Reviews by Brand
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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TOM FORD Italian Cypress returns to Harrods for 12 weeks only
Discontinued a while back as part of TOM FORD’s usual shake up of its Private Blend collection, the fabulous citrus, mint and woody gem that is Italian Cypress is back. Italian Cypress is an aromatic chypre fragrance with Italian Cypress woods, citrus, basil and mint with incense tones. Classy beyond compare and a gorgeous comforting…
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Seasonal Brows: MMUK Man Brow Styling Gel
The holiday season is almost upon us (how is this happening already, it was Christmas 2014 about 2 minutes ago!?) and it’s all about looking sharp. I’ve never been able to grow much facial hair and no doubt my Movember effort will be underwhelming, but, I’ve always prided myself on serving strong eyebrow game. Living…
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Clinique Aromatics in Black Candle Review
OMG. OK, so this was pretty exciting. I’d read Jane’s review yesterday of the Aromatics in White candle and was twitching as I knew my Aromatics in Black was just around the corner. Turns out I’d missed delivery of it at the beginning of the week and it was the parcel being redelivered today – darn Royal…
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Kiehl’s MTV Staying Alive & Tinie Tempah
MTV Staying Alive Foundation is one of my absolute favourite charities. Back in my retail days at The Body Shop (also part of L’Oréal) we worked with the Get Lippy campaign, selling gorgeous Guarana lip balms. This year, Tinie Tempah (who I’ve met, sort of, before a Katie Eary show a few years back) is…
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Top 4 Autumn from Summer Fragrances
It’s that time of year again where although we’ve officially entered Autumn, we’re still having some glaringly hot sunny days sharpened off with that autumnal/winter chill. So, I’ve put together a collection of 4 fragrances that I think capture this gorgeous time of year in a thick glass bottle. I think you’ll be surprised! 1. Les Liquides…
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The Best Hydrating Face Mists, From £3.95 to £55
Summer is well and truly in full-swing, although you wouldn’t know it from looking out the window this week. However, with many of you packing your cases as we speak and jetting all over the globe from Skegness to South Africa, facial sprays are the key to keeping your skin cool, calm and hydrated in…
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Something For The Weekend AKA The Friday Bullet with Pür, Aveda, L’Occitane and Clarins
This week’s theme is… blue! I know, right, I don’t know how I come up with them either. But here’s an eclectic selection of products for the face, including two fab cleansers, a moisturiser and a traditional aftershave splash. Pür M.M.C Antioxidant / Anti-ageing Moisture Complex I’d not heard of the brand Pür until trying…
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Introducing NEW Aramis Black
Kind of an odd launch for summer time, and as soon as it hit my desk, I sprayed it and dismissed it. But I never condemned it to the storage room (where products go and never return) instead I’ve kept it sat on my desk and almost daily, sprayed it, sniffed it, and got back to…
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Refreshing Summer Skin Care from Aesop
I get asked a lot about Aesop, a lot, and I have to be blunt when I say that from a consumer’s point of view, they’re hugely impenetrable brand. Even doing what I do and doing it for so long, it’s hard to know where to start. All their products have weird and wonderful names, they’re all…
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Kiehl’s & Solange Knowles #PioneersByNature
Last night was fabulous. It was one of the first launch parties I’ve been to that firstly didn’t descend into a drunken shambles and secondly felt wholesome, well organised and so on message. Oh, and thanks to the #TubeStrike, there were maybe 50 people or so at the event, which made it fabulously intimate; I…