Caroline Hirons

This week's MVP. Clinique Moisture Surge

I hit the Clinique store with a bang on Wednesday evening. Thank you so much to all of you that came out to say hello and talk all things skin....

16/05/2015

Clinic - Serums

Whilst we're mid-month of Serums focus I thought it would be good to do a quick Q&A/Clinic on the topic so that further reviews during the month may prove to...

15/05/2015

Vichy Aqualia Thermal Serum

What is it? A hydrating serum. Who is it for? A serum for 'women with sensitive skin looking for deep and lasting hydration'. (Dear Vichy, Seems a tad sexist no?...

14/05/2015

This evening! Clinique Great Skin Lab Meet & Greet

Hi Everyone! Just a reminder that my Meet & Greet at Clinique's Great Skin Lab is this evening between 4pm and 9pm at their beautiful Great Skin Lab in Covent...

13/05/2015

The Cult Beauty Box

*JAZZ HANDS* So: my Cult Beauty Box goes on sale tomorrow. What you need to know: Due to unprecedented demand, we have doubled the quantity of the boxes available. The...

13/05/2015

Live Twitter Chat with The Body Shop

This Thursday evening I'll be heading down to The Body Shop's HQ in London to take part in a live Twitter chat. It's easy to take part, just use the...

12/05/2015

Final peek into the Cult Beauty Box before the reveal

Back in January I added Tata Harper's Replenishing Nutrient Complex to my Hall of Fame. It was a no-brainer. It's one of the staple products in my beauty SOS kit....

12/05/2015

Cellulitis - and a spider in the bed

Full service on the blog won't be around for a couple of days as I spent most of the last two days in hospital with cellulitis*. Never had it before,...

11/05/2015

Cult Beauty Box - more details

Thank you for your massive response to my first Box for Cult Beauty. There will be another (final) product reveal on Tuesday but in the meantime, I wanted to give...

10/05/2015

What is it? 'A highly active concentrate of advanced hyaluronic complexes, next-generation peptides and biotechnological technologies to target rehydration on and below skin surface, while visibly improving lines, wrinkles, sagging...

08/05/2015

Dr Dennis Gross Clinical Concentrate Radiance Booster

What is it? 'A professional-strength time-released concentrate that can be mixed into your favorite products to enhance their benefits, or used alone to visibly optimize skin’s healthy appearance for a...

06/05/2015

New Month, New Skpye Opportunity and last month's winner!

Hi Everyone! The winner of last month's Skype appointment is Cristina Anton Marcilla from Poland. Congratulations Cristina! You have email. :) To enter this month simply apply below as usual....

05/05/2015

Sunday Facial Week 1

And another new regular feature.....I don't know why I haven't done this before because I do some sort of multi-stepped mask facial every weekend and even more often if I'm...

03/05/2015

New Monthly Focus - and Zelens Z Luminous and Intense Defence

When I spoke at the Harvey Nichols Beautiful Mind event a few weeks ago - one of the audience members asked the panel what brand we would pick if we...

02/05/2015

Meet & Greet at the Clinique Great Skin Lab

I'm so excited and thrilled to announce that I am teaming up with Clinique in their Covent Garden Great Skin Lab to meet as many of you lovely readers as...

01/05/2015

YouTube Q&A

Hi Everyone!I'm filming a Q&A tomorrow so if you have any questions please do leave them below and I'll answer as many as possible. Any topic - not just skincare!...

30/04/2015

Paula's Choice Resist 2% BHA Daily Pore-Refining Treatment

I've been using Paula's Choice BHA 2% on and off for a few months now. What is it? 'Wrinkles and breakouts at the same time? Not anymore. This lightweight leave-on...

30/04/2015

Comments Part 2.

Me, last night and today. :) Hello lovely people! So it turns out neither third party option I tried to install was good enough. The first one had glitches and...

29/04/2015

Cheat Sheet - Confused skin: what do you treat first?

Only a very select few have what would be termed 'normal skin'. Which is why I find it odd it is called 'normal'. It's far from the norm for most...

29/04/2015

Sjal Bio-Regeneratif Serum and Rose Aura Cleansing Set Giveaway

To celebrate the launch of their beautiful Bio-Regeneratif Serum, Sjal are offering one lucky reader the opportunity to win not only the new serum, but the beautiful Rose Aura Cleansing...

28/04/2015

A word about comments.....

Lovely, lovely readers. Comments have always been a massive part of the success of this blog. I read every single one and (although I am behind as I type this)...

28/04/2015

Cheat Sheet - When to use natural, when to reach for the 'chemicals' or 'synthetic'

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Before you read on - when I use the below terms I take them to mean: Chemical-led: products that contain non-'natural' ingredients...

27/04/2015

Stationery Porn Alert - Daily Greatness Business Planner and the Bullet Journal

Ooh Lordy! Two hits of gorgeousness for my fellow stationery freaks today. This landed on my desk this morning just in time for a new week and a new month....

25/04/2015

Elemis Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm Special Edition 200ml size

Heads up fellow Cleansing Balm freaks. (We really should start a support group) To celebrate the success of Elemis' Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, it is being released in a 200ml supersize....

24/04/2015

Jo Loves Shot Candle Collection

On Monday I visited the brand new Jo Loves Shot Candle Studio at the back of their beautiful flagship Elizabeth Street store. Two hours of blissful smelling and mixing later...

23/04/2015

5 Days, 5 Faces

Tata cleanse, Clinique Mild Clarifying, Tom Ford Essence, Dennis Gross MD eye, Kate Somerville Deep Tissue Repair and Tom Ford Intensive Infusion Ultra Rich moisturiser The last five days have...

22/04/2015

What's New?

My latest 'What's New?' has just gone live over on the Tube of You. :) Hope you enjoy - all the product info and links are in the description box...

19/04/2015

Jo Malone White Lilac & Rhubarb Charity Candle

Charity projects always put me in two minds: is the money reaching the end target? Are the brand doing it purely to satisfy their CSR demands? So when something like...

18/04/2015

Choice Books - Food. The New Health Rules by Frank Lipman M.D. & Danielle Claro

Adding to my obsession with lovely books that are not only beautiful to look at but actually full of good info, this one is a really simple, interesting, easy read...

16/04/2015

Zara Home Pure Gardenia Candle

I'm kind of worried about posting this one. Mainly for selfish reasons. If you, like me, are a candle lover (obsessive) and have not seen Zara Home's selection, you are...

14/04/2015

Kate Somerville Nourish Hydrating Firming Mist

OK I know I've already posted my Top Spritz's but this hadn't been in rotation for long enough to make the grade. :) Kate Somerville are one of my Desert...

13/04/2015

The Top 10: Acid Toners

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now I imagine most of you lovely readers will fully expect what products are in my Top choices so before I carry on...

10/04/2015

Lancome Shine Lover Lipsticks

Time for some more gorgeous lip colours - this time from Lancome. The new Shine Lover range contain not only gorgeously strong pigment, but are loaded with hyaluronic acid and...

09/04/2015

Clinique Turnaround Revitalizing

Clinique are adding to their massively successful Turnaround range with this new franchise coming to stores this month. Turnaround Revitalizing is made with radiance in mind - and is designed...

07/04/2015

Dr Dennis Gross Ferulic + Retinol Eye Cream

So I was sent this recently - along with a lovely bag of other bits from Dr Gross (thanks Meg in SoCal) and low and behold I have a new...

06/04/2015

Cheat Sheet - How much product should you use?

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now So yesterday I was quietly minding my own business on Twitter when Stylist tweeted out the picture below, linked to a post,...

05/04/2015

Biologique Recherche Lotion P50

What is it? A liquid balancing exfoliator. Designed to strengthen the epidermis, exfoliate skin, regulate excessive sebum secretion, hydrate the skin, maintain the skin’s pH, and prevent and treat ingrown...

04/04/2015

Tracie Martyn Amla Purifying Cleanser

What is it? 'An anti-ageing Cleansing Concentrate'. Who is it for? All skin types. What’s in it? Well this is the fun part. I checked every retailer that stocks this...

03/04/2015

The Spring Tag

IT'S APRIL! THE CLOCKS HAVE GONE FORWARD! I'M USING CAPITALS! AND EXCLAMATIONS! A LOT! Spring to Summer to Fall is my favourite season. No joke. That's my prime time. I...

01/04/2015

Hall of Fame - Neutrogena T/Gel

Bit of an odd one for me I know, but bear with. Ever since son no.2 was born, he's suffered from scalp problems. When he was a baby it was...

31/03/2015

Beauty Myths No.14 - Celebs don't wash their faces/Caveman Regime

Here's the thing: if you don't want to use anything on your skin, don't. If you want to only use manuka honey on your skin, do. If you don't want...

30/03/2015

Clinique Liquid Facial Soap (extra mild!)

What is it? 'All the benefits of Clinique’s famous dermatologist-developed facial soap in a new liquid formula. Cleanses without stripping protective lipids.' Who is it for? Ok it says 'very...

28/03/2015

Michael Kors Into the Glow Collection

Well if anyone was going to do a 'Glow' collection it would be this man. King of Glam and handbags/accessories to boot, Michael Kors has made me even more desperate...

27/03/2015

Jo Malone London Lace Bottle Collection

Jo Malone has long offered a brides service - a complimentary appointment to find your own bespoke fragrance for the big day. As my own 'big' day was 21 years...

26/03/2015

Sugar Detox - Week 2 and Amelia Freer

Actually week 2.5/3? Wow - it gets SO much easier. Seriously. No cravings, no cheating. Any kind of craving - gone. Since my last update I've (TMI klaxon) had a...

25/03/2015

Beauty Myths No.13 - Antibiotics work for acne

Copyright Geof Kirby Acne. Apparently the second most searched word on the internet, after porn (obvs). It's easily the topic of my most-asked questions and the lead search on this...

24/03/2015

Alpha-H Liquid Laser Cleansing Oil

What is it? 'Liquid Laser Cleansing Oil has been painstakingly developed to hydrate, soften and restore radiance to dulled or lacklustre complexions. Rebuilding and hydrating.Addresses the concerns of a changing...

23/03/2015

Inspiring Women

During the latter half of last year, I signed up to volunteer for the Inspiring Women campaign. This week I gave my first talk at a secondary state school for...

22/03/2015

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