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Is it time to ski again?!

Ski pants are back?! Surely not. Oh yes they are. I saw this wonderful pair in the shop window of my local vintage shop – the brilliant Paper Dress on Curtain Road in Londres – and after walking past...

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Natural make-up – it just gets better and better

Think natural make-up is a bit iffy? It’s time to throw that misconception out the window. Last week I had the pleasure of having my make-up done with Couleur Caramel – a relatively new, fabulous...

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New out now: Betty Hula handmade skincare

It’s getting colder, fact. Hands, fingers and nails are dry and flaky minutes after leaving the house. Yuk. So how delighted I was when I got home this evening to find a little sample of Betty Hula...

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Winter health – how not to get a cold

The snow caught up with London today and it was freezing! So I thought I’d introduce you to my secret weapon for warding off a winter cold. Something we could all do with at this time of year. And this...

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The secret behind paraffin wax

Snow snow go away because I’m supposed to be on a flight to Tanzania but I’m back at home blogging! Well at least I can tell you about a fabulous meeting I had with the founder of boutique perfumery...

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Another reason why Christmas is environmentally-unfriendly

Ethical living writer, Lucy Siegle, wrote a great column in today’s Observer magazine about how each year in the UK we chuck away enough wrapping paper to stretch around the equator nine times, if laid...

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New beauty oils with a Chinese twist

So as I continue to wait for a Heathrow flight to Africa (three days late and counting now!), my morning post cheers me up as I find the cutest little bottles of facial oil by Beaute Chinoise, a brand...

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Tried and tested: New Year’s day blind massage on Zanzibar

Having just returned from my big Tanzanian adventure, I couldn’t wait to tell you about my New Year’s day massage by a local, blind therapist on Zanzibar (island off Africa’s east coast). This turned...

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Future of supplements – read my article in Natural Health magazine

Out now in Natural Health magazine (Feb ’11 issue) is my article on the future of health supplements, which makes essential reading for anyone passionate about their health and the natural health...

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Winner of Best Online Feature goes to…

…ME! Yes, I’m the proud owner of one of beauty industry’s most prestigious journalism awards – a Jasmine Award, which celebrates fragrance editorial. I actually won the award joint with the Financial...

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Featured in the Independent

It feels like I’ve been banging on about these awards for ages but I can’t let this one go without a mention…coverage in the Independent – bloody brilliant! Read it here

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New spa scrub for smooth skin

A new blog post is long overdue. It’s been a busy month at work, getting the third issue of Expert Beauty out the door but in a few weeks it will hit the shelves in WHSmith and it will all be worth it!...

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New spa opens in the heart of central London

Last week, after dodging through Chinatown’s people-heavy streets, late and stressed, I got whisked upstairs to the sixth floor of the newest hotel in town – W London Leicester Square. The hotel’s dark...

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On the beauty desk this week….Organic Glam Nail Polish

Last week a few new products landed on my desk. My favourite was the long awaited nail polishes from The Organic Pharmacy’s Organic Glam range. Samples are still limited (hence a picture of the press...

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When I met founder of Antipodes Skincare – the new natural beauty brand from...

It’s great meeting the founders of beauty brands – it’s like catching a quick glimpse inside someone’s wardrobe. I found Elizabeth Barbalich – gorgeously stylish with a big mane of dark curly hair – to...

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The Autumn-Winter collection by Veja

The slow but certain rise of ecological sneaker brand Veja is always on my radar. If you’re passionate about where and how your trainers are made then Veja is what you should be wearing. Here’s a sneak...

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On the beauty desk this week…Connock London Wonder Balm

‘…you love balms don’t you…,’ a friend quips as she sees me eyeing up my new Connock London Wonder Balm. Yep, I certainly do. There’s usually at least three or four pots of balm at any one time around...

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The weekend’s hangover cure

I’m not one for exaggerating the claims of beauty products but this modest looking roll-on actually made my peepers feel ever-so slightly better on a hangover day, yesterday. While I wanted to tell you...

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Glycerin

Dear Lavera, I’d like to know why glycerin is the third ingredient in your cooling eye roll-on. An endearing little product that took care my tired eyes last week. But I read that glycerin is a...

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New old shoes

I couldn’t resist but show you the four pairs of lovely new old shoes I got this week from the Antoinette Costume Hire shop in SE London as they did a big-shoe-sell-off on Ebay. Amazing that all four...

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