I must begin by making a beauty-related confession…..to counter-balance my penchant for expensive make-up I usually opt for budget-friendly hair products (and by that I mean bog standard, supermarket-brand shampoo and conditioner). For this reason I was very much looking forward to treating my poor neglected locks to a dose of Kerastase masquintense; a nourishing cream...

Truth be told, I’d like to think I’m not getting noticeably older. So in the past, I have tried to avoid the creams that claim to fight those dreading signs of ageing that we like to pretend never happen. This is not to say that I do not look after my skin, because I do. But this also does not mean that I am a sucker for such anti-ageing products. Afterall,...

I’ve been using Clinique’s 7 Day Scrub Cream on and off for nearly 10 years.  For those of you who love exfoliating on a daily basis Clinique’s gentle but effective formula is made for you.  Its fine grains improve skin tone and appearance and leave it feeling soft and supple.  Moisturising but suitable for oily skin too, this scrub polishes and...

I wanted this product to be amazing, like most of the other Tigi products I’ve tried. Anyone with naturally curly hair will understand the elation four little words, Bed Head Curls Rock, can bring. But sadly this time, Tigi’s Catwalk Camera Ready Shiner and Defrizzer, just didn’t quite do it.

Having not been blessed with naturally long eyelashes I loved the sound of this mascara by Bobbi Brown which lengthens, curls and defines to ‘provide the ultimate false-eyelash look.’ As a fan of uber-dramatic eye make-up this was music to my ears and I was hoping for some noticeable results.

Origins Modern Friction is a gentle body scrub that exfoliates with rice starch to rejuvinate tired, dry skin. The product promises to refine, whilst calming the skin with a touch of Aloe. Well it all sounds good to me, and things only got better when I opened the cap to take a whiff.

This particular treatment comes from super-brand Charles Worthington’s ‘intensive’ range which is specifically designed for hair restoration and deep nourishment. As a ‘rescue treatment’ it is designed to re-vitalise damaged hair, (which lets face it, after the arctic blasts we’ve been experiencing probably applies to most of us).

Description: A nourishing treatment for fine hair, it “provides an optimal blend of lipids, proteins and glucose to help restore the nourishment balance of the hair fibre”. Hair should be transformed into silky to touch, softer, shinier and more supple. £24.00 for 200ml

I usually shy away from the Charles Worthington super-brand, having come to the admittedly unsubstantiated conclusion that I’m probably paying for the name rather than the product. After road-testing this leave-in-conditioner, I am now officially a convert.

The idea of a lip balm which is also a gloss has always baffled me.  I have never believed a single product could be capable of offering conditioning benefits whilst masquerading as a gloss.