The British Beauty Blog
by Jane Cunningham since 2008

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Let’s kick off the week with a good cleanse. I have readers far and wide so while it’s a bank holiday here in England, it’s not elsewhere, so I’m treating it as business as usual. One of the products I’ve been trying is Biossance Squalane + Amino Aloe Gentle Cleanser, and for someone who…

[unpaid/affiliate] Well, this will short and sweet but I can’t see anything but good on this MAC offer that gives you £50 of free product with a £60 spend. If you’re not too busy with Easter plans, take a moment to list out who would like a MacStack Mascara, a Ruby Woo Lipstick or a…

[unpaid/sample] I don’t know if any readers invested in the original formats of scalp scrubs? It felt like grinding sand into your scalp and was thoroughly unpleasant. The new breed, thankfully, have harnessed the power of AHAs and put them in a liquid which is much more user-friendly. Having been a bit sceptical about the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] With news that Aldi has brought out three ‘dupes’ for Le Labo, it reminded me that Lidl’s Suddenly Female dupe of Lancome La Vie Est Belle makes me laugh every time I hear of it. I mean, tell me the thought process that happened at product development stage that brought them to Suddenly Female.…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Saie is not a new brand – it began life in 2019 – but it’s new to me and I’m immediately drawn in by the product names – yes please to Dew Bronze and Dew Blush, Glossy Bounce and Glowy Super Gel. Brands, of course, don’t spring from nowhere – founder, Laney Crowell, is…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Trust me, I am as low maintenance as it’s possible to be with my hair. It’s naturally curly, so I blow dry it straight or lightly wavy and I really don’t like having anything in it such as hair spray or gel. Looks great on the day but overnight, while my curls try to…

It’s not so long ago that I wrote about the Clarifying Scalp Exfoliant which I have found very good for my itchy scalp. I feel sure that I wasn’t rinsing product out of the back of my hair and that led to itchiness but as it is, I’m prone to a flakey scalp out of…

[unpaid/sample] I think if I’d have known the founder story, I’d have featured AKT a very long time ago. The brand was founded in 2015 by two actors performing in the West End – Ed Currie and Andy Coxon – whose deodorants were not hitting the spot. I mean, I know from being at the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It would not be so long ago that my jaw would have dropped somewhat at a big spend on what is in effect an odour neutralising air freshener. But, I can truly say that my existing Malin + Goetz Home Spray in the first variant, tomato, is in constant use and a little goes…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ll be honest, I’ve been avoiding writing this post because I haven’t done a full on swatch post of every product in forever because they’re so labour intensive, but I’ve now got two of these trio compacts in my use-all-the-time trolley (used to be a drawer, have upgraded to a trolley from Hobby Craft)…

[unpaid/sample] Billed as high strength Ingestible CBD, this is the first CBD product I’ve written about, preferring to keep the whole CBD world off my website. However, after I tried the Whatsupp.co Dip Out Patches HERE, the founder of Dreem Distillery contacted me (they’re friends) to offer a trial of the Night Drops. If you…

[unpaid/purchase/affiliate] I definitely wasn’t going to buy the Dior Forever Hydra Nude Foundation but on Saturday morning I had to dash to Oxford Street to take some clothes back to Stradivarius before the 30 days ran out and while I was there, nip into the Grayson Perry exhibition at The Wallace Collection in Manchester Square.…

[unpaid/affiliate] Why is it all the fun t-shirts have a round neck? I’m not a fan – I don’t like a strangled feeling and I don’t like the kind of meercat look that a t-shirt that grips the bottom of your neck can give. A wide round neck is another thing but don’t give me…

[unpaid/sample] If you love make-up, and particularly CHANEL make-up, the new book by Natasha A Fraser (designed by Olivier Andreotti) is a feast for the eyes. I was invited to listen to Thomas du Pré de Saint Maur, head of Global Creative Resources for the house, covering fragrance, beauty, watches and jewellery. Honestly, I didn’t…

[unpaid/sample] Since I don’t think we’ll have the REN brand with us for much longer, I’m wondering if this is their last new product. I mean, who knows? Maybe this is the one that will take it out of consultation and into the black because it really is very good. The REN Evercalm Sensitivity Relief…