Archives for all posts tagged Tried and Tested
Favourite cleansers from Clinique and Eve Lom
I thought I would share my two current favourite cleansers with you – Eve Lom Gel Cleanser, and Clinique’s 2 in 1 Cleansing Micellar Gel. I am sharing them because I am really surprised that I like these cleansers so much – I really didn’t expect to. I have experimented with how and when I use them,...
Skinade Collagen Drink
For 30 days recently I drank Skinade every morning, one of the latest collagen drinks on the market. I have to admit I have never been one for beauty supplements. I dislike swallowing tablets of any sort, so popping collagen pills has never had much appeal. Drinking something not that pleasant every...
Avon and Rimmel new mascaras
It’s mascara time! Mascara must be the second beauty product I have tried the most of (behind red lipsticks!), as there always seems to be a new one launching. Recently I have been faithful to the Max Factor Masterpiece mascara that launched back in October last year. But, duty calls, so I have been...
Five Facial Oils
I have a sort of love/hate relationship with facial oils. I have tried LOADS over the last few years, and they just keep on coming. Facial oils are NOT just for dry skin. Many of them are actually much better for oily skin than any moisturising cream. However, sometimes, I find them too heavy, sometimes...
Multi-Purpose Products
I love a multi-purpose product. Especially in the summer, or on holiday. Let’s be honest, there are probably plenty of us who have used a bit of lipstick on our cheeks at some point, yeah? But there are actual multi-purpose products out there, mostly for lips and cheeks, that are perfect for slinging...
Origins Original Skin Face Mask
Origins have added a mask to their Original Skin range, the Original Skin Retexturizing Mask with Rose Clay. The Original Skin range was developed with 25+ age bracket in mind. Their hashtag #quarterlifecrisis goes with any social media chat on this range. So far, the range consists of two items – the...
Mother of the Bride Hair and Makeup Masterclass
To be a mother of the bride (or mother of the groom) is a joyous experience that leaves no time for niggly hair and makeup distractions. It’s a time where the mum should feel 100% confident in her look so she is free to forget about it and soak up every second of her child’s special day. Our Customer...
Exfoliation Dirty Dozen!
Exfoliation is a dirty business! Essentially, it’s getting rid of all the old, dead skin cells, and revealing smoother, more luminous, brighter complexions. It’s also something that we probably are all guilty of not doing enough of. Facial exfoliation should be an essential part of our skncare routine...
Chanel's CC Cream
Here’s a lovely new Chanel product for you; the CC Cream. Yes, CC Creams are still around! Chanel’s is offering the ‘strength of simplicity‘, and by that they mean five actions in one single step. I kind of wish they had used their interlinked iconic double C for this, but maybe that is taking it too...
Flamboyage: a groundbreaking colour technique exclusive to Glasgow salon
First there was ombre. Then there was balayage. Now there’s flamboyage? If you haven’t heard of flamboyage don’t worry. It’s a new colour technique that is only being offered in two salons in Scotland, one of which is in Glasgow. Said Glasgow salon is Andersons in the Merchant City who have recently...
Illamasqua Precision Brow Gel
THE BROW IS NOW. That’s the message from Illamasqua and who are we to argue? Eyebrows are big news – and we mean literally, as well – the bigger the better for some. Maybe barely brushed brows, are your thing? Or are you a Scouse brow fan? Whatever brow you love, Illamasqua can deliver, with their brilliant...
Sisley launch new Eyeshadow Quad
Sisley’s latest makeup launch is their Phyto 4 Ombres – two lovely eyeshadow palettes with a bold, bright harlequin design to the cases. Each palette has four shades in it – there’s two very different palettes, the nude toned Dream palette, and the bolder Mystery palette. Each palette is £57, and I ...
Valentine’s Make Up Tutorial: Contouring
Our customer care advisor Julie Marie got a sexy Valentine’s make up look from Stefanie in Sculptur David Lloyd Centre in Anniesland.Here’s the second part of the tutorial and something a lot of people struggle with – contouring!For make up offers from Stefanie at @ Sculptur starting from £10, click...
Chanel's Hydra Beauty Micro Serum
The press release to launch Chanel’s latest skincare product – their Hydra Beauty Micro Serum – was 43 pages long. Okay, a lot of that was for notes, as it came in a school notebook form, but there is a LOT of science and info behind this latest launch! Essentially what Chanel have done is listen to...
Bobbi Brown Brightening Brick
Bobbi Brown Brightening Brick – how’s that for alliteration!? Bobbi Brown’s best-selling Shimmer Brick has a new rival! This brilliant brick takes multi-tasking makeup to a whole new level, for a fresh take on shimmer. It has the warmth of a bronzer, the pure colour of a blush, and the luminosity of...
Smoky Poppy from The Body Shop
The Body Shop launch a new Limited Edition range next month which is really new to me – Smoky Poppy. Don’t think I really thought about the smell of poppies before, have you? Well, according to The Body Shop it’s the most seductive range they’ve ever released! Laced with the extract of oil-rich poppies...
YSL Volupte Tint-in-Oil Lip Oil
So, just after one lip oil, along comes another! This time, from YSL, and it’s a bit different from the Clarins one we blogged about yesterday. YSL’s Volupte Tint-in-Oil captures colour in oil – no mean feat, apparently. Oil is a tricky element to capture, and oil and tint naturally repel each other...
Jo Malone My Wanderlust by Charlotte Stockdale
This lovely new Limited Edition Jo Malone London collection by their Style Editor, Charlotte Stockdale, uses the notion that scent reminds us of places. And, of course, it does! When I took a sniff of the Box Hedge Square Scent(£40) I was transported to my first childhood home, and the playing fields...
Estee Lauder Little Black Primer...with Kendall Jenner
Never mind the Kardashians, we’re keeping up with the Jenners this week! Wednesday’s National Television Awards anyone? Kim Jenner looked great, but can we forgive her for Georgie Shore? Really, it’s not that hard! (Mind you, can we forgive anyone for Geordie Shore?!) Anyway, over to Kendall Jenner,...
The Body Shop Bouncy Sleep Mask
I love the name of the new Body Shop Drops of Youth Bouncy Sleep Mask.It promises bouncier skin, which is a new one one me – I think they mean firmer skin, obviously, but I like bouncier! Enriched with Edelweiss stem cells, it’s designed to be left on overnight to do its magic. The bouncy also refers...
Estee Lauder New Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil
So, this is another launch that isn’t a brand new product, but an upgraded, improved version. Estee Lauder have just made their Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil a lot better. Which is great. But how have they made it better? Well, it’s the same popular formula, with some added extras. It now includes...
Clarins new Everlasting Foundation + SPF15
A new foundation for a new year! And a proper foundation. I am a bit of a BB or tinted moisturiser fan, but sometimes, in the winter in particular, I want something with more coverage. I’ve had a few breakouts of late, and I am not feeling so skin-confident as I am sometimes, so I felt the need for ...
Bobbi Brown Illuminating Nudes
After all the glitter and sparkle of the festive season it’s time to pare back that makeup and embrace a nude look. Bobbi Brown’s latest collection is the Illuminating Nudes Collection. It’s more of a look, than a new collection, with just one brand new product, and a few new shades of other favourites...
New from Rimmel
Rimmel London have three new products launching at the end of the month – look out for them, they’re all goodies. First up is their latest mascara –Scandaleyes XX-Treme Volume & Length Mascara (£6.99). Rimmel mascaras are great value for money and this is no exception. It has a brush that is a new one...
My 2014 Beauty Favourites
Hundreds of products go through my hands every year in this job. I don’t blog about them all, I don’t love them all. Some I like, some I really don’t; some work for me, and not for others, and then there are those I love! People always ask me what my favourite products are, and although I do have small...
Nanette Lepore for Origins GWP
Nanette Lepore is an American fashion designer who has teamed up with Origins to create a cute little cosmetic bag which is free at counters just now, with purchases £50 and more. Nanette is known for her vibrant colours and feminine prints reminiscent of cultures around the world. She loves travelling...
Perfume for Christmas?
It’s maybe not the most original gift to give or receive, but who doesn’t love a new fragrance? I definitely do, so, for your pleasure- and mine – I’ve been expertly sniffing a few of late that you may want to buy for someone special (or yourself!) for Christmas. Fist up the DKNY Be Delicious Sparking...
Eyelure at Marks and Spencer
Eyelure are another brand now available at the ever-expanding Marks and Spencer Your Beauty. Eyelure repackaged and revamped their products recently, and the packaging is great. It has an almost masculine vibe to it, don’t you think? A sort of vintage, apothecary style. But what of the products? Well...
Grow Gorgeous Hair!
Grow Gorgeous haircare products are new to me – and I like them! Cute packaging, and revolutionary products, I’m impressed with this range which is, as they say, ‘cutesie, but full of science’. The Grow Gorgeous 11-in-1 Cleansing Conditioner (£17.99) acts as a shampoo and conditioner, claiming to do...
Body Scrubs for winter skin
Time to slough off those dead skin cells, and get that body ready for winter parties! Winter is NOT an excuse to neglect your bodycare routine! Just because your legs are, for the most part, under trousers or thick tights, doesn’t mean you can relax on the hair removal! And, as your skin dries out in...
Bobbi Brown Scotch on the Rocks
Bobbi Brown’s winter collection is Scotch on the Rocks. Not that it’s reminiscent of Scotland, in any way, but rather inspired by legendary Lauren Bacall, the screen siren, who passed away earlier this year. We wonder if love of her life, Humphrey Bogart has scotch in his glass, in this festive family...
Eye Creams and Serums
I’m regularly asked about eye creams and serums by my friends. The eyes are the first place to show the signs of ageing. The skin there is more delicate, so you really do need to use a separate cream for the eye area. So, here are five eye creams and serums I’ve been using recently – these are at the...
Aurelia Probiotic Skincare
I get a lot of new skincare brands on my desk, which means I can get a bit blase about another moisturiser, or cleanser, blah, blah, blah. However, if I get to meet the brand creator, well, that makes a difference! Not that Claire Vero, founder of Aurelia Probiotic Skincare, had to impress me much. ...
Clinique Sonic Cleansing System & Facial Soap
I sort of missed the bandwagon on the facial cleansing brushes. I think it took me so long to even embrace a proper cleansing routine (bad beauty journalist!), this was just a step too far! However, I was sent a Clinique Sonic System Cleansing Brush to try, I was a little scared. Clinique launched this...
Don't have fright brows with Paul and Joe!
It’s Hallowe’en and this article I found on my Facebook feed last week gave me a real fright. it’s about awful make up, but the most awful thing in every image to me seemed to the eyebrows! It reminded me of this list from a few years back – check out how BAD these eyebrows are! Why do people get it...
Halloween at Lush
Lush never fail to deliver, do they!? Hallowe’en at Lush for 2014 sees the arrival of a few new – and amazing- treats. Makes me want to spend the whole of Hallowe’en in the bath – and not dooking for apples in it! Their new Northern Lights bath bomb (£3.35), inspired by The Night Circus book by Erin...
Shimmering Skin from Becca
If you want subtle shimmer rather than full on sparkle this Christmas, then the Becca Holiday 2014 Collection is for you. Just launched into Space NK stores, and QVC, it’s not really much of a collection in just three pieces, but it is just lovely. The Shimmering Skin Perfector Spotlights Kit (£20) ...
Overnight beauty
The clocks go back this weekend, so that means another hour of beauty sleep! Yay! But no point in that if you don’t have the right products, is there? So, here are a few of my favourite nighttime beauty products, from creams to balms, to serums and my favourite foot cream! Photographed by my bed! That...
Olay Total Effects Pore Minimiser CC Cream
Here’s another recent launch from a brand I’m not that familar with – Olay. I know, how can you not be familiar with Olay, I hear you cry! Well, of course, I know all about Olay, but I’ve never used that many of their products. But, after trying out the new Olay Total Effects Pore Minimizer CC Cream...
Max Factor Masterpiece Transform Mascara
I honestly think the most launches every year in the beauty industry must be for mascaras. There seems to be an infinite number available, and a new one is always being launched. The latest one to land on my desk is Max Factor’s Masterpiece Transform Mascara which launches mid-October – so now really...
Nail Decals from Shop Keeki!
I am in LOVE with Instagram. I’ve discovered all sorts of wonderful clubs, and people, and shops through it, it’s definitely my favourite social media forum. It’s on Instagram that I discovered these fab ShopKeeki nail decals. Odd name, yes! But they’re so good, and so cheap and so easy to use. The ...
Michael Kors White
Michael Kors White is a new, limited edition fragrance from, yep, you guessed it, Michael Kors! Michael loves white, and this new perfume is a rich new expression of the iconic tuberose-infused Michael Kors scent in gorgeous white packaging. It’s very sweet, almost too sweet for many, but I have a sort...
Rouge Allure Gloss from Chanel
Chanel have recently launched a new lipgloss – Rouge Allure Gloss -which is much more than just a gloss. Of course. Beauty brands can’t just launch a gloss anymore, or a lipstick, or an eyeshadow, no, no, no. Every new product seems to be multi-functional, with amazing ingredients, to make it stand ...
Dr Murad John Lewis Edinburgh counter launches
Dr Murad launched their Edinburgh counter in John Lewis late last month, following the launch of their Debenhams Glasgow counter in the summer. I blogged about that launch here, and the brand’s innovative YouthCam, which gives you a complimentary Skin Health Assessment, measuring five key skin health...
Nanshy Makeup Brushes
It’s all very well buying the latest makeup – but if you don’t have the right tools to apply it, what’s the point. Yes, sometimes a quick smudge with your ring finger works for a wash of eye colour. But there comes a time when you really need to invest in some proper makeup brushes. Brushes are expensive...
Darphin's Revitalizing Oil
This new Darphin Revitalizing Oil is an interesting one. It’s a three-in-one product, at a great price, and is perfect if you want to try a top end beauty brand, but don’t want to overstretch your budget. It’s a do-all oil that will sort out your skin which may have hydration issues, your body hydration...
Enlighten with Estee Lauder
Estee Lauder’s latest skincare range launches next month – and their EE Cream. Yes, I said EE!! Not BB, CC, or DD, but EE! More on that later, but first the skincare products in the new Enlighten range. The Enlighten Skintone Correcting Collection is for night and day, for naturally glowing, even-toned...
Scottish Beauty
Scotland is all over the news this week, and today we go to the polls to decide our country’s future in the Independence referendum. Let’s leave the politics behind, but celebrate our fantastic little country, by celebrating Scottish beauty! Here are a few of my favourite Scottish beauty brands out ...
Estee Lauder Modern Muse Chic
After the mega-launch – and success – of Estee Lauder’s Modern Muse fragrance, their first in years, it’s no surprise they are now launching a new version of it. You can read about the original Modern Muse on last year’s blog post here, and now I’ll try and explain the differences in the new one! Modern...
Bobbi Brown Skin Weightless Powder Foundation
YES! It’s another foundation! It’s all I seem to be reviewing at the moment. This latest is from the queen of bases, Bobbi Brown, and it’s a compact powder foundation. Bobbi Brown Skin Weightless Powder Foundation is a bit different to the others I’ve been trialling of late. I have quite a lot to say...
BIOEFFECT Daytime moisturiser for Dry Skin
Come the winter months – and they are coming – skin can get a lot drier, thanks to the weather and the use of central heating. I have dry skin anyway, so in the winter I am always layering on the moisturiser, and looking for anything with an extra moisturisation quality. So, I was thrilled to find the...
New Foundations from Estee Lauder and Clarins
Foundation is BIG news this autumn/winter in the beauty world. It seems like everyone is launching a new base product – and all with new technologies and claims. More and more, foundation is becoming an integral part of a skincare routine, not just a makeup base. Estee Lauder and Clarins are the latest...
Darphin Ideal Resource Anti-Dark Circle Eye Illuminator
Loads of AW14 beauty collections seem to be about eye makeup, and the focus on the eyes, so, it’s just as well this little beauty from Darphin is launching then, isn’t it?! Darphin’s Ideal Resource Anti-Dark Circle Eye Illuminator is a big name for a little product, but it has big claims. It’s a specialised...
BeneFit Majorette & Just Confess, You're Obsessed
September sees the launch of two fabulous new BeneFit products -and this pair are absolutely full of BeneFit sass and fun! First up, it’s Majorette, a cream-to-powder booster blush which promises to give your cheeks an instant ‘cheer up’! It’s a prerppy-pink shade, you can ‘twirl’ it on bare cheeks ...
Tom Ford Private Blend Patchouli Absolu
The other new launch is in Tom Ford’s Private Blend range, and is a very personal one for Mr Ford. He absolutely loves patchouli (so do I!) and has reinvented it in this wonderful private Blend, Patchouli Absolu. Patchouli is famed for its rich and mysterious sensuality and its long history in perfumery...
Tom Ford Velvet Orchid
We are being utterly spoiled with not one, but TWO gorgeous new Tom Ford fragrances this autumn! Both are out on September 1, and are very different! First up it’s the BIG launch – the first mainline Tom Ford new fragrance for a while – the beautiful Velvet Orchid. I am going to come right out and say...
Handcreams and Foot Treatments
This week I’ve gone shopping with my trusty 1980s jelly basket for handcreams and foot treatments. I have had a horrendous flare-up of palmoplantar psoriasis this year – that’s psoriasis of the soles of your feet and palms of your hands. As well as treatments from the doctor I have been using more hand...
Seascape Natural Beauty
It’s nice to try new brands so I was happy to trial out a couple of products from a brand called SEASCAPE ISLAND APOTHECARY recently. They are a Jersey based company, and the products are full of natural goodness and not full of parabens, silicones SLS, petroleum,artificial colours and synthetic fragrances...
Origins NEW Plantscription - FREE!
Yes, the headline is right – FREE Origins new Plantscription Power Serum! The best-selling, award-winning serum gets a new version this September, and Origins are giving away free samples in the weeks leading up to the launch. So, if you are a fan of Origins Plantscription Anti-ageing serum, then you...
Realine Beauty Patches
In my decade+ as a beauty writer, editor and blogger, I have been sent all sorts of crazy products. There was the spray that was supposed to protect your skin from harmful computer rays, fake tan tights, and, well, stick-on anti-ageing patches. Yep, stickers to stick on your face, to prevent lines and...
Sanctuary Spa launch Wonder Oil Serum
Hands up those of you who use a serum and a moisturiser or facial oil? I know I do. So, I was intrigued to try this new Sanctuary Spa Wonder Oil Serum which has been created it seems to simplify our beauty regimes. Simply apply this after cleansing and then put your makeup on. Sounds perfect, the one...
YSL Fusion Foundation
YSL launch their Fusion Foundation today (exclusive to Debenhams, until August 20), with a mass of science behind it, apparently much of it the same as the science NASA use. This is not a new claim int he beauty world but it seems to be a true one this time, as Jane Cunningham from British Beauty Blogger...
Tom Ford's Flawless Complexion collection
This is Tom Ford’s new Flawless Complexion collection. “As human beings, we all respond subconsciously to symmetry. It is a universal beauty standard. A symmetrical and balanced face is considered beautiful in our society,” says Tom Ford. I get the feeling Tom Ford likes symmetry in everything, don’...
Rimmel's Wonder'full Eyes...
Rimmel launch a new mascara today – their Rimmel Wonder’full Mascara with Argan Oil (£7.99) The campaign features the beautiful Georgia May Jagger and the mascara promises to deliver full, smooth, lash by lash volume, with no clumps. And it does! I have tried this mascara out and can confirm that it...
Brows from Shavata, Clarins and Joan Collins
Eyebrows shape your face. They also keep the sweat out of your eyes. They can be thin, bushy, shaped, messy, thick, whatever. But, according to eyebrow guru, Shavata, they should always be groomed! And preferably at one of her counters, of course. I had my brows done at the new Shavata counter in Edinburgh...
Seven Shimmer products for Summer!
Who doesn’t like a bit of shimmer in the summer? Here’s seven of my current favourite shimmery products! I’m not a huge shimmery, golden glow kind of gal, but I do love a bit of shimmer on a summer evening. Any tan looks instantly lifted with a bit of a shimmer added to it, be it from a bronzer, an ...
How much is your makeup bag worth?
A new survey shows that the average British woman carries £231 worth of cosmetics in her makeup bag. Do you think you carry that much? The research by online hair and beauty retailer Hairtrade.com quizzed 640 women about the products in their makeup bag, and how much they paid for them. It all added...
Revlon Moisture Stain
Revlon have a new lip product out in August – the Moisture Stain. It’s a sort of gel-stain which is highly pigmented, but non-drying, and hydrating. They’re infused with Vitamin E and Aloe to help with that hydration. I’m amazed at the amount of new lip product formulas that come out almost monthly....
Clinique's new Chubby Cheeks and Baby Chubby
It’s been the worst kept beauty secret, but FINALLY Clinique’s Chubby Stick Cheek Colour Balm arrives on counter at the end of this week! They’ve been available online for a few weeks now and are already amassing a cult following. Clinique revolutionised the beauty market when they launched their Chubby...
Radiance Revealing Masks
Face masks are one of those things that I have odd memories of. Always portrayed in movies as white or green chalky things, and always on women’s faces at completely inappropriate times in almost every sitcom written. Just applied a facemask? That must be the doorbell and it must be the man I love at...
Dr Murad in Debenhams Glasgow
A brand new, shiny Dr Murad counter opened in the Debenhams Argyle Street Glasgow beauty hall this week. Who is Dr Murad? Well, he’s Dr Howard Murad, an American Board-certified Dermatologist and trained pharmacist, who has treated thousands of patients over more than 30 years in practice, and who has...
Summer Beauty Bases
This week I’ve gone shopping with my trusty 1980s jelly basket for summer bases. Do you change your foundation in the summer months? You should, if you don’t already. Summer means we can get away with something lighter, more of a tinted moisturiser than an actual foundation. You want to let any summer...
All the fake tans!
Okay, that’s not strictly true, of course, because there are loads of fake tans out there. We all know the salon brands, St Tropez and Fake Bake, of course. They have great reputations and there is a reason for their popularity. But what about other fake tans out there – and all the different formulas...
Origins and Indeed Labs Gel Beauty
I’ve been trying out a couple of new gel prodiucts over the weekend. The first is an innovative moisturiser from Indeed Labs (the brand behind the successful Nanoblur, which I blogged about the other year) Hydraluron Moisture Jelly (£24.99, Boots) is a little pot of moisturising gel which you simply...
Elemis Frangipani Monoi Body Cream QVC launch
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...
Illamasqua Nudes
Illamasqua are renowned fortheir bold, out there, avant garde style – full of bright colours and bold formulas. This is the brand that brought you this green lipgloss! And their new collection for summer is, well, NUDES! I was a bit shocked when this landed on my desk, but I didn’t dismiss it out of...
Joan Collins Summer Makeup
Joan Collins launched her own line of cosmetics earlier this year, and I blogged about them over on my own site , Beauty Bombshells. Joan is undoubtedly a Bombshell, still looking fabulous in her 80s! For summer, available in July, she’s launching a few new additions to her collection, including a couple...
Eve Lom Radiance Lift Foundation Review
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,...
Surf & Sand from Bobbi Brown
Bobbi Brown’s Surf & Sand collection is Bobbi’s perfect summer beauty essentials for creating an effortlessly chic beach look. I’m not sure I want to head to the beach with a full face of makeup, but I can see where she is coming from… This lovely collection is, however, perfect for those summer evenings...
Instant Facial from Alpha-H
If lacklustre skin, lack of radiance, and just a bit of a ‘meh’ complexion are your problems, then you might just need this Instant Facial from Alpha-H. Who needs an Instagram filter when you’ve got an Alpha-H Instant Facial!? This product will guarantee you can use #nofilterneeded! It’s a bit of a ...
Neuro Tools from Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell have recently launched a whole new range of styling tools – including straighteners which I have been trialling for a while now. The new Neuro range are cutting edge in hair technology, if you will pardon the pun! The range includes a Dryer, Straighteners, Rod and Cone tongs, and traditional...
Darphin's Vitalskin
Last week I was treated to a Darphin facial featuring one of their latest products , Vitalskin Relumping Energic Cream. More on the facial later, but first let’s look at the product. Darphin research shows that, like your body, your skin has a metabolism that slows over time. That’s not rocket science...
Brazilian Beauty!
The World Cup starts tonight in Brazil, in case you have been under a rock recently and don’t know this! We’ve all gone Brazilian bonkers, it seems, so we thought we’d jump on the bandwagon and bring you a few bits and bobs of true Brazilian beauty. I’ve had a little look about the beauty world and ...
Stress- Fix Body Creme from Aveda
I love a big pot of body cream that I can get my hands into, and use far too much of, don’t you? Aveda have added a Body Creme to their Stress Fix line. The Aveda Stress Fix range now comprises Bath Salts, a rollerball, a Body Lotion, and this gorgeous, moreish cream. Did you know that the number of...
Pure Lochside Best Sellers kits
If you’re not familiar with Pure Lochside, then here’s the lowdown – they’re a luxury Scottish skincare brand, organic-rich, created by aromatherapist Fiona Tutte, and inspired by her experience creating bespoke oils for clients in her private practice. Fiona received incredible feedback on an anti-...
Aveda's Smooth Infusion Naturally Straight
My teenage self would have given the world for Aveda’s latest addition to their Smooth Infusion range! Aveda Smooth Infusion Naturally Straight is an amazing new miracle cream that turns naturally curly hair into naturally straight hair. Okay, it doesn’t do it permanently, but it does do it for a few...
Clinique launch Soft Matte Lipsticks
It’s a colourful Friday in this office! First up we had Bobbi’s new nails and bright lip colours, now it’s Clinique’s turn with these brilliant Long Lasting Soft Matte Lipsticks. I’ve had my hands on one of these for weeks now, and every time I use it I realise how good it is. This is Clinique remember...
Origins Modern Friction Instant Brightening Pads
I love Origins Modern Friction facial and body exfoliators, so I was excited to try these new Modern Friction Instant Brightening Pads – but, beware – do not overdo usage of this product! I used these twice last week and my forehead reacted in a pretty insane way – my skin was dry and peeling when I...
NEW Clarins HydraQuench Tinted Moisturiser
All the BB, CC, and DD creams sending you a bit Zzzzz?! Fear not, Clarins are bringing it back to basics with their new HydraQuench Tinted Moisturizer SPF15. Actually, it’s not that basic a product, but you get my drift! This new addition to the HydraQuench range – my absolute favourite skincare – is...
Korres at Tesco Beauty
Who remembers the Korres shop in Glasgow’s Buchanan Galleries. I recall the launch night of the Greek brand’s stand-alone store – must have been about nine years ago now, maybe? Sadly, it didn’t last long, and Korres seemed to diappear from my radar, save from seeing it in a few local chemists. The ...