Back To School Beauty: Updating Your Makeup Bag For A New Season
It's the time of year again when supermarkets are filled with lunchboxes and plimsolls, while simultaneously promising the most durable trousers on the high street. It's time to go back to school....
View ArticleTop Tips: How To Use An Eye Cream
One product I use without fail every single day, come rain or shine, is an eye cream. It's been a fundamental part of my morning routine for around five years, ever since I discovered the benefits it...
View ArticleSure Maximum Protection: Standing Up Against 'Moments That Matter'
I've never been the kind of person that sits still and shuts up - I'm always on the go, doing a million things at once, packing my diary full of activities and dealing with the consequences thereafter....
View ArticleLove The Skin You're In: How Hitting My 30's Changed My Attitude
When you're in your teens and twenties, hitting the big three-oh seems like the first step towards old age. I can remember thinking that by the time I was 27 I'd have life nailed (with a home, family...
View ArticleIntroducing The Bathory: Make Your Own Bath Soak Blend
When it comes to bath time, the soaking equipment used either makes it or breaks it. I can't abide a fruitless bath bomb or an underwhelming bubble - I love to soak away my troubles surrounded by...
View ArticleElemis Limited Edition Pro-Collagen Marine Cream (For Breast Cancer Care)
It's a number one best-selling cream and cult beauty product, but until this week I'd never tried Elemis' Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. A pot is sold every minute around the world, which isn't surprising...
View ArticleSo You Wanna Go To London Fashion Week? This Is What It's *Really* Like
Twice a year London town becomes overrun with fashionistas, journalists, 'It Girls' and bloggers - or at least much more so than usual. London Fashion Week descends on us biannually to showcase the...
View ArticleThree Great Affordable Bi-Phase Eye Makeup Removers
Lashings of mascara and a thick black line across the lid can really make a look, adding a touch of effortless glamour to an otherwise nude complexion. However, the trouble often starts at the end of...
View ArticleCurrent Makeup Favourites: The Products I'm Reaching For Daily
My makeup collection is probably the same size as my local Boots store, containing just as much variety and opportunity to experiment. Although I try to use as many things as possible and regularly...
View ArticleTop Five Current Favourite Overnight Treatments, Creams, Oils & Masks
Opposite to what many of you may think, night creams and masks are not simply a way for cosmetic companies to make more money. There are specific benefits to using a cream or oil while you sleep,...
View ArticleBudget Beauty Week: Why I Love A Bargain (Plus WIN Loads Of Your Own!)
I love makeup. I love hair products. I love everything to do with making myself look and feel a little bit better. I've been obsessed with it all ever since I was a child, taking to the stage to...
View ArticleThree Great Budget Makeup Primers To Help You Look Flawless
If there's one product I rely on to keep my makeup in place all day, then it's a primer. They're a makeup artist's secret weapon, the key to achieving a flawless complexion and the way you can stop...
View ArticleNEW Rimmel Provocalips: An Affordable Liquid Lipstick That Never Wears Off
Two step lipsticks are nothing new (I bought my first Max Factor one about fifteen years ago and thought it was the height of glamour,) but they've always provided an incredibly drying and...
View ArticleMy Top Six Budget Hair Styling Products For A Fabulous Barnet
Although a great shampoo and conditioner can start you off on the right foot (and a fab serum can help tame tresses and add shine,) the difference between a decent look and great finish is all in the...
View ArticleFive Affordable Mascaras That Will Have You In A Flutter
I used to be a little bit of a mascara snob, only ever relying on more expensive brands to transform my lashes into a powerful flutter. However, in recent years more affordable brands have really been...
View ArticleFive Affordable Makeup Brush Brands You Need To Check Out
I don't know what I used to do without makeup brushes, but suffice to say my fingers alone didn't exactly make the best tools. Fast forward a few years and my brush collection is expansive, full to the...
View ArticleA Blogger's Confession: I Love Magazines & Want Them To Stick Around
When I was a little girl, my pocket money was spent solely on magazines and bath balls from The Body Shop. All I wanted to do was read about what lipgloss was cool, what I should be wearing on my feet...
View ArticleCOMPETITION: Makeup Revolution, The Ultimate Budget Beauty Brand
When it comes to budget beauty, we really are spoiled rotten here in the UK. It seems that new beauty brands pop up on the high street every other month, with the shelves of Superdrug being filled with...
View ArticleBudget Body Products To Help Prolong Your Summer Glow
The sun may well and truly have gone into hibernation for another year, but the relatively warm temperatures are still seeing us bare-legged and fancy free. Although we don't have the opportunity of...
View ArticleThree Affordable Skincare Brands That You Need To Know About
Scrambling through my skincare collection in an attempt to pick our my budget favourites, it dawned on me that 90% of my regular products include brands that could be described as anything but. It...
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