Month: October 2016

Extraordinary skincare from The Ordinary

Extraordinary skincare from The Ordinary

Posted by | Oct 31, 2016 | | 14 |

Beauty addicts step this way! If you know your niacinamide from your hyaluronic acid and your retinol from your matrixyl but, you don’t want to take out a bank loan in order to feed your habit, then this new range from The Ordinary will be right up your strasse! And, even if I lost you at niacinamide, don’t worry, there’s a regimen guide to accompany this range of extraordinarily well-priced serums that may well change the way you look after your skin forever, even if you’re not obsessed with skincare products! Who are The Ordinary? The Ordinary is part...

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Blueberry News Alert!

Blueberry News Alert!

Posted by | Oct 25, 2016 | , | 0 |

I HEART blueberries and eat them most mornings with sheep’s yoghurt but…. DID YOU KNOW that the protein in milk actually blocks the antioxidant action of blueberries :-0 so, in order to obtain maximum anti-ageing/antioxidant effect, either eat them on their own or, with a non-dairy milk or yoghurt, such as coconut, soy or almond milk. Source: The Age Fix by Dr Anthony Youn – a right good read!...

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My French fantasy, I mean pharmacy

My French fantasy, I mean pharmacy

Posted by | Oct 24, 2016 | , | 0 |

As those long winter nights draw in and the northerly wind bites at my moisturiser-laden cheeks, I’m comforted in part, not only by the haul of French pharmacy beauty products that I managed to bag on my summer hols this year, but also by the fact that most of them are now avails over here – fabuleux! 🙂 Now, if you’ve never visited a French pharmacy before lemme tell you, it’s not all pile cream, mosquito repellent and paracetamol – they are quite something else when it comes to some of the best and most affordable beauty brands around. With...

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