I read a lot in magazines about ‘budget beauty buys’ or comparisons between expensive and inexpensive products; they’re regular features and crop up quite often, but I frequently read them and think “blimey, £5 just for a facewash?”, that’s not budget! For many people, getting to...

Like most other people in the UK; neigh the world I am about to commence the mother of all detox’s. Don’t worry its nothing drastic like a juice only diet, or cabbage soup, or even maple syrup and Lemon juice. No way! I’m being sensible and taking the clean and lean approach to my...

I can’t believe it’s over already. 2011 seemed to pass me by with the blink of an eye, I feel like I only gave it 90%, and that I didn’t spend enough time working on my own goals and trying to do all the things I wanted to do. So last night at dinner with my best friends, we got onto the...

Much to my dismay I have recently stopped getting my eyelash extensions done. This is not because I didn’t love them…in fact…I ADORED them! However, it suddenly dawned on me a few weeks ago that unfortunately I am not a WAG, and I do have other more pressing expenses: like mortgage...

I often wonder what’s lurking underneath the pristine mask of make-up donned by celebrities in magazines. If we knew what they really looked like without their slap on would it provide some relief for us mere mortals who often have neither the time nor the inclination to make ourselves look...

November saw a phenomenal amount of men in the UK and in fact across the world donning moustaches to raise money for research into a cure for prostate and testicular cancer. I’ve seen every type of ‘tache’ this November – I’ve seen the handlebar, the country gent, the...

Are you getting enough beauty sleep? I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that but waking up after little or no sleep definitely changes the way I look and ultimately the way I feel.You may think the term ‘beauty sleep’ is made up but in fact it’s been proven to be true!...

It seems like the older I get the more wrinkles and lines I notice in the mirror. Surprisingly they seem to look even worse in the winter because my skin is so dry. Wrinkles go hand in hand with aging and are caused by a number of external factors like sun damage, smoking, dehydration, and of...

One of life greatest conundrums…how do you find a great hair stylist? You know the kind I’m talking about, they are nice, know exactly the kind of cut you want, they are experts at colour and help you find a colour that suits you and they don’t charge a fortune.In my 6 and a half...

This weekend I did something I have never done before and I loved every minute of it. You are probably asking yourself what on earth did I do that was so exciting/lovely that I could actually love every minute of it? Well I attended a pamper party for my soon to be sister-in-law, it was all...

It feels like winter is almost here and my skin has already started rebelling against it! Every winter, without fail, I go through this awful phase with my skin where it goes all scaly, itchy, sore and red for a few weeks or more; then eventually settles down and goes back to normal....

If you are dressing up this weekend for some Halloween fun, or just because you want to, you might be wondering how you can still apply your makeup without scaring people away and still tie it into your costume. I mean come on, what kind of make up would you have if you are dressed as a...

Have you ever wished for long luscious dark eyelashes? I certainly have! I’ve bought almost every kind of lengthening, volumising, cheap and expensive mascara on the market with varying degrees of success and failure. I have even had my lashes tinted, to no avail. I’ve also used a...

How long has it been since you had a nice long rejuvenating bath? I can’t even remember the last time I had a soak in the tub, since my life always seems centred around taking the fastest option available, which is always a shower, and sadly always overlooking my lovely bathtub!Besides...