Lex Gillies
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I’m setting myself a hard limit of under 900 words for this blog post. If I don’t restrict myself I could ramble all day about my recommendations – I really love writing these Friday Faves…
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Over the years I have been very open about my experiences with the medical community with relation to my rosacea: I’ve had some awful experiences, some that could have been improved, and some absolutely wonderful…
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Things have been a little quiet on the blog in the past 6 months and we are long overdue a catch up about my skin as a lot has happened and I’ve had a lot…
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I can’t really believe that it’s been a year since the last round up, but here we are! If you want to see what made it into 2017’s favourites post you can read it HERE…
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Body moisturiser feels like one of those basic beauty items that most people don’t give a second thought to. Does it moisturise my skin? Does it smell nice? Done. But if you have sensitive skin,…
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We all know by now that I’m a huge Pinterest fan. I love it. I could talk for hours about it. I spend upwards of 6 hours a day either on it or learning about…
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Today’s blog post is a Glossier review. Yep, I know. I am so zeitgeist, with my finger on the pulse, so ahead of the curve, bringing you brand new beauty news as it happens…
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I’ve stepped back from blogging recently and, in doing so, I’ve been looking at blogging, influencers, and the beauty community in a slightly different way. I looked through my ‘stash’ and I thought it might…
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I have been talking about and recommending the La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 on this blog for many years. I first discovered it in France when I would wander around the pharmacies for hours, picking…
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I decided to combine July and August’s Skincare Shake Up post as my skin has been a bit tricky recently and I wanted to make absolutely sure that my skincare wasn’t contributing to that. It’s…
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I don’t know a single person who thinks they’re getting enough sleep. But it seems to be viewed as an unavoidable curse of modern life and even a badge of honour by some. But I…
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Today’s post is another Pinterest tips bonanza. You can find my other Pinterest advice posts HERE, all of which contain easy to digest tips on how to improve your images on Pinterest – and your…
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A few weeks ago I received an email telling me that I had been chosen as one of Marie Claire’s 30 favourite influencers and would be featured in their upcoming Marie Claire Verified Power List.…
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A few months ago I finally upgraded my phone and I’m still absolutely GIDDY about – I went from a painfully slow and full iPhone to a sparkly new Pixel 2. And I’m in love:…
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I was sent some of the new CND Vinylux Boho Spirit range of long wear polishes and I fancied trying them out so here is my first bit of nail art in a while –…
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I typically post one Skincare Shake Up post a month to show you what I’m using and what has made the cut, but some of you have noticed that I skipped May. I had been…
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Many, many months ago I promised a blog post all about vegan skincare for sensitive skin. I had originally wanted someone who was actually vegan (i.e. not me!) to write the post as that would…
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My neck is currently in spasm so this blog post may be a little more brief than my usual Friday Faves, but I have some amazing bits and pieces that I wanted to chat to…
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A very exciting phrase I never thought I would say coming up… tomorrow I will be talking at Vogue House. I will be doing two talks as part of the Beauty Without Boundaries pop up: a partnership…
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In case you’ve missed it I’ve been in France for the past three weeks, so this edition of Friday Faves contains a lot of the products and things that I was loving while I was…
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