The Natural, Stateside Beauty Brands Your Bathroom Needs
Many of the beauty brands we're currently coo-ing over have been served up by the States. Leading the all-natural charge, the likes of {SkinOwl} and {Tata Harper} are refusing to compromise - determined to combine clean, organic ingredients with efficacy - to care for your complexions and wellbeing.
August Favourites
I feel like August was a skin care success story - I've established a 'regime' (whoop! #grownup) that I'm very happy with, and it's incredibly good looking (endless Insta-opportunities)
Instant Radiance with Sunday Riley's Flash Facial
Discover the ultimate formula for flawless skin: 3 x pumps Ceramic Slip + 2 x pumps of Good Genes = Instant Radiance (squared)
The 50+ Beauty Blog: Give Pores the (Ceramic) Slip
Well, well. The over-50s have become the biggest beauty buyers in the UK, with the 45-54 bracket spending over 2K per year - per head! - on gunk to make them look better. So thank you to Cult Beauty for inviting me to 'represent'
The Best Face Oil I've Ever Come Across for Oily Skin' - India Knight
Never one to mince her words (which is why we adore her), India Knight named this golden elixir "quite simply, the best face oil [she'd] ever come across for combination or oily skins" - and, considering that India has ready access to a fair few potions, this is exceedingly high praise indeed.
Want Beyoncé's Favourite Face Oil?
We're celebrating 3 stellar years of Sunday Riley - the skin care sensation adored by everyone from Helen Mirren to Gwyneth Paltrow, Blake Lively to Beyoncé - so join the star-studded list of celebrity fans, top beauty bloggers, industry experts and Cult Beauty customers who swear by this natural, results-driven range.
My Top 10 Beauty Products from 2014
Tis the time to ponder the year gone by, while vaguely setting plans to then largely ignore in the one to come. What better moment to note and celebrate some of my favourite launches from 2014. In no particular order here's my top 10:
The 5 Best Facial Serums
When formulating face creams scientists can't add the high level of hyper-effective, active ingredients such as Vitamin C and Retinol, because the cream becomes unstable and curdles. In fact, many of the ingredients in your day cream are there solely to maintain that lovely creamy look and texture. With serums it's different, whether oil or water-based, their almost watery texture means that can be souped-up to jet-fuel proportions with no adverse effects...