Beauty & Cosmetics

I had my first contact lens “lesson” last week and to say it went badly would be a huge understatement. To be quite honest with you, I don’t know why any part of me thinks that I’ll ever be successful with a procedure that involves precision, dexterity and being OK with repeatedly touching your own […]

Rounding up the best summer perfumes I’ve been loving this year. I love a good citrus perfume and often wear it year round. My go-to’s are still from Chanel and Creed, but I have some new favorites this year! Chanel Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-Biarritz and Paris-Riviera Chanel Les Eaux de Chanel Paris-Biarritz and Paris-Riviera

Image Credit @ Marcus Ohlsson for Porter Magazine In the summer months you need to revamp your skincare routine to ensure your skin stays hydrated and radiant, whatever the weather. As the master of nude, my looks always start with great skin, and in the summer this means starting with one of the best hydrating

Father’s Day is just around the corner (Sunday June 18th, to save you having to Google!) and this year Boots are celebrating all the different types of dads and father figures with their Love for All Dads campaign. They have a huge selection of Father’s Day Gifts available online at boots.com and to show you some of the wide

I shopped the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale at my local store in Tampa and ended up finding a lot of great things from the beauty exclusives offerings this year! It was really fun to see everything in person although lots of the shoes and clothes were already sold out. My store also didn’t have most of

Image Credit @ Chris Colls for Elle US If you have oily or combination skin, keeping shine under control can feel like fighting a losing battle. Your skincare regime (and even your diet) play a big part in how shiny or flat your complexion is, but the magic of makeup means you can play with

OK, this is how it works: as I potter along doing my beauty research stuff, testing everything in the world from eyewateringly expensive face creams to the cheapest brow gels, I make note of any brilliant bargain beauty finds I come across. Until I have five of them listed: and then I make a video.

YSL launched new shades of the Candy Glaze Lip Gloss Stick ($39 each) and they are stunning! I tried this formula when it originally launched in Shade 02 for a pretty clear juicy shine but the other shades never really stood out to me. There are new colors in Shades 13, 14 and 15 and

Image Credit @ Anja Rubik for YSL Some looks are good for one night, like a statement metallic eye or a glitter lip, whereas some are absolutely timeless. The luxe makeup look that I created for Anja Rubik earlier this year is the latter. Inspired by Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface, the look has 80s vibes

A quick little beauty post to break up the contact lens content. I mean, I’m verging on becoming an eye blogger at this point. There are two or three posts on laser eye surgery to come yet and who knows what eye-related things I’ll find to write about after that? Sunglasses? Lash growth serums? I’m