Berkley Square Natural Couture Range

Berley Square are making white the new black with their stunning range of luxury toiletries. Inspired by the timeless, elegant photographic collection by John French, the new Natural Couture range is a unique collaboration of art and fragrance combined to create a luxurious range of bath and body products. 


With three beautiful fragrances you will have a tough time deciding which one you like the most. White Bergamot, White Amber and White Muguet inspired by the Golden Age of Couture (1947 - 1957), one of the V&A's most successful recent exhibitions, and features images from the V&A John French photography archive. 


The White Bergamot fragrance has won the silver award for best new fragrance in the UK Beauty Awards. 


Now you can own a little bit of art in a bottle by going along to House of Fraser and finding which scent you like the best. 

Ahava Dead Sea Salt Liquid £12

As you well know I am a bath lover and as such always on the look out for products to include in my daily soak.

Ahava first won me over with their range of delicious botanical body creams and now they have dazzled me with a completely unique product.

Their Dead Sea Salt Liquid provides an intense concentration of Dead Sea minerals to naturally reset the skin’s inner balance. It regenerates the skin by detoxifying its cells, strengthens its defence system and improves its metabolism. Rub all over body and rinse off after two minutes or drizzle into the bath to feel like you are bathing in the magical waters of the Dead Sea. 

It really made my skin feel more magical and healthier. You might think that with all the salt it would dry your skin out but it actually helped mine to soak in moisturiser. 

MÁDARA Deep Replenishing Cream £25

You may notice a slight theme in my recent post and thats dehydration, either from the tough winter climate or of the self inflicted variety! 


In winter, our skin is more prone to dehydration and the MÁDARA Deep Replenishing Cream helps to improve the skin’s ability to retain water, making the skin look younger and more radiant. This rich cream provides long lasting hydration and nourishment, while protecting and repairing damaged skin. Key ingredients include nettle, linseed, calendula, rowan and sea bucktorn. 


Like all the MÁDARA products that I have tried it smells sensational. All products are natural and organic and this cream is no exception. It glides onto the skin as gracefully as a swan to water. It gently soaks in to your face and changes dull skin to dazzling skin instantly. It kept my skin, nourished, protected, supple and cared for.


It is no wonder that MÁDARA is a multi award winning company, they go for strength to strength with effortlessly gorgeous products. I for one can not wait to see what else they come up with! It optimises what true beauty is about, its organic and natural. 

Aspinal of London Toiletry Case £120

I was lucky enough to be taken away for the night to posh hotel the other day. The hotel itself was magnificent but what also put a smile on my face was my beautiful cosmetics case in purple mock croc and cream suede from Aspinal of London. I have always been a bag type person, cosmetic cases included so when this arrived I actually jumped in the air.

It is beautiful, seductive and also highly usable. It has a really clever lining than you can easily detach if you don't want to use the clever little pockets inside. It was the perfect size to hold everything I needed for a few nights away with room to spare.

I din't want to put it in my bag but proudly display it for all to see. When my sister saw it she even said it was too lovely to use incase I ruined it! You can feel the quality in every part of it and I know that I will be able to treasure it for years to come without it losing its lust factor or deteriorating in anyway. It's available in five other colours but I have just fallen in love with the purple in every way.

My problem is now I want all the things to go with it like the cabin bag, barbarella bag, berkeley bag, purse, belt, wallet.................

Payot Slim Performance £23.50

I know I am not alone in my hatred for the gym. My favourite machine at my local gym is the chocolate vending machine so needless to say I have a few wobbly parts!

Payot Slim Performance steps in nicely. It says to apply it first thing in the morning to help refine the silhouette and promote cutaneous micro-circulation. I had no idea what 'cutaneous micro-circulation' actually meant so off I went smearing it over my body to see what happened.....

First off it absorbs extremely quickly so I don't have to wait for ages after putting it on to put my clothes which is excellent as it means extra time in bed. It has a lovely fresh smell to, slightly citrusy to help wake me up. After a few days I felt my skin was much firmer and the appearance was considerably better. I bulged less in my leggings and overall felt much more confident about the appearance of my once-bouncy-now-much-more-beautiful thighs.

Payot Tonique Purifiant £16.50

I have only just started using toner in the last six months or so, having been throughly horrible to my face in the last few years I am now trying to make up for it!

What better way then than to start using this stimulation toner from Payot. It is alcohol free and contains green coffee extract so it goes perfectly with the detoxifying foam I reviewed a little while back.

Even after only a week of use my skin is considerably clearer, has a nicer consistency and just feels more comfortable to wear. I really look forward to my daily beauty regime rather than it just being something that I felt I had to do. I am still constantly stunned at what comes off my face after I have swept some of this toner over it. Even after I have washed my face it picks up every last speck of dirt. I highly recommended it for beauties of any age.

Payot Hydration 24 - £24

Payot is swiftly becoming one of my favourite brands and over the next three days I am going to introduce you to some of their fabulous products.

First up is the Hydration 24. It's a Saturday afternoon and although usually I don't indulge too much in the alcoholic beverage department last night I had enough to make me feel shaking today. My body is a little dehydrated so I opted to do not much today apart from watch friends re-runs, drink lots of orange juice and have a bath. To properly rehydrate my skin which to be fair looks a little sad I reached for the Payot.

With its creamy, non-greasy texture it provides continuous hydration for 24 hours and firms while its at it. My skin is now much happier than my head is and I am going to continue using Payot 24 as my skin feel so soft and seductive afterwards.

Eyeslices

When I cry, which is frighteningly often as I am such a softie, my eyes puff up so much the next morning I look like I have been in a fight.

The age old trick of cucumber slices helps but I don’t always have cucumber in the house and I find it impossible to make them stay where I want them. 

Having recently been introduced to eyeslices I was more than happy to give them ago the morning after watching a particularly sad film. They have a jelly like consistency and are amazingly cooling and soothing. 

They come in a neat little case that I keep in the fridge and now I never bother with cucumber and just put these on my puffy eyes instead as they work twice as well and I don’t have to worry that someone is going to make a sandwich out of them! 

Queens Cosmetics Sensiderma Rich hand Cream £9.10

I know I posted a list of my favourite hand creams up a few weeks ago but my attention has been brought to a new one out and well it was so good I needed to include it. Queens Cosmetics  are experts in sensitive skin but even if your skin isn't that sensitive you will love their products.

Of course the first product I wanted to try out was the hand cream  and I was not disappointed. It's a really rich formula without being greasy and melted into my skin quickly. Very useful for me as I am always putting on hand cream and having to waiting till it absorbs. Try picking up a pen and trying to write something after you have smothered your hands in something greasy!

It really softens your skin and for extra indulgence smother on last thing at night and put on cotton gloves, or if you are like me and don't have any cotton gloves use cotton socks instead. Just remember to take them off in the morning before you answer the door to the postman as he will think you strange! Speaking from personal experience obviously.

Miners Loose Eyeshadow £3.49

The new year normally means two things for me. Firstly that I am skint, having spent all my hard earned money on presents, pretty dresses and pampering. Secondly that I want a new look, after seeing the same face every day I could do with a little variation. In step the fabulous people at Miners with their new dip and define range.

I wasn't able to choose which colour I liked the most so being the greedy me I went for all six. Each loose powder is enriched with metallic flecks which it shimmering undertones. The brushes are perfect as they allow you to get a good covering without leaving flecks down your cheeks like you get with some loose shadows. The colour stayed on all day and didn't crease, if you do want to reapply it the bottle and brush makes it perfect for keeping in your bag.

If you like me need a bit of cheering up and refreshing your look Miners dip and define range is affordable beauty at its best.

Twilight £2.99

You work hard all day and sometimes into the night, when you curl up in bed all you want is sleep to take you away on a journey to dream land and your soothe tired body. Unfortunately its one of those nights that we all get at times when sleep refuse to come and you are left counting down the precious hours that you have in bed. When nights like this strike, get up and run a warm bath with a twilight ballistic. It contains relaxing lavender and fizzes into pink and blue waves whilst twinkling with glitter like the night sky. Sleep is but a bath away.

Fizzbanger £2.99

When Friday night approaches a fizz of excitement descends on me, I know its the start of the weekend and a girly night beckons. Before I meet with the female of the species I must get ready and that means have a bath that that matches my excitement, here enters the fizzbanger. Packed with fizzy candy it pops and explodes in the water, the colour changes from yellow to blue to green making your bath light up like a dance floor. Make your Friday night bath go with a fizz-bang by adding a fizzbanger ballistic into your bath, turn up the music up loud and sing along as you get ready for the night ahead!

Big Blue £2.99

Counting down the days to your summer holiday can be a long and painful process. We all dream about long days on the beach, sun kissing our skin with the sound of the sea gently lapping at our feet. With Lush's big blue you can make the dream even more vivid by popping seaweed and corse sea salt all wrapped up in a globe of loveliness with lemon and lavender. Float away on your our private sea in your own bathroom, find a good book, poor yourself a fruit cocktail and your dream holiday becomes that little bit closer.

Sex Bomb £2.99

Normally my bath times are a very private affair. I turn off my phone, light some candles and settle in with a good book and of course a bath ballistic. Occasionally though I like to invite my boyfriend into the bath with me and when I do sex bomb is always the ballistic of my choosing. Jasmine absolute is used for its powerful aphrodisiac and it turns the bath a sensual milky pink. Sitting in the bath together is a intimate experience and I recommend it for any couple to get intoxicated by each other every once and a while with a sex bomb bath.

Avobath £2.99

Avobath from Lush is packed full of fruity citrus goodness and avocado to soften your body. Lemon grass delicately wafts around you and the bath becomes a goddess green. Drop avobath into warm water in a morning bath when you haver a full day ahead and want to be fully invigorated.

Cinders £1.95

The last of the snow may have melted away but its still a little while until the blistering sunshine returns. The nights are cold with a sharp chill in the wind and the dark hours make it a perfect for a hot bath. Cinders is the ideal Lush ballistic for warming you up on a cold night. With warming cinnamon, refreshing orange and softening almond oil guaranteed to warm you up on a cold winter night.

Dragon's Egg £2.99

To kick off my seven ballistics for seven baths I am starting with the wonderful Dragon's Egg. If anybody is wondering why I have chosen seven ballistics for seven baths, well its in honour of my grandmothers 90th birthday. My nan has always been a great inspiration to me and when I was a child I used to go to her house and watch old musicals on VHS. My favourite was seven brides for seven brothers and it is this that has prompted me to explore some of Lush's famous bath ballistics. Not only that but my nan has the same sort of fizz that you get when you drop one of these beauties into the bath!

Anyway, its been one of those days that everybody gets from time to time. I was late as I couldn't find my shoes, every traffic light was against me and my hair decided that sticking up was the only style for me this morning. Work just seemed to pile up on me, my boss was in a mega grump, its cold outside, there was a huge queue at the shop ........ well you get the idea. I ran a nice hot bath, dropped in a dragon's egg and a childlike smile crept across my face. Lemon scent filled the bathroom and swirls of orange danced in my bath.

I mean who wouldn't be cheered up with a bath full of glitter? Dragon's egg is truly a ballistic for those in need of a smile, the bergamot oil is a natural anti-depressant, making it perfect for those days when we need a little uplift.

Happy New Year

Hello my beauties, I hope you have all had a lovely festive time and a magical New Year! I have been off here for a while but do not worry I have been collecting all manner of goodies to share with you. Over the next few weeks look out for my seven ballistics for seven baths piece, my valentines treats and detox special. In the meantime stay beautiful my lovelies! xx

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas my beauties. I hope you are all with the ones you love and loving the ones you are with. Stay beautiful. 

Paco Rabanne Black XS £32 50ml

Haven't got your man a present yet? Running around not knowing what to get him? Fear no longer, Paco Rabanne Black XS is sure to be well received. The black bottle is 100% rock star making it perfect for the man with an electric guitar in the corner and aspirations of thrilling crowds. It's a powerful fragrance with a woody and citrus hit. Notes of French marigold, clary sage, black amber, ebony wood, praline and black cardamon tingle the senses in a scent that doesn’t overpower but carefully lingers. The black bottle is 100% rock star making it perfect for the man with an electric guitar in the corner and aspirations of thrilling crowds.

While you are at it you might as well treat yourself, after all you have been shopping really hard the last few days. Paco Rabanne Black XS for her £25 30ml is wonderfully sensuous, daringly fresh and fabulously floral. Any aspiring rock star needs a groupie cheering him all after all.