I love trying new products, and I get a real buzz out of finding new things, or buying a little decadent treat for myself. This month, I tried a few different sample sized products, and thought that I'd share my finds with you. Garnier Skin Active Moisture Bomb 3-in-1 Day (£5.33) Given as a sample, …
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In this coming of age story, Miriam, a young Jewish girl, discovers her love of painting, and follows her heart, from Romania to Israel to the US. Starting in the 1950's, in a politically hostile Romania, the story is as much about finding our place in the world, especially as an immigrant, as it is …
Continue reading No Portrait In The Gilded Frame by Tudor Alexander
Illamasqua is one of those iconic brands that make you feel like being a makeup artist is within your reach at home. I love the beautiful packaging, with it's decadent feel, it's unusual shape, and the beautiful quality of the products. The product darling of both professionals and women at home, they don't test on …
Continue reading Dramatic Makeup: Illamasqua Eye Shadow Palette in Demise
If you haven't read Daphne Du Maurier before, you might want to start with her most well known work, Rebecca, which is a huge all time favourite of mine. Her books are often eery, with a mystery at the heart, and things unravel from there, with interesting consequences, which was perhaps why Hitchcock was a …
Continue reading The House On The Strand by Daphne Du Maurier
Want good skin? Have you tried a brush? I actually hadn't before, though these brushes have been out for ages. I have combination skin, and I find that exfoliating about every third day tends to keep my skin pretty healthy. And sometimes I feel like these trends in beauty care can be just that: trends, …
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Lacey Becnel is still recovering from the death of her beloved husband Fox, and the subsequent revelations of his infidelity, when she wakes one morning to find her self under an overpass in New Orleans, naked, with an unconscious and injured stranger lying next to her. As she starts to piece together what happened, she starts …
Continue reading The Incident Under The Overpass: Book One Of The Traiteur Trilogy by Anne McClane
Makeup Revolution London created a range of Zodiac themed cosmetics last year, and something about the idea really tickled me. Each star sign has it's own lipgloss and an eyeshadow wheel, which has a primer, highlighter and brow duo as well as three eyeshadow shades. And the eye shadow has a horoscope sheet for 2017. …
Continue reading MySign by Revolution Makeup: Playful, Generous Leo
I loved this book, and read it almost in one sitting! It's atmospheric, creepy and actually really fun, in a spooky way. It tells the story of a small town called Warboys, nestled in Britain, and the way that the entry of one beautiful woman tears the town apart. That woman is Agnes Samuel. If …
I'm pretty happy to announce that I'm a finalist in the Summer Fashion Blog Awards, in the category of Best Beachwear Outfit. I'm really touched that I got nominated, and that people like my blog. So I wanted to say thank you to all of you who read it. As you can tell from my …
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I was sent this book by the author for review, and I was kind of blown away by her story. Luellen is the daughter of Allen Smiley, a man who was very publicly known to be a member of the organised crime syndicate in LA, but whom she knew as Daddy. As a sheltered child, …
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