Reviews by Brand
Reviews by Thom Watson, qualified beauty therapist, testing men’s grooming since 2011. About Thom
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Surprising Formulation with Glamglow Youthpotion Rejuvenating Peptide Serum
I love Glamglow and make no bones about it and I’ve seen the Glamglow Youthpotion floating around for some time. But being a Glamglow mask purist, I was hesitant to try out this relatively new ancillary. At the time of writing this is half price from Look Fantastic, at £24 down from £48 so I’d…
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Natural Spot-Fighting with Immunocologie Vital Clay Spot Treatment
The Immunocologie Vital Clay Spot Treatment is a much more natural approach to blemish busting. A spot-on clay treatment with two different types of mineral rich clay, infused with salicylic acid. If you want to know more about why spots happen and how you can take care of acne-prone skin, read the acne, spots and…
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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Eye Cream: Does It Work?
Yes, within limits. Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Eye Cream is a genuinely good peptide-and-hyaluronic-acid eye cream that hydrates, calms and softens the look of fine lines around the eye. What it will not do is erase deep or structural wrinkles, and, despite what a lot of write-ups say, it does not contain the…
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Luxurious Lather: Anti-Bacterial Hand & Body with The Body Shop Lemon Range
Anti-bacterial hand products can be pretty boring but the last two years have shown us what a necessity it is. So I was thoroughly surprised to discover this fabulous extended Lemon range from The Body Shop. You may remember the old Sweet Lemon range, I reviewed it on here almost 10 years ago, but this…
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Hand Saviour: Lush Sweet Wild Orange Hand Balm
Lush Sweet Wild Orange Hand Balm is the second new launch I picked up from Lush last week alongside the Posh Chocolate Body Wash (reviewed). It was recommended by a consultant in the Leeds shop after I was talking to her about my hands; I wish I got her name to give her a shout…
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Zara Home Black Vanilla Review: Two Decades On
The Zara Home Black Vanilla review that originally sat on this page was published on 16th February 2012; so almost a decade later and people still reading it! So, I thought it deserved a huge update and with that in mind, I re-purchased the up-to-date best sellers of my beloved Zara home Black Vanilla collection.…
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Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Serum: An Honest Review
Smart Clinical Repair is Clinique’s flagship anti-ageing serum and the replacement for the old Repairwear Laser Focus. Clinique call it their most advanced serum, and build it around three things: a peptide complex, a gentle retinoid, and hyaluronic acid. I’ve been using it on and off since launch. It’s good. It’s also a lesson in…
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Lush Posh Chocolate Body Wash Review: Birth of an Icon
Lush and I go way back, from using their products as a 15 year old in 2006; interviewing Jack Constantine in 2012; interviewing Simon Constantine in 2013; creating the first ever batch of Cup O’ Coffee at Lush Kitchen and interviewing Mark Constantine in 2014 and attending the launch of the brand’s flagship Oxford Street…
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Perfumer H Candle & Fragrance Haul
If you’ve not yet heard of Perfumer H then where have you been? If you’re familiar with Miller Harris, the H in Perfumer H is the H of Lyn Harris, the UK’s first Robertet master perfumer who’s materials she uses in her creations. Perfumer H launched in 2015, primarily from their London store, but as…
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Crabtree & Evelyn 2021 Bath, Body & Home Fragrance Haul
As promised in my last article ‘What Happened to Crabtree & Evelyn?’, I put a mixed order into Crabtree & Evelyn to see if behind the modern branding, the product excellence the brand was built on is still there and in short: sort of. Also do people even call these hauls anymore? I’ll stick with…