I'm clocking off for Christmas now, but not before I present you with this month's favourites video. It actually straddles two months (oh, how I've always longed to use the word "straddled" in a non-sexual sentence!) because I missed November's favourites out...
A while ago I wrote about three of the best SOS moisturiser creams I'd been trying (pictured above). These were soothing, repairing moisturisers that I'd tested out in an attempt to get my skin back on an even keel. (You can read the post here - that particular...
A few weeks ago I went for my first mammogram. You can tell it was my first because I made the rookie error of wearing a dress to attend it, which is why I am stood there in my trainers and pants with a dressing gown tied around my waist. This wasn’t a routine checkup...
A brand new vlog to start a brand new year and there's a brand new bag thrown in for good measure. Not literally "thrown" because it's a lovely bag and deserves a bit of respect (also the chain on it weighs a tonne and would probably make a dent in the floor as it...
I royally overdid it on the retinol-testing front over Christmas and New Year. Most people overdo it on the food and booze, but not me; I prefer to live life more dangerously and become the world's most idiotic guinea pig. This guinea pig went in all guns blazing -...
Happy New Year everyone! I wasn't supposed to be back at work until at least the 7th January (preferably the 14th) but then I remembered that my life update goes out on the third of every month and my superstitious nature won't let me bend the rules and postpone it....
Sorry, I know that the internet is full of people boring us with news of their phone detoxes, social media bans and internet usage culls but I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and tell you all with why I'm going completely offline for Christmas. And I can tell you...
This is the last of my Hush posts for this year - I've really enjoyed putting together outfits from their Autumn and Winter collections over the past few months. Everything is so supremely comfortable and well-made and easy to throw together - it's honestly hard to...
Goodness me, this is a naughty one! I'm afraid those who are on the sensitive side should probably give this video with Nadine Baggott a miss - not only do we launch into an in-depth discussion about pubic hair preferences, Nadine introduces me to Scrotox. Not...
What’s this thing with loofahs in hotel bathrooms? It seems to have become a standard thing, now, to provide one along with the cotton wool pads and buds and complimentary shower cap. And sometimes there's a loofah even when all other basic commodities are...
Two things happened last week that require some discussion. Actually, they don’t need to be discussed at all; if anything, they are the sort of thing that a normal person absolutely would not discuss, but both events troubled me and left an (admittedly tiny) scar upon...
I'm surprised to find that I haven't ever done a full and proper review on Ameliorate's cult body treatment, the lactic acid-loaded Transforming Body Lotion. I thought I had, but if I have then I can't see it! Which wouldn't be surprising, to be honest, because I...
I often lust after very high-heeled shoes when I'm browsing the internet - the temptation to make my legs look impossibly long, to be teetering over the rest of the world, to get that near-vertical arch to my foot that is so inexplicably sexy often threatens my good...
There are very few things that make me feel instantly festive; I do love Christmas, I just don't think I love it quite as much as everyone else. I need a massive dose of nostalgia to get me going - songs crooned by Nat King Cole, films like Home Alone and It's A...
With festive party season getting well underway, I thought you might appreciate a little fashion tip-off. This is the Belgrave Jumpsuit from Boden and I have been absolutely showered with compliments every time I've worn it. Saying that makes me cringe a bit, but it's...