I’m up horribly late/early (scheduling this post) as I’m waiting for the Travelodge sale to go live and bag a few bargain breaks across the UK if I can!
I thought I’d upload a couple of photos from my day in London yesterday today yesterday – whenever it was. I’m all confused now.
Talking of holidays… I’m still trying to snag mine and it’s proving difficult.
Keep your fingers crossed for me!
Gwen Stefani, Rachel Weisz, Cheryl Cole, Eva Longoria, Scarlett Johansson, Andie MacDowell, Beyonce, Natalie Imbruglia, J-Lo, Gerald Butler, Jane Fonda, Halle Berry, Diane Kruger…
…what do these people have in common?
Let me give you a really subtle clue…
Yep… they’ve all been ‘faces’ for the L’Oreal group and it’s various brand subsidiaries (and there are dozens more!)
The guys at L’Oreal obviously place huge importance on selecting and promoting their celebrity brand ambassadors but I’m curious… what value do YOU place on their endeavours?
Is it MORE relevant nowadays in our celeb-obsessed culture or LESS impactful than it was 20 years ago because we’re so overexposed to these ‘starlets’ anyway?
Do you care and erm… is it “worth it”? *snigger*
Weekends were made for slovenliness – the respite before the manic new week ahead. I use the time to treat my skin to a bit of makeup-free pampering, I also like to spoil the family with a treat or two…
Yesterday was all about the rhubarb!
Seeing as I’m still on my diet (but getting there slowly!), I had to gaze at the crumble from a distance. Check out the whipped cream/crumble ratio… that’s how we roll around these here parts.
Not *quite* as delicious but tasty nonetheless is Lanolips Rhubarb Lip Ointment… a sheer, moisturising balm with a hint of colour and sparkle.
The more I’m getting into wearing strong lip colours, the less use I have for these sheer coloured tubes. I apply my Lanolips 101 before bed at night anyway so don’t need the daytime moisturisation these provide. But if you’re more of a natural lip girl, these are definitely worth checking out.
My favourites from the coloured range are: Rhubarb, Apples and Dark Honey but definitely check out Sunshine too if you like warmer colours.
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♦ 1 large tin of rhubarb (unless fresh is in season!)
♦ Brown Sugar to taste depending on how tart you like it! (I use about 2 tbsp sprinkled over the rhubarb and 1 over the top of the crumble before baking)
♦ Ready made crumble topping (what? it *is* the weekend!)
♦ 1 tsp of ground cinammon
♦ 1 1/2 tsp of mixed spice
That’s it!
Drain the rhubarb and lay in an ovenproof dish ♦ Add a sprinkle of brown sugar and the spices ♦ Cover with the crumble topping and press down to compact with your fingers (or back of a spoon if you’re a hygiene freak!) ♦ Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar ontop and lightly scratch the surface with a fork to ‘rough’ it up a bit!
Put it in a pre-heated oven (200°c) for 40-45 minutes and pray to the Gods of crispiness that yours comes out with a crunchy top!
Serve with cream or custard… I nearly always use whipping cream just ‘cos that’s how my Nan done did it!
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Lanolips Lip Ointment in Rhubarb with SPF15 is priced at £7.99 and available online from Victoria Health or instore at Boots.
Also known as the “ultimate skincare survival kit” by Premier Model Management’s founder Carole White.
It’s been launched to coincide with a new TV series called “The Model Agency”, an inside look at the realities of this so-called glamourous lifestyle! The series starts tonight at 10pm on Channel 4.
The Premier Model Skin kit consists of seven 30ml products (each described as model essentials!) housed in a transparent zip-up pouch, making it perfect for travel.
Products included: Hand & Nail Cream, Facial Scrub, Radiance Balm, Night Cream, Blemish Treatment, Cleansing Wipes and Collagen Eye Pads.
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A model’s life is spent almost constantly on the move, whether in an airplane or on a location shoot. This hectic, stressful lifestyle plays havoc with the skin. During the course of my many years as a model agent, I have tested literally hundreds of beauty products in search of a pure and simple, yet effective skincare solution, but have never found what I was looking for.
So I decided to create a line of beauty staples which were not only the best quality, but could easily travel and would be affordable for the younger models. I discovered Monu a few years ago, and approached them as a potential partner for a Premier skincare range.
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The Model Kit from Premier Model Skin will be available for £45.00 on line from March 1st at www.monushop.co.uk
Will you be tuning in to The Model Agency tonight?
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Hope you’re having a great Sunday ladies?
I’m afraid that I’ve got some bad news about the giveaway. We’re gonna have to re-ru…
KIDDING!
I’m going to be rolling out the winner announcements starting tomorrow so be sure to check back later this week and keep your fingers crossed!
Much love x
A couple of you* asked to see the trophy that I was awarded following my jammy scoop of Best Beauty Blogger title at the recent Johnson & Johnson Beauty Care Journalism Awards.
I’d rather I didn’t look such a scruff in the photo below so please ignore the creases and two-tone hair but a). it was the best of a bad lot and b). Mr. L gave me the “if you want me to take this photo of you, let’s do it now” ultimatum at a time when I looked, well… a bit of a scruff!
I’ve got my trophy displayed in my parent’s front room at the moment because they’re thoroughly loving casually dropping it into conversations with the Pools man/Avon lady/Betterware Catalogue picker-upper. It’s hideously embarrassing if I happen to be around when all this is going on… but secretly, I’m loving that they’re loving it. How could I not?
Thank you for your lovely congratulations last week, I really don’t feel very deserving but I’ll gladly take them all the same!
*at least one of you did, honest! I’m not making it up just so I can show off my award and bring it up AGAIN! As if I would…
The delightful Alice over at Running in Heels has just posted a little interview she did with me before Christmas.
I talk about some of my favourite brands, blogs and trends. I also have to shamefully face up to the fact that I’ll probably never be able to run in heels.
You can check out Alice’s great site, here
OK, they didn’t really… but I’m waiting on a stock image and confirmation for the (updated) prize.
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Keep your fingers crossed I get it today. If I don’t, I shall improvise and we’ll return to the regular giveaway schedule tomorrow regardless (albeit 1 day behind).
Whilst you’re here reading this rather pointless post, I may aswell tell you what I have planned for this week.
Tomorrow, I’ll be bringing you full swatches of the Urban Decay 15th Anniversary 24/7 Pencil Set.
Wednesday, I’ll be reviewing a new cleanser love and a NOTD.
Thursday should bring you a show and tell of what I received for Christmas (it’s about time!)
and Friday I’ll be talking about a new primer!
Inbetween all that, there may be room for some more blogging frivolity if I can skive off from my day job for long enough to get those posts out but I’m battling a big email backlog that makes me wince every time I think of it.
What are your top tips for staying organised? Are you a lists kind of girl?
…were held earlier in the week at a swanky ‘do’ in London.
Attended by some of the country’s best journalists and writers, the awards recognise the work that UK beauty journalists do to educate and inform their readers through intelligent articles on skincare and beauty.
So, quite frankly… I have no idea how I managed to bag one.
I was awarded Best Beauty Blogger at the ceremony and will even get a trophy to proudly display next to my computer… or yano, in everyone’s face. Repeatedly.
The Best Beauty Blogger category was introduced to the award line up for the first time this year and despite my jokes and general awkwardness, I really am very happy, proud and thankful to have been selected as the inaugural winner by the panel of judges.
I’d also like to give a shout-out to runner-up SCforM who writes a great grooming blog you should be following here.
Thanks for the support, banter and patience you guys show me as I bumble my way through this blogging thing, you make it so much fun. Now I’m off to tell my husband that I shall henceforth answer only to the title of ‘award-winning’ wife. What?
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