Although it will always be my preference for brands not to test on animals, I don’t exclude information on brands and products that do test from my site. But, I…

One of the benefits of seeing Christmas products from multiple brands in, oh about June time is that you get to see the seasonal trends emerging. Apart from Beauty Advent…

Well, hello there new idea! This is The Body Shop’s innovation – a bridge, if you like, between Christmas and New Year when those beauty advent calendars are opened and…

Did the 2016 Draping trend ever take off? I’m not sure I’ve noticed that it did particularly – it certainly didn’t replace contouring. In case you don’t know what draping…

I was absolutely determined not to get caught up in advent frenzy until at least November, but the reality is that the good ones sell out so fast that unless…

I only belong to a (small) handful of Facebook groups, but one that I look at every single day without fail is Mrs Gloss & The Goss. Founded two years…

Oh when such an easy post drops your way! As you will know, I’m obsessed with dogs (animals in general really but especially dogs), and I’ve used the Malin +…

Just quickly flagging up a Becca TSV on Q VC. I used to love Becca but it’s a brand that seems to have got swamped and swallowed in all the…

No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you! The Real Techniques Expert Organizer brush holder is just hanging about on my window. I’m showing the Single Pocket, but there is another option of…

Doing the rounds on social is a new product line from Scandinavia – Perfect V – that’s all about caring for your intimate area. It includes a highlighter. Before you…

In perfect tropical print style to get you in the holiday mood, this set is an amalgamation of Lauder brands, all in travel sizes and some pretty good offers as…

My lovely friend Lex (@talontedlex) flagged up this on Twitter today from Smith & Cult. As beauty reviewers, we’re often asked to reinterpret ‘artistic’ ideas so that they make some…

I haven’t done a 10 best for ages, but I’ve been scrolling through the TKMaxx Website and I can’t quite believe what’s on there – a huge drop of NARS…

I’ve enlisted the help of members of the Facebook Group, Mrs Gloss & The Goss (HERE) who have very kindly put forward suggestions for the most generous-with-samples beauty sites. There…

Well, these are all of the happy things! They’re pretty much self-explanatory but the idea that you can change your wand with your favourite mascara to get the look you…

I find it hard to get excited about handbag mirrors – I don’t carry one but the number of times I actually need one keeps rising! My mum wouldn’t think…

There’s always that quirky friend that you have no clue what to get as a gift. Andrea Garland focuses on vintage style beauty – pretty mirrors, bobby pins and lip…

Instagram got excited when I posted about the Zoeva Christmas Brush Set which I believe is a Selfridges exclusive. It’s as lovely in the flesh as it looks in the pictures…

  It feels like we’ve waited forever for these beauties to hit the stores and I’ve cruised around the internet – everywhere is selling out – I cannot find anywhere…

Apart from the Chanel No.5 Body Oil (lovely), the only other Christmas offering from Chanel is the Les Minis de Chanel Brush Set that includes the brushes above and comes…

Hate to say it, but you will have to be super speedy to get your hands on the gorgeous little Clarins Festive Treats set, because it’s £10! You get a…

I don’t know if my brain has got lost in fog of beauty advents over the past few years but I *think* this is Clinique’s first ever beauty advent. Anyway,…

There are so many launches today! I was originally only going to flag up the launch of the Chanel Rouge Allure Lip Ink, but scouring for a stockist I noticed lots…

It’s worth noting that the Marks & Spencer Advent Calendar 2016 is the only advent that I’ve actually had reader requests to feature – last year’s customers certainly were very happy.…

I almost NEVER go for a facial, but the big sell on this was that it’s 15 minutes long – and I’m London based and pass Liberty at least 3…