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Rabot 1745 body scrubs

Rabot 1745 body scrubs by Hotel Chocolat

July 10, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

Rabot 1745 is the skincare range from Hotel Chocolat, named after the Rabot estate in Saint Lucia, where cocoa has been farmed since 1745. And […]

Cetaphil dry skin range

Cetaphil dry skin range review

July 3, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

Cetaphil may be one of the least glam skincare ranges with its no nonsense, straight from the chemists’ packaging. But it’s also one of those […]

Latest in Beauty Summer 2019 box contents

Latest in Beauty Summer 2019 beauty box review

June 15, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

The sun was out for half an hour, and now it’s raining. Welcome to the British summer, 2019 release. I tell you what we need […]

Aldi booty balm sol de janeiro dupe

Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream dupe at Aldi

June 11, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

Aldi are at it again. They do love a cut price dupe don’t they? This time it’s Lacura Booty Balm, a dupe for Sol de […]

Fashion World spring haul

Fashion World Spring wardrobe update

June 6, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

Fashion World have challenged me to a Spring fashion update. Well they’re brave aren’t they? Just what does an Eighties throwback wear in Spring? Exactly […]

Japan Crate review

Cheese tea, blue tongue and beer candy | Japan Crate review UPDATED

June 4, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

These days we are belly deep in GCSEs, as Teen 2 is manfully ploughing his way through more exams than either of us want to […]

Pavan Henna Bar hand art

Pavan Henna Bar, Selfridges London

May 31, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

This month my travels took me back to London, where I had been invited to try out the Pavan Henna Bar in Selfridges on Oxford […]

Nordik Light dragon earrings

Sweden meets Brighton with Nordik Light

May 24, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

I’m not taking Eurovision personally. And however the dreaded Brexit pans out, I will always be very pro-Europe. So let’s give a big Euro hug […]

Vegan One Pound Meals | Tried & tested

May 17, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

Vegan One Pound Meals is the fourth book from chef Miguel Barclay. The USP of his books, as you can tell from the title, is […]

fresh sugar lip wonder drops review

Fresh Sugar Lip Wonder Drops review

May 10, 2019 Joanne Mallon 0

I don’t go to department store beauty counters very often. I find them too intimidating. When I do it’s because I know exactly what I’m […]

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