Thanks to beauty boxes, blogging and generally scouring the internet looking for tips, I've discovered more and more skincare products to try out on my skin. I flit about trying various things, but recently I have settled on the following products which I have been working well on my skin currently. For reference, my skin isn't particularly good. Its combination, leaning towards oily,...

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This month was Glossybox's first birthday! They're doing a lot of giveaways over on Facebook at the moment to celebrate and they threw a party in London for their ambassadors and team. I was expecting some pretty big things from the box this month, given the previous Harrods collaboration and the obvious pulling power the GB team have with brands to secure samples,...

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BB creams have taken the world by storm. Originating in Asia, BB cream stands for beauty balm or blemish balm, or many other things beside (my favourite is seeing it referred to as a beblesh balm. I like to say that in a Borat voice over and over and over). BB creams are touted as an all-in-one skin solution; skin whitening ingredients, no...

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Seeing as I've been so absent recently and also seeing as I've got quite a lot to blog about, I thought I'd mark this week as Beauty Week and attempt to do a beauty post every day. My beauty posts undoubtedly get the most views and whilst I do still love crafting and cooking and baking, everything else has taken a back seat...

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Its been a wee while, my apologies. My usual routine has been knocked for six lately. On the 'real life' side, things are very unsettled at the moment and I cannot wait to have everything ironed out. In the absence of a post with any substance, I bring you a few of my Instagram pictures from the last couple of weeks. I am...

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My post comparing the Harrods GlossyBox with the Anti-Ageing Latest in Beauty box is still my most viewed post on my blog. So, I thought I'd bring you another post, comparing the latest boxes from both companies. Perhaps, if this post is as popular as my last one, I'll make this a regular feature. The April Glossybox's theme was natural products. I absolutely...

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Yep. I'm a bit of a stuck record when it comes to Latest in Beauty, but I don't care. I love those great people and all the beauty items they send me in the post in exchange for a few of my hard-earned pounds. In the last few weeks I've bought 3 boxes (excluding the Anti-Ageing box I already blogged about!), and I'm...

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The first thing I should say about this recipe is I cheat at every turn possible. If there's a gadget I can use to get out of doing manual labour, I'll definitely do it. I appreciate that I'm an extremely spoiled lucky girl who has brilliant kitchen gadgetry. All of this can be done without these gadgets, however. I love to cook, but...

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Another mini-hiatus on my part. Apologies, its nothing personal! Work became beyond busy in the last few weeks. But now there's a lot of change ahead and the best part of all this change is being granted a week of gardening leave. I don't need to return to the day job until May 9th. I definitely needed a break. The stress has definitely...

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