Nuxe Prodigieux huile de douche

Today's treat from the Marks & Spencer beauty advent calendar was Nuxe Prodigieux® huile de douche (shower oil). I've heard great things about their Dry-Oil Huile Prodigieuse® so was looking forward to trying this in the shower. As the 'golden shimmer' of the precious scented shower oil is highlighted on the packaging, I was hoping that this left the shimmer on after the shower; sadly not. However my skin was super silky soft and remained...

Filorga Meso-Mask

The Marks & Spencer beauty advent calendar gave my skin a well deserved treat today with the Filorga Meso-Mask. With the winter cold my skin is suffering from the drying effects of central heating and my usual oily t-zone now has a dry cross section across my nose and cheeks. The packaging claims it "enhances skin by improving luminosity and radiance, treats wrinkles and erases signs of fatigue" - my skin was left feeling refreshed and...

Rosie for Autograph, Amazing Radiance Body Glow

Day 1 of the Marks & Spencer beauty advent calendar is the Rosie for Autograph's Amazing Radiance Body Glow. I'm really impressed too see it's a full size product at 120ml; retailing at £12.50 you've already got almost half the calendar's worth on Day 1! The packaging says "Get instantly glowing and healthy looking skin with this moisturising, gently tinted lotion, with light reflective particles". I must say, the product looks really dark on...

Marks & Spencer beauty advent calendar

I'm excited for two reasons: the Marks & Spencer beauty advent calendar is here! and I'm restarting my blogging over the festive period At just £35 for over £250 worth of goodies, I'd say it's one of the best value for money beauty advent calendars out there. With the wide selection of top beauty brands in the calendar, it's a snip of the price tags of the likes of Liberty's beauty advent calendar. You just have to spend £35 at M&S,...

Essence: non-UV gel polish

UK press launch. Credit - Flipside PR When searching for cutting-edge new beauty finds, value homeware store Wilko is not the first place that comes to mind - but it is indeed where I stumbled upon an awesome new beauty brand Essence. Their point of sale states they're "Europe's no. 1 cosmetic brand", really? Looking at the stats though, they started in Germany in 2001, already big in over 60 countries worldwide and on further digging, it...

Nails inc - Styled by You

While looking for presents for a girlfriend's birthday (or if I'm more honest - treats that I usually end up buying for myself too), I stumbled across a cute little idea by Nails inc. "Styled by You" personalised nail polish.  First pick your favourite colour or treatment, then customise the cap of the bottle with gems, messaging or embossed initials, finally design the box with stickers and then add a personal message.  Clearly...

EYE may have cheated this Valentines

Valentines confession: 'Max' and I have been inseparable since 2009, but in a moment of weakness, a friend with 'Benefit' caught my eye.... The one and only item of makeup I won't leave the house without is mascara, I can cope without foundation or lippy, but I truly believe the windows are the eye to the soul - and without mascara my soul looks pretty bleak! Keen to try the latest lash innovations, I'm often seduced by the "200% longer.......