No Mole No Fee
There’s a mole catcher who’s well known around these parts of Somerset and he has the most amazing advert printed on the back of his van. I’d n...
21-09-2020 21:49
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Now That’s What I Call Summer! 2020
We’re having another heatwave here in the UK – in September! Honestly, this year must be breaking some kind of hours-of-sunshine record. It feels...
15-09-2020 21:52
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Life Update: Hanging On
Crikey. If there’s anyone else out there who’s been trying and failing to do the whole work-life-balance thing over the summer holidays, can they...
04-09-2020 21:46
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Life Update: The Big Tick
I had to pull a whole live tick out of my child’s face last week and I’ll be having nightmares for months. In fact if you have a phobia of insect...
04-08-2020 21:48
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King Triton: Hot But Not A Fox
Last week I found myself unexpectedly perving over King Triton’s torso whilst watching The Little Mermaid II with my kids. Which was something of a...
22-07-2020 21:49
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Don’t Bloody Bother, I’ll Pick Them Up Myself.
I was going to order some little vintage side tables last week but the delivery time, from the Netherlands, was estimated at 4-5 weeks. Considering t...
15-07-2020 21:47
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Life Update: The Squashing Fetish
I am writing this whilst leaning back – reasonably heavily – on my cat cushion. Not a feather-stuffed, velvet-covered cat cushion, mind: it’s a...
03-07-2020 21:46
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Bandit Crab
After twelve weeks of complete isolation I decided to go to the post office to do some urgent returns. (I actually had to send back some clothes I ha...
25-06-2020 21:45
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Danger Bike
My children (three and a bit years old and almost five) have been learning to ride their bikes and it is at once a massively rewarding experience and...
25-06-2020 21:45
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: We’re Done Here
I think I need a lawyer. Not because I’ve done anything illegal recently (unless plotting to kill the man who keeps strimming his bushes at night c...
25-06-2020 21:45
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Cutting My Hair With Paper Scissors
I’m offline for a couple of weeks after this post – I’m working on something magnificent and it requires my full concentration. I’m sure that...
25-06-2020 21:45
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Life Update: Sad Slug Gon
It’s a brief update this month, because it all feels a bit disjointed to talk about mundane, everyday events when such momentous things are happeni...
25-06-2020 21:45
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This is Not #CottageCore
Here I am, wafting about underneath a canopy of wisteria. It all looks very serene and idyllic, but don’t let appearances fool you! Just out of sho...
25-06-2020 21:45
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5 Beauty Favourites: March 2020
It seems a weird time to be filming a beauty favourites video, but what I thought would be even weirder would be for me to have made a big song and a...
02-04-2020 21:54
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Ways to Beat Lockdown Anxiety and Stress
I don’t think I’ve ever properly suffered with anxiety – stress is more my thing, though I’m sure the two are somehow linked – but the curr...
31-03-2020 21:54
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: I’m Back In The Room
I’m back in the room! It’s not really as though I can go anywhere else, to be fair. Sorry for the slightly prolonged absence; I’ve been trying ...
29-03-2020 21:52
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Coronavirus and Coping with Anxiety
Hello, dearest readers. I’ve been at a loss to know what to say to you this week; my usual humour seems to have deserted me and I’m strugglin...
19-03-2020 21:51
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Makeup Collection Review: Chanel Spring 2020
Let’s take a look at Chanel’s Spring 2020 collection. It all looks so beautiful, especially photographed against the huge booklet they sent along...
11-03-2020 21:50
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5 Beauty Favourites: February 2020
I just can’t seem to keep away from favourites videos. I stop doing them and then I start again, always returning to make just one more. I stop bec...
08-03-2020 21:50
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Testing Retinol With My Mum – Age 39 v Age 69! |
Well this is a very joyous revisit; I’ve reviewed Murad’s brilliant Retinol Youth Renewal range before, but they’ve reformulated and relaunched...
06-03-2020 21:51
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Life Update: The Lullaby Master
It’s life update time again, and rather than bore you with all of the tantrums and CIA-level negotiation we’ve been having to do around here, wit...
03-03-2020 21:50
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Hush Homewear Try-On: Spring 2020
You know the drill with these, by now: it’s a real-time (ish) try-on of my latest clothing order, this time from perennial favourite, Hush Homewear...
01-03-2020 21:49
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Haircare Review: Davines OI Oil
I always feel like a right berk recommending this to people when I can’t pronounce the name properly – I mean, how on earth do you say OI Oil wit...
27-02-2020 21:50
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Best Budget Beauty Under Ł20 – with Nadine Baggott
It’s Best Budget Beauty time again and who better to join me in my bargain-hunting exploits than the self-confessed dupe-obsessive Nadine Baggott" ...
24-02-2020 21:56
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Makeup Collection: Act IV by Danielle Lauder | AD
Well here’s a makeup collection that feels decidedly spring-like; it’s making me feel quite optimistic and invigorated about things, despite the...
22-02-2020 21:52
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3 Useful Things To Know If You Have Very Slow Internet…
Hurrah! I finally have internet speeds that are faster than the ones that we had back in 1999! And all it took was Mr AMR hanging precariously out of...
21-02-2020 21:52
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Haircare Review: Olaplex Bond Maintenance 4 & 5
I raved about this wondrous shampoo and conditioner duo just after Christmas but – as usual – it has taken some time to edit my written review. M...
19-02-2020 21:52
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What’s In My Makeup Bag" The Time Capsule
After writing off my “daily essentials” makeup bag, thinking I had lost it at a hotel, I was excited to find that it was, in fact, stowed away ri...
17-02-2020 21:52
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Giveaway: The Space NK x Caroline Hirons Beauty Box
Yes, yes, how dreadfully selfless of me to give away my hallowed – hallowed I tell thee! – Space NK x Caroline Hirons beauty box. This luxury bea...
14-02-2020 21:50
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Is This Love Affair Over"
I am sandwiched between two lone male diners. Not in the biblical sense, obviously, they wouldn’t be dining if they were sandwiching me (if that is...
12-02-2020 21:50
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My Current Skincare Routine: Winter 2020
I’ve made some quite significant changes to my skincare routine since Christmas and so I thought it might be time for an update. This wasn’t the ...
09-02-2020 21:55
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If Jo Malone Did Harvest Festival
Not since Molton Brown’s Geranium Nefertum have I spritzed a scent and really really liked it. I think that my nose has gone on strike, to a certai...
07-02-2020 21:50
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Soft AF: Trying on the Basics
I did an Abercrombie & Fitch order last week because the knees had gone through on my favourite skinny jeans. To be quite honest with you, I’m no l...
05-02-2020 21:56
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Life Update: Say It’s Not True!
Well, life is hurtling along and Baby One (four and a half years old) asks for “quiet time” so that she can “write her thoughts in her diary”...
04-02-2020 21:52
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: Nippleback
I finally caved in, after over ten years of owning an iPhone, and bought myself a protective case. Why the prolonged hesitation" I’ll tell you why....
02-02-2020 21:55
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Hotel Review: The Newt In Somerset
It normally takes me about two years to get around to writing up my hotel reviews (it’s well over a year, I think, since I visited the Bedruthan in...
29-01-2020 21:55
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Best of 2019: My Skincare and Haircare Favourites
Here are my 2019 favourites for skincare and haircare, including the latest shampoo discovery that actually changes the entire feel of my hair and th...
26-01-2020 21:52
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Press Trip de Chanel: A Masterclass in Branding
Here begins my epic task of catching up on all of the stuff I didn’t manage to post before the end of 2019, and I’m going to start with a bit of ...
23-01-2020 21:55
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: Early Bird
Why is it that when I have an early wakeup call, I simply cannot get to sleep" And by the way, I’m talking early-early here, when the owls are stil...
19-01-2020 21:51
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Life Update: What Have I Done"
I’ve had a slightly longer break from work than anticipated; but don’t worry, there’s nothing sinister afoot. I’m not ill, the dog didn’t d...
14-01-2020 21:52
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Attempt at a Christmas Holiday: Take 2
Earlier this year I wrote about the fact that Christmas isn’t actually a holiday, not really, and especially not if you have young kids. Or any kin...
20-12-2019 21:55
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How To Do A Glow Job
Stand down, Outraged of Welwyn Garden City, I said How To Do A Glow Job not blow job! To be honest, I’m almost forty and still couldn’t tell you ...
17-12-2019 21:58
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How Much Hold Can A Hairspray Have If A Hairspray Can Brush
Good grief I put Elnett’s Extra Strength Hairspray through its paces for these photos! Short of sitting in a sauna for an hour, I can’t think of ...
15-12-2019 21:52
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Simple Upgrades for a Showstopping Table
I’ve always fancied being the sort of person that could throw one of those dinner parties that seemingly only exist in Ferrero Rocher commercials a...
13-12-2019 21:49
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My Ultimate (Thoughtful, Easy and Widely Available) Christma
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We’re revisiting a post that I (kind of)...
10-12-2019 21:48
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Supersized PMT
PMT has now become a major event in my life every month; for the entire week before my period I really struggle to get anything done at all. I’m co...
08-12-2019 21:49
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Welcome to My Fireplace Catalogue
I was going to call this post Top Faux Christmas Garlands but when I looked at the pictures it was more like a fireplace catalogue, so I’ve kept th...
06-12-2019 21:52
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Gold Digger, Morning Breath and a New Red Lip
We need to talk about BBC’s drama Gold Digger, but also about a hot red lipstick. Weird mix, admittedly, but I got distracted halfway through recor...
03-12-2019 21:50
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Life Update: What The Hell Is Mufti Day"
I made my first school-related Mum Error the other day when I sent Angelica wearing her uniform on something called a “mufti day”. What the hell ...
03-12-2019 21:50
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Cinematic Views and a Mouse’s Back
I interrupt the gift guide frenzy to bring you some videos that have somehow slipped the net, here on A Model Recommends. Firstly, this house update ...
01-12-2019 21:54
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Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Women
Now that we’ve got cracking with the gift guides, I can fully take stock of just how bloody late I am with them again. The sensible person would co...
28-11-2019 21:47
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Christmas Gift Guide 2019: Men
I’m going to start with the men’s gift guide, this year, so that it doesn’t come across as an afterthought. Don’t you think that a lot of the...
26-11-2019 21:49
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My Zara Crazy-Sleeve Shopping Try-On
I ordered a load of stuff with crazy sleeves from Zara. I haven’t completely lost the plot; I wanted some interesting ruffles and puffs to add a bi...
23-11-2019 21:50
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Skincare Review: The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser
Oh this is an excellent buy if you’re after a hard-working cleanser that won’t break the bank. It’s a true all-rounder that can genuinely be us...
22-11-2019 21:52
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What’s In My Makeup Bag" Autumn 2019
Ah, there’s nothing that marks the passing of the seasons quite like one of my makeup bag videos. You could set your clock by them. (I’m being fa...
20-11-2019 21:51
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Decorating" Read This First…
A great decorating book to feast upon, if you’re something of an interiors aficionado; Farrow & Ball’s Recipes for Decorating* by Joa Studholme. ...
13-11-2019 21:51
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This Year’s Family Holiday: The Lake District
This post is what it says in the title: a post about my family holiday to the Lake District. We actually went in June and I meant to write it up then...
11-11-2019 21:54
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The PMT Skin-Saver and Four Ways To Use It…
As I write this, I am officially in PMT Skin Week, which is the one week in each and every month that my skin is in danger of going completely haywir...
08-11-2019 21:51
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Life Update: Plastic Chairs and Potty Training
Life update time – I know how keenly you all look forward to my inane twaddle about domestic affairs. I feel as though this is almost a bonus ball,...
03-11-2019 21:59
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When Grand Designs Go Wrong…
I must admit that the title sounds slightly click-baity, but I filmed my latest house update when I was still waiting for the big glass doors to arri...
30-10-2019 21:51
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Pumpkins, Bloody Pumpkins
I had what can only be described as a Pumpkin-Heavy Sunday. Never have I said the word “pumpkin” so many times in such a short space of time; nev...
28-10-2019 21:58
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Skincare Review: Beauty Pie’s Apricot Cleansing Balm
I think that I’ve mentioned Beauty Pie’s Plantastic Apricot Butter Cleansing Balm before, but it more than deserves its own review post so that I...
22-10-2019 21:51
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My Current Favourite Moisturisers
This post could also have been called My Most-Used Autumn Moisturisers but I dicked around with the title for so long that my hair grew and the leave...
18-10-2019 21:51
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My Almost-Forty Sartorial Wishlist
It’s quite rare, these days, that an outfit will make me feel truly great. Great with no caveats. Great “but also I don’t have to worry about m...
15-10-2019 21:52
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Foundation Review: Vichy Dermablend
Do you remember when I whipped myself in the face with a fully-grown tree" It wasn’t one of my finest moments; I almost lost an eye and I think tha...
11-10-2019 21:50
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The Best Skin-Resurfacing Face Masks
Sometimes I crave a bit of nitty gritty when it comes to skincare; I appreciate the “kid gloves” approach (which is my own, 90% of the time) but ...
09-10-2019 21:53
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Life Update: Ted Talks
Ted Talks! As in, he’s properly stringing together sentences and chattering away, which means we’re at that very weird turning point where you be...
03-10-2019 21:48
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Weekly Window Shop: Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatigan
If you watched my latest vlog then you’ll know that I’ve been on the hunt for a new chunky, almost-counts-as-outerwear cardigan. There’s a spec...
03-10-2019 21:48
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Vlog: It’s Very Stiff
Good God, this is my lowest innuendo-based titling moment yet. I’m afraid that titles have never been my strong point – perhaps I should hire som...
01-10-2019 21:49
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My Top Affordable Eye Creams
OK let’s do this: after the success of the Budget Skincare That Really Works video, we now have my Top Affordable Eye Creams. So many people ask fo...
27-09-2019 21:47
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NARS Voyageur Eyeshadow Palettes
Oh, these little eyeshadow palettes from NARS are just so good. I’ve been testing them out for months now and they are without a doubt one of the m...
25-09-2019 21:47
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Budget Skincare That Really Works
I’ve been going to town on my skincare testing recently, after a summer of general beauty laziness, and I’ve been focusing on some of the more a...
21-09-2019 21:47
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The Night Feed Is Here: Come On In!
After what feels like a two year-long labour birthing an oversized porcupine, my app has finally launched. It has been a something of a trying time a...
14-09-2019 21:51
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Life Update: My Heart
A bonus life update, this month, because I promised to tell you how it went with Angelica’s first day at school. Whether I cried, whether I fell to...
13-09-2019 21:45
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The Best Basic Skincare Routine
I get a lot of questions sent to me, either via email or through Instagram, and there are always a few things that get asked more than anything else....
05-09-2019 21:47
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Life Update: Sobbing, Sneaking and The First Day At School
Angelica starts school tomorrow, but I tell you what feels most weird about today, which is officially known as First Day Of School Eve: the fact tha...
03-09-2019 21:53
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Foundation Review: Code8 Radiate Beauty Balm
I haven’t reviewed a tinted moisturiser in a while so let’s make a juicy little comeback with this lovely luxurious one; the Code8 Radiate Beauty...
30-08-2019 21:46
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Je Suis Pretty Bloody Relaxed
I’ve just been away for four days and I didn’t do any work at all! Four whole days without my laptop! Taking childbirth out of the equation (and ...
28-08-2019 21:48
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My Five Best Summer Beauty Buys
Slipping in with my summer posts just before summer comes to an end – I’m nothing if not reliably tardy! I still haven’t done my 2019 sunscreen...
21-08-2019 21:49
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Skincare Review: The Body Shop Aloe Soothing Day Cream
This gorgeous pot of buttery face cream from The Body Shop has shot straight into my Sensitive Skin Good Buys category. I don’t actually have a Sen...
19-08-2019 21:46
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Live Chat: But Not A Sexy One
“Hello! I hope that you are very well today! I have a question for you and I am hoping very much that you will be able to help me.”
This is how I...
14-08-2019 21:49
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Weekly Window Shop: Fine Art for Non-Billionaires
How To Find Affordable Art
Here’s the conundrum; you want to adorn your walls with interesting, unique art that makes your heart sing. Fine art or p...
13-08-2019 21:48
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Makeup in the Valley of the Damned
To say that I haven’t been getting out much is a bit of an understatement. I feel as though I’ve been locked in my office for months, though itâ€...
10-08-2019 21:49
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Facial In A Field
I had a facial in the middle of a field and I have to say, without any exaggeration or unnecessary embellishment, that it was one of the best facials...
06-08-2019 21:58
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Life Update: The Prehistoric Printer
Oh, the shame, the shame: for the first time ever I’m having to postpone my life update and not do it on exactly the right day. (Third of the month...
03-08-2019 21:47
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Bringing Favourites Back (Not SexyBack)
I’m toying with the idea of bringing my Favourites back. It’s like bringing sexy back (Justin Timberland reference, because I’m down with the k...
31-07-2019 21:50
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I Haven’t Just Been Lounging About, You Know…
It might seem as though I’m a little bit absent at the moment – on here, on Instagram, on Youtube, on Twitter, if anyone actually still uses Twit...
26-07-2019 21:54
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The Fresh Summer Sunscreen That Feels Barely There
I’m supposed to be concentrating on getting my app launched (The Night Feed, it’s almost finished!) but I couldn’t let a quick review of this n...
22-07-2019 21:50
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Why We’re Building An Extension
Question: is a part of a building still called an extension if there was something there before it" I’ve been mulling this over because I’ve been...
15-07-2019 21:51
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New Diprobase Products: Testing En Famille | AD
Since having babies my bodycare regime has dwindled down to the absolute necessities; hacking through my plantations of leg hair once a month and mak...
14-07-2019 21:50
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Four Fuss-Free Ways to Transform Your Outside Space
The sun is out: catch it while you can because it’s probably for a limited time only. Not like last year, aka The Best Summer In Living History. (A...
11-07-2019 21:51
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What’s In My Makeup Bag" Summer 2019
I’ll start this post with a bit of an emergency bargain announcement, because it might not be around for long and you’ll kick yourselves if you m...
09-07-2019 21:49
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Foundation Review: Maybelline Dream Urban Cover
It fills me with absolute beauty joy when I find an affordable face base that behaves like a much pricier one, so I’m going to plough straight on i...
05-07-2019 21:48
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Life Update: End of the Baby Era
A fleeting break from tradition with this life update because I’m going to be talking mostly about me. My favourite subject. (Joke: I hate talking ...
03-07-2019 21:50
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Ruth Tries (Multiple) Trends
Just a quick one (ooh err!): last week I took a lot of fashion pictures for Instagram Stories, loved them all, realised they were kind of wasted on a...
28-06-2019 21:50
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Homeware Shopping: Not Your Standard Home Haul
Here’s a “home haul” video, which I believe is the correct down-with-the-kids-speak for Things I’ve Been Buying For The House. Which could al...
24-06-2019 21:53
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Chanel Baume Essentiel: The Luxury Low-Key Glow
Award for the most unlikely makeup hero of the year, so far, goes to Chanel’s new Baume Essentiel. The transparent version. (There are two.) This i...
21-06-2019 21:48
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Japanfusion: A Truly Supreme Cream
I’ve just risked life and limb careering up the stairs to get this review out to you; such is my dedication to the beauty cause that as soon as I s...
18-06-2019 21:50
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: It Just Slipped In, Doc
Something almost happened to me last week that made me think quite differently about those dreadful hospital stories you hear about foreign objects e...
16-06-2019 21:47
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Vlog: Rain, Rain and Chickenpox
I like to throw out a little video of myself now and then, otherwise you’re all left to construct a mental image of me from the mad things that I w...
14-06-2019 21:49
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