I can only really say one thing about the Clarins Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Booster and that is get it, get it, get it. As a lover of gradual tanners and a hater of full-on fake tan, these drops, which can be added to any body lotion, serum or oil, are just the most...
My Current (Very Simple) Hair and Makeup Routine…
Now and then I like to do one of these "current makeup" videos just to demonstrate some of the products that I've been using the most. If a product has been used daily for weeks on end then (for me, at least) it must be pretty good and it's worth having a bit of a...
Wicked Waves for Half the Price…
Many of you (kindly) commented on how nice my hair and makeup looked in my latest video (click here if you haven't watched it yet) and so I thought I'd do a little run-down on what I used. To wave my hair, the amazing Wicked Waver from Mark Hill, which looks like some...
First-Night-of-the-Holiday Makeup Look
First night of the holidays, and Mr AMR and I managed to drag ourselves out to dinner despite being absolutely shattered! I decided to do a bit of a sultry eye to compliment my rather glam leopard print dress (Baum und Pferdgarten) and cracked out Charlotte...
The Easy Beachy Makeup Tutorial
I made a nice little bronzing video for The Telegraph this week; I was trying to channel 1990's Kate Moss, so very dusty bronzed skin with nothing much on the eyes or lips. I put to use one of my favourite summertime products, Chanel's Tan de Soleil, which is a cream...
Summer Holiday Skincare and Self Tan Favourites
Some holiday (or pre-holiday) skincare essentials. The VO5 Hot Oil is a bit of an anomaly because it's for your hair and not for your face, but it was orange and summery and looked good in my photographs! Hot Oil is one of those beauty products that seems very old...
Beauty Products I’ve Finished Off (AKA The “Empties” Video)
Some of you may be bored to tears at the prospect of watching me talk through a series of empty plastic shower gel bottles and toothpaste tubes, others may be overjoyed. Whichever camp you're in, you may find it quite interesting to see which products have actually...
The Foolproof Suit-All Golden Glow for Face.
Clarins Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Booster does all of the right things when it comes to facial tanning: it's subtle, it's streak-free and it gives the most gorgeous, believable glow. Perhaps its biggest selling point, though, is the fact that it fits seamlessly into...
Summer: Some Emergency Beauty Essentials…
The summer always takes me by surprise. God only knows how, because I wait for it with every fibre of my being! But the British weather being unpredictable as it is, you get lulled into a kind of ambivalence and then, when the sun finally comes out in full force, you...
Beauty Reviews: Nude Lips and the Perfect Glowing Base
Something slightly different in video-world this week, just to shake things up a bit. If you like the idea, I'll do more. This is a little film dedicated purely to makeup reviews - more specifically, makeup reviews that have been requested by readers here on the...
Crilly and the Cosmetics Factory: When Imaginations Run Riot.
Last month (oh good God, I've just realised that it could have been the month before, which is absolutely terrible! I'm so bad at keeping on top of my posts!) I was invited by Clarins to take a tour of their headquarters, including the manufacturing plant and the...
Thing of Beauty: Clarins Gloss Prodige in Crystal
There are few things as satisfying, beauty-wise, as a pristine, crystal-clear lipgloss. It's the cosmetic equivalent of fresh, untrodden snow. It's virtually impossible to keep a transparent gloss clean and so I spent more time than was probably necessary taking...