My March empties – Philosophy, Perricone MD, Soap & Glory, Bobbi Brown, L’Occitane, Caudalie and Mary Kay

I’ve been working my way through some samples (free with purchases from L’Occitane, feelunique and Space NK) whilst on holiday – so much easier than taking my regular, full sized products with me or decanting them into smaller pots. It’s a great way to trial new things!

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My top 10 of body & bath care xmas gift sets

I am enjoying writing these posts! This week’s is quite easy because there are soooo many bath and body gift sets available, and can be more affordable than beauty and skincare ones. And to top it all, it is rare for someone to be fussy about bath products in the same way that they are…

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Philosophy – hope in a jar high performance moisturiser. I had high hopes but was left disappointed.

I ran out of my favourite moisturiser a while ago, and decided to use one of the miniatures from a free-gift-with-purchase – Philosophy’s hope in a jar high performance moisturiser. It’s quite a substantial pot at 15ml, so plenty to really test its performance. The hope in a jar collection is a highly moisturising range of face and eye…

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Décolleté creams – should you use one and which one should you go for? Here are my top 5 + 1.

No, it’s not a mistake. I have a top 5 of décolleté creams + 1 oil. Aha! Besides, top 6 just doesn’t sound right. Anyway, a friend asked me to recommend some décolleté creams, and it got me thinking. Do you really need a specific cream for that area? I don’t actually use one myself, and instead…

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An exfoliator that is gentle enough to use everyday. Philosophy’s microdelivery daily exfoliating wash

I’m a big fan of Philosophy and the little stories they tell on their packaging. Their shower gels are a winter favourite – rich, moisturising and quite luxurious with a scent that lingers. I use their peel every week, and have just picked up their microdelivery daily exfoliating wash after trying out some samples that came with my…

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