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Review – Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum

As soon as I received this Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum I fell in love with it and had to show you how it looked right away. Here it is when it was straight out of the pack! I couldn't wait for daylight to take the best photo I just wanted you to see it. You all… Continue reading Review – Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum

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Empties – September 2014

So it's empties time and oddly this month there haven't been too many things that I've actually finished. I can't really decide why that is. I've been using lots of beauty products that's for sure but I've also been gifted lots of new things to try and I can be quite fickle and flit from… Continue reading Empties – September 2014

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And All That Jazz…..

I met the lovely girl behind the brand All That Jazz when I went to the Olympia Beauty Show and her obvious enthusiasm is matched in this fresh vibrant brand, I was lucky enough to be gifted two products from the All That Jazz range. The first of these was the nail lacquer in the shade Simply… Continue reading And All That Jazz…..

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September’s Top Ten Posts on Strand on Beauty

I  did this top 10 post last month for the first time and you all seemed to like it so here we go for September (well the last 30 days to be honest but let's not get picky!) 10 Sneaking in at the bottom spot this week is my report of the Superdrug Unlock AW14 event. What… Continue reading September’s Top Ten Posts on Strand on Beauty

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Make-up brushes – what are they all for? Can’t I just use my fingers?

OK. So I feel like a bit of a fraud. All this time I've been blogging and telling you what I think about about make-up and skin care products. I've only been using one brush for my make-up. It's a foundation brush and I use it to swipe on some product and then I smooth… Continue reading Make-up brushes – what are they all for? Can’t I just use my fingers?

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Review – Vichy Idealia Eyes

Tonight I was planning on writing about some of the goodies that I picked up at Olympia.Beauty yesterday. But then I realisd that I hadn't taken any pictures as there wasn't any sunlight left when I got home and then I remembered that I just had to tell you about this great Vichy Idealia Eyes… Continue reading Review – Vichy Idealia Eyes

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Olympia Beauty 2014

Every time I enter this amazing building I'm in awe of the architecture and the sheer scale of the exhibition space. I was so glad to have the press room to use as a base for a coffee and a seat before I set off on a tour of all the lovely brands. The generous… Continue reading Olympia Beauty 2014

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Review & Discount Code for ARK Anti-Ageing Skin Protector SPF 30 Primer

I have got a discount for you that gets you 15% off purchases of ARK skincare using HAZEL15 here! I've been reflecting on this product, the ARK Anti-Ageing Skin Protector SPF 30 Primer, and trying to sum up what it does and how it makes me feel the words that popped into my head were simple -… Continue reading Review & Discount Code for ARK Anti-Ageing Skin Protector SPF 30 Primer

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Review – Thea Age Revival Uplifting Eye Care

I can't tell you how exciting it is for me to discover new brands and what's even better is when they are as promising as this one. Before I started to write about beauty I would pretty much buy products from a short list of about 5 or 6 brands. I bought what was right… Continue reading Review – Thea Age Revival Uplifting Eye Care

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Strand On Beauty’s top 5 beauty picks from the John Lewis autumn fashion magazine

John Lewis have released their fabulous Autumn Fashion magazine online! The magazine covers a fantastic variety of fashion and beauty items and I've been asked to pick my top 5! Now John Lewis is a brand that I think of as being dependable and high quality and of course fair  - they always match prices… Continue reading Strand On Beauty’s top 5 beauty picks from the John Lewis autumn fashion magazine