Today is National Don't Step on a Bee Day. Who does that anyway? Shame on you! I love bees, and we should all embrace these colourful buzzy creatures. The recent press surrounding the 'Bee Crisis’ has been hard to ignore. Bees are essential to life. Did you know that without the tireless work of our little buzzy friends, over a third of everything we eat would disappear from our tables? And, bees provide all sorts of great things for beauty … [Read more...]
It's T in the Park this weekend, and, if you are heading for the last ever T at Balado, before they move to their new home, then here are a few essentials you should take with you. Warning! This is not a beauty feature about all-in-one makeup products, lovely lipsticks, or festival ready beauty balms (well, okay, except one). This is about a few festival essentials that you might not normally speak about. Yes, deodorants, feminine freshness and … [Read more...]
Elemis launch their Frangipani Monoi Body Cream to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their multi-award winning Frangipani Monoi range in August. absolutely love this range- the scent is amazing, and the Body Oil is an amazing three in one product, perfect for holidays, it nourishes your body, hair and nails. The new Frangipani Monoi Body Cream showcases a limited edition design that pays homage to the beautiful frangipani flower. The cream … [Read more...]
The weather is being classically British at the moment - bright sunshine one minute, rain the next, then overcast and cloudy. Lovely! But Garnier are having some #GarnierFunshine despite this, with products for every type of weather! I'm having a BBQ this weekend, so please let's have some sun! I have drawn some very bad weather icons in this post too - enjoy! If the weather forecast is overcast, then don't think your skin is safe - damage can … [Read more...]
I'm not entirely sure about this latest beauty trend - fake freckles! It's not the first time I've heard of it, and I am sure for catwalk shows, if the look requires freckled faces, then it can look great. But are you really going to pencil on some freckles and go out like that? TopShop think so and have launched their Freckle Pencil, to allow you to do just that. Use for playful, sophisticated, seductive and fun-loving looks. Adorn your … [Read more...]
The Eve Lom Radiance Lift Foundation was launched back in February. I was sent some to review, and I am finally getting round to trialling this foundation. The price tag of £50 a bottle put me off a bit - although it's not the most expensive foundation I have ever used, that accolade goes to Sisley, remember this? Still, at £50, its a real beauty investment - but I do think if you are going to splash out, then do it on skincare or base products. … [Read more...]
A survey by beauty brand Simple exploring the negative impact that living in a city has on our skin has revealed Glasgow as the UK's most skin-friendly city. The stress levels of 1100 women living in the UK's busiest cities were monitored over a 12-month period to develop this 'City Skin Scale'. Three factors were taken into account - three aggressors on skin - pollution, stress levels and the sun. And, before we get too cocky, if we flip this … [Read more...]
The Smart Custom-Repair Serum a pretty interesting launch from Clinique - it's a 'one-size-fits-all' serum, in effect. It delivers targeted repair as and where needed, and clinical tests have proven its performance. Apparently, after a 12-week study, results showed visible improvement in treating uneven skin tone, dark spots, dullness, lines and wrinkles and firming. The breakthrough formula harnesses the power of 37 patents to deliver this … [Read more...]
* It had to happen - we've had BB creams for skin, and hair, and now US brand Orly is to launch an industry first – a BB cream for nails! BB, or blemish balm, creams have been one of the biggest things in the skincare market of late, bridging the gap between moisturiser and foundation and are popular because they offer a two-in-one solution. so, Orly has now adopted the concept and repurposed it for the nails world with its BB Crème, a … [Read more...]
It's all about lacklustre skin, skin brightening, and radiance in the beauty world at the moment it seems! Here's another product I've been trying out, to get that 'glow' back to my complexion. (I should be shining like a beacon by the time I've tried all of these products!) Origins GinZing Refreshing Scrub Cleanser is a two-in-one facial product which cleanses AND exfoliates, helping get rid of those dead skin cells which lead to that dull, … [Read more...]
