I’ve been planning to write a series of posts on Honest Beauty for a while now. Taking my favourite skincare and make up products that are kind to nature, kind to skin and have had a particular impact on me. First up is the rather spectacular Miracle Cleanser from Aurelia Probiotic Skincare. I first wrote… Read More Aurelia – Miracle Cleanser – Honest Beauty
International brand Sephora has a great take on the best beauty products on the market from skincare to make up. Mr B knows he can be on a work trip anywhere in the world and all he has to do is find a Sephora store for a winning gift So good is this ubiquitous hub… Read More Sephora Favourites
When Mr B announced he was going to New York with work for a week in January I felt a little green with envy. Then I remembered one of the basic rules of marriage. If the husband travels abroad with work thou shalt be rewarded upon his return with gifts. I think the marriage certificate… Read More Sephora Haul
I know what your thinking, contouring has been around like forever now. Slow on the uptake I loathed it at first, I’m going to give you my older perhaps wiser way that I tackled it. So yes contouring has been around for some time and yes it passed me by at first. Doing this and… Read More How I tackled Contouring
No trip to France would be complete without a beauty cache. I know from previous trips that you can’t go wrong in a French Farmacie. Rows and rows of unpronounceable names, French bottles filled with potions and lotions to beautify. My cousin stockpiles her favourite brands like Biotherm Micellular Water, when she travels to France and saves… Read More Clarins – Honest Beauty
I think it was a Couple of years ago that I read “wipes are for babies bottoms not for your face” from the fabulously straight talking beauty blogger Caroline Hirons. I don’t think I’ve used a cleansing wipe since. Wipes leave a sticky residue on your face which I always end up washing off. For… Read More The Best Cleansing Waters
Hey hello It’s February and the first month of the year has passed. No signs of Spring weather as yet, so far just cold wet grey days. So I thought I’d share my skincare routine for Winter and how I’ve stepped it up. Take care of your skin in Winter and you will emerge in… Read More Beauty Picks – February
Hello December, It feels extraordinarily mild and warm outside for the start of the Winter months, but dear December your not fooling me! I know if I don’t take the necessary precautions by the end of February my face will like a dried-up walnut. So I have a Winter skincare plan. More skincare, more often. Yep,… Read More Winter Skin from SBC
Do you ever have days when you look in the mirror and all you see are wrinkles? My problem area is around my eyes, seems each time I look in the mirror another wrinkle appears. Praise be then to Skin Doctors, the brand that provides a face lift from a bottle. I tried… Read More Skin Doctors
Morning! Bad hair day? How many mornings have you woke to find your hair just would not perform in its usual way? Many women think about their hair – a lot. But have you ever thought of hair loss? Women of any age can suffer hair loss or thinning hair, this can be age related… Read More Nanogen – Science of Thicker Hair
I’m not really one for fake tan. I tan easily and spend a lot of time outside so I usually end with an olive glow which Mr B calls my farmers tan. However due to this week’s inclement weather, I feel myself reaching for the bottle! Now having tested what’s on the market at the… Read More Five of the best Fake Tans
Hi all, A scorcher of a day here in Brighton. It’s been nice to have a relaxing day in the garden topping up the tan and reading the papers. This week saw many fashion and beauty brands launch to the press their new offerings for Autumn/Winter 2015. It’s generally known as Christmas in July,… Read More The Sunday Supplement #04
I’ve long been a fan of SBC, it was about this time last year that that I raved about the Arnica Gel see the post here. This year SBC have some new offerings and I’m equally excited about their near-miracle healing powers. First up there’s a new range of shower gels, Honey & Almond, Honey… Read More SBC – Simply Beautiful Collection #2
Hello, Sunday. Ah! Lovely Sunday, lazy breakfast and lie in’s and a chance to take stock of the week. I’ve had a busy week, not stopped, enjoyed every minute. On the one hand, I’ve been working hard photographing new collections for our accessories website Boston&Boston and getting ready for an online sale. Coming soon! As well… Read More The Sunday Supplement #03
No three words sound better to me than ‘Italian Summer Fig’ I love the smell of fig, the house if full of fragrant fig candles that fill the air with sweet perfume and tell me, what’s better than Italy in the Summertime? The Italian riviera, the countryside, the Amalfi coast, the sea, and sand. So when… Read More Italian Summer Fig – The Body Shop
