My Homemade Lavender Syrup Recipe

I love to use dried herbs in my skincare recipes. Lavender and chamomile are my two current favourites. Both have delicate, calming scents and are perfect for sensitive skin. I spotted my bag of dried lavender when cleaning recently and decided I'd better find a way to start using the rest of it up. So I thought I'd experiment in the kitchen and make some lavender syrup. Ingredients: 1...

Five Reasons Aloe Vera Gel Should Be Part of Your Skincare Routine

I'm fairly new to the wonders of Aloe Vera Gel. I was always aware of its soothing and antiseptic properties, but it took me a while to add it into my beauty routine. Now that I have it won't be going anywhere! Here are five reasons it should be part of your routine too. It's a great primer for make up. I've tried a lot of primers: benefit, bare minerals, smash box, No.7 and just about every...

The Skincare Routine That Rescued My Skin

This last year I've been picky with what I put on my skin. Nothing harsh. Nothing unnecessary. Nothing unnaturally scented. Nothing that's been tested on animals. Has my nit-pickiness and high standards been worth it? Yes, oh yes. I've always had bad skin. Not terrible, but bad. Mild acne, redness, dry skin,.. you get it. My skin just always lacked that "glow". I never woke up in the morning...

DIY Natural Oat, Lavender and Chamomile Face Scrub

I love a good DIY beauty product, and one of my favourites so far has been my DIY face scrub. It's so easy to make, is gentle on the skin and offers a mild exfoliation.  This recipe is inspired by one of my favourite Lush products, Angels on Bare Skin. Ingredients before blending What you need: Organic Oats Dried Herbs (I use Lavender and Chamomile from Woodland Herbs) To make: Simply...

Books I Wish I'd Read Sooner

We've all done it. Scoffed at the love for a movie franchise just to fall deeply in love with it years after everyone else. Ignored the hype of a TV show just to accidentally stumble across it and spend the next 6 hours telling yourself "one more episode". Continually skip by that one book on the bookshelf until you finally give it a chance and find yourself a few days later lying in bed, the book...

Lily Lolo Nail Polish - Review

So I've recently arrived home from a short trip to Paris and, admittedly, my blog has been a little neglected. So to get things back on track I decided to review one of Lily Lolo's new products, their 8-free nail polish. Lily Lolo have impressed me with their new releases recently, although I haven't been able to try them all as my budget can't keep up! I've unfortunately found myself unemployed...