Pollutants aren’t pretty. Lately I’ve been posting a lot about fashion and it’s effects on the environment, but I also want to talk about beauty because what that industry is doing to our planet isn’t so gorgeous. From the packaging – 120 billion units of packaging are produced every year by the global cosmetics industry, … Continue reading
Beauty Pie is a brand that’s been on my radar for a while, but a combination of “I don’t need anything new right now”, “I’d rather buy something exciting while travelling”, and “can I be arsed to bother with a monthly fee?” meant I put it off for well over a year before finally taking … Continue reading
The Japanese beauty industry is well known for it’s innovation, with many products landing on ‘cult beauty buy’ lists around the world, and a selection of these become available at a premium online here in the west. So this time last year when I was preparing to travel to Japan, I researched the beauty products … Continue reading
This is by far my favourite My Little Box surprise! Totally tropical and on-trend, this box is dedicated to the noix de coco, aka: one of my favourite fruits! Coconuts taste great, smell great, work as a beauty product and are totally versatile. Ever since it arrived I’ve been carrying around the Yves Rocher eau de … Continue reading
So I’m a little late to writing this one up, but seeing as I’m now nearly all the way through this scrub I figure I should say something about it! Back in May (I know, I know!) organic beauty brand Melvita brought out a new organic body scrub* enriched with pink berries and rose hip … Continue reading
Organic beauty brand Melvita released several new formulations in June as part of the Nectar de Roses Collection, which incorporates a Rose Centifolia infusion to provide intense hydration to the skin and ensure water retention by maintaining hydrolipidic film. (Or, in my own words: rose properties can help keep skin hydrated, and this particular type of rose seems to do … Continue reading
French beauty brand Caudalíe recently launched a new set of products as part of their Vinosource range (you can read about the launch here!), and I was lucky enough to be gifted the full range of moisturisers and a grape water spray. However, not all of these products are suitable for my skin type (oily, dehydrated, … Continue reading
Beauty brand Melvita recently launched a new product: Nectar Bright Brightening Duo*, which is a blend of floral water and oil designed to gently exfoliate skin and bring back ‘a radiant, uniform and hydrated complexion’. I was lucky enough to be gifted a sample, so here’s how I got on with it… Continue reading
Here’s a roundup of my impulse purchases while in the USA, including a trip to Sephora and Maine for maple sugar candy. Continue reading
This month’s My Little Box theme is all about la dolce vita and a tribute to all things Italian. Continue reading
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