City Living, Country Life – the best of both worlds
Musings from a red-lippie wearing, skincare obsessed, French pharmacy brand addict, ex-Beauty editor. Posh candle habit currently out of control.
As a mummy, there are those moments in each day that you learn to cherish. It is all too easy, especially with a teething toddler, for days to pass by in a blaze of tantrums, naps, play dates and messy mealtimes. For me, the 30 mins of each day that…
I am strongly resisting putting on the central heating as I know it is the beginning of the end for my skin, lips and hair on the hydration front. But it’s not all doom and gloom, it gives me the perfect excuse to start purchasing an array of lip butters…
This has been on my ‘DIY beauty’ wish list for a while now. A home-made anti-ageing rosehip facial oil. As a huge fan of Trilogy’s nourishing elixir and subsequently Boots’ Botanicals range budget version, rosehip oil is my ‘go-to’ booster for adding a bit of ‘oomph’ for winter skincare. And…
So, other than the big wardrobe update, my beauty cabinet has undergone a bit of an overhaul with the change in season, too. It’s a bit of a L’oreal love-in this season. Specifically their Skin Perfection range. I’m not sure if it’s turning 30, but this season I am being…
I reviewed legendary make-up artist Mary Greenwell’s Lemon EDP back in February, when it was love at first sniff – and it’s one fragrance love-affair that has no signs of abating (as is my usual, fickle olfactory want). So, after last week’s birthday, I knew exactly what I’d be splurging…
So, just a short post – still trying to catch up after a digital-free weekend in Cornwall – I have gone *slightly* crazy in Boots this week, picking up a few skincare pieces from L’Oreal’s Skin Perfection range that I’m really excited about for Autumn – especially the Advanced Correcting…
Okay, I’m going to have to keep this short because the only thing I can say is OH MY. Which obviously isn’t that eloquent, or helpful, when it comes to reviewing beauty products. I currently have my nose buried in the pot and my body slathered with the stuff. If…
This week kicks off with the second in the new Q&A series: ‘Meet the Countryfilles’. A collection of interviews with inspiring, successful women who embody the ‘Countryfille’ ethos. In short, they have led full, exciting, creative lives working at the top of their chosen fields, and have since decamped from…
Before Country Bebe’s head has even hit his pillow each night I am downstairs, lighting up these bad boys. Back in my Beauty Ed days, my mantlepiece in London was never without a cluster of decadent, luxury candles (Tom Ford Tuscan Leather being my all-time favourite) and I hadn’t realised…
A solid 8-hours slumber is still alluding me. Bodyism’s Serenity supplement has made a HUGE difference to my ability to drop off, but it’s the 3am, bolt-upright in bed, wake-up that is proving difficult to shift. I’ve spoken to a number of docs and sleep specialists about my predicament and…
I was kindly sent a box of tricks from brilliant British natural, high-performance beauty brand Balance Me, just in time for our Tenby holiday back in June. I have been lugging them around with me all summer – between Cornwall, Dorset, Somerset and home – and I think I’m just…
I don’t know about you, but I’m melting. Just as I turn to facial oils in the winter to boost my skin, in these temperatures I tweak my skincare routine to incorporate super light-weight and hydrating formulas – these are some of my favourites. Bioderma Sebium micellar water – full…