Category: Skincare

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you like your day creams light and silky but still plentiful with hydration, turn your attention to Sephora’s HYA All Day Hydrator – nicely priced at £14.99. Its key points are that ingredients are 96% natural origin and it uses an unscented formula which will be music to the ears of anyone who…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This is Jurlique’s first beauty advent calendar and works very well as an introduction to the brand. If you’re looking to change up your skin care, it’s an extremely good trial as Jurlique doesn’t have a long inventory of products, but focuses instead on what it does well which is utilizing biodynamically farmed botanicals.…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s impossible to test every single skin care item I get sent although I do my very best even if its just a surface test as is the case here. There are two items in the Kate Somerville HydraKate Recharging range so far and they’ll suit anyone who a) doesn’t like heavy creams or…

[unpaid/sample] I know aluminium tubes are so much better environmentally (endlessly recyclable) and many brands are starting to use them as standard, but gosh, they crumple up so much. A new thing looks like an old thing from the first squeeze. I need to have a better mindset over this I know and a good case in…

[unpaid/sample] I was sent something from Carol Joy London a few years ago (I actually can’t remember what it was) and assumed that it was a small, niche, luxury brand housed at Urban Retreat (now moved from Harrods and living in its own Hans Crescent home). It was super expensive and somehow, I never got…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This product had me at ‘2 minutes’ – I’m a big fan of a quick fix. I think hard peels need to be used with caution and it’s not really something I do very often after knackering my skin barrier testing products that were just too hardcore. Erborian Skin Hero Peeling contains a gentle…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m a big fan of bar cleansers (I made my own after all :-)) so I was very interested to try the new CeraVe Hydrating Cleansing Bar. Ideally, it’s for normal to dry skin but I found the effect quite neutral – my skin felt neither dry nor hydrated after trying it which suits…

[unpaid/sample] It’s very often the cleanser that leads me to want to try more from a brand I don’t know. It’s the easiest thing to test, even as a surface test, and it was the Amina Cleansing Oil from Eko Botanicals that piqued my curiosity about the rest of the range. While I’ve been seeing…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] So this is a very welcome surprise – REN is a skin care brand that I really rate and use often so I’m happy to see they’re offering minis which give you a generous taster of what the products are like. I find at full size, it’s just a little bit too pricy to…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s peak travel or discovery set time with this beautiful bright yellow bag filled with Decleor Green Mandarin brightening products. Discovery sets are such a good way to get to know a product range properly – I don’t see so much of Decleor any more which is a shame because it’s a great brand…

[unpaid/sample] If I could specialise in testing products, I’d absolutely take the lip balm option! Things I know that upset my lips are any change in temperature whether hotter or colder, some lipsticks, a R in the month … you name it, they don’t like it! This lip oil balm from organic brand Ipsum earns…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] In 13 years, I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed Environ, but I do know several people that use it religiously – it seems that it’s one of those brands that once you try it you want to try everything else. I’m certainly getting that vibe having tested these products (with the exception of the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] The Body Shop’s Vitamin C range has had a revamp – this is something I always like to see because it indicates that a brand realises something isn’t at it’s full potential so they take steps to adjust that. In the main, the collection sees an increase of Vitamin C in the formulas and…