I don't have an amazing track record with mascara-testing. Firstly, I am massively picky when it comes to what I put on my lashes, which means that I hate most mascaras and quickly become disgruntled when I have to test a whole run of them. (I like my mascaras to be...
As summer draws to a sultry, overdue end I've been taking stock of the skincare products that have really cut the mustard this year - the ones I now use so regularly they've become an automatic part of my beauty routine. When spring starts (look at me, optimistically...
There's a mole catcher who's well known around these parts of Somerset and he has the most amazing advert printed on the back of his van. I'd never managed to get a photo of it before, but the other day he happened to be in front of us and so I summoned up all of my...
Having reached the absolute pinnacle of exhaustion (Peak Exhaustion? P.E.?), I find myself now sharing my bed with the baby in an attempt to get some sort of rest. Never for the whole night, but sometimes for about half of it and always for the period between around...
There has been a huge kerfuffle around the UK launch of Glossier, the beauty brand from brilliant website Into The Gloss. Created by the Into The Gloss beauty editors and very much developed by listening to comments and feedback from their readers, Glossier is a...
I am delighted to announce my new role as an ambassador for online beauty retailer Feelunique. They stock such a brilliant (and huge) variety of products - everything from the most decadent of face creams right down to the most budget-friendly eyeliner - and there are...
I know what you're thinking: it's ages since Ruth did a giveaway. Bloody hell. Selfish cow. I wish she'd do a giveaway - preferably with those amazing Oxblood suede shoes she showed in her latest fashion shoot. Well, dear readers: you did the thinking, and I...
I filmed this month's beauty favourites on my new iPhone 8 and I'm actually quite pleased with the quality. One would hope that it would be good, considering the handset costs around the same as a small second-hand car, but it actually exceeded my expectations. Apart...
I expect you've realised that things are a bit crazy at the moment; I have barely had the time to go online at all, let alone write anything, and when I do get a spare minute to myself I am so knackered that I can't type a coherent sentence! So I'll keep this brief...
I'm back with some excellent wardrobe essentials to see you through the Autumn months. From the best boyish coat to the sexiest mid-length skirt, I have every angle covered. Bear in mind that I still have a bit of a baby tum and massive matronly bosoms and have...
Pretty self-explanatory, this video - how I style my shorter length hair. I either let it air-dry, twisting the strands every now and again to give it a bit of a tousled texture (you can do the same thing if you use a hair-dryer, too) or I wave it using a curling...
I'm thinking of giving up breastfeeding. And I know that the phrase "giving up" sounds both defeatist and perhaps a little overly-dramatic, but I do feel defeated and it does feel quite dramatic. The truth is, I'm rather at the end of my tether with everything at the...
There are few things more annoying, in terms of makeup application, than overdoing your bronzer. Correcting it can lead to a whole world of other frustrations, mainly because bronzer tends to be one of the very last things you apply and so taking it off means...
Well here I am, in the beautiful city of Bath, getting back into the swing of things with work and generally trying to pull life back onto an even keel. (Life update here, in case you need it.) I've been rather slack on the whole work front, I'm afraid - I spend quite...
Firstly, thank you so very much for all of the wonderful comments on last Sunday's post - I was feeling so overwhelmed and low and they really bolstered my confidence and boosted my spirits! (Catch up on that post here, if you're wondering what an earth I'm talking...