God I love crisps. Like really love them. Posh Kettle Chips (have you tried the pesto flavour?!) or the downright toxic pickled onion Space Raiders of my youth. Crisps are my diet Kryptonite. So, to that end, here are my Kale Crisps which satisfy my cravings for a savoury, salty…
Estee Lauder’s Heavy Petals nail lacquer collection – swatched
How pretty are these nail lacquers from Estee Lauder for spring? The ‘Heavy Petals’ collection are like dipping your fingers in a box of macaroons, with a bit of added pigment punch. I love that the colours they’ve gone for are quirky and a departure from the generic wishy-washy pastels…
CF Eats: an easy tomato and bean soup
I’ve recently re-discovered this recipe while in search for an economical, filling winter soup and wondered why I haven’t made it for so long. I made a huge batch on Sunday and it will last for a whole working week’s worth of lunches. It is designed to be a ‘use…
Pinterest board: Coloured eye trend
So, the subject of this week’s theme over on Pinterest? Coloured make-up for the eye – liners, shadows, lashes… If it’s bright, it’s there. How stunning are these bejewelled peepers at Dior SS13? For a big event with a sleek pony (a la Dior) and a vintage floor-length black gown,…
CF Eats: DELUXEBITE foodie subscription genius
So I’ve posted a bit about Glossybox, the monthly subscription company that delivers a handful of high-end beauty samples, beautifully wrapped each month. Now please welcome Glossybox’s delicious, ethical, brilliant, foodie equivalent: DELUXEBITE. This box of YUM was sat on my doorstep this morning after co-founder Jason Brown dropped me…
New: Revlon’s Nearly Naked range review
So here it is. I promised to swatch the latest foundation launch from Revlon last week in the new bi-monthly series ‘Beauty Bulletin’, and I’m really impressed. My immediate thoughts were how much the packaging reminded me of one of my favourite make-up brands, Myface cosmetics (from make-up artist Charlotte…
Country Fille – the coffee snob
I’m not afraid to say: ‘My name is Country Fille and I’m a coffee snob’. Even as an impoverished student, the Blonde and I would quite happily pick the mould off our last piece of toast for breakfast but it would always come with a steaming cup of freshly ground…
CF Beauty Bulletin: February
So, to make some in-roads into the avalanche of beauty news in the Countryfille.com inbox, I thought I’d start a quick, snippety ‘beauty news’ bulletin every few weeks. As previously a Health and Beauty Editor by trade, writing about new and upcoming launches, trends and treatments is really what snaps…
Pinterest board: Tattoos
I thought I’d start a new weekly post, linking in to countryfille.com’s Pinterest page with a theme, and new board, each time. First up: tattoos. We are rather tattoo-happy in the Mansi household. I got my first, aged 19, just off Camden Lock Market (I downed a triple Jack Daniels…
A quick, skin-friendly DIY shave oil
Yes I know it’s the depths of winter and the idea of de-fuzzing oneself is probably at the bottom of the beauty to-do list, but I’ve been working on a formula for a nourishing, natural shave oil that I wanted to share. It’s actually great for winter limbs as the…
Winter skincare SOS: facial oils
I love Twitter. A couple of weeks ago I sent out a beauty SOS for facial oil recommendations – for years I’ve been adding a drop of various super nourishing oils to my usual day/night cream each winter to stave off dry, red, flaky skin – and wanted to try…
New Year’s resolutions
Yes, it’s that time of year again. New Year’s Resolutions. This year I’m keeping it simple. And positive. Rather than trying to give something up, or feel guilty about something I ‘shouldn’t be doing’, I’ve decided to set myself a New Year’s Goal instead. To learn Italian. The OH and…