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Aveda Institute Covent Garden
Last week I was lucky to be invited to experience a few treatments over at the Aveda Institute Salon & Spa in Covent Garden whilst on my trip down to the capital. The institute is triangulated by Covent Garden, Holborn and Tottenham Court Rode Tube stations, each within easy-peasy walking distance. On my arrival to…
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Cloon Keen Atelier Neroli Candle
Cloon Keen Atelier, established in 2002 is Ireland’s premier fine perfumer. With a collection of incredible scents and home fragrance, this really shows quite how luxuriously prestige an artisan brand can be. “Their focus is on expressing a unique point of view through the use of unusual and rare ingredients, which are not commonly used…
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LUSH Gorilla Perfumes Pop-Up Shop
Last week I was lucky enough to be able to visit the LUSH Pop-Up Shop in London’s trendy Shoreditch. The gallery is open until summer and features the entire LUSH fragrance wardrobe set in the most fabulously designed gallery, filled with intrigue, quirks, history and inspiration. I’d been meaning to get down to visit for…
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Cire Trudon Solis Rex Candle
It’s safe to say I’m now a pretty big fan of Cire Trudon. The scents are just intoxicating and their fragrance throw is something out of this world. Seriously, I can have one on in the kitchen and still catch a sniff in the upstairs’ en-suite. Solis Rex is my favourite so far and has…
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Salicylic Acid Explained
Salicylic Acid is known as a Beta Hydroxy Acid. In fact Salicylic Acid is the Beta Hydroxy Acid. So what is it? What does it do? Well it’s an oil-soluble Keratolytic, an exfoliant, and actually one of my favourite cosmetic ingredients, it’s in my skincare, it’s even in my shampoo and conditioner. It originates from the bark of…
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Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Correcting Serum
To give a little introduction, over the last few weeks I’ve been doing Clinique’s Great Skin challenge to see if in two weeks, I’ll have that famous Clinique skin glow. I’m now on week 3 and I’m incredibly impressed, not only is it glowing, it’s holding on to more moisture and my pores are noticeably…
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Clinique Pore Refining Solutions Instant Perfector Invisible Bright
As you may know, over the last few weeks I’ve been doing Clinique’s Great Skin challenge to see if in two weeks, I’ll have that famous Clinique skin glow. Well I’m on week 3 and I’m incredibly impressed, not only is it glowing, it’s holding on to more moisture and my pores are noticeably smaller…
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Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme
Inspired by Francis’ journey to the Lebanon, this addictive creation is composed of only three notes. Francis Kurkdjian APOM Pour Homme is divine. African orange blossom, amber and cedar is all you’re going to find here, yet its utter simplicity has been woven into something quite complex. There is a ‘Pour Femme’ counterpart to this…
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Aveda Phomollient Styling Foam
I love, love, love this! If there’s anything I can’t be accused of, it’s not having enough hair. My only problem is, it’s very fine, so what tends to happen when you have an over-abundance of fine hair, it does what the hell it likes. I can style it at 8 in the morning and…
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Refinery Shave Foam Gel
Shave creams, soaps that need brushes, oils etc, stick ’em up your butt, I don’t have time. On a morning, when I’m half awake, grumpy and impatient, I don’t have time to make shaving a leisurely experience, with cut-throat razors and an armoury of tools and gadgetry. For me, it needs to be quick and…
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