Meet Lou! As some of you may know, back in September I lost my beloved Ollie. He had been with us since he was a kitten and was seventeen years old when he passed away. His loss hit our whole…
Natural World Haircare
The Natural World Haircare* range had been spotted in my local Tesco store a few months ago, however, it wasn’t until recently that I was able to give it a try. It immediately caught my eye on the shelves amongst…
Glossier Order | First Impressions
If you haven’t being hiding under a rock lately, it won’t have escaped your notice that Glossier has finally landed in the UK. I avoided the initial surge of orders, however, over Black Friday they had a 20% off promotion…
Real Techniques Deluxe Illumination Set
The Real Techniques Deluxe Illumination Set, featuring some of their must have brushes from the beautiful Bold Metals range had been on my wish list since last Christmas. Around a month ago I saw the set pop back up within…
The Body Shop Gift Ideas for Mum and Sister
The Body Shop is one of my go to places throughout the year, especially at Christmas. They have so many gift ideas for friends and family, so many in fact that it is sometimes difficult to choose the perfect gift…
The July Rose | A New Look and Blog Re-brand
In 2012, I started off my very own beauty blog. I was 23 years old and was studying a degree in Geography whilst working part time for a high street retailer. Five years later, as a person I am very…
Life Lately #7
Life lately. This is a topic which I have not sat down and wrote about for a while. Beauty is the main feature of my site and whilst I adore it, it is not the be all and end all….
Recently Recycled #14
In a bid to not keep an absolute hoard of beauty products in one pile for an empty post I have decided I really should limit it to five things, otherwise I spend an absolute age writing about them; normally…
L’Occitane Classic Beauty Advent Calendar | Giveaway
This weekend I stepped right into the Christmas spirit as I set about the task of photographing the beautiful L’Occitane Classic Beauty Advent Calendar*. Throughout the last few years Beauty Advent Calendars have become so popular, and they continue to…
BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector | Moonstone
This year was the year in which I stepped back from luxury beauty, the main reason being that funds have just not allowed it. You cannot go on holiday, pay uni fees out of your own pocket and have the…
