Say hello to my most-used cleanser of the recent month. After receiving a small sample of this (two free samples of Pai products can be obtained free for a delivery charge HERE) I loved it so much that I went in for the big gun! I love cleansers that I can slather over my entire…
Here we have the beauty round-up filmed before I went on holiday. Sorry about all the confusion! There are a few products repeated from the Skye video but that couldn’t be helped! The makeup on my face in this video is all Chanel and there will be a video about it soon, I’ll post it…
Do you remember I had a slight obsession with a tin of talc? You can read about that HERE. It was l’Occitane’s Peony Powder and I’m still pretty obsessed with it – I dab on the tiniest amount after bathtimes, which is a bit of a waste because it means I go to bed wearing…
Thanks so much to Kat from the brilliant Rock n Roll Bride for posting up her behind-the-scenes pictures of a shoot I was on recently. The one above made me laugh so much – there’s everyone trying to get me ready, and I’m on Twitter! Ooops. At least it means that I stand very still…
I have been using the Anti-Wrinkle Tanning Cream from Institut Esthederm and I will boldly say from the very first sentence that I think it is amazing. It would be pretty great if it was just an anti-wrinkle cream – it smoothes on beautifully and provides long-lasting hydration – but as a tanning cream, it…
I finally have a new gym – but it’s a gym that’s more than a gym! (If you want to read about how I set about finding a new gym then make sure that you’ve read yesterday’s post.) My new gym is actually a Fitness & Wellbeing Centre which is run by Nufield Health. It’s…
So. After establishing that I am completely useless at self-motivated exercise (read HERE for more on that) it became clear that I needed to find myself a new gym. Virgin Active Moorgate had, for me at least, run its course. I had been going there for six years and I had outstayed most of the…
This was the view from my cottage window on the Isle of Skye. I had a wonderful time, yes – very tranquil and relaxing. The nearest proper shop (that accepted cards) was over ten miles away and the nearest McDonalds was over one hundred miles away. Strange but true fact for you there. Anyway, I…
I can’t remember whether or not I have mentioned this before, but I rarely let my hair dry naturally without having first massaged in a bit of leave-in conditioner, grooming cream or hair oil. I seem to remember doing a video about this, but I can’t find it – or a post – so that…
I have got into the habit of doing things to my nails whilst sat at my desk. And I’m not talking about painting them. No, dear readers, I have been giving my nails regular little holidays! If I’m not working, casting or shooting a video then I take off any polish, massage my hands with…
Interesting one this one, because you really don’t expect an eye cream to come in such a big and heavy bottle! You can’t tell that it’s big and heavy from the picture, so you’ll just have to trust me – the fact that it contains 30ml rather than the usual 10 or 15 should be…
Makeup artists, when questioned (and believe me, I question them until they want me dead!) seem to have mixed feelings about NARS multiples. If you don’t know what these are then let me explain; they’re multi-purpose sticks of makeup that are neutral enough to use on lips, eyes and face. There are bright shades, but…
The weather is getting warmer and I’m edging back towards my trusted tinted moisturisers. They’re less effort; unless you really do just slap them on willy-nilly, you’re unlikely to go far wrong. They don’t need a whole lot of blending and they look exceedingly natural. (Said Mr Kipling’s wife.) I’m really impressed with No7’s Triple…
“Woohoo! Friday Flash Review Time! No doubt you’re all punch-drunk on the Royal Wedding festivities and/or hiding in your airing cupboard until it’s all over. I refuse to cover the Royal Wedding in any way because I am b-o-r-e-d of it, which is why I’m in the Isle of Skye looking at otters and mountains….
I have been using this eye tint almost on a daily basis for about four or five weeks. That’s almost unheard of for me – usually I’m chopping and changing, testing out new things, finding faults with the old things.. But I can’t find much of a fault with the Becca Eye Tint. It gives…
Er…can someone please explain to me why I have only just discovered this lip gloss? It’s an outrage! There I was, thinking that I was Chanel Beauté’s biggest stalker, when all of a sudden I found out that there was an unbearably chic and luxurious gloss that I had never tried before! You know that…
Because I couldn’t quite believe that I hadn’t already written about this Rodial pen I searched my archives for any mention of it. Do you know what I found? Three draft posts, all written on different dates, each starting with “I can’t quite believe that I haven’t already written about the Rodial Glamtox Eye Light…
Omorovicza’s Complexion Enhancer is a gorgeous skin perfector with a matte finish rather than the ‘dewy, glowy’ finish that many of these ‘almost tinted moisturisers’ seem to give. It’s also not quite as sheer as most (I’m thinking Laboratoire Remède’s UV Coat, Cosmetics a la Carte’s Skin Veil and Origins’ VitaZing) so it actually gives…