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Fragrance Uncategorized
15th August 2016

Amouroud Safran Rare Review

Oud.  It’s a funny old ingredient, essentially it’s the smell of infected tree sap, and yet it’s one of the most prized (not to mention that it’s currently hugely trendy) and expensive fragrance ingredients around.  When I heard that a new range of entirely oud-based fragrances was launching, I’ll be honest, my heart sank a bit “another oud range?” I thought, how … utterly predictable.  […]

Fragrance Uncategorized
10th August 2016

The best bath oil in the world? Olverum Bath Oil

One of the best things about being a beauty blogger is the fact that all kinds of things arrive in an unexpected fashion,  and occasionally those things turn out to be products you never realised you couldn’t live without, and Olverum Bath Oil is one of those things.  Random fact, I don’t think I’ve actually taken a bath since Kneipp discontinued my favourite Juniper-scented bath […]

Fragrance Uncategorized
8th August 2016

Fornasetti L’Eclaireuse Candle

Fornasetti is the most whimsical design brand around, and I can never resist it.  This is a surprise to me, as I’m not really a fan of whimsy. I generally prefer strong graphical design, bright colours and geometrics to more representational art (basically, give me art deco over almost anything else, and I’m a happy woman), but somehow, Fornasetti’s sense of the surreal and absurd […]

Fragrance Uncategorized
5th August 2016

Monotheme Verbena Eau de Toilette

The press release for Monotheme Verbena Eau de Toilette arrived last week, and I was literally kicking myself for not having paid any attention to them earlier.  Verbena sounded right up my street, promising green notes of verbena with white flowers surrounded by a base (its a perfume, it can totally be “surrounded by a base”.  Honestly*) of vetiver, amber and musk sounded intriguing, and […]

Haircare Uncategorized
4th August 2016

Rahua Shampoo, Conditioner and Omega 9 Mask

I’ve got backups, don’t worry!  I love this range.  And luckily for me, my hair loves it too.  My hair is coloured, porous and prone to frizziness, and Rahua hair products deal with it admirably.  Rahua nut oil is well-known for its hair care properties owing the small size of the molecules which help it penetrate the hair shaft, and the basic Rahua range (as […]

Fragrance Uncategorized
3rd August 2016

Imperial Leather Foamburst Nourishing Shea Butter and Orange Blossom

My orange blossom obsession continues (it’ll pass, don’t worry.  Hopefully).  After a £35 shower gel yesterday, here’s one for a tenth of the price.  I discovered the Imperial Leather Foamburst luxurious body wash back in June having discovered that I’d travelled to Cornwall without my usual toiletries bag, and so needed something to replace, but I didn’t want to spend too much.  So, for £3 […]

Face Makeup Uncategorized
1st August 2016

GOSH Cosmetics Foundation Plus+ 002, 004, and 006 Review

GOSH Cosmetics are probably my favourite mid-priced range, and lots of their recent releases have set my jaded old heart pulsing – their last, with the lip oils, the foundation drops and those beautiful eyeshadow palettes and matte eyeshadow sticks, was one of the best thought-through collections I’ve seen in quite a while.  I was lucky enough to be invited to dinner with the brand […]

Face Uncategorized
31st July 2016

Real Techniques Ultimate Base Kit – Limited Edition

I do love a Real Techniques face brush, or three (or four…).  For my money, there aren’t many brands that make better brushes for base products, and their blush brushes are magnificent!  That said, I do not love their eye brushes at all – in fact, I’ve not met one of their eye brushes that I’ve used more than once before giving it up as […]

Uncategorized
29th July 2016

Triple Dry Fresh Anti-Perspirant

I’m largely recovered from my parosmia now, which is a huge relief.  However, one of the few “joys” of a life-changing smell disorder was that not only couldn’t I smell myself, I couldn’t smell anyone else either, which made travelling on the tube during hot weather a more pleasant place for me than it did for … “normal” smellers!  Ironically, even though I’m almost entirely […]

Haircare Uncategorized
28th July 2016

Shea Moisture Superfruit Complex 10-in-1 Multi-Benefit Shampoo, Conditioner and Masque

This review is so overdue that it’s a little embarrassing! However, since the Shea Moisture Superfruit Complex 10-in-1 Multi-Benefit range arrived, it’s definitely become a staple, and I’ve got through backups of everything pictured here.  It’s a great range. Long cult products in the US, I think there were lots of us UK beauty bloggers who were super-excited to see  Shea Moisture finally make it […]

Fragrance Uncategorized
27th July 2016

Jasper Conran Nude Woman

 Jasper Conran Nude Woman, the latest fragrance from the Jasper Conran range, is housed in a beautifully detailed bottle.  Hefty, but delicate, the carved column fills the hand nicely, and feels wonderfully tactile when you’re spraying it.  It’s supposed to evoke “contemporary femininity”, and I think it delivers that nicely. The juice inside the bottle is surprisingly enjoyable too.  A white floral that manages to […]