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[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you’re in the market for some very luxy body care, stop your search right now and focus on the new Omorovicza Gold Sugar Scrub. What a dreamy product. I can’t even start to justify the £65 price tag but luxury makes no apologies and there is a strong market for it.  Omorovicza Gold…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] To be honest, it was like all my lip balm Christmasses came at once when this landed on my desk! Dr Sam’s Flawless Lip Tint is absolute perfection in texture – super hydrating, non-sticky and more importantly, stays on the lips far longer than most of this ilk. The shade is a ‘universal’ colour…

[purchase] Honestly, sometimes I need my head shaking! I’ve been in Stockholm over the past weekend and generally when I’m away I don’t go near any beauty shops – I have so much here and I need a break from thinking about beauty. However, at the 11th hour, I weakened and bought Lumene Natural Glow…

[unpaid/sample] If you love a sheer and dewy finish on your cheeks (or lips), I think you’ll love the new Cosmetics A La Carte Fresh Faced Water Colour Balms – they’re pricey but a little goes a long way and they’re exactly the cheek finish I’m looking for in summer. You can tell that this…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you prefer a mineral sunscreen, Kora Organics Silky Sun Drops will be right up your street. These new drops from Kora Organics use non-nano zinc in a blend that includes raspberry and ectoin. There’s a very fine formulation line between a sun protectant feeling to slippy and slight to be doing any good…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The internet is all about bronzers, highlighters and beach ready pedicures but if only it was as simple as that. Whether it’s high days, holidays or just getting through the day, my list of the practicals certainly won’t give you a glow, a glossy lip or a tan but you’ll be glad you secreted…

[unpaid/affiliate] In my local market, there is a stall that sells printed wipe-clean PVC fabric by the metre. The patterns are varied but there are a lot of ‘bistro’ styles featuring beige crock pots and cups of coffee. Quite often, there is a check pattern running through the cuisinealia (not actually a word but I’m…

[unpaid/purchase] This gorgeous candle was a gift from a Ukrainian friend and it’s certainly perked up my interest in Ukrainian brands in the home and beauty space. Salty Candy has tinges of burnt caramel but it’s treated in the lightest possible way. I’m not usually a fan of gourmand scents but this is a little…

[unpaid/sample] If you follow the beauty calendar, you’ll know that you should have started to get your feet ‘summer ready’ *insert eye roll* months ago. If you’re like me, the emerging warmth has you taking SOS action because you just couldn’t be bothered back in March when it seemed like there would never be another…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] My mum has a weakness for Maron Glacé so the number of times I’ve hung around the glacé fruits selection at Harrods, I can’t count. I think that glacé fruit is something you grow into – we always used to get sent a box at Christmas from an elderly relative and felt it to…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] These lip crayons have only just launched and yet some shades have sold out already. I love Ilia’s approach to beauty – there’s always something a little bit more than just a colour. In this instance, with a claim of more hydrated lips within a week, the crayons contain some beautiful ingredients to make…

[unpaid/sample] On first spritz of EPC Pistachio Haiku Fragrance you get alllllll of the toasted pistachio that puts the olfactory-taste connection on high alert.  I would give anything for a little pot of toasted pistachios to be next to me right now. The toastiness is predominant – it’s warm and mellow with a distinctively nutty…

[purchase] Vibrant creme shadows are like catnip to me – I absolutely love a creamy, sheeny eye look. Usually, I add a primer underneath because, depending upon how oily your lids are, they can quite easily shift or wear down during the day. I haven’t used a primer here because as usual – rush, rush,…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s really quite difficult to recommend a 100ml SPF30 that costs £33 – it’s prohibitively priced for daily use all over the body but where it comes into its own is for sport. It’s designed specifically for on the go, for sweating and cooling and for skin comfort. The last thing you need is…

[unpaid/affiliate] One of my perceived entries into adulthood, along with a proper purse, was buying a sun parasol for the garden. Somehow it just seemed such a sensible and grown up purchase! In researching this piece, I’ve discovered that prices for parasols vary wildly depending upon all sorts of things but mainly size – if you’re…