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  • Sephora Favourites

    Sephora Favourites

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    International brand Sephora has a great take on the best beauty products on the market from skincare to make up. Mr B knows he can be on a work trip anywhere in the world and all he has to do is find a  Sephora store for a winning gift So good is this ubiquitous hub…

  • Sunday Supplement #40 – The Other Room

    Sunday Supplement #40 – The Other Room

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    Last weekend I had some of my best friends come to visit, delighted to have visitors I set about sorting the spare room and ‘the other room’.  The spare room was not difficult, my parents stay with us a lot, quick sweep, change of linen, done.  To properly accommodate my friend her husband and two children…

  • How I tackled Contouring

    How I tackled Contouring

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    I know what your thinking, contouring has been around like forever now.  Slow on the uptake I loathed it at first, I’m going to give you my older perhaps wiser way that I tackled it. So yes contouring has been around for some time and yes it passed me by at first.  Doing this and…

  • Galvanic Spa

    Galvanic Spa

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    I read so much about how increasingly you don’t need to go under the knife to achieve youthful skin.  Award winning brand Nu Skin has developed a system called Galvanic Spa, which uses a galvanic current to push moisturizing products into the skin, for the optimum plumped look.  More recently they developed Age Loc.  A range…

  • The Best Cleansing Waters

    The Best Cleansing Waters

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    I think it was a Couple of years ago that I read “wipes are for babies bottoms not for your face” from the fabulously straight talking beauty blogger Caroline Hirons. I don’t think I’ve used a cleansing wipe since. Wipes leave a sticky residue on your face which I always end up washing off. For…

  • Beauty Picks – February

    Beauty Picks – February

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    Hey hello It’s February and the first month of the year has passed.  No signs of Spring weather as yet, so far just cold wet grey days.  So I thought I’d share my skincare routine for Winter and how I’ve stepped it up. Take care of your skin in Winter and you will emerge in…

  • Winter Skin from SBC

    Winter Skin from SBC

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    Hello December, It feels extraordinarily mild and warm outside for the start of the Winter months, but dear December your not fooling me!  I know if I don’t take the necessary precautions by the end of February my face will like a dried-up walnut.  So I have a Winter skincare plan.  More skincare, more often. Yep,…

  • Skin Doctors

    Skin Doctors

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    Do you ever have days when you look in the mirror and all you see are wrinkles? My problem area is around my eyes, seems each time I look in the mirror another wrinkle appears. Praise be then to Skin Doctors, the brand that provides a face lift from a bottle.       I tried…

  • Nanogen – Science of Thicker Hair

    Nanogen – Science of Thicker Hair

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    Morning! Bad hair day?  How many mornings have you woke to find your hair just would not perform in its usual way?  Many women think about their hair – a lot.  But have you ever thought of hair loss? Women of any age can suffer hair loss or thinning hair, this can be age related…

  • Sunday Supplement #13

    Sunday Supplement #13

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    Hey folks. just a quick post in between cleaning the house and cooking, also my puppy Blue has just decided to sit on my knee so this is less than comfortable and I can barely reach the keyboard …anyhow it’s Sunday ……I digress…. so things exciting this week, I tried Nanogens Strengthening Spray and by golly it…

  • SBC – Cotton Collection

    SBC – Cotton Collection

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    As a long standing lover of SBC (Simply Beautiful Collection) I eagerly await each new collection. When I was sent samples of the Cotton Collection earlier in the year I knew I’d like it.  First off the Cotton Skincare Gel, it’s a dermatologically-tested, 100% allergen-free fragrance face and body gel to soothe, calm and restore delicate,…

  • Sunday Supplement #12

    Sunday Supplement #12

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    Hey Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I’m loving the weather at the moment.  Hot and sunny Friday so lunch with the girls and delayed birthday celebration, amazing cards and gifts, in particular, this gold leaf cuff from Mojiana, local jewellery designer. check her out. Which got me thinking, I have some lovely gold…

  • MONU Professional Skincare

    MONU Professional Skincare

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    You may not have heard of MONU.  I liked it as soon as I heard about it.  First off its a skincare brand designed for professionals, next it’s made from only natural ingredients, finally its formulated and made in the UK. Do I have you hooked yet? Every unique formulation utilises the special properties of…

  • Five of the best Fake Tans

    Five of the best Fake Tans

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    I’m not really one for fake tan.  I tan easily and spend a lot of time outside so I usually end with an olive glow which Mr B calls my farmers tan. However due to this week’s inclement weather, I feel myself reaching for the bottle! Now having tested what’s on the market at the…

  • The Sunday Supplement #04

    The Sunday Supplement #04

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    Hi all,   A scorcher of a day here in Brighton. It’s been nice to have a relaxing day in the garden topping up the tan and reading the papers. This week saw many fashion and beauty brands launch to the press their new offerings for Autumn/Winter 2015.  It’s generally known as Christmas in July,…