[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I like the idea of wellbeing fragrances – they imply a certain gentleness and balance that perhaps your average fragrance won’t have. It’s not just the concept of smelling lovely, it’s more about combing…
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I first reviewed Kate Somerville several years ago but my very first introduction to this brand was in New York in 2008. I was on holiday with Mr BBB who very patiently found the…
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve found a very nice offer on the Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress & Calm Set – it’s something I’d love to both give and receive although I am not currently stressed – unbelievably! Full of…
[unpaid/sample] I’ve learned from this fragrance that angelica doesn’t smell anything like I imagined it would. Somehow, I thought of it as a sweet, cloudy note – maybe cotton-candyish, but that couldn’t be further from…
[unpaid/sample] Honestly, I wanted this to be awful because I knew it would be expensive but it’s not – it’s utterly lovely. However, I hadn’t imagined it would be £620 a bottle. My goodness –…
[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] First up, I’ll say that I haven’t put this to the 24 hour test! But, it’s a while since I’ve experienced such a grippy lipstick. Most brands focus on hydration with mattes but MAC…
It’s ZIIP HALO time again! I’ve been at several industry events recently and the ZIIP HALO is quite the topic of conversation – in a good way, of course. I get asked a lot what…
In 2023 I wrote about the Current Body LED Hair Growth device after suffering hair loss after having Covid. Ideally, I want to forget about those lost years because I was so unwell and still,…
This palette is taking me right back to my blogging roots in the days of windscreen wiper brush strokes and arm swatches. The trend for palettes has dipped in favour of eye crayons, single shadows…
It’s taken me a long time to love Living Proof – early iterations were not nearly as good as the products are now and since Unilever stepped in and bought the brand. Living Proof is…