COLOR RICHE

During London Fashion Week I attended L'Oreal 's beauty pop-up in Soho to get my hair did and nails done , trying …

MOTHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS

My approach to Mother's Day is the same as Valentine's Day : sure it's commercialised, but I like any opportuni…

BVLGARI GOLDEA

The new  Goldea  Eau de Parfum is the first standalone women's fragrance from Italian jewellery house Bulgari in over a…

SMITHS SALON

Last month I visited the lovely guys at the independent boutique hair salon Smiths  in Soho for a much -needed haircut.  Fo…

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR BEAUTY LOVERS

Christmas presents and stocking fillers for beauty, perfume and skincare lovers. 1.  Black Lips Print at Notonthehigh…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: GOLD

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER GLAM CLASSIQUE

A rather exciting gold envelope arrived the other day, with the new limited edition Jean Paul Gaultier Glam Classique Inste…

CHARLOTTE TILBURY

British make up artist Charlotte Tilbury is one of the greats within the industry, with over two decades of experience wor…

VICHY SKINCARE

Vichy is one of those pharmacy brands loved by French women of all ages for decades, creating hypoallergenic skincare, bod…

KIEHL'S SERUMS

I received a parcel this week from the American skincare brand  Kiehl's to try out two of their newest serums.  The Da…

JIMMY CHOO ILLICIT

Last month I attended a fabulous event at Sea Containers in the Mondrian Hotel to celebrate Jimmy Choo's new modern flo…

DERMALOGICA SKINCARE

I'm currently treating my skin to a brilliant new  Dermalogica skincare system, researched and developed by The Intern…

NAILS INC GEL EFFECT

The Nails Inc Gel Effect is the best gel style nail varnish I've ever tried. Since the Debenhams beauty press day las…

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS RÊVE ENCHANTÉ

The new limited edition Rêve Enchanté from French luxury jewellers Van Cleef & Arpels is a fresh, light, floral fragra…

L'EAU D'ISSEY CITY BLOSSOM

Last month I attended the launch event for the new fragrance from Issey Miyake , L'Eau d'Issey City Blossom , at th…

S FACTOR BY TIGI

Like a lot of teens, I was very much into TIGI's Bed Head range in the early noughties - it launched in 2003 in the UK…

EMILY BLUNT FAIRYTALE EDITORIAL

Emily Blunt , starring in Sondheim's take on the Brothers Grimm tales for the new  Into the Woods  film, focuses on thr…

MAGIC & SPARKLE

I love the competitive Christmas TV advertisements which have become a festive tradition over the past few years.  The big…

JIMMY CHOO STARS

Last week I was sent the new fragrance from Jimmy Choo, Stars , and have worn it every day since.  Always a good sign.  The…

PENHALIGON'S COUNTRYSIDE CANDLES

The new Countryside Candles Collection  from British perfume house  Penhaligon’s  come in splendid packaging and all four s…