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London mum, writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself.
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Category Archives: Beauty
A day at The Dorchester Spa
As soon as you step through the revolving doors and into the foyer, the constant buzzing noise of the city fades into the background. Accompanied by the gentle clicking and clacking of your shoes’ soles you make your way down … Continue reading
Beauty on a budget: the Chelsea edition
If you smell a bit of an oxymoron here, hold on tight to your big rollers and smell again. In the past few weeks, I have been selflessly testing every nail salon within walking distance. Of course, it was only … Continue reading
In love with Liz Earle Sheer Skin Tint
The younger you are, the better basis your skin offers to apply foundation. However, being young and dewy by nature, your skin doesn’t really need foundation. The older you get, the more you crave a little cover up. At the … Continue reading
Skin is in: St. Tropez SPF giveaway
Five days post the spray tan experiment, and I am still glowing. I have experimented greatly with the scrumptious products in the goodie bag; I have dabbed, massaged and patted and am definitely hooked now. Tweet
Like a virgin (sprayed for the very first time)
When I first arrived in London, one sunny day in April 2005, three things struck me as far more bizarre than the usual craziness you’d expect from moving countries: Left-hand-traffic and its potential to provide for my untimely death. The … Continue reading
Pointlessly topless
Flipping through one of my favourite magazines, my attention got caught by the above image. I am not a prudish person. Still, I found myself wondering why exactly the model’s breast is exposed. I don’t mind people going topless at … Continue reading
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35 days till summer
35 days to go until summer vacation. Not that I’d be counting. But images like the one above make me fantasize of lazy days at the beach, where the only question bugging your mind is whether to have ice cream … Continue reading
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Tagged giveaway, Paul and Joe makeup, rainy days, St Tropez
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Fishy Business: Aqua Sheko Fish Spa
After bumblebees up your bum and ants in your pants (thanks, Iota!), we are now moving on to fishes on your feet. In case you have been lucky enough to stroll around Selfridges during Christmas time, you (most likely hot, … Continue reading
Colour me beautiful – Paul & Joe purple smoky eye
I love how, when I flip through the beauty section of a magazine, little L points at the models and shouts ecstatically ‘Mummy! Mateup! Issis mummy mateup!’ (read: ‘It’s mummy. It’s makeup. It’s mummy with makeup!’) However much I might … Continue reading
Skin food: Biotherm Skin Ergetic giveaway
I am every Beauty PR’s dream. A true victim of the marketing machinery. As soon as there’s something new on the market, I have to try it, massage it into my skin, rub it, brush it, scrub it. I have … Continue reading
