The British Beauty Blog
by Jane Cunningham since 2008

[unpaid/sample] Forget all about fancy French Macaron and take yourself back to the days of the old fashioned macaroon – something you could throw together with five ingredients and after baking (oh, the smell!) sit back and indulge in what’s basically sugar and coconut. Delicious! The Odylique Coconut Candy Scrub smells exactly like that sweet…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This fragrance isn’t one I’d have picked from a shelf for myself but its one that has caused a ripple over social media and undoubtedly will sell in the millions. As the name suggests, this fragrance is by Khloe Kardashian and is created by noses Clement Gavarry and Alberto Morillas. The latter has created…

I’m pleased that I have been hailing the ZIIP HALO as one of the best facial toning gadgets ever since it launched because it’s gone on to become something of a phenomenon in terms of sales. It’s not surprising, given that it’s got so many A lister fans and it’s truly so easy to use.…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you don’t know the brand, SUQQU, it’s a luxury Japanese make up and skin care brand whose name means ‘posture with attitude’. I know SUQQU best for its make up – gorgeous palettes with depth of colour, a variety of textures and seasonal shades. The hues tend to be nature inspired and they’re…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] We started this week with a rose candle and it seems fitting, given that it’s Valentine’s Day, to end the week with one, too. To me, the Malin + Goetz Rose Otto Candle is the best of rose candles so you could say that this is a love letter to a candle that’s been…

[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] As this month seems to be the dreariest February of all time, I’ve been making attempts to cheer up the house (and myself) with some beautiful bud vases I was given for Christmas. With bud vases, I feel the more the merrier and as I’ve been something of a hoarder of small vases, tiny…

[unpaid/sample] So many new brand founders have already earned their stripes at one of the big beauty companies. That’s exactly the case for French brand, PERS, which has recently hit the UK shores. Sophie-Lisa Percheur and Quentin Douce have Estee Lauder and Lancome respectively under their belts and are working with the aesthetic doctor, Dr…

[unpaid/sample] What I like about Shay & Blue fragrances is that they’re usually fairly uncomplicated. What the fragrance name suggests is exactly what you’ll get, making them ideal for someone like me who finds nuanced notes quite difficult – I get a bit tired of multi-layered fragrances whose notes are impossible to pick through and…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Give me a lip balm to test and you bet I’m going to test the life out of it. I love lip balms over and above any other beauty product and several years ago, when Biossance entered the UK (2020-ish), I was given a balm. At that time, it came in a little pot…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s going to be quite a fragrance filled week, one way and another – that seems to be that way that beauty world works: one week it’s all skin care (my least favourite of all testing), the next make-up and of course, everything seasonal as and when. I’ve always loved Jo Loves fragrances –…

[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] As soon as I spotted this pair of jeans on GAP they were in my basket! I love a good pair of skinny jeans (yes, I know…but I can’t give them up completely) and occasionally slip into flare jeans but what I can’t wear, and never have been able to wear, is straights. They…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Elemis Pro Collagen Cleansing Balm is one of the first cleansing balms I really fell in love with. I will, nine times out of ten, pick a balm to take off my make up and the general detritus of the day over anything else. The exception is a lazy TV cleanse with a micellar…

[unpaid/sample] I’ve taken a few days to test out the new supplement patches from The What Supp Co. I was going to give the transdermal Dip Out patches at least a week before writing any kind of review but I don’t need to. They’re working for me. Trust me, I’m the biggest cynic when it…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Teddy Tint has almost broken the internet in Asia and now it has its time to shine in the UK. Inspired by K Beauty (as most things are now), Teddy Tint is a blurred matte finish and feels extremely lightweight and balmy on the lips. I’m generally not a fan of matte finishes, especially…

[unpaid/sample] It’s great to dip into the world of professional beauty now and again so I was very happy to receive Armand’s Pro Body Glow for review. Armand is a noted make up artist (on the downlow, he’s worked with Goldie Hawn and Nicole Scherzinger, to name but two, and if there is one thing…