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Caroline Hirons, Founder and Qualified Skincare Expert
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
MUA of the week - Katy Messer
This week I'm focusing on one of our very own - Katy Messer has been in the industry for a long time - we first came across each other back...
31/05/2010
Cheat Sheet - Vitamin D & SPF
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now BRITS AS SOON AS THE MERCURY HITS 20 degrees C Gone are the days of my youth basting on a foil suntanning...
25/05/2010
Make-Up Artist Monday - Dorita Nissen
This week's MUA is Dorita Nissen. Dorita has been in the industry for 13 years and working as a full time MUA for 6 of them. Dorita during a hard...
24/05/2010
Make-Up Artist on Monday - Adam 'Medusa' Sidwell
This weeks MUA is Adam Sidwell aka Medusa - the International MUA for Illamasqua. How long have you been a MUA? I have been involved in makeup for 10 years...
17/05/2010
CHEAT SHEET - HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR FACIAL
The majority of women in the UK see facials as a treat - a lot of French women - and New Yorkers - see them as maintenance - and go...
14/05/2010
Make-Up Artist on Monday - Michelle George
I've been fortunate enough to work with some of the best MUA's in the industry - and the majority of them are relatively unknown. These are the people that are...
10/05/2010
Advertising v Allocation Part 2
After the enthusiastic response to this post last week I thought I had better finish what I started!!! The first instalment of this post can be found here. Let’s get...
03/05/2010
Tending to the Lady Garden
I would never normally mix business and blogging – but in honour of the Official roll-out of ‘all for eve‘ this week and in place of the usual ‘beauty’ posts...
30/04/2010
Biologique Recherche and P50
Those two words fill my heart with joy. Not only did I do some of my advanced facial training here (brilliant memories of hazy Paris days and nights!) but this...
28/04/2010
Loving a little Liberty!
I moved to London when I was 17. My very first retail job was in Liberty - an amazing place to work - primarily because you felt like an extra...
27/04/2010
Advertising v Allocation
We all know the power of beauty advertising in the glossy mags - and the pressure then put on the journalists to write about the advertisers products in their beauty...
25/04/2010
A Family Affair
I have been in the Beauty Business a long time - but thanks to the women in these two pictures below - my earliest memories are ALL beauty related... The...
14/04/2010
Cheat Sheet - Facial Massage for Cleansing/Post-Cleansing
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Firstly - a moment on cleansing - get thee to an oil-based cleanser - NOW. Like attracts like - oil in your...
11/04/2010