skin care

Are expensive beauty oils worth it? (Spoiler: It depends)



Are expensive beauty oils worth it? Costa Brazil Kaya Anti-Aging Face Oil

If there’s one thing this year has proved, it’s the importance of the human touch. Not being able to hug, enjoy a massage or simply shake hands has been, for many, beyond brutal. And for good reason. Skin-on-skin contact is scientifically proven to boost our emotions, releasing powerful feel-good hormones. According to Tiffany Field of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami, so-called ‘skin hunger’ actually weakens our immune systems, effectively allowing the stress hormone cortisol to run riot.

The next best thing then, according to Field, might be self-administered touch. (more…)



Buy it now: Aerin Rose Night Table Cream & Overnight Mask



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One for rose-o-philes (I bet there really is a word for that). This has just arrived on counter from Aerin, a nourishing, radiance-boosting rose cream that doubles as an overnight mask. Aerin Rose Night Table Cream & Overnight Mask (£60) sounds great for autumn-winter skin TLC and I love the comforting, old fashioned name. Time to make room on your vanity trays!

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WORDS: Disneyrollergirl/Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGE: Aerin Lauder
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Crème de la Mer Intensive Revitalising Mask – a hangover cure for your face



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Autumn skin is a bitch isn’t it?

The combo of weird weather, cranked-up central heating, comfort eating, over-drinking and under-exercising all add up to – in my case – bumpy, greige and generally knackered-looking skin. (more…)



Perfect pairing: Nuxe + Agnes B



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Jane at The Beauty Plus (new blog! Do visit!) recently raved about the merits of a boxy tee. I wholeheartedly concur. My boxy tee of choice is from Agnes B, I have been buying these for a least 15 years and as far as I know, the design hasn’t changed. (more…)