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Monday saw the deal sealed – yep, I am officially a graduate of Liverpool JMU and the proud owner of a journalism degree. It was quite an emotional moment as the honorary fellows of my university called out my name and I nervously padded across the stage to shake hands, …

  Ah Physicians formula, a brand that I just wish would come to the UK. I have to get my PF fix through my Aunt who very kindly brings me some of their products whenever she flies over to visit our family. I was recently introduced to the ‘Warm Nude’ …

There was once a time some five years ago when I would use my Sony Walkman phone to take a picture of a lipstick propped up against my window ledge – no thought was given about lighting, clarity or positioning, it was just a picture of something I wanted to talk …

Here is me a reformed hair dye addict using softer products to achieve coloured hair. Who’d have thought huh? I bought this ‘Colour Effect’s wash in- wash out conditioning colour for £1.29 (I remember when they were 99p!) at Superdrug. It is not a hair colourant but rather a product that …

I was very excited when I caught wind that St Moriz were releasing a rapid self tanning mousse. With full time work I struggle to have the energy to apply tan mid week and I am certainly not fond of setting my alarm to ring 10 minutes earlier than 6am …

Primers, you either love them or you hate them – I myself absolutely love using a primer to colour correct my skin and to provide a flawless base for foundation. For many years my favourite primer was the Dr Murad ‘Skin Perfecting Primer’ however, I was introduced to the Almay …

I have had a little love affair with Physicians Formula ever since Tati from ‘GlamLifeGuru’ raved about a mascara in coloured, bendy packaging. I tried the ‘Lash Boosting Mascara’ last summer and really enjoyed the non clump formula and rubber wand to really dig deep into the root of the …

I have to say that I kind of love the “Simply American” tagline that Almay cosmetics uses, it reminds me of beauty trends past, led by my favourite American sweethearts – winged liner and beachy hair from Lauren Conrad and nude pink lips from Kim Kardashian.  I was introduced to …

Last Wednesday saw me fizzing with excitement ahead of a very special collaboration event with Pinterest UK and George Northwood, hairdresser to the likes of Alexa Chung and Rosie Huntington Whitley. The #frontrowready event hosted at George’s Wells Street salon, was bustling with stylists, make-up artists and of course the …