My top 5 sun creams for the body, suitable for sensitive skin prone to heat rash

The weather is heating up, the sun is out more and more often, and many of you have probably booked your summer getaway. Lucky you 🙂 If like me, you struggle every year with heat rash when the summer starts, with skin needing to get used to the sun again, then you have my sympathy.…

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My holiday essentials this time round – some keepers and some I’ll be using here at home

My holiday toiletries did get a little bit out of control – I had 2 wash bags and a makeup bag – of course I had to cover myself for all eventualities – a very hot climate in Malawi and a moderately hot one in South Africa. Malawi is super chilled and relaxed, whilst South…

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Ramping up the SPF for the face with some non-greasy sunscreens, now the sun seems to be making a more permanent appearance

I love this time of year getting excited and prepared for the Summer – rifling through last year’s clothes complaining that I have nothing to wear in this in-between weather; hunting down shoes that are not boots; revelling in the fact that my hair doesn’t turn into a poof-ball now that the air is dryer; using this…

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MAC lipstick in toxic tale – a bold and fluorescent statement ready for the summer

MAC lipsticks are such good value – modern and bright colours that last – they are an easy treat. They are highly pigmented so provide solid coverage on my dark lips. It’s an easy way for me to update my make-up bag.

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Travel sets for a hot winter holiday (an oxymoron)

If you’ve had the foresight to book a trip away somewhere hot for the holidays this year, then know that I envy you and would love to sneak into your suitcase! I’ve done it a couple of times before (not the suitcase bit, the hot holiday bit) and absolutely loved it. Having something to look…

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