5pm Spa & Beauty Blog

In a world of contour and highlighter, where does a pop of blusher come in?! Personally, I can take or leave the highlighter, never bother with contouring, but ALWAYS add a pop of colour to my cheeks with blush. I like peachy/coral shades, popped onto the apples of my cheeks, instantly lifting my complexion...

When this Bobbi Brown x Morag Myerscough collection landed on my desk, my initial reaction was one of joy – it’s so bright and bold. Not surprising, as that’s what multi-media artist Morag Myerscough is famous for. Her award-winning, eye-catching design has transformed urban spaces around the globe....

It’s International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, and Benefit has an interesting collaboration for it – with LinkedIn. The beauty brand is offering women the chance to have a FREE professional headshot taken to makeover their profile. The offer is available between 11am and 4pm on Sunday, at two Benefit...

The very first thing I'll be doing when this coronavirus crisis is over is booking a hair appointment. There are LOADS of salons at 5pm, so treat yourself now to gift vouchers, and get pick up a deal when we're all back up and running.

Scottish brand Beauty Kitchen is making sustainable beauty even more attainable with its brand new subscription service – Subscribe & Save. Beauty Kitchen aims to save 100 plastic bottles a year per household from ending up in landfill with this new initiative. It’s available exclusively from the Beauty...

I’ve had pink hair since December. It’s my second foray into the #pinkhairdontcare brigade, and I love it. If you feel like a bold colour change, then make an appointment here at 5pm Spa and Beauty and become the hair colour you should be! I was also just kindly gifted this conditioner and shampoo duo...

The Coronavirus pandemic has closed the hair and beauty salons, but you can do your bit to make sure they open again by buying Gift Vouchers. Keep businesses like 5pm and its salons ticking over – and have a much-needed salon treat when the virus has gone, and normal life is resumed. Vouchers are valid...

It’s all about the Base – and the Boost – with Liz Earle’s newest skincare collection, launched this week. Skincare Made Personal is a pretty simple concept -three moisturisers with a trio of textures, and three water-based boosters to add to them to empower you to personalise your skincare routine...

One thing we have all been doing a LOT of since the Coronavirus pandemic arrived is washing our hands. AND WE MUST KEEP DOING IT. Constantly. Washing our hands is one of the most important things to do in the current Coronavirus climate. However, all that handwashing is going to take its toll on our...

When this Bobbi Brown x Morag Myerscough collection landed on my desk, my initial reaction was one of joy – it’s so bright and bold. Not surprising, as that’s what multi-media artist Morag Myerscough is famous for. Her award-winning, eye-catching design has transformed urban spaces around the globe....

I do love an Estee Lauder product. There’s something about the brand. It’s one of the original beauty brands, and it’s probably one of the first I ever used. I was a big fan of Lucidity Face Powder back in the day, way before I was a beauty writer. I love the smell of the Daywear products, and I’m ...

I can’t even begin to try to understand what Danielle Lauder’s life is like. The 26-year-old is the great-granddaughter of Estee Lauder herself, and part of the fourth generation of the New York power family which owns one of the biggest global beauty companies. She’s an actress, apparently, and has...

It’s International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8, and Benefit has an interesting collaboration for it – with LinkedIn. The beauty brand is offering women the chance to have a FREE professional headshot taken to makeover their profile. The offer is available between 11am and 4pm on Sunday, at two Benefit...

Yes, it’s another CBD brand – they are everywhere. You will use cannabinoids in your beauty regime! Okay, let me try to explain the science part of this. The skincare line was founded by pharmaceutical company MGC Pharma – trailblazers in the Phytocannabinoid industry. They’ve created this new collection...

I was very fortunate to be invited to a gorgeous breakfast at Harvey Nichols a couple of weeks ago week to learn all about the latest CBD brand on the block – Apothem. This is a high-end CBD brand – the clue is in the stockist, right? I have to confess that the CBD beauty revolution has sort of passed...

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,...

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...

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...