• hair,  shampoo,  shampoo for oily hair

    3 Shampoos for Oily Hair – which is best?

    I haven’t really had oily hair since I was a teenager so it’s sort of taken me by surprise that my hair’s started playing up again. Lately I’ve found I can’t go more than two days before things start really greasing up and I don’t know if it’s the change in weather, something funky going on with my hormones or another explanation but I do know that it makes me feel pretty gross. I like to have fresh, swishy, yummy smelling hair as much as the next girl so for the past few weeks I’ve made it my mission to track down an affordable shampoo that would banish the grease,…

  • hair,  shampoo,  shampoo for oily hair

    3 Shampoos for Oily Hair – which is best?

    I haven’t really had oily hair since I was a teenager so it’s sort of taken me by surprise that my hair’s started playing up again. Lately I’ve found I can’t go more than two days before things start really greasing up and I don’t know if it’s the change in weather, something funky going on with my hormones or another explanation but I do know that it makes me feel pretty gross. I like to have fresh, swishy, yummy smelling hair as much as the next girl so for the past few weeks I’ve made it my mission to track down an affordable shampoo that would banish the grease,…

  • body scrubs,  joik,  skincare

    JOIK Lemon and Vanilla Body Scrub

    I’ve written about a product from Estonian brand JOIK before – a delicious powdered chocolate face mask you can read about here– so I already had a pretty good idea that I’d enjoy more of their creations. Because I’m a fake tanner and I enjoy a general pamper, I like to have a decent body exfoliator on hand  but it’s important to me that scrubs meet three important criteria: They need to smell great. They need to actually exfoliate effectively and they absolutely need to be free from microbeads – because, you know, I care about the environment a bit. JOIK Lemon and Vanilla Body Scrub covers all of this…

  • body scrubs,  joik,  skincare

    JOIK Lemon and Vanilla Body Scrub

    I’ve written about a product from Estonian brand JOIK before – a delicious powdered chocolate face mask you can read about here– so I already had a pretty good idea that I’d enjoy more of their creations. Because I’m a fake tanner and I enjoy a general pamper, I like to have a decent body exfoliator on hand  but it’s important to me that scrubs meet three important criteria: They need to smell great. They need to actually exfoliate effectively and they absolutely need to be free from microbeads – because, you know, I care about the environment a bit. JOIK Lemon and Vanilla Body Scrub covers all of this…

  • makeup,  moisturiser,  skincare,  sun protection,  suncream,  sunscreen,  Ultrasun

    UltraSun High 30 SPF Tinted Face

    Like pretty much anyone who grew up in Australia, I had it drummed into me from a young age- sunscreen is important. If you don’t wear it, you’re going to get burnt and that’s going to really hurt. If you don’t wear it, you’ll end up looking like an old leather handbag by the time you’re 50. If you don’t wear it, you could end up with a skin cancer and that could actually kill you. Sorry to be grim but it’s true. A few weeks ago I attended a lovely breakfast hosted by Ultrasun UK and listened to MD Abi Cleeve chat about all things Ultrasun. As well as…

  • makeup,  moisturiser,  skincare,  sun protection,  suncream,  sunscreen,  Ultrasun

    UltraSun High 30 SPF Tinted Face

    Like pretty much anyone who grew up in Australia, I had it drummed into me from a young age- sunscreen is important. If you don’t wear it, you’re going to get burnt and that’s going to really hurt. If you don’t wear it, you’ll end up looking like an old leather handbag by the time you’re 50. If you don’t wear it, you could end up with a skin cancer and that could actually kill you. Sorry to be grim but it’s true. A few weeks ago I attended a lovely breakfast hosted by Ultrasun UK and listened to MD Abi Cleeve chat about all things Ultrasun. As well as…