Maybe I’m A Jumpsuit Convert
With festive party season getting well underway, I thought you might appreciate a little fashion tip-off. This is the Belgrave Jumpsuit from Boden an...
07-12-2018 21:51
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The 5 Best Beauty Products: November 2018
Don’t groan; there’s another new title for my (defunct) monthly favourites that I’m testing. Basically the gist of what I’m trying to get acr...
06-12-2018 21:49
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Life Update: The Things I’ll Miss
Angelica: started pre-school in September and has aged by around eight years in just three months. I’ve never seen anything like it. I dropped her ...
04-12-2018 21:49
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Skincare Stocking Fillers: The Soothing Mask | AD
There’s a new addition to L’Oreal’s Pure Clay mask range and it couldn’t have launched at a better time. The Pure Clay Soothing Mallow Mask h...
03-12-2018 21:51
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Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Kids
Christmas Gift Guide for kids – a hell of a lot more enjoyable than compiling the men’s gift guide, I can tell you! Although sifting through the ...
02-12-2018 21:51
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Skincare Review: La Solution 10 De Chanel
I had forgotten how much I like this rich, instantly-soothing face cream from Chanel. It contains just ten ingredients (hence the Solution 10) and ha...
30-11-2018 21:48
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Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Him
I’m writing this post on the train to Paddington. My MacBook Pro, which is too big to fit on the pull-down table, is wedged sideways on my lap so t...
26-11-2018 21:52
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What’s In My Makeup Bag" Autumn 2018
Here are the contents of my makeup bag, accurate to two weeks ago today. In all honesty, I’m not a huge fan of the Camo Luxe palette and so that ha...
25-11-2018 21:53
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Best Budget Beauty Buys with Nadine Baggott
Best Beauty Buys with Nadine Baggott. There are a lot of Bs in that title – it’s a good job Nadine wasn’t named Brenda!
I have two very profess...
24-11-2018 21:50
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Christmas Gift Guide 2018: For Her
Here we go then, bang on time with my Christmas Gift Guides (I get lots of complaints when I leave them any later): we’ll start with presents for t...
22-11-2018 21:49
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Skincare Review: Herbivore Pink Cloud Cream
As I scrape the very last remnants of cream from the bottom of the glass jar, I find myself missing Herbivore’s Pink Cloud Rosewater Moisture Cream...
20-11-2018 21:53
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Ruth Crilly Is At Large…
This post contains advertorial for Darphin.
Apologies that this is such short notice, but I am “at large” this week, hosting two events in the UK...
19-11-2018 21:53
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House Tour and Interiors Update
The one you’ve all (maybe) been waiting for – the house tour. OK, so it’s not a room-by-room reveal of the whole place, MTV Cribs style, but it...
15-11-2018 21:55
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Weekly Window Shop: A Vinterior Obsession
I seem to have developed quite a serious, potentially ruinous, shopping addiction. I can’t stop buying things from the vintage/antique website Vint...
07-11-2018 21:53
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Autumn Favourites (Luxury and High Street)
And so here it is, the Autumn Favourites video as promised. I’ll now be doing my favourites videos seasonally, or with a theme – for example, “...
06-11-2018 21:54
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Life Update: Captain’s Log
“Captain’s log. Stardate 031118. I have been lost in cyberspace for over four hours and rescue seems unlikely. The wall lights I’ve been trying ...
04-11-2018 21:50
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October Beauty: What Really Worked"
A new format for you; I’ve rolled the October monthly “favourites” and “most-used” into one mega-video to create – wait for it – Octobe...
02-11-2018 21:50
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3 Creepy Things That Small Kids Do
Why can kids be so creepy" In particular small ones" And before you question the legitimacy of my inquiry or chastise me for being unkind about child...
01-11-2018 21:55
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Things You Didn’t Know You Needed: Edition 1
Not that I’m becoming an expert on earplugs or anything (I am) but I have discovered some foam ones with quite a useful feature. The official, tech...
29-10-2018 21:48
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Jazzy Details: The Striped-Cuff Cardi
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After my latest video I had almost as many questions about the cardigan...
25-10-2018 21:46
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Five Beauty Products That Changed My Skin
A new video for you here, but as it’s proved to be such a popular one already I’ll give you a bit of an extended blurb. The Five Beauty Products ...
22-10-2018 21:46
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Autumn, Dry Skin and the Aveeno Dermexa range | AD
After the best summer in living memory (for me, at least; those older have enjoyed banging on about the summer of ’76 which was, of course, hotter,...
19-10-2018 21:48
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Gone For Six Nights
I went away for six whole nights (I went for the days too, obviously, otherwise it would have been a logistical nightmare) and I took my little vlogg...
18-10-2018 21:50
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Bap Scooping, Boot Slouching and 100 Denier Tights
Here’s one for those of you who wanted a more affordable take on the “floral noir” trend; a delightfully frippy little number that’s almost m...
18-10-2018 21:50
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Bees, More Bees and Trying Not To Sneeze
Where have I been" You might well ask. Just the small matter of a lopped-off wisdom tooth and a sewn-over gum. Who would have thought that such a smal...
15-10-2018 21:46
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Three Coats to Lift Your Autumn Look | AD
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It’s picture-heavy, this post, but I did risk life and limb standing ...
11-10-2018 21:49
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Hotel Life: Satan’s Shampoo
I’ve made the dire mistake, numerous times this year alone, of using the free shampoo and conditioner provided by whatever hotel I’ve happened to...
09-10-2018 21:44
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Skincare Review: Bioderma Sensibio Eye Contour Gel
I first bought Bioderma’s Sensibio Eye Contour Gel a few years ago in Paris; I had forgotten to pack my beloved Pai Echium Eye Cream and so I hot-f...
05-10-2018 21:46
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Life Update: Take Your Glasses Off So I Can Kiss You
I’m having one of those evenings when I feel as though I’m most definitely losing at the whole parenthood game. The tedious bedtime battles conti...
04-10-2018 21:48
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Delve into my Sac de Secrets
I’ve been in Paris – can you tell" Give me twenty-four hours in France and I start coming out with all of the bad franglais. Actually (and I’m ...
30-09-2018 21:47
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Best Supermarket Beauty Buys: ASDA
The supermarket beauty series continues; this time I trawled the aisles at ASDA to find the best skincare, makeup and haircare morsels. There wasn’...
24-09-2018 21:50
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: The Near-Death Walking Experience
Something happened on our family trip to Cornwall, back in May: I almost died. Now some people will say I’m being melodramatic about things and tha...
23-09-2018 21:47
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The Best Makeup Removers for Sensitive Eyes
My eyes don’t particularly like it when I wear a lot of makeup. Killjoys! They’ve always been a bit whiney and sensitive when it comes to being c...
21-09-2018 21:45
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Friends, Fanjitas and a Fear of Over-Talking
What I’d give for a transcript of Lily Pebble’s and Anna Newton’s latest At Home With podcast. They came to my house in Somerset along with (my...
20-09-2018 21:48
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Skincare Review: Dr Sam’s Flawless Cleanser
Those searching for an uncomplicated cleanser with spotless credentials need search no further: Dr Sam’s Flawless Cleanser is as straightforward an...
19-09-2018 21:48
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Foundation Review: L’Oreal Infallible Pro Glow
I’m late with this L’Oreal Pro Glow Foundation review but I think it’ll have been worth waiting for, especially if you are on the hunt for a fl...
16-09-2018 21:48
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If Lady Macbeth wore Athleisure…
Imagine my delight, considering my current preoccupation with dark, moody floral prints, when womenswear brand Me + Em sent over this georgette maxi-...
15-09-2018 21:46
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Weekly Window Shop: Floral Noir Interiors
It’s been a while since the last Weekly Window Shop, hasn’t it" And I have no idea why, because I’ve been spending just as much time as usual l...
13-09-2018 21:44
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Autumn Fashion: The Pretty Silk Shirt
Here’s a pretty little autumn wardrobe update for you; a gorgeous silk shirt that’s cool enough to be worn now, at the tail end of the summer, bu...
10-09-2018 21:47
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The Skin Perfecting Liquid You Need On Your Shelf
It’s taken me four years to get around to writing this post. I often think that it’s the products you use the most – the unglamorous workhorses...
07-09-2018 21:48
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Murad City Skin Broad Spectrum Mineral SPF 50
Oh blimey, the summer’s almost over (the air was distinctly autumnal when I went out to feed the chickens this morning) (most twattish thing I’ve...
05-09-2018 21:48
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Life Update: Dungarees and the Sandpaper Ramp
If you’ve ever wondered how hardy kids’ clothing is, then let me tell you that it does not withstand being repeatedly sandpapered. A couple of we...
04-09-2018 21:49
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Most Used Beauty Products: August 2018
This Works (again!) No Wrinkles Night*: L?Oreal Pro Glow Foundation*: Dior Pump n Volume Mascara*: htt...
03-09-2018 21:48
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Favourites: August 2018
Well I’m not at all sure what happened to this video when I put it up on Youtube; the views crept in so slowly I thought that maybe I’d accidenta...
31-08-2018 21:47
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Foundation Review: Clarins Skin Illusion
Well here’s a lovely new foundation for lovers of lightweight makeup: Clarins Skin Illusion Natural Hydrating Foundation. It’s a brand new makeup...
30-08-2018 21:52
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Supermarket Best Beauty Buys: A New Series Begins
Well it looks as though we have ourselves a new beauty series; I uploaded a Youtube video about supermarket beauty on Sunday night and it was an inst...
28-08-2018 21:46
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Hotel Endsleigh: Shower-Sharing and the Voyeuristic Dog
We went to the beautiful Hotel Endsleigh, which is a boutique hotel on the edge of Dartmoor and right on the border of Devon and Cornwall. Endsleigh ...
23-08-2018 21:49
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Autumn Fashion" I’m Already There. | AD
I feel as though everyone I know is now suddenly ready for the Autumn. Everyone is content that we’ve “had a good summer”, even though it’s s...
21-08-2018 21:47
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: The Mega Hole
I’ve had lots of questions (and complaints) about where the Sunday Tittle Tattle has disappeared to. It hasn’t disappeared, it’s just that the ...
20-08-2018 21:46
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Foundation Review: Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Flawless Filt
I’ve found this review surprisingly difficult to write considering that this is one of the very best makeup products I’ve used in years. I think ...
20-08-2018 21:46
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Colour Riche Shine: Lipstick with Extreme Juiciness
It seems to be turning into lipstick week – first the Chanel Jumbo Crayon and now the L’Oreal Colour Riche Shine – but it’s not often I find ...
17-08-2018 21:45
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The Bedtime Battle
I’m a bit broken this week. Lack of sleep (I thought we were past those days) and tediously long bedtime sequences have stretched me to the end of m...
16-08-2018 21:43
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Le Mat de Chanel: Jumbo Luxury Lip Crayon
One of the greatest appeals of this Jumbo Crayon is the fact I can use it as liner and lipstick – I’m always forgetting to throw a lip liner into...
15-08-2018 21:47
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Video: New Chanel Makeup & Glowing Skin
I had no idea what to call this week’s video – it’s such a jumble of reviews and demos – and so I pulled out the two features I thought might...
13-08-2018 21:47
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Sudden Weather Confusion: What Do We Wear Now"
After a glorious, long spell of hot weather, temperatures have dramatically dipped in the UK, seemingly leaving half the population wondering what an...
10-08-2018 21:45
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Things I’ll Never Get Around to Making: Part 237
I bought this gorgeous doll-making kit from a little shop near to where I live called POP!. I had no intention of making a doll (it’s not like I’...
06-08-2018 21:48
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06-08-2018 21:48
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Life Update: Time, Tears and The Big Girl Bed
This month has been dominated, both emotionally and practically, by the arrival of Angelica’s Big Girl Bed. It has taken up a lot of time, this Big...
03-08-2018 21:48
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Favourites: July 2018
It’s spectacular stuff – it brightens, evens out skintone, adds a hint of colour and – most importantly – leaves your face with the sort of d...
03-08-2018 21:48
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Eucerin Hyaluron-Filler Eye Cream SPF15
This Eucerin Eye Cream has been mentioned many times over the past couple of years, but it’s never had its own review page. And seeing as though it...
01-08-2018 21:46
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This Week’s Dress…
This week’s dress (seeing as though dress posts seem to be becoming a “thing” on here!) is the print pleat shirt dress from Teatum Jones at Lab...
31-07-2018 21:47
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My Skincare Routine: Summer 2018
It’s been over a year since my first (and last) “seasonal” skincare update, so that idea for a regular feature worked out well, didn’t it" Wh...
29-07-2018 21:49
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CeraVe Facial Moisturising Lotion SPF 25: Affordable Sunscre
I feel as though I’ve almost written an entire review on this sunscreen already, but as the mentions are dotted about in different posts I thought ...
27-07-2018 21:47
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COOLA Organic Suncare: Invisible Sunscreen Review
CeraVe* again, I think it’s great) but for just about everyone else it’s an excellent sunscreen that’s completely undetectable.
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25-07-2018 21:54
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The Luna/Lola Wear Anywhere Dress
I feel as though I’m bombarding you with dresses at the moment, but the sales are still on and every time I buy something good it immediately sells...
23-07-2018 21:49
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Bum Bum Cream and the Over-Fragranced Time Capsule
I inadvertently opened up what can only be described as a “beauty time capsule” the other day and was almost knocked sideways by the smell that c...
21-07-2018 21:47
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Just Call Me Emmanuelle…
Or, if you have a peacock chair that you picked up from a car boot sale for sixty quid (still can’t get over it, I’ll never stop harping on), you...
18-07-2018 21:49
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Anthelios XL: The Default Sunscreen
The recent prolonged spate of hot weather has given me a good chance to do some proper sunscreen testing. I’ve tested matte ones, mineral ones, bud...
17-07-2018 21:48
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What’s In My Makeup Bag: Summer 2018
But it’s the last bag that I want to talk about here; the one that gets chucked into my suitcase and taken back out again at the end of a trip, the...
11-07-2018 21:47
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Heatwave Dresses and the Georgian Fridge
I interrupt what was going to be a stream of beauty and skincare posts (I’ve been testing affordable sunscreens, watch this space) to talk about th...
11-07-2018 21:47
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: You Had One Job…
I have something to add to the other week’s rant about bathroom fittings that aren’t fit for purpose – something that winds me up no end. And t...
08-07-2018 21:45
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Sex Burns and Sanitary Towels: Exercise with Crilly
I did some exercise yesterday and thus ended the fitness dry spell I’ve been enjoying for well over half a decade. I can account for around three y...
05-07-2018 21:47
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One Nil to the Seaside Staycation
I’m still very much undecided as to whether holidays abroad with babies and toddlers are a good idea. There are so many considerations, so many log...
03-07-2018 21:52
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Life Update: Magnums, Metaphysics and Possible Death by HIIT
It’s the 3rd of the month, which means life update day. It has been published on the 3rd of every month for well over a year – I changed it to th...
03-07-2018 21:52
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Favourites: June 2018
In a Monthly Favourites first, I have included something that only appeared on the scene a few minutes before I started filming. In fact, when I thin...
02-07-2018 21:47
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Weekly Window Shop: Statement Lights
So here are some of the statement lights that I’ve found on my many extensive online window shopping sprees. There are a few surprise bargains (rel...
01-07-2018 21:46
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Lazy Summer Beauty and the Night Cream from Hell
The other week I stayed overnight at a friend’s house and made the mistake, the following morning, of applying the world’s richest, stickiest nig...
27-06-2018 21:48
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My Infertility Story: The Q&A
I had such an overwhelming response to my video on infertility a couple of months ago; so many people emailed me and left comments talking about thei...
26-06-2018 21:49
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Sunday Tittle Tattle: Bored of the Flies
There was a news story the other week that horrified me to such a degree that I almost sealed up all of the windows of my house, never to be opened a...
24-06-2018 21:48
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Foundation Review: L’Oreal Paris Infallible Shaping St
So the finish is good, then, on the Infallible Stick – so is the longevity. I mean it’s not like Double Wear or one of the thicker, fuller founda...
21-06-2018 21:50
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Trends I Can Live With: Side-Stripe Trousers
This go-faster stripes on trousers trend is one trend I can get behind, unlike backless things, “cold shoulders” and anything cropped). And it ca...
19-06-2018 21:49
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17-06-2018 21:50
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Luxury Summer Skin Prep with Anne Sémonin | AD
It seems like only yesterday, but it’s actually a whole year since I wrote my post on the Anne Sémonin made-to-measure skincare routine I had been ...
15-06-2018 21:51
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Interiors: If In Doubt, Start with the Downstairs Loo…
After dilly-dallying about looking at around five million wallpapers for the hallway, I have made the executive decision to have a little practice ma...
13-06-2018 21:50
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Beauty, Fashion and Home Favourites: May 2018
It’s time for the May favourites. A mixed bag again, this month, as I’m featuring more beauty in the 5 Most-Used videos. So there are two beauty ...
13-06-2018 21:50
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Rouge G de Guerlain: Luxury Lipstick Treasure
Goodness me. Can we just take a moment to appreciate the effort that’s gone into designing these Guerlain Rouge G lipstick cases" Rouge G has alway...
12-06-2018 21:47
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In Conversation with Mr AMR: Things Can Only Get Better
The idea for this pre-Father’s Day post was supposed to be that things get better with age and that we should embrace getting older and all of the ...
11-06-2018 21:55
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5 Most-Used Beauty Products: May 2018
Like the fact that Philosykos Eau de Parfum (Ł115 at Space NK*) is a fig fragrance, which is probably something that people would want to know. And t...
09-06-2018 21:49
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Meet Us in the Swag Bag Aisle…
If you were scrolling through Instagram this week, you may have noticed a bit of a commotion going on over some rather nice (very roomy) swag bags fr...
08-06-2018 21:51
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Lumiere Essentielle and The Two New Additions… |
Darphin have two brand new additions to their Lumiere Essentielle skincare range and they are absolutely gorgeous. Luxe-feeling, sweet-smelling and p...
07-06-2018 21:48
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The Strange Boring Subject Challenge
I have a new idea for a feature, borne (once again) from the comments section, which is often where I’ll go to if I need some inspiration and motiv...
07-06-2018 21:48
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The Budget-Friendly Suit-All Simple Cleansing Oil
Simple’s Hydrating Cleansing Oil* other than the fact that it removes makeup well and rinses completely clean; it’s relatively basic, with a grape...
06-06-2018 21:47
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Improving on Perfection: l’Occitane’s Delightful
So obviously I’m overjoyed – to cut the world’s longest story short – that l’Occitane have introduced another product to their Almond range...
03-06-2018 21:47
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Life Update: Fibs, Bibs and Turning Off the AGA
Those of you who read The Uphill – the parenting and family blog I write “in my spare time” (haha) – will already be familiar with my life up...
03-06-2018 21:47
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Who Needs a Bedside Table Anyway"
I am without a beside table. Have been for quite some time. In fact if you follow me on Instagram then you’ll remember this photo from weeks ago â€...
02-06-2018 21:47
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Domes of Elounda: The Haute Living Holiday (With Kids)
When Mr AMR and I first had Angelica, we vowed never to take a holiday abroad for at least five years. Just getting to Sainsbury’s was enough of a ...
31-05-2018 21:50
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Glycolic Peel Pads: The Thirty Day Challenge | AD
Most of you know that my love affair with acid exfoliants – in particular glycolic acid – is fairly long-standing. I like the ease with which an ...
31-05-2018 21:50
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All The Places I Wore This Dress
I was looking through my photo library trying to find a picture of myself holding an avocado (don’t ask) when I noticed that I’ve been wearing th...
30-05-2018 21:46
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My Favourite Beach-In-A-Bottle Fragrances
I’m really in the mood for a bit of high-summer fragrance, at the moment. I think it’s because we keep getting these little pockets of surprise h...
28-05-2018 21:51
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My Three Key Hair Styles | AD
The smell of Elnett hairspray is the smell of my twenties. The smell of my entire modelling career, really, wherever in the world it has taken me. Be...
24-05-2018 21:47
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