A Nuffnang sponsored post. Before you read this, please note that the photos contained are very scary. Seriously, the things I’ve done to my hair in the past mean that I have no remaining photographs of the worst of it. These are the remnants of those stories.. Me on my 16th Birthday The first time I ever...
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If there is one beauty product I absolutely, positively cannot live without, it is sunscreen. I learnt from a very early age, and my Mum’s tales of fair-skinned woe, that sunscreen was going to be my best anti-aging weapon. Once I finally came to terms with the fact that my pale skin was never going to tan...
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There is something new gracing my dressing table this week. A simple, but essential, girly luxury that can change the whole tone of your day. Stopping for a moment after your morning shower to apply a gorgeous body cream and a delicate powder from a fluffy puff, is a quick way to instantly transform your mood into...
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What is the most unique spa treatment you’ve ever had? Being slathered in mud? Covered in bees wax? I think I may be able to beat that. On my recent trip to Malaysia I had the chance to choose an indulgence from a particularly unusual menu, one I’d never seen here in Australia. At the original...
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*A Nuffnang Sponsored Post* About five or so years ago, when I was sat here on the sofa nursing a small baby, the idea of a night out on the town was almost an alien concept. I’d done my best to keep up the social life as long as I could, but with two children to handle I had to take a bit of a hiatus. Fast forward six months...
read moreFrench beauty company L’Occitane, have recently released their new organic botanical range Angelica. They kindly sent me these samples to test and review for you. I decided that giving them a proper trial period of four weeks was really the only way to see what sort of difference they made to my skin, and I have to say my skin...
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I can hardly count how many times each month I’m asked for recommendations for super pale skin. Being so white, prone to sun burn and freckles are only the first of the challenges. One of the biggest problems we face is finding cosmetics that don’t leave us looking orange or, on the other end of the scale, washed out....
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I’m back at it, it seems, adding to my every growing collection of red lipsticks. You’d think that 37 would have been enough, but I keep finding new shades, new formulas and gorgeous packages to review. Oh well, someone’s got to do it! Today’s gorgeous offering is from South Australian...
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If you’ve been following along as I’ve been trialing the new Dove Nourishing Oils for my hair, you’ll know that I’ve been desperately trying to save my blonde streak. And while I’ve come up with the perfect solution to give this transformation the final touch, the oil means it is looking a heck of a lot better than...
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*A Nuffnang Sponsored Post* My blonde streak appears to be on the mend! It’s ironic that when I was growing up I had some seriously bad hair. I don’t just mean those trend driven looks that we all succumbed to, but some OMG moments that are burned into my memory. As a child I had very thick hair (I still do)...
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