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[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] These lip crayons have only just launched and yet some shades have sold out already. I love Ilia’s approach to beauty – there’s always something a little bit more…

[unpaid/sample] On first spritz of EPC Pistachio Haiku Fragrance you get alllllll of the toasted pistachio that puts the olfactory-taste connection on high alert.  I would give anything for a…

[purchase] Vibrant creme shadows are like catnip to me – I absolutely love a creamy, sheeny eye look. Usually, I add a primer underneath because, depending upon how oily your…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s really quite difficult to recommend a 100ml SPF30 that costs £33 – it’s prohibitively priced for daily use all over the body but where it comes into its…

[unpaid/affiliate] One of my perceived entries into adulthood, along with a proper purse, was buying a sun parasol for the garden. Somehow it just seemed such a sensible and grown…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I know I’ve featured these lip balms before – I’d forgotten about the review until I actually saw them but very happy to give them a re-run. I think…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Stila is a brand that I haven’t kept up with over recent years but oh, I used to love the Stila twist up lip glazes. The gorgeous, milky shades…

[unpaid/sample] If you’ve got any kind of sensitivity to essential oils, don’t spray the new Feather & Down Sleep Face & Body Mist on your face. They may have been…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Floral Street Arizona Bloom is described as a dry, floral amber, and indeed, it is exactly that. To me, it’s not particularly exciting – there’s nothing in it that…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I rarely say that something is a ‘must-have’ but I’m so glad that Teddy Takeover Eye & Face Palette arrived on my desk and I haven’t stopped wearing it.…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Well, who knew? I was initially confused about whether Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Daily Hydrating Body Lotion has always existed or whether it was brand new. It fits so…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I love coloured mascaras – from the wonderful, back-in-the-day Clinique Black Honey (that needs to come back) to Kiko’s Metallic Purple. I wore Rouge Intense to walk Dora last…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I think it’s safe to say that we probably don’t expect very much from a £10 fragrance but the M&S Discover range will challenge your thinking on this. I’ve…

[unpaid/sample] It’s been a week of extremes, beauty wise – from CHANEL to Percy Pig – but I’m not complaining. I’m happiest when there’s a real variety of products to…

[unpaid/affiliate] I’m going to start by saying forgive the photography – my suggestions are from TK Maxx where I get my platters from – if you can try to see…