Our bathrooms are being invaded by technology, from the humble electric toothbrush to whizzing epilators. I tried out a reasonably new addition to the beauty-tech family; Braun Face.
Its the world’s first facial epilator (super fast mechanical tweezing tool) and cleansing brush, and comes with different attachments for different tasks – some more menacing than others. Continue reading
Beauty product reviews are the bread and butter of this blog – people love reading them, and I love writing them.
Here are my top seven tips to make that review impartial, relevant and super shareable.
1. Be honest and impartial
The most important thing to remember when writing a review is that it should be your honest opinion.
Anyone can read the sales patter about a product on the company’s website – readers are coming to you because they want to know what the product is really like – does it sting when you apply it? Does it only come in shades of beige? Does it get all over your teeth when you drink coffee? Tell us.
This beauty staple is the fanciest highlighter of them all. But this golden stick doesn’t just have beauty, it’s smart too.
I got colour matched at Debenhams and was taught how to use the product by one of the make up artists at the YSL counter. That’s when I realised everyone I knew was using it completely WRONG.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Summer, and in my usual hyper-organised way I’ve already taken my main Summer vacay.
Here are six super-products I couldn’t have done without on my trip to peaceful Portugal…
There aren’t that many spa-related activities that I haven’t partaken in, but up until last week having a massage was one of them. Luckily a new LUSH store opened on Oxford Street to take care of all my back rubbing needs.
My first ever massage took place deep in the underbelly of the new LUSH store which boasts three floors of natural, sweet smelling goodness.
I had no idea what to expect and while I waited for my masseuse to prepare the room, I was treated to a hand massage with a strawberry soap bar on the shop floor, which was more relaxing that it sounds.
If you’re anything like me, getting a tan is one of your main summer goals, but did you know that overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the main preventable cause of skin cancers, according to Cancer Research UK?
Since reading those sobering stats, I’ve been looking for some more skin-friendly solutions, including Bondi Sands self-tanning mist.
Ever wanted to know the secret behind a Queen Bee’s longevity? (I mean a real bee, by the way, not Beyoncé), well Melvita have plucked it, transported it and whipped it into a gorgeous little cream.
Melvita’s Nectar Supreme is a tiny pink pot of organic goodness which smoothes, illuminates and hydrates the skin.
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep,” — William Shakespeare, The Tempest.
Are your days as dreamy as a Shakespeare sonnet? If not, you probably aren’t getting enough sleep. According to NHS studies, over a third of the UK population suffer from poor sleep quality on a regular basis.
After a successful and fulfilling career, ex-Media Director and Innovation Consultant at Saatchi & Saatchi, Jo Foster came up with a simple resolution. She decided to pay the same amount of attention to her well-being during the night as she did during the day, and so Kiss the Moon was born.
If you’ve never been to Lush then you’ve definitely smelt it. The handmade cosmetics emporium is well known for its super smelly shops, fizzing bath bombs and solid shampoo bars, and now they’ve opened their new biggest store on Oxford Street.
I went along to the opening to see all three floors of glittery goodness…
For a few Mondays this month I’ve been going make up free (eek) in order to give my skin a breather, and try to break my addiction to the creamy crack that is true match foundation.
Here’s what I found out…
Phoebe Parke 