Category: Beauty

[unpaid] It’s 25 years of The Beauty Bible – the original book of beauty recommendations that we all treated like a trusted friend. There was nothing else like at it at the time and it acted as an independent guide when we were all so reliant on what we were told by brands. It was…

Introducing the #Weareallies movement – a coming-together of like-minded brands to promote responsible beauty purchasing. What we know is that the beauty industry is a high user of plastics – almost 70% of what we throw away ends up in landfill, so it makes sense to circumnavigate that if at all possible. WeAreAllies is movement…

[unpaid/sample] I’ve been waiting a long time to write about my friend Uchenna’s new toothpaste. At last, her own product! I’ve been using it right from early production stage, so for about six months – perhaps a bit more. It was timely because I had tooth aligners (with Uchenna) and usually, after that process is…

[unpaid/affiliate/ad] Just a very quick one here because a friend flagged this up to me – my first thought was kind of oh, not another bag of samples! But on closer inspection, it’s really rather good and not as samey as some that I’ve seen recently, although some usual suspects turn up. All I’m doing…

[unpaid/prioradrelationship] Trying to dodge the commercial aspect of International Women’s Day especially when it comes to the beauty industry is like trying walking in the rain with no umbrella. However, one initiative caught my eye because I think it speaks to all of us by laying bare our doubts and giving some thoughtful actions to…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This seems very timely for the spring mood – the SpaceNK Beauty Insiders Gift seems to be better than ever. Or perhaps I just wasn’t in the same mood for it last time around. Whichever, I felt really impressed with this offering with £175 spend for NDulge members (too easily done in one on…

[unpaid/samples] These are definitely a day brightener! I’m compiling a BBN because so much has happened so while I crack on with that for hopefully a bit later this morning, I’m just popping up the new bags from Beauty Banks at Superdrug aiming to raise over £50K for the charity to continue providing hygiene products…

[unpaid/sample/purchase/affiliate/ad] I’ve tried to focus on things that I’ve either discovered or used most this year and it doesn’t boil down to very many things/ That’s the trouble with favourites – you tend to use them to the exclusion of everything else. I love a good lip balm – it’s something I use at least…

[unpaid/affiliate/ad/sample] I promise I wasn’t going to do anything pre-Christmas sale related today but eye-shadows for £5.78 instead of £17.50 can’t be missed out. It looks as though it’s the Christmas collection and I suggest you literally go straight away if you’re interested (Nic & Sam’s Lipsticks for £8.75 each) in having something cheery for…

If you don’t mind when your orders arrive – because I doubt very much that any of these will appear before Christmas – there are some good bargains to be had. I’m only highlighting three very good value products but if you are happy to browse about a bit, there are plenty more. I thought…

[purchase] Oh my gosh – I can hardly believe that finally my aligner journey is over! My aligner treatment for my bottom row of teeth was due to be all done and dusted by May but thanks to Covid actually only finished last week – December! It’s been quite the journey for both me and…

[unpaid/sample] Okay, so I admit, I’ve had to watch a YouTube on how to use a Popsocket – which is a collapsable disk that you can put on the back of your phone to give you better grip. It’s genuinely a useful thing as a phone stand, a grip steady and even (if you buy…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] There are many myths about Audrey Hepburn but one of the most hotly debated in beauty world is whether Revlon’s Pink in the Afternoon was really the lipstick Audrey wore. Apparently, it’s not – it was far too late – 1983 – and an homage to the film, Love In The Afternoon, from 1957.…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This year has been the year of the beauty book – and we are all the better for it. Hopefully, so is our skin :-). Twelve years as a beauty director has put Inge in good stead to really understand products and what they can – and more importantly, cannot – achieve. If you…