I think we all know what it feels like to constantly hear about beauty products we can’t live without. We could spend an absolute fortune on the latest must-haves and beauty trends, and that’s on top of our old faithful products that we already use on a daily basis. So we really want to know … Continue reading 6 Beauty Items You’re Not Sure You Need
There is no better time for a skin detox than now, just ahead of the Christmas party season when we all want to look our finest. And that’s one of the reasons I am giving Facetox a go - an organic, cruelty-free, paraben free, mix-it-yourself facemask kit that’s becoming a bit of a beauty craze. … Continue reading Time for a Facetox
Show Beauty is Tamara Ecclestone's glamorous and luxurious hair care range, which launched in 2013 with a range of styling products. Just recently they also launched a full range of wet hair care products, including Moisture and Volume ranges of shampoos and conditioners, and I have been using the "Sublime Repair" range. This range focuses on strengthening … Continue reading Sublime Repair Hair Care from Show Beauty
Last month The Body Shop® launched their brand new Superfood Face Mask range, with 5 luxurious-sounding (100% vegetarian) face masks made from key beauty superfood ingredients. Not only are they made from these amazing ingredients from around the world, they are also free from parabens, paraffins, silicone and mineral oils, so they’re a real skincare treat. … Continue reading The Body Shop® Superfood Face Masks
Today is the start of #Becrueltyfree week and I’m joining loads of other bloggers by supporting the #BlogForBunnies campaign and helping to raise awareness of cosmetics animal testing. I shop cruelty free because animal testing is both sad and pointless. Around 100,000 animals suffer each year to test cosmetics, and these tests are pretty much … Continue reading #BlogForBunnies – My Top Ten Cruelty-Free Beauty Buys!
Aside from meeting some lovely North West bloggers, the recent Manchester Bloggers Meet was also a great because I walked away with a selection of lovely goodies, some of my favourites being these spa and beauty products from Primer Spa Shop. There are two big reasons why it’s love at first sight for me and … Continue reading Handmade Pampering from Primer Spa Shop
I've always had a thing for vibrant lipstick, and my makeup collection always has to have a matte orange/red shade in it - I think it's a good colour for fair skinned blondes. This is a new one I picked up from M&S: Limited Collection Matte Lipstick in Tomato. I've never actually tried M&S makeup before, despite … Continue reading Bright Tomato Lips From M&S
After deciding to go cruelty free with my cosmetics it took me some time to use up my existing products. But now I've built up quite a collection of new cruelty-free beauty products that I'm happy with, so I thought I'd share with you everything I'm currently using. This post is all about face products, starting with face creams and … Continue reading My Cruelty-Free Collection: Face
As the pale-skinned English Rose that I am I mostly steer clear of fake tan as I don’t think it really suits me. But sometimes when I’m bearing my arms and legs for a night out in the warmer months I do like to dabble with a bit of wash-off instant tan (such as Rimmel Sun … Continue reading Tried and Tested: Solait Instant Wash Off Tan
I’ve never used Burt’s Bees products before, and this essentials kit was a Secret Santa gift at Christmas. It’s actually the festive edition of the set, which just meant that it came in a red box rather than yellow/white – the products were the same though, and it contains 5 travel-sized products. Burt’s Bees are … Continue reading Essential Burt’s Bees Kit
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