Understanding suncare is something I feel very passionate about as there is a lot of misinformation out there. Sun damage and photo-ageing are often the reason people want to improve their skin routine, as with most things it's much easier to prevent than cure. A good suncream, proper skin routine and use of antioxidants in your skincare can really help the youthful appearance of your skin and is better for your overall health.  A major problem caused by sun damage is that the collagen that holds the dermis and epidermis together is one of the first to be broken down by UV resulting in sk ..read more

This has been a long time coming - lots of favourites in here but also some I never want to see again! Norwegian Formula Deep Moisture Cream Oskia Renaissance Cleansing Gel Honest Beauty Hydrogel Cream Sam McNight Lazy Girl Urban Veda Radiance Day Cream Babo Botanical Sheer Tint Dr Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Peel Nu Skin Toothpaste Garden of Wisdom Hyaluronic Acid Stila Glitter & Glow Elvive Dream Lengths Elf Camo Concealer Tropic Smoothing Cleanser Vapour Mascara Lush Sleep Time Soap Lush Honey I Washed My Hair Nu Skin Activating Cleanser for sensitive skin  Pai The Impossible Glow i ..read more

 One of the most requested reviews, Jones Road Miracle Balm. I do like it but I'm not sure I love it. Lots of people do but some people have struggled. Could this be the marmite of the beauty world?  Subscribe to the feed ..read more

Some ideas for christmas presents, stocking fillers and things you may want to add to your Christmas list Eye Masks - these look lovely and go well in a stocking, tucked into a Christmas card and aren't expensive to post!  Blue Bowl - I love this place to get presents and Florence is doing advent calendars too  Hourglass Palettes - I love Hourglass Palettes and the new ones look absolutely divine. They are worth the money for the amount of use you can get and their longevity but it helps that John Lewis currently have them 20% off Nail Collection - All nail buffers are the ..read more

 I have not done and empties video in a long time - here's my most recent bag of empties Products mentioned:Farmacy Cream Clean CleanserHonest Beauty Hydrogel Garden of Wisdom Hyaluronic AcidVO5 Volume Boost Gel SprayDoterra toothpasteDoterra Conditioner NuSkin Stain Removing ToothpasteNuSkin Activating Cleanser for Sensitive Skin (to be used with the LumiSpa)Tropic Skin Shade (I wear Light/Medium) Clarins Eau Dynamisante Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye MascaraToo Faced Better Than Sex MascaraNourish London Illuminating Face ShimmerNaturismo Recycle Your Empties Subscribe to the feed ..read more

 Take this as your kick up the bum to go and sort your makeup out. Most of use have a ton of makeup that we don't use, have forgotten we own or is in the bottom of a really gross makeup container and we'd rather pretend it wasn't there. We're going to fix that  What You'll Need: Kitchen roll or a couple of old tea towels Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) - a good thing to come out of covid is that this is more readily available and cheaper too. I use this to clean every thing in my pro kit and to clean my pro-brushes because it gets them really clean and dries almost instantly. You do not nee ..read more

When I first started wearing make-up concealers came in a lipstick-style bullet. Chalky in texture and very limited in colour they were ok for covering a spot if you had a whopper. They were pretty pigmented and unblendable. Now a lot of clients I work with, especially those over 35, have not kept up to date with how concealers have evolved, often using a heavier coverage foundation and skipping the concealer altogether which makes it hard to get a natural finish.  I often get asked how to get dewy skin without losing coverage and I always recommend a lighter, dewier foundation and a go ..read more

 It can be difficult to remember what you want to be avoiding in your beauty product ingredients when you are making a purchase so I've created this downloadable for you  You can download the PDF here  Subscribe to the feed ..read more

There are lots of offers on at the moment but here are some of my favourites  A Beautiful World - they have 20% off everything using code BLKFRI22 https://abeautifulworld.co.uk/  The Body Shop - have 25% off everything using the code BLACK FRIDAY https://go.magik.ly/ml/1og60/  Goldfaden MD Bright Eyes - my favourite eye cream currently 25% off at Space NK - https://go.magik.ly/ml/1odff/  Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder - my favourite https://go.magik.ly/ml/1ofup/  Hourglass - they make hands down the best powders and these palettes are stunning&nb ..read more

I have a couple of friends who get a beauty advent calendar every year and they can be a bit of a gamble. The biggest names are not cheap and if, as I would, you like it to be a surprise then it can be disappointing if it's filled with goodies that aren't your jam.  I won't be giving away any spoilers (you can find them all on the various websites) but I thought it would be helpful to have a little overview of some of the big name calendars so if you don't want to know exactly what is in there you have a little bit more info to help you make your decision. For example I don't want perfume ..read more