Caroline Hirons

Cheat Sheet - Beauty Industry Jargon

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now This one has brewing for a long time but reading the Top 100 beauty products in a ‘top’ magazine yesterday sent me...

04/09/2011

Product of the Week - Tigi Bed Head Colour Goddess Conditioner

Surprise to myself this one - I never used to be big on spending that much money on haircare - I go through so much of it that it seemed...

01/09/2011

Product of the Week - Giveaway Winner

The winner of last week's POTW - Sue Devitt's Microquatic Illuminating Concealer SPF20 is Tiptoe Shortbread (great name BTW). Congratulations! We'll be in touch. Thank you to everyone who entered.

22/08/2011

Product of the Week - Collin Regenerating Collagen Gel

One of the things I enjoy most about facials is the opportunity to have new products tried out on my skin. This of course, can go both ways - but...

22/08/2011

FOUR London - Review

Aah my hair. My over-processed-refuses-to-get-it-cut hair. My grey-since-the-age-of-19 hair. Over the last year or so people had stopped saying 'oh your hair looks nice..' and started saying 'have you done...

19/08/2011

New Feature: Product of the Week - Sue Devitt Microquatic Illuminating Concealer SPF20

I have so many products that I love and have so little time to review and post about them all that I thought it would be nice to start championing...

15/08/2011

SUPER by Dr Perricone

Since I turned 'a certain age' I have praised the original Perricone range for its efficacy and the man himself for his so-simple-it-makes-perfect-sense advice given in his range of books...

29/07/2011

Penhaligon's Launch of Juniper Sling

I don't post about events on here that often - I think if you're not careful it can sometimes look a little like 'Look what I got invited to.' However,...

21/07/2011

I've been meaning to tell you....Summery goodies

So now I've explained where the HELL I've been lately I thought I'd group together some of my recent discoveries/likes/loves/obsessions under one roof. Let's call it my weekly round-up.... The...

02/07/2011

Perricone No Sun Tanner

Keeping with the tanning theme - I am LOVING this self tanner. What's to love? Well: It smells of coconut - Not an inkling of fake tan smell (score!). It...

16/06/2011

Hidden Treasures - Spray Tan

I don't like being pale. I'm not one of those people who can carry it off. I look ill. The kind where people say 'Are you ok? You don't look...

15/06/2011

Hidden Treasures

I'm always asked about treatments/hair/tanning and where to go? etc so thought I'd start sharing some favourites as I remember or as I'm specifically asked... First up is an old...

09/06/2011

A Private Tour of Guerlain..? Oh go on then...

If you're going to go to the City of Lights, why not coincide it with a private guided tour of Guerlain's Institut de Beaute? Yeah. That's what we thought too....

26/05/2011

Paris. A culinary tour Part 2...the Stores!

Surprisingly we didn't eat any cake in Paris. Can't say the same for the steak frites or red wine though... I like jam. That is all. Haricot Verts - delish....

24/05/2011

Paris - A culinary tour...Part 1. The food. (OK. Some of the food...)

I went to Paris last week (for reasons that will become clear later in the week) with Evadne. Otherwise known as the excitable pup that is Get Lippie. We apparently...

23/05/2011

CEW Beauty Awards Lunch

This Friday I attended the CEW Beauty Awards held at the Intercontinental in Park Lane. Long seen as the 'Oscars' of the beauty industry the CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) recognises...

22/05/2011

Please give me a glow and not make me turn Orange?

At this time of the year, most years every year, I turn a few shades darker and go slightly orange browner. I love the sun. I always have. I have...

11/05/2011

A day trip to Paris

Dior teaches the rest of the industry how to do a 'pop-up' shop A little walk down Avenue L'Opera to my favourite chemist.... White Clay. On the shelf. Bliss. Green...

08/05/2011

A little moonlighting over on 4Beauty.

I was recently asked to contribute some Summer Skin tips to Channel 4's 4Beauty online. Have a read here if you fancy a sneaky peek?

17/04/2011

Happy Birthday to The Blog!

Today is the 1st birthday of the blog. Pic courtesy of Dr Lulittle You've been reading my rants/advice/putting up with me for a whole 365 days. Doesn't time fly when...

11/04/2011

The Hall of Fame - Anne Semonin and the best facial I ever had....

I should have hated everything about my first Anne Semonin facial. It was in Le Hotel Bristol in Paris - gorgeous settings...well no - not really, more like a building...

06/04/2011

Vichy LiftActiv Nuit

If you're a regular reader of The Mouth you'll know of my love for all things French. Especially skincare. There's hardly a brand emanating out of France that I won't...

24/03/2011

Elemis freshskin

I love a little Elemis - they were the first entry in the Mouth Hall of Fame and have consistently provided high quality, well-thought-out, must-have products. Yesterday I attended the...

23/03/2011

All eyes on Mister Sandler

Right I know you know I don't 'do' makeup. Well, not much and not really on here. But I cleared through all my makeup at the weekend to sort some...

23/03/2011

CEW Finds and Favourites - Living Proof Full Thickening Cream

I was sceptical when I first put this on my hair. I have a lot of hair. A lot of fine hair. A lot of very coloured, very fine hair....

07/03/2011

Brand Focus: Caudalie

Caudalie is based around the anti-oxidant properties of grape seed polyphenols and first went on sale in 1995. If you are still unsure as to what an anti-oxidant does, it...

07/03/2011

Tales from the other side of the till - Middle East Season

To normal people there are four seasons. In the life of luxury retail - in London - there are five. Repeat after me: Winter, Spring, Summer, Arab, Autumn Remember this...

04/03/2011

CEW Finds and Favourites - Jergens Cocoa Butter Body Moisturiser

I have waxed lyrical about my love for Jergens before so was pleased to see them entered into the awards this year. Well my old favourite Age Defying with Green...

25/02/2011

CEW Beauty Award Finds and Favourites

On Monday evening I attended the CEW Demo Evening – an opportunity for the members of CEW to try a variety of products by brands that have entered their Beauty...

24/02/2011

Current Skincare Routine - January/February

I posted on Wednesday about the changes I have consciously made to my lifestyle, diet and skincare routine. The upshot of it for me is that organic/natural has had to...

04/02/2011

QVC Beauty Bash

Last Thursday and Friday saw the Annual QVC Beauty Bash take place at the Business Design Centre in Islington. The Beauty Bash gives QVC's customers the chance to meet the...

02/02/2011

Acne Rosacea. No more?

Our Founder and skincare expert Caroline Hirons talks about her experience with Acne Rosacea, and share her top tips...

02/02/2011

Baby It's Cold Outside

I'm a Leo. In case that wasn't glaringly obvious - but nonetheless, I love the sun. A lot. I don't do well in the cold. Makes me moody. Grumpy. Kind...

09/01/2011

A quick Congratulations!! And a new Hall of Famer....

Emma Hardie won Essential Luxury Buy in the first ever Stylist Skincare Awards this week. So why not throw my hat into the ring and make it the first facial...

15/10/2010

Cheat Sheet - How to soften spots

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Zits. Pustules. Papules. Wheals. Comedones. Milia. There are lots of things that happen to the skin – especially on the face –...

04/10/2010

My Staple Diet - Body Lotions/Creams/Butters/Balms

My collection of body products borders on insanity. Well, to some people anyway, to me it's just good sense. My family has skin that genetically tends to verge on the...

15/09/2010

Edward Bess Launch

LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!! Basically, we were all invited to the launch of Edward Bess by the lovely Zuneta. Months ago. I subsequently 'lost' the pictures somewhere on the XD...

12/09/2010

My Staple Diet - Cleansers

I am often asked what products I use. To be honest I change my skincare more often than I change handbags. But I do have a few fallback staples that...

11/09/2010

Hall of Fame - The First Recipient

Well I surprised myself with this one. I've been toying with what would be in my own little 'Hall of Fame' for a while - and then I found myself...

27/08/2010

Cheat Sheet - Anti-ageing

Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Anti-ageing. We’re all so used to this phrase that we don’t even question it. If a product says it is anti-ageing on...

13/08/2010

Toners - Which ones??

Following yesterdays post about toners - here's a quick guide to a few of my current faves and some trusty reliables. Starting from affordable 'cheap as chips' up to middle...

12/08/2010

Cheat Sheet - Toners

Toners of old are the Marmite of the skincare world. You either do – or you don’t. Unlike Marmite (it’s not for me) – I absolutely DO when it comes...

11/08/2010

MAC Rodarte Collection - Just a bad idea.

Every so often a company makes a mistake.Sometimes it's a big one. This is not one of those situations. Knowing what I know - more of which later - this...

18/07/2010

Emma Hardie Rejuvenating Night Cream

I know I'm a little obsessed with Emma Hardie. It's not my fault. It started with this - one of the BEST cleansers I have EVER used. And I have...

07/07/2010

Lancaster Tan Maximizer

Just a quickie: This little gem has been around for an age and is definitely classed as a 'hero' product. And with good cause. My Mum used to use it...

06/07/2010

MUA Focus - Jamie Coombes, Dior Pro Artist - International and National MUA - UK & Ireland

The very handsome and talented Mr Coombes is the man to know if Dior is your thing - which I know for a lot of you - it is! He...

05/07/2010

Raise and hold your leg please...

* Don't worry - there are no before and after pictures in this post! But let's set the scene: A bush. I'm not the best at de-hairing myself. I shave...

30/06/2010

MUA of the week - Chiara Guizzetti

This week's MUA is Queen of the Catwalk Chiara Guizzetti. You know that dream where your backstage at Chanel tending to all the top models faces while Karl Lagerfeld holds...

10/06/2010

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