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Wow. Take note, perfume lovers – this is the sampler set of dreams! The translation of ‘electimuss’ is ‘to choose the best’ and that’s a thread that runs throughout this brand, founded by Luke Granger in 2015, later joined by Jason Collinson. Each fragrance has a story so it’s impossible for me to take you…

[unpaid/affiliate] I have quite a large collection of Lulu Guinness bags and purses – I went through a phase a few years back where I was mad for them. I went to a Lulu Guinness shoe sample sale where the shoes were all £5 a pair and I bought so many pairs just to give…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I used to absolutely loathe testing hair care products – other than it being a real faff (if a hair treatment goes wrong you have start over and that’s so annoying) I’m just not that into hair products. I can get them fitted into my routine with no problem now – if it’s offering…

[unpaid/sample] I knew that June was going to be a busy month but it’s taken on a life of its own so this week, I’m taking the stress off myself and only posting once a day instead of twice otherwise I’ll implode – or explode – not sure which but neither are good! So, for…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] As well as lip liners, there is also a sudden slew of tinted serums. I immediately liked the Revlon Illuminance Serum Tint – it’s the right runny consistency that I like, it has exactly the right tone match for me and it feels weightless on the skin. Illuminance Serum Tint promises to boost skin’s…

[unpaid/sample] I thought we might as well have a whole Revlon day since the Revlon Gel Blush Serum and the Serum Tint work so beautifully together. These blushes are extremely lightweight on the skin – you won’t even feel them although they have a pleasant cool touch as you apply. The brand says that they’re…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] With the start of the week’s weather being nothing short of dismal, I was very glad to have the NEOM Happiness Candle on the burn while I worked. I know we shouldn’t affix our mood to the weather because if it happened all the time we’d be the most unpredictable, up and down country…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Suddenly, there’s an influx of lip liners from all sorts of brands. The latest is Kosas Hotliner who have 8 shades of creamy liners infused with hyaluronic acid – the big sell for me is that the liners have a built-in brush for perfecting and blending as well as a little sharpener. Very handy.…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve been curious about this French nail brand for quite some time but their newest collection, the Actives, has properly grabbed my attention. I don’t wear nail polish nearly as much as I used to because my nails, without constant attention, aren’t as strong as they used to be. Whereas once I was dazzled…

[unpaid/sample] In the UK, we tend to think of Mavala as just a nail range but in fact, the brand has both make up and skin care as well. I’ve got their new Serum Foundation to try and so far it is living up to the claims of skin care and make-up in one. What’s…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m so admiring of the clever textures that modern SPFs are bringing us – the Murad Multi-Vitamin Clear Coat SPF50 is no different although you’ll need to give it a few minutes to settle on the skin before you realise just how pleasant this is. If you like your SPF to feel creamy –…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] There’s definitely a Jolly Rancher watermelon vibe to this new shimmer hit lip oil both in flavour and colour. I love the transparency of it and the moderate glimmer, rather than looking glittery as such, gives it such a summery lift. It’s called Juicy Splash of Shimmer and that feels perfectly appropriate because that’s…

Olay is choosing their brand new Cleansing Melts to be the ‘official face cleanser’ of the Paris Olympics. Water and plastic saving in production and use are the holy grails of the beauty industry at the moment so you can expect many more iterations of the melt coming up in the future. While you do…

[unpaid/sample] Sorry, but I don’t think I’ve fallen in love so fast with any other lip product as immediately as I’ve fallen for Lisa Eldridge Baume Embrace Melting Lip Colour. Wow. They’re so instantly at home on the lips that they feel like they’ve always been destined to be there. There are five shades –…