My Skincare and Haircare Favourites

Here are my 2019 favourites for skincare and haircare, including the latest shampoo discovery that actually changes the entire feel of my hair and the skincare that'll make a proper difference to your beauty routine. I was going to do a bodycare version of this 2019...

Press Trip de Chanel: A Masterclass in Branding

Press Trip de Chanel: A Masterclass in Branding

Here begins my epic task of catching up on all of the stuff I didn't manage to post before the end of 2019, and I'm going to start with a bit of a Chanel update. Because who doesn't love a dose of double-c luxury to kick of the year? Before Christmas I was invited on...

Skincare Review: The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

Skincare Review: The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

Oh this is an excellent buy if you're after a hard-working cleanser that won't break the bank. It's a true all-rounder that can genuinely be used by all skin types, even sensitive and - please sound the bargain klaxon! - it's one of the most budget-friendly cleansers...

The PMT Skin-Saver and Four Ways To Use It…

The PMT Skin-Saver and Four Ways To Use It…

As I write this, I am officially in PMT Skin Week, which is the one week in each and every month that my skin is in danger of going completely haywire. If anything is going to go wrong with my skin then it goes wrong now. Angry, bumpy jawline, weird forehead dryness,...

Skincare Review: Beauty Pie’s Apricot Cleansing Balm

Skincare Review: Beauty Pie’s Apricot Cleansing Balm

I think that I've mentioned Beauty Pie's Plantastic Apricot Butter Cleansing Balm before, but it more than deserves its own review post so that I can truly go to town in the rave department. (What the hell is a rave department? Imagine! Is it part of the local...

My Current Favourite Moisturisers

My Current Favourite Moisturisers

This post could also have been called My Most-Used Autumn Moisturisers but I dicked around with the title for so long that my hair grew and the leaves began to fall and so I settled on the original title. Does what it says on the tin. My Current Favourite...

The Best Skin-Resurfacing Face Masks

The Best Skin-Resurfacing Face Masks

Sometimes I crave a bit of nitty gritty when it comes to skincare; I appreciate the "kid gloves" approach (which is my own, 90% of the time) but when it comes to my pre-period week or I've been burning the candle at both ends or troughing through vast amounts of...

My Top Affordable Eye Creams

My Top Affordable Eye Creams

OK let's do this: after the success of the Budget Skincare That Really Works video, we now have my Top Affordable Eye Creams. So many people ask for recommendations in this category, especially friends and family, and I'm writing this post mainly so that I can just...

Budget Skincare That Really Works

Budget Skincare That Really Works

I've been going to town on my skincare testing recently, after a summer of general beauty laziness, and I've been focusing on some of the more affordable, results-driven brands that have begun to really make waves in the industry. I've whittled it down to a great...

The Best Basic Skincare Routine

The Best Basic Skincare Routine

I get a lot of questions sent to me, either via email or through Instagram, and there are always a few things that get asked more than anything else. For the past year or so, that question has been (roughly) "I'm completely new to skincare, where the hell do I start?"...

Skincare Review: The Body Shop Aloe Soothing Day Cream

Skincare Review: The Body Shop Aloe Soothing Day Cream

This gorgeous pot of buttery face cream from The Body Shop has shot straight into my Sensitive Skin Good Buys category. I don't actually have a Sensitive Skin Good Buys category, but maybe I should create one, because products for sensitive skin are most definitely a...

Facial In A Field

Facial In A Field

I had a facial in the middle of a field and I have to say, without any exaggeration or unnecessary embellishment, that it was one of the best facials I have ever had in my life. Perhaps it was partly due to the fact that I was at a festival with my kids (we'll come...