After a rather whiffy attempt with a crystal deodorant in the early Noughties, I'd never risked a 'natural deodorant' until Nuud.
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Summer skincare – the French pharmacy brand haul
I'm not going to lie - for some the lure of a life in France is the food, wine, quality of life, weather, culture.... for me, it's the skincare.
30 second review: Aveeno daily moisturising after-shower mist
It's not a sexy, glamorous beauty find, but I was immediately sold on this 'quick fix' from Aveeno on my weekly Boots sweep. Call me a lazy beauty junkie, but I like easy, quick, hard-working, effective products. If they're a faff, chances are I won't use them, no matter how…
CF Christmas: The Elemis Beauty Treasures Collection
I’m not going to edit a complete Christmas gift guide this year, but I thought I’d do quick posts on lovely, covetable things as/when I came across them. I know that’s a bit haphazard but that’s the way I do my Christmas shopping, throughout November and December I simply keep…
5 of the best: winter bath soaks and oils
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…
5 of the best: winter lip balms
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…
Boots Autumn Beauty Haul
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…
CF Loves: British beauty brand: Balance Me
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…
The Sunday Overhaul: Week Two – Brows
As a beauty editor, brow maintenance was simple: Shavata at Urban Retreat. The only brow bar I entrusted my Cara-wannabe brows to. It was love at first thread, as Baljit (the master threader) took one look at my pair of scraggly caterpillars and sent me away: ‘they’ve got potential, but…
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,…
A beauty junkie’s ultimate fix: Glossybox
I just got a year’s subscription to Glossybox! Woo Hoo! I had been seriously missing the chance to dip my fingers in pots of cream, spritz the latest fragrance and paint my fingers with this season’s polish; basically my previous day to day job description as a beauty editor. Then…
CF review: Astalift
Fujifilm have made the no. 1 skincare product in Japan. Say what? If I’d told you Hunter wellies were doing a line in mascara or Mr. Kipling was launching a handbag collection you’d scoff right? These brands, trying to get their fingers in all the pies… tut. Well, it’s not…