Reviews by Brand
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective Deep Moisture Clarifying Cream and Dark Circle Perfector
A product range designed for the Asian market if ever I’ve seen one with the heavy use of emotive language signifying that having brighter and sadly, whiter skin, is better. But, this is an age old trend and confuses us in the West as much as many in Asia are befuddled with our need to be…
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NEW launches from Clinique For Men with the Sonic For Men and Charcoal Face Wash
Launches from Clinique for Men come but once in a blue moon, but when they do, the men’s grooming and skin care industry scrambles into action to copy and replicate their inevitable success. Big changes are upon us It just so happens that a couple of weeks back I was talking with the British director of…
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Top 5 Ultra-Lightweight Summer Hydrators for every pocket
I don’t know about you, but summer plays havoc with my skin and my normal skin care regimes seem to bounce off my skin as if it’s a titanium shield. Nothing sinks in and everything congests. If you’re experiencing this too, you’re not alone. An increase in humidity, sun exposure and heat causes the skin…
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Serving Fragrance Love: Two Scents for The Tennis Season
With the Wimbledon tournament starting on Monday and temperatures rocketing into the high twenties, what better time to change up your early summer fragrance wardrobe? Murdock Renshaw British Cologne Launching last summer, Renshaw by Murdock London honours the great British traditions of tennis, croquet and the sporting games of the well-manicured lawn. Murdock themselves boast Renshaw…
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Something for The Weekend aka The Friday Bullet with Murad, Desert Essence and Imedeen
This is the first of my new weekly editorial, Something for The Weekend, featuring three skincare, grooming and beauty products, in brief, that I’ve been enjoying this week. Desert Essence Coconut Body Wash Desert? More like dessert. This coconut-scented body wash, filled to the brim with natural extracts and ingredients (many certified organic), smells like…
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Is Your Hay Fever Killing You? Boots Allergy Barrier Spray
I know this isn’t glamorous, I know this isn’t luxury and I certainly know this isn’t exciting. But, for a very severe hay fever sufferer such as myself, the Boots Allergy Barrier Spray is a god-send. My hay fever gets pretty horrendous and I take a mix of prescribed Telfast (fexofenadine) as well as Loratadine (a daily…
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The Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturiser + Instant Glow Enhancer
I’ve never got on well with facial skin care from The Body Shop; their body care YES but I often react like nobody’s business when anything touches my face. This new launch however, is just perfection – not just for The Body Shop but for the entire skin care industry. By the way, the brush…
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Limited Edition Origins GinZing Moisturiser
I’m pretty sure this is how the conversation went when coming up with a limited edition design for the Origins GinZing moisturiser… “OK guys. So, like, Lauder has said we need to make a limited edition. I think we should do it with GinZing as it’s now, like our bestselling, like, product. Any ideas?” “OMG…
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MUJI Cinnamon & Mandarin Travel Candle Review
How gorgeous is this? I picked it up a few weeks before moving into my new apartment when myself and Jason from UPPR went on a lunch trip to the Selfridges Oxford Street home department. Although happy with my teeny candle, I am still jealous of Jason’s fabulous Tree Trunk Vase from HAY. Despite MUJI…
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E45 Dry Scalp Shampoo Review: Is It Any Good?
Yes, E45 Dry Scalp Shampoo is a good, no-nonsense option if your scalp is dry, itchy or flaking, and no, there is nothing in it that causes hair loss. It sits in that odd middle ground between a pharmacy product and a cosmetic, and it does the calming job it sets out to do without…