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Why 13,000 Temu concealer buyers made a savvy choice
This in-depth review looks at a best-selling Temu concealer and reveals what you get for under £2. Is the product as described?

Belinda Bennett
Jan 30, 2025


Why your foundation finish is as important as the shade match
Ever stepped out feeling fabulously flawless only to encounter an unforgiving mirror? We’ve all been there. That moment when ‘dolled up...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 28, 2025


Gallinée Face Vinegar review
I’m all for trying new toners. They are multitaskers that deliver beyond skin brightening. Of course, I’m talking about well-formulated...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 26, 2025


BYOMA De-Puff and Brighten Eye Gel review
Skincare products for the delicate under-eye area are a bit hit and miss, in my experience. They either deliver very little or nothing at...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 23, 2025


Beauty Bay Pore Perfect Blurring Primer review
Pores are funny old things. We’ve all got them - and most of us hate them in the same way that we loathe chin hair. The visible ones on...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 20, 2025


The Inkey List retinol serum review
Right, let's get serious: my life without a retinol serum is basically a before-and-after photo gone horribly wrong. Picture this: me,...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 19, 2025


Satin finish foundation - the unsung hero makeup for mature skin
Liquid foundations are feeling the squeeze from branded powder products that promise a more flattering finish on mature skin. You may...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 18, 2025


Deep waver woes? How was your hair’s journey to volumised beach waves?
I think I can say with a good degree of certainty that the volumising deep waver is going to be one of the most sought after hair tools...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 14, 2025


PLouise Secure The Bag launch review
With a stop-start live pre-launch ‘launch’, confusing bundles and, frankly, outrageous prices for single products, the PLouise Secure The...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 11, 2025


Skincare fasting: a return to simplicity in a world of products
In an era of multi-step routines and a seemingly endless stream of new skincare products, the concept of ‘skincare fasting’ might sound...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 7, 2025


Makeup overconsumption: what you need to know
Taken a good look at your makeup collection recently? Think you’ve possibly got too much? Makeup overconsumption is a big talking point right now, but is it something you should be worried about? It’s a question I’ve posed to myself and, at the end of the day, my answer has to be… yes! There’s a ‘but’, though. I used to tell myself lies to cover up the fact that my spending habits are harming the environment (on multiple fronts) while, at the same time, depleting my bank bala

Belinda Bennett
Jan 3, 2025


Makeup and skincare products: everything now has a ‘home’
If you look closely enough, you’ll spot remnants of Christmas wrapping paper here and there in my house. Colourful shreds of ripped Santa...

Belinda Bennett
Dec 29, 2024


Let’s talk about Letrozole: it’s messing with my beauty sleep
Being told I’d only need to swallow a tiny pill called Letrozole once a day for five years after a mastectomy saw me leave the consultant’s office literally punching the air. The fact that I wouldn’t have to subject my body to radiotherapy or chemotherapy filled me with more than a sense of relief. Almost five years before, I hadn’t been so lucky. I’d endured a 16-month chemo-first treatment plan for a much more serious breast cancer. This new 1.3cm primary was minor in compa

Belinda Bennett
Dec 12, 2024


LED light therapy face masks: do they work?
Now that LED light therapy face masks have come down in price, almost anyone can benefit from professional-style skin treatments at home....

Belinda Bennett
Dec 4, 2024


Bargain hunting for discounted beauty products? You won’t believe what I picked up in the sales
At a time when cosmetics lovers are running the annual gauntlet of extortionately priced beauty advent calendars, there’s always a bit of...

Belinda Bennett
Nov 28, 2024


PLouise limited edition Sweet Escape palette review
There aren’t many all-in-one makeup palettes that tick every wish list box and some. The Sweet Escape palette by PLouise is a rare...

Belinda Bennett
Nov 22, 2024


Made by Mitchell Black Friday Mystery Bundle review
It’s quirky, fun and viral. Made by Mitchell is the art-heavy makeup brand that is about as far ‘out there’ as you can get right now. With neon packaging, creative designs and products fans can’t get enough of, this is a UK success story nobody saw coming. At the helm is unassuming Mitchell, the self-confessed Space Cowboy of beauty who is not afraid to be vulnerable and kind. The first time I listened to a promo by Mitchell Halliday, a UK makeup artist and product developer,

Belinda Bennett
Nov 20, 2024


How a makeup hoarder finally ‘let go’ of a collection
If you have ever hoarded anything - from pop memorabilia to bat shit (some people are weird) - you will know letting go of something that...

Belinda Bennett
Nov 17, 2024


Collection Cosmetics Black Friday sale review
Anyone who has landed on this website before will know I am a true fan of Collection Cosmetics’ Lasting Perfection Foundation. I’ve tried...

Belinda Bennett
Nov 14, 2024


Why you don’t need skincare wristbands in your life
There’s always something we haven’t got that other people claim we need. Skincare wristbands are the latest ‘must have’ beauty tool. Rows...

Belinda Bennett
Nov 10, 2024
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