Article Reviews
Goldfield & Banks Bohemian Lime Concentrate
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Oh my goodness! Although there are no rules on ‘who’ for fragrance any more, this, to my nose, is traditionally a man’s fragrance. It’s an absolute burst of citrus…
SUQQU Autumn 2020
[unpaid/samples] In beauty terms this collection is called ‘pre-holiday’ which doesn’t trip as nicely off the tongue as ‘autumn’ but you get the idea. Suqqu newness always sells out really…
4711 Floral Collection
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Got to admit I’m surprised at these. I like the original 4711 for being a blast of freshness on a searing hot day and somehow thought that these would…
Beauty Business News
Really, only moments after the Estee Lauder group came under fire for using terms such as lightening on their skin care products, Jo Malone London has issued an apology for…
Covid Face Is NOT A Thing
If The Times is to be believed, we are now a nation of slack skinned, sun-damaged shadows of our former selves, creating grooves in the pavement in our droves to…
Night Time Tangles Solved : Spirabobble
[unpaid/sample] I don’t know about you, but if I don’t tie my hair up at night I wake up with – well, spaghetti-head. I’ve kept my hair longer since lock-down…
Escentric Molecules 5 – The New One
[unpaid/sample] I’m kicking off the week with the most tricky thing to write about – Escentric Molecules fragrance. I’ve read several articles explaining the art of binding fragrance molecules with…
Selfridges Project Earth Beauty Bag
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The Selfridges Project Earth Beauty Bag is far more impressive than I was expecting. There are several brands that I wanted to see more of as well as a…
Sephora Size Up Mascara
[purchase/affiliate] Another kicking-myself product – for not buying more! I was convinced that this mascara wouldn’t be for me so bought the small size to I could review it at…
Beauty Business News
Revlon is a brand that has struggled for some years now to find its place, with net sales falling 39% (we are still talking over $500 million though). But, many…
In Brief: SpaceNK Sale
[affiliate/ad] This really is brief – a quick look tells me the place to head straight away is to ByTerry with Detoxylin City Serum down from £107 to £43, Densiliss…
The Five Minute Garden by Laetitia Makalouf
[purchase/affiliate] I bought this book a couple of months ago and have so enjoyed it. Whether you have a tiny patch, a balcony or a sprawling garden, the author. Laetitia…
Christophe Robin Perfect Hair Duo
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m a big fan of this hair brand – I’ve only ever met one product I didn’t like (the shampoo bar) with Rose Shampoo & Conditioner as my favourite…
Beauty Business News
I’ll kick off with an update re Pat McGrath Labs and Reward Style and another thank you to everyone who was so helpful. So, Reward Style (the affiliate agency) have…
Heinrich Barth Shampoo & Conditioner
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] So, I’ve had plenty of learning over the weekend – I had just assumed that Heinrich Barth was a sports star or something when I came across the Heinrich…