My toes are newly painted (by me) in Essie Color Binge –  tomato orange/red shade – because my feet are finally out. I’ve discovered that it’s from the 2015 Fall Collection and not only is it in ...

I’m scheduling this post early because the Uniqlo x Anya Summer collection launches on line at 8am and a big flag that it’s ...

This palette is taking me right back to my blogging roots in the days of windscreen wiper brush strokes and arm swatches. The ...

I was very tempted yesterday to buy this when I saw it in Oliver Bonas but annoyingly they didn’t have my size. In real life it’s a sparkling (not glittery) fine knit jacket that is perfect for cooler ...

I don’t mind that I’m not a rigorously tidy person. I’m not chaotic, but my bar is low when it comes to keeping things in a meticulous manner. When I think about my friends, we divide quite evenly ...

Aside from the hyaluronic (in low, high and medium weights), which we all know is a skin wonder, it uses Vitamin C to even out tone, tri-peptides (last on the ingredient list so probably not doing ...

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I think my experience with Fable & Mane Volumizing Shampoo and Conditioner is one of ‘great brand, wrong product’. The Volumizing ...

This shade is thicker in texture I think although thinner in pigment – although a lighter shade is always going to take more coats to perfection than a darker one unless there is something very wrong.

I like this for anyone who is losing their lids – that lovely gleam of gold when your eyes become expressive and lids move to show the shimmer. Pricing is mid to high. My guess is that Merit Beauty ...

I think the shades are quite dark for a summer push. Viva Glam I and III are matte finish and II is satin. This is (badly applied) Viva Glam I – it’s the one I like most on me I think as it’s bright ...

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Wow – so these bareMinerals Mineralist lipsticks pack a pigment punch! I wasn’t expecting them to be quite so powerful. These were ...

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m already a REN fan – I recommend Evercalm to just about anyone who ever asks what they should be using for skin that’s acting up ...