I’ve always been an enthusiastic exfoliator, and while I’m very much opposed to real life scrubs, I do think a good body polish is an essential skincare product.
I tested out this Yes to Coconuts scrub over two weeks, below is my completely impartial review.
Smell
Guess what this product smells like? Go on! Yep it’s coconuts, but not like coconuts in the wild, it’s very much a ‘imitation’ coconut smell.
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Let me start off this review with a confession; I kind of hate anti-ageing products on principle. I’m really against the assumption that all women want to look younger and are constantly on a never-ending search for the fountain of youth so that they can bottle a few precious droplets, add them to their face cream, and ‘keep’ a man who is probably old and wrinkly anyway.
The way they are advertised is just so tiresome and cliched, and it makes all men think they have to constantly pretend we don’t have bags under our eyes, which, of course we do because we work hard and, if they’re anything like me, stay up late watching Empire all night, *takes deep breath*.
Rant over, this is where the actual, usually harmless, anti-ageing product comes in. In this case it’s Lavera‘s anti-ageing eye cream, which is certified organic and proven to reduce wrinkle depth.
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
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.
Dermalogica have launched a potent trio of brightening products and I was lucky enough to get my hands on the range and try it out.
At the One New Change shopping centre in St. Paul’s (which is a stunning location by the way…) I had a skin consultation with one of the trained therapists at the store which included sticking my head into a UV box to see beneath the surface of my skin.
“Happy you, happy skin.” If only everything could be that simple!
Simple skincare launched their #AboutFace campaign in January at the House of Mirrors Party hosted at the Ham Yard Hotel in Soho. I was invited to attend along with other skincare-loving bloggers.
Now we’ve sorted out what to wear over Christmas, it’s time to address beauty.
M&S is well-known for exceptional food, quality clothing and a adverts full of husky tones and ‘Magic and Sparkle’, now the 130 year-old brand has outdone itself with its Christmas beauty offering.
Flip through the beauty pages of your favourite glossy and you might end up feeling worse than you did before you picked it up.
With photo shopped celebs, circled cellulite and new ‘wonder’ products that cost a week’s wages in every issue, surely it’s time for a change?
How many beauty editors do you think would sign this pledge?
The Beauty Editor’s Pledge
I do solemnly, sincerely and truly affirm and declare that, on becoming a beauty editor, I will not…
The Beauty Industry is a business like any other.
Executives sit in endless meetings trying to find new ways to sell us the same old products, for new problems we didn’t know we had.
Behind the glow of photoshopped celebs and miracle elixirs, it is a business which relies on us believing in its magic to succeed. Allow me to reverse the spell, just for a short while, in the interest of saving you a penny or two…
When I tweeted that I’d be reviewing a Jane Iredale product I got a very positive reaction, mainly from beauty industry professionals and make up artists who love the brand. This means a lot…
If the industry professionals are using the product, and putting themselves out there and recommending it, it’s a very good sign. But it seems as though the average Joanne, let’s call her, doesn’t know that much about and the brand, and nor did I.
Phoebe Parke 