Yes, it has reached that point again: the time when we wonder where the hell December has disappeared to and why we can't be like those other people who plan their Christmas gift list in August and have it all bought and wrapped by mid-October. But if you're like me...
Haircare is the category that's most likely to let me down, beauty-wise. It tends to give me heated tools that I can't manage to operate, "moisturising" shampoos that leave my hair feeling like wire, styling foams and mists and mousses that need to be blow-dried in by...
Yes, it's what you've all been waiting for: this year's edition of Books and Chocolate, also known as The Ultimate Easy Christmas Gift. If you're on a tight budget, if you've left everything until the last minute, if you're struggling to think of present ideas but...
It's quite rare, these days, that an outfit will make me feel truly great. Great with no caveats. Great "but also I don't have to worry about my dress flying up in the wind" or great but "also I don't have to worry about my middle button popping off where my gut has...
Do you remember when I whipped myself in the face with a fully-grown tree? It wasn't one of my finest moments; I almost lost an eye and I think that my children are probably emotionally scarred for life. (They're not. That's a lie. They didn't even look up from the...
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...
Ted Talks! As in, he's properly stringing together sentences and chattering away, which means we're at that very weird turning point where you begin to forget that your child was ever a gurgling baby. (Sorry if you thought I was about to announce a Ted Talk coup; not...
If you watched my latest vlog then you'll know that I've been on the hunt for a new chunky, almost-counts-as-outerwear cardigan. There's a special name for this type of heavy-duty cardi, the sort of cardi you can throw on over your entire outfit in lieu of a coat, and...
Good God, this is my lowest innuendo-based titling moment yet. I'm afraid that titles have never been my strong point - perhaps I should hire someone who writes catchy titles for a living. Someone with a good grasp of popular key words and most-searched categories and...
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...
Oh, these little eyeshadow palettes from NARS are just so good. I've been testing them out for months now and they are without a doubt one of the most-used (and most useful) eye products in my makeup bag. I say makeup bag, obviously I mean bags, plural. The cosmetics...
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...
After what feels like a two year-long labour birthing an oversized porcupine, my app has finally launched. It has been a something of a trying time and I fear I may have turned into what's known as a shouty person, but The Night Feed is here at last and I'm so proud...
A bonus life update, this month, because I promised to tell you how it went with Angelica's first day at school. Whether I cried, whether I fell to my knees sobbing and tried to hold on to her feet as she walked into the classroom... As a matter of fact, I didn't cry...
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?"...