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Mario Badescu
I have always had pretty clear skin, but when I get a spot, I get a huge cystic spot that is so big and so red it could be used to navigate from space. For the past ten years or so I have been using...
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Steam Cream
My favourite tin – the denim one I absolutely love Steam Cream. Why? made of all natural ingredients fused together by a shot of steam freshly made every day in kitchens in the UK and Japan can be used...
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Orogold and Premier Dead Sea Products
I have had experience with Premier Dead Sea products in Sweden, but not Orogold. Though after a week in London I could spot Orogold representatives a mile off and was able to avoid them. From what I...
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Caudalie Eau de Beauté/Beauty Elixir
Now that the hot summer weather is upon us, I am reposting this for anyone who is looking for a cooling and refreshing facial spray. Put it in the fridge for a nice cool spritz when you are hot and...
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French Pharmacy Finds
I love French Pharmacies – they have such lovely products! No nonsense, reasonably prices, but work a treat! My three favourites are: 1. Embryolisse Embryolisse is one of my very favourite...
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Micellar Cleansing Water
My one cat photobombed this pic but you can see the Bioderma and the Boots. I use the Bioderma with the pink lid but got the one with the green lid for my stepdaughter. Facial Wipes were launched quite...
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Made in South Africa – Oil of Olay
Early product packaging and Dinah and Graham Wulff Olay originated in South Africa as Oil of Olay. Graham Wulff, an ex-Unilever chemist from Durban, started it in 1949. The name “Oil of Olay” was...
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Best Multi-Purpose Products
Pashmina as a blanket when flying long-haul as a sarong on the beach as a blanket on a hotel bed when the covers don’t keep you warm enough as a headscarf on an extremely cold day (I live in Sweden!)...
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The Body Shop Camomile Cleansing Butter
I am a lover of Eve Lom’s Cleanser and The Organic Pharmacy’s Carrot Butter Cleanser, both of which are solid balm cleansers which melt into a silky oil on the skin, and are removed by muslin cloths....
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Marc Jacobs Daisy, Dot, Honey and Lola
I used to always wear perfume. My first one ever was Lentheric’s Tramp (whichever way you look at it, not a good name for a perfume!). It was closely followed by Charlie, Body Shop Dewberry and Goya...
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Nivea Creme
I am guessing that almost all my readers are familiar with the blue tin above, in one or other form. At the moment (as with Oil of Olay) there are so many different products from bath to body to face....
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Honey Products
Honey Do Shampoo and Conditioner I love honey – honey on toast with lashings of butter, honey tea, cheese and honey on toast, yoghurt and honey. And of course, honey beauty products. I love them...
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My Favourite Online Shopping Sites
Lookfantastic - beauty products and appliances. Free worldwide shipping. Discount codes and special offers twice a week via email – usually midweek and weekends. HQHair - beauty products and...
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International Beauty Products
I used to be a fashion and beauty writer, I love beauty products and I have travelled a lot. Here is a list of local unusual beauty products that I have found in all kinds of places. Some of them may...
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More badly designed packaging
I have written about badly designed packaging before, but this one is getting its own post today: Orofluido Beauty Elixir hair oil This is a typical example of form over function. Just like gorgeous...
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Paul and Joe Kitty Blusher Sticks
I don’t use blusher and even if I did I couldn’t bring myself to use them – but oh how cute! Glamour Puss Minou Catfight
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The lure of the limited edition, the discontinued and the rare
Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar to you? Scenario 1 You find a pair of jeans that tick all the boxes – they fit like a dream, wash perfectly, are the perfect color and make you look...
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Redken Hair Cleansing Cream Shampoo
I have waist-length curly hair which tends to be very dry. I don’t colour it or use any appliances on it apart from a comb when it is wet. I have it cut every six months, wash it once or twice a week,...
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Miss A multipurpose knife for women
Someone commented on this knife under my ‘what’s in my bag’ article. I have had this for quite a while now. I actually have one in mint and one in teal - but this is the only one I could find. The...
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