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May 2009
Victoria Jackson Alert!
I’ve just come back from The Clothes Show London at Excel, where who should I find lurking on the outer stands? Victoria Jackson. Unlike Benefit and Sleek, amongst others, who…
Laboratoire Remede: Never Say Dry
I took Laboratoire Remede Wrinkle Therapy Moisture Lift Baume on holiday to Vegas a couple of months ago. Vegas is a place of extremes in more ways than one, not…
Le Metier Arrives At Liberty
Well, Le Metier de Beaute has finally arrived at Liberty; I walked past the new counter earlier this week – it looked surprisingly flat and clinical given that there are…
Biscuits: The New Skin Care
Over in camp bonkers, the good people at US nutraceutical skin care company, Borba, have joined forces with Deluscious to make an anti-aging biscuit. Skin-loving ingredients are baked into the…
Clothes That (Might) Make You Beautiful
We’ve kind of seen this sort of thing before, with nano-encapsulated caffeine in tights to tackle cellulite, but this is a new generation of skincare that is worlds on from…
Jo Malone: Vanilla & Anise
Last night was the launch of the new fragrance from Jo Malone, Vanilla & Anise. I was kind of dreading this because I really don’t like vanilla but was in…
Reader Frontline: Testing So You Don’t Have To – Anatomicals
Daisy tested a range of Anatomical products: “There are so many beauty brands out there and there are new cosmetic and skin care products coming out all the time- sometimes…
Bright & Beautiful: Lumecin Overnight Brightening Gluco-Treatment
I love it when a product really delivers, and this medicinal looking tube from GoodSkin Labs (at Boots) is a such a surprise! Despite it’s appearance (don’t muddle it with…
LA 2 Week Miracle: Anti-Aging Programme
I’ve just come to the end of the two week skincare regime, LA 2 Week Miracle, designed to re-invigorate your skin’s natural recovery function (back to how it worked in…
Boadicea The Victorious: Candles
Ever since I discovered that someone was so taken with this brand they splashed out £30,000 in one go on it, I’ve been intrigued by Boadicea The Victorious. Behind the…
Fresh Brown Sugar Body Cream
Thanks to the success of Fresh Brown Sugar Body Polish – easily the best body polish ever – Fresh have now brought out a body cream using the same ingredients,…
Scrub Genius: Aveda Caribbean Therapy
I’ve just tried Aveda Caribbean Therapy Body Scrub – it’s out and out the best body exfoliator I’ve used in a very long time. A combination of sugar and salt…
L’Occitane Ma Creme Nature: DIY Moisturiser
A few weeks ago, I was sent a sample of L’Occitane Ma Creme Nature; basically a DIY moisturising cream kit. The box contains two jars; one a third full with…
YouTube Reviews: Richie Nickel
At a recent Barry M blogging event (at Madam Jojo’s in London) I actually got to meet one of my favourite bloggers, MizzWorthy. She very kindly gave me the low…