For the past few weeks I've been trialling the Skin Perfect Primer and the Overnight Repair Serum from the Dermalogica Skin Perfecting Set. You might have seen that I featured it in my Christmas Gift Guide and it's still in stock for the great price of £67.60 (bought individually they'd cost over £97!) if you… Continue reading Skin Perfecting with Dermalogica
Category: Beauty
Pretty party picks that don’t cost the earth from Essence
This time of year brings a flurry of party invites and its always nice to have a cute new lip colour or blush to add a flash of colour and a new twist to your look. But Christmas can be expensive and that's why it's great to have a really accessible and affordable brand right… Continue reading Pretty party picks that don’t cost the earth from Essence
Discovering Naobay (Natural And Organic Beauty And You)
In the midst of all the Christmas madness attending events, writing Christmas gift guides and planning my own Christmas I came across this brand NAOBAY that's made in Valencia. It's a world away from all the over hyped glitzy and glamorous brand and quite frankly a breath of fresh air. I should be honest, I'm always… Continue reading Discovering Naobay (Natural And Organic Beauty And You)
GOSH AW16 Collection
Ok so right about now people in the know are talking about the SS17 collections so I'm late to the party with this news of the GOSH AW16 collection. That said I know that you wouldn't want me to skip telling you about the collection just because I'm late - my posts about GOSH cosmetics… Continue reading GOSH AW16 Collection
Empties – November 2016
So it's time for the round-up of my November empties and it's quite a list! Starting off with Haircare: L'Occitane Repairing Shampoo I've had this L'Occitane Repairing Shampoo a few times and reviewed it here as part of a previous empties post. This time it was a travel size as part of a set that I'm… Continue reading Empties – November 2016
Pixiwoo DVD & Book Reviews
If you're a regular on Strand On Beauty you'll have read my gift guide here and picked up my recommendation for the Pixiwoo Presents Hollywood Icons gift set. What you won't know is that I've got more to share with you from Sam & Nic Chapman as I've also laid my hands on a copy… Continue reading Pixiwoo DVD & Book Reviews
Christmas Gift Ideas
I've found some super gifts that will be sure to make the people you care about happy. There's something for everyone from stocking fillers to luxury fragrances. Every time I think that I've pulled together everything that I want to include I find just one more thing - so I've decided to share these beauties… Continue reading Christmas Gift Ideas
Can you improve your skin health by eating chocolate?
Last month I was invited to a press evening where I would be required to eat chocolate and drink wine...these PR companies certainly know how to hook us in. I mean it would be rude not to attend especially as it was national chocolate week - well it was something like that - and anyway who… Continue reading Can you improve your skin health by eating chocolate?
Discovering Alpha-H Skincare
Alpha-H is Australia's leading professional skin care brand celebrating 21 years in the business this year. Last week they launched two new products and I was invited to hear all about them and not only that I got to meet their Director and founder of the brand Michelle Doherty and their European business manager Tom… Continue reading Discovering Alpha-H Skincare
Urban Decay Open European Flagship Store in London’s Carnaby Street
It's been a long time coming - this perfect UD space in the heart of London has been planned for a while and this week it finally held its launch party with a flurry of celebs attending to put this new beauty venue on the map. Urban Decay's "beauty with an edge" concept aims to… Continue reading Urban Decay Open European Flagship Store in London’s Carnaby Street
