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,...
Life update time - I know how keenly you all look forward to my inane twaddle about domestic affairs. I feel as though this is almost a bonus ball, too, because last week you had a rant about pumpkins which was a life update in itself. Or at least an update into my...
I must admit that the title sounds slightly click-baity, but I filmed my latest house update when I was still waiting for the big glass doors to arrive and all building work had come to a total halt - it felt very appropriate. Like that bit in Grand Designs when...
This post is rather niche, so my apologies in advance. If you don't have a dog then you'll probably want to simply go no further and - perhaps, if you're after more reading material - click on over to the new post I've written on The Uphill. If you have a dog and you...
Every time I log in to write one of these updates I think to myself please let me have uploaded something since the LAST update post! Time just goes so fast. All my working hours seem to get sucked into A Model Recommends. But change is afoot, dear readers, for I am...
Perhaps "dupe" isn't quite the right word to use here; "alternative" is far more accurate, but it doesn't sound as good in my title! The Eye Duty Triple Remedy Gel Cream from First Aid Beauty isn't by any means a copy of Sisley's amazing Eye Contour Mask - it isn't a...
The AMR Family (Me, Mr, Baby, Dog - no Cat) has just returned from an impromptu mini-holiday on the Isle of Wight. Four nights in a slightly damp and musty cottage, two days of sunshine and two of rain. The typical British summer holiday, then, if a little on the...
Here it is: my verdict on the Victoria Beckham makeup collaboration with Estée Lauder. What I like, what I don't - what I'd spend cash on and, importantly, how I'd wear it all. There's a video at the bottom of the page, which is possibly the key element of this...
You may have noticed that moisturiser reviews have been a bit thin on the ground, recently; that's because I've been in my "testing laboratory" phase again, which is when I try my very best to stick to just one product. (Rarely do I manage more than a week or so...
This, my friends, is the Buddha Beauty Bowl from Madeleine Shaw’s recipe book, Ready Steady Glow. Not my usual kind of lunch (mainly because it’s not sandwiched inside two enormous chunks of buttered bread or topped with a fat ball of mozzarella) but boy did I enjoy...
My magpie eye has been caught by two very different makeup collections this week; the first, a collaboration between Estee Lauder and Victoria Beckham, will be described in detail (and shown on video) in a few days’ time. But suffice to say, for now, that it is...
Exciting things afoot for Colab dry shampoo. It has just been voted the very best in its category by Stylist magazine - the dust-free formula and beautiful range of scents completely won the judges over and the Colab team now have a very funky perspex trophy to...
I've already written about my marvellous Lime Wood Hotel mini-break (see here) but I promised that I'd talk more about their spa (The Herb House) and - more specifically - the gorgeous Pai Skincare facial that I was treated to. I haven't had a lot of facials in the...
I had presumed that I wouldn't get on with Lancome's new Teint Idole Ultra Cushion foundation; I've yet to be truly convinced by this huge "cushion" trend that's hit the market. It all just seems a bit gimmicky and...unnecessary. A makeup-infused sponge that needs...
I have total brain fry this weekend. I think that trying to find five brilliant bargains for under a fiver (see yesterday's post) must have exhausted me! But in all seriousness, despite being able to write in reasonably coherent sentences, my grey matter has gone on...