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My friend C is a spa-day-once-a-month kinda gal whereas I’m firmly a make-your-own-face-mask-with-oats-and-slap-in-on-your-face-in-the-bath kinda gal. We decided to hit the middle ground and treat ourselves to a cheap as chips at home pamper day to fight the dirge of bleak mid-winter. First off we each took a shower (separately, you smut-monger) and rubbed away the…

Eyebrows are one of those things which can completely pull your face together even if the only other make up you’re wearing is a lick of mascara and a dab of lip balm. Until about two years ago I actually thought eyebrows came in three categories. 1. Perfect, no need to do anything to them. 2.…

It may surprise you but Waitrose is a supermarket packed to the brim with bargains and the superb quality makes those bargains all the better. A few weeks back on a trip to my local store I had a sniff around the beauty aisle and came home with a Waitrose own brand beauty product, namely…

My skin is not only dry but it is rough, painful and occasionally prone to a bit of eczema – my quest for a good body lotion/butter/balm is never ending. CALL OFF THE SEARCH – I’ve found the best body lotion in the world –Enter Aveeno Skin Relief Shea Butter Moisturising Lotion, it is frankly…

Recently, in the comments section of my blog posts, I’ve had loads of you telling me about the great make up buys to be had in Poundland, so I thought I’d better check it out. Thanks so much for the tip! My local Poundshop isn’t the best but they still had a fairly good selection.…

I’m the owner of stumpy little eyelashes and as such I’m a mascara fiend and let me tell you now, I’ve spent a lot of time seeking out good value, budget friendly mascaras – lashtensive research, if you will. Here are 5 mascaras I love, all under £5. 5 MASCARAS UNDER £5 This mascara pulls…

Sunscreen is not something I mess around with. I have the fairest of fair skin and can burn badly within 30 minutes – I get through a heck of a lot of sunscreen. SPF 30 is the lowest I’ll drop down to but I tend to opt for SPF 50 more often than not. CALYPSO…

Well, y’know how you’ve got some nail varnish sitting in your drawer and it’s not really doing much apart from decorating your nails? Shall we make it work for you? 1. I find some best cheap jewellery or even the metal buttons on jeans can make my skin turn green. A thin coat of clear…

First off, I don't really know anything about make up or the makeup industry, however I do like make up, I wear it most days and I'm cheap. So those are my qualifications for writing this post.  Anyway, cheap make up, cheap make up, cheap make up, where was I, where was I? I'm all…

I tried DIY glitter shoes when I was at uni but it all went horribly wrong, mainly because I was drunk for 4 years and I’m telling you now – vodka and glitter is not a good mixture. You may have seen the  I wore to my wedding and inspired by them I’ve gone onto add glitter…