15 Things That Made Me Happy This Summer

When it comes to 'feel good' posts, I didn't expect to be able to write one for this summer. The loss of loved ones this year has rocked me, along with a lot of other things and it seems like one of those years you don't look back on with anything other than sadness. HOWEVER, I made a point to sit down and write this post because I wanted to remind myself that despite sadness and huge loss, this summer has presented some really happy moments. And I'm so glad I did because it's made me look at my overall impression of this year completely differently!

2 Minute Beauty Time - Tropic Skincare Sun Care Discovery Kit

It's time for a new 2 Minute Beauty Time post! I know you guys like quick and punchy reviews on key seasonal products, so today I'm focusing on the Tropic Skincare Sun Care Discovery Kit. Seeing as we're in the middle of the summer holidays and we've had the most intense heatwave ever, I think we've all become friends with our daily sun care products, haven't we? 

What's In My Bag - The Beach Bag Edit

I'm currently on a major countdown to my summer holiday and I can't flipping wait. I need this holiday as physically and mentally I need a rest. A breather and time to just dial down is exactly what the Doctor ordered. So a little while ago I booked us a week in the sun, and now it's only a week away, which has come round so quick! I've got to be honest, I've never looked forward to some time off more!

Eight Charlotte Tilbury Summer Essentials

Charlote Tilbury will forever be one of the brands with the highest of reputations. With such a strong brand based on timeless beauty, it's been created to elude to all things glamourous - but only in the very most classy way. It's top level. It's excellence embodied and it's just pure luxury. Within the luxury comes a make up line that's forever extending with amazing goodies and a skincare collection that's already established some cult status products. (Magic Cream, I'm looking at you.) And while not everyone can afford a big splurge on multiple purchases, the Charlotte Tilbury reputation means even if you can't buy it regularly, you still aspire to. And you'll likely treat yourself once in a while, walking away from the counter with excitement and deep satisfaction. (Not just me, right?!)

2 Minute Beauty Time - How To Get Happy Summer Feet

During the summer there is often one area that we forget about... When it comes to summer preparations we'll moisturise and exfoliate, use lip balms for nourishment and apply SPF as often as it's needed. But quite often we forget about a really key area - our feet. Suddenly we go from boots, socks and wellies in the winter - to flip flops. And our poor feet don't often know how to adapt. more than that, our feet are like any other area of our bodies - they require regular TLC!

A HUGE World Duty Free Haul! (Part 2)

As you guys know, I recently went along to the Gatwick Summer Festival as a guest of my good friends at World Duty Free. I blogged all about how fantastic the event was, what I got up to and why the first ever #GatwickSummerFestival is just so darn fabulous. So make sure you check out Part 1 in my previous post! This will explain everything you need to know about all of the fun festival themed activities going on at the Gatwick North and South Terminals, all the travel exclusives you can pick up, and there's a chance to win up to £5,000 worth of airport vouchers too. So make sure you have a read of my post first...

Ten Things To Pack In Your Holiday Handbag

When it comes to packing for our holidays, we all focus on the suitcase right? We sort our swimwear out, pack our night-out dresses and force in way more shoes than is necessary. (Just me?) But one thing I always neglect and I'm very guilty of, is leaving my holiday handbag packing to the last minute and then having a mad dash round the house literally when I should have been in the car five minutes ago. So to make things easier, I've created a little list of the things that we should all remember to pack in our holiday handbag.

Three Fragrances To Mix Up Your Perfume Collection

When it comes to perfume we all have our own tastes don't we? We know what we like and rarely tend to step outside of our comfort zone with that - and to be honest, what's wrong with that? No-one would realistically buy a perfume that they didn't absolutely love, because if you don't like it, you're not going to wear it are you? But with so much choice it can sometimes be tricky to see the really good hidden treasures in the fragrance field. So I've put together a little list of three fragrance that you may not have considered before, but they'll mix up your perfume collection in a really great way...

Living For The Summer With Maison Margiela Replica Beach Walk

When it comes to fragrances and perfumes, we've all got our trusty favourites and our lifetime staples haven't we? Those one's we'll never be without, and the ones we buy now and again. However for me, in the last few years since I started blogging about beauty full-time, fragrances and perfume have become a much broader topic for me. Prior to beauty blogging, I used to have lots of well known brands of perfume on my dressing table. But nothing bespoke, nothing significant - not in the sense that it was out of the ordinary. (Although, I should say that some of these to this day are still my staples, so I'm not knocking them!) It's just that in the last two years especially, I've found a whole new dimension to fragrances - so much more than perfumes, for me, I've realised that a bottle of fragrance can mean a memory, a reminder or something emotional. Because perfume isn't just about smell - it's about evoking a feeling too.

Summer Body - The Essential Guide

It's that time of year again! It's the time when we reach for the bikini, the legs come out and the boots are banished to the back of the wardrobe in favour of the flip-flops, as we try to make the most of the traditional washout that is the Great British Summer. However, as the pure summer months are now upon us (belated welcome to June folks *applause*) it's also the time of year when us ladies (and gents) invest in skincare, body care and pretty much every summer-body-promising product that we can get our hands on. Whether we've succeeded in maintaining our Summer Body Diet or not (surprise, surprise, I haven't) we all want those elusive products to help us make the most of our bodies, now that the weather means more of it is on show. However, for you I've taken the fuss out faffing around with products that don't work. Don't waste money trying products that say they'll help this summer, I've found the ones you need to get that radiant, happy and healthy summer body this year... 

Kerasilk Holiday Hair Essentials

When it comes to my hair I am more than a little bit precious. I've had long hair, short hair, blonde hair, brown hair...and yet, no matter what the style or shade, the most important thing is keeping it as healthy as possible. However it wasn't always like that for me. I had beautiful long hair when I was in my late teens, and my style of choice was poker straight hair - which I achieved by over straightening it. This is all well and good until no protective sprays or hair TLC means that the ends actually go white because they are so dry and brittle..which isn't a good look on anyone, especially a natural brunette. My friends started commenting on how awful the ends looked - that's when you know that it's bad - when someone else notices your horrifically and depressingly split ends. When I did go to the hairdresser I had to have so much cut off, that it gave me a kick up the backside when it came to hair care and ever since then I've made sure to invest that little bit of TLC that my hair needs.