Caroline Hirons

VLOG WEEK 3

Wow I haven't blogged since Tuesday. Sorry chaps. I'll try and get my head together this week and pay more attention to the blog. Promise. In the meantime, Here's me...

20/09/2015

Quick Smokey Eye with Hannah from Bobbi Brown

After Hannah and the team had finished filming the video last week, I told asked her to stick around and give me a full smokey eye - which happily, she...

15/09/2015

VLOG WEEK 2 - Meeting Joan Collins, Behind the scenes at QVC and my meltdown

Well THAT was busy. Events, behind the scenes at QVC, Emilia's birthday party and meeting JOAN COLLINS. Also: me having a meltdown at the kids. That will probably be a...

13/09/2015

New Video! What's New/What I'm currently LOVING!

Hello!!!! So as I had everything set up for after the Bobbi video, I thought I'd take advantage and film a video I'd been planning for a while - a...

10/09/2015

Bobbi Brown Intensive Serum Corrector and Concealer

I think everyone I know owns a Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick. And Bone eyeshadow. And quite possibly the original Corrector and Concealer kit. Where I was absolutely on board with...

08/09/2015

Public Service Announcement - Pixi launch on QVC UK

Courtesy Matthew Carasella This just in: tomorrow evening (Wednesday) at 8pm, during Alison Young's Beauty Night in, Pixi are launching on QVC UK. Tune in to see what delights await...

08/09/2015

My friend Sali Hughes wrote this beautiful piece of love for one of her close friends Carey Lander and her hideous but inspiring battle against osteosarcoma. the-pool.com/sali-hughes-on-osteosarcoma-and-carey-lander-camera-obscura Please do have...

07/09/2015

Weekly Vlog No.1!

Hi Everyone! Ok so I vlogged last week! While I don't have tons of time to film individual videos I thought it would be an idea to vlog my day...

06/09/2015

Pixi Skintreats Evening - Thursday 10th September

Join me next Thursday 10th September in Pixi's flagship store in Central London to celebrate the launch of Pixi's brilliant new Skintreats range. There is an entire day of events...

05/09/2015

Quick Quides: How to read an ingredients label

The first thing I do when I pick up a product is look at the label. Ingredients are listed in order from the highest concentrate until you hit the ingredients...

02/09/2015

Beauty Myths No.16 - Active vs 'Inactive' Ingredient

What used to relate purely to ingredients that qualify as drugs, is now used as a marketing tool industry-wide and to say that the terms 'active' and 'inactive' are overused...

01/09/2015

Aerin Rose Oil

Oils are the one product I cannot live without. If pushed, they would be the one thing I would take to an island. Whether for cleansing or massage, everyone needs...

31/08/2015

Beauty Myths No.15 - Micellar Waters are a 'proper' cleanser

I am frequently tagged on twitter or Instagram whenever there is an article singing the praises about micellar waters, cleansing, mineral oil, wipes (God – always the wipes!) online or...

29/08/2015

Glow Tonic hits Target!

Thanks Pixi. This made me smile. GOOD NEW AMERICA! From this weekend you can pick up Pixi's Glow Tonic in 1500 Target stores nationwide. U.S. Customers are getting an exclusive...

28/08/2015

How to use your Cult Beauty Box!

Hi Everyone! Wow - Cult Beauty move quickly - some of you have already received your boxes! I thought it might be helpful if I did a quick post on...

28/08/2015

The Cult Beauty Box is now on sale!

Hi All! So those of you on the wait list for the box should have received your pre-sale notifications by now. I hope you managed to get one because.....the Cult...

27/08/2015

IT'S HERE! The Cult Beauty Box full reveal.

GAH! Almost there. Time for me to tell you what's in the box before it goes on sale TOMORROW! Alexia Inge, the co-founder of Cult Beauty and I talk you...

26/08/2015

The Cult Beauty Box - Final Reveal

The final sneaky peek into the upcoming Cult Beauty Box is Odacite's Hydration Serum Concentrate. Originally reviewed here and you can have a quick gander here.... It's your last chance...

25/08/2015

Michael Kors Gold Collection

I've had a love affair with Mr Kors for a long time. As I mentioned recently on my Instagram, I was a bag, wallet and watch girl long before he...

24/08/2015

The Perfume Society

If you aren't aware of them already, those of you that love fragrance should check out The Perfume Society. A must-read for all scent addicts, and a genuinely interesting read...

24/08/2015

The Cult Beauty Box - more details

-> Sign up here <- Hi Everyone! OK. I know it's a fine line between doing 'reveals' and just plain winding you up - so I thought I'd give you...

23/08/2015

Clarins Joli Rouge aka Lipstick Nirvana

Some lipstick porn for my fellow addicts, this time from Clarins. The revamped Joli Rouge range has 25 colours and is available from September. They smell like red berries, come...

23/08/2015

Budget Buys

Well SPF is done, retinols are next up, and after that I'm going back to budget basics. These Clearasil Pads were the star of the show last time and incidentally...

23/08/2015

The Cult Beauty Box - Reveal No.2!

I'm SO excited for you all to see this box. The second sneaky peek into the skincare gloriousness is... Skin Owl Eye+ The eagle-eyed amongst you will recognise this from...

22/08/2015

The Cult Beauty Box. First Reveal

Quite easily the most requested product for the Cult Beauty boxes last time, your wish is indeed our command this time around. To sign up for the wait list and...

19/08/2015

Pixi Skintreats Giveaway Winner

The winner of the Pixi Skintreats Giveaway is...... Karina Sargo from Portugal. CONGRATULATIONS!! Thank you to everyone that entered. Stay tuned for this week's giveaway coming soon. Pixi Skintreats will...

18/08/2015

Cult Beauty Box No.2 and a little jig for you.

Box Number Two is on its way. To sign up for the waiting list and a chance to win a skincare consultation avec moi simply fill this in...! www.cultbeauty.co.uk/cult-beauty-box-caroline-hirons

18/08/2015

Quick Fixes. Odacite Serum Concentrate - Hydration

Whilst packing for a couple of trips during the last month I realised that although I always have 'Quick Fixes' in my bag, I've never actually talked about them in...

15/08/2015

Goldfaden MD response

Last Saturday I posted this review about Goldfaden MD's Sun Visor product. Understandably a lot of their customers that read the blog were concerned and I started receiving worried messages...

14/08/2015

Pixi Mattelustre Lipsticks

Forgive the second Pixi post in a week, but I had to get these on here. For the first time in their 15 year history, Pixi have turned their hand...

12/08/2015

SPF - BEACH/CITY - FACE - La Roche-Posay Anthelios XL Fluid and Creme

Broad Spectrum? UVA symbol (in EU)? Yes - symbol and 'Very High Protection' on both. Physical or chemical? Both La Roche-Posay also state that all Anthelios products scored a high...

11/08/2015

Favourite Facial City SPFs

By the time you read this I will be in Rome putting a few of these to the real test. With average temperatures of 37 degrees C/98 Fahrenheit I am...

10/08/2015

SPF BODY Recommendations Round-up

I've had some urgent requests on social media and in the comments section from people going away on holiday imminently that want SPF recommendations 'NOW'. LOL So let's make like...

09/08/2015

SPF - FACE - CITY - Goldfaden MD Sun Visor SPF30 Mist

15.08.15 N.B. THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED AND A RESPONSE FROM GOLDFADEN IS AVAILABLE HERE: www.carolinehirons.com/goldfaden-md-response Broad Spectrum? UVA symbol (in EU)? Not clear. It says UVA/UVB protection but does...

08/08/2015

The Cult Beauty Box - No.2

It's that time again! The first collaboration I did with Cult Beauty was so well-received that we are going in for round two. This new box will have a 'glowy'...

07/08/2015

SPF - CITY - FACE - Clinique Super City Block 40SPF Ultra Protection

N.B. - The front of the EU version says '40 SPF Ultra Protection' Broad Spectrum? UVA symbol (in EU)? Yes Physical or chemical? Both SPF active ingredients (in order of...

07/08/2015

Jessica Alba's Honest SPF30

Jessica Alba's Honest company is under fire from customers who say that they and their children were badly burned after using the company's SPF products. The billion dollar company started...

06/08/2015

SPF - BEACH - FACE - Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control Cream for Face SPF 15/30/50

Why make life easy for myself? Typically, I'm starting with three products. As they all belong to the same family tree I thought it would be easier to group them....

05/08/2015

SPF - the prep post

I thought I’d round up the SPF posts into groups – by brands – otherwise it will be wayyyyy too long a post. With the best will in the world...

04/08/2015

The Emma Hardie Protect & Prime SPF30 Winners are.....

Over 11,000 of you entered the Emma Hardie on the blog alone - without the entries on twitter and Instagram. The winners, chosen completely randomly by Rafflecopter are: Lyndsey Holt...

03/08/2015

Selfish Mother Tees - from one mother to another

My friend Jo told me about Selfish Mother a couple of months ago. Selfish Mother is a blogzine founded by Molly Gunn and written by a variety of people who...

02/08/2015

I'm BACK!!!

2015 was going to be my year. I started off with a bang, blogging every day, on top of things, all was well. Business was great, family was healthy and...

01/08/2015

Emma Hardie Protect & Prime SPF30 - Triple Giveaway

If you watched the first video of the 'In the Bathroom' Series that I filmed with Sali Hughes, you will have seen Sali pull this out of my stash. Emma...

23/07/2015

We interrupt this broadcast...

Lovely readers. As you probably know by now, I'm a 'live' blogger, meaning I very rarely schedule posts. I blog as and when I feel inspired/the urge/the necessity. This means...

14/07/2015

Cheat Sheet - SPF UPDATED

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now When purchasing SPF the main questions to ask are: What is the SPF? Is it a Broad Spectrum product? There are two...

10/07/2015

The Beautypedia bait that needs to STOP

We certainly agree on the importance of eyebrows. This is one of those strange, unexpected posts that just pop up from the heart, not my blog schedule.It’s been happening a...

08/07/2015

SkinCeuticals AOX+ Eye Gel

Updated 9.07.15* What is it? 'This breakthrough serum-in-a-gel contains a synergistic antioxidant combination to help protect the delicate eye area from oxidative stress, while targeted actives revive under-eye skin and...

07/07/2015

Zelens Instagram Giveaway

Hi Lovely People! A lovely giveaway to start the week. Zelens Intense Defence Antioxidant Serum and Daily Defence SPF30 are the perfect pairing for any climate, but particularly helpful in...

06/07/2015

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