Caroline Hirons

WIN 'ONE WOMAN 100 FACES' by Francesca Tolot

'Francesca Tolot is the most extraordinary makeup artist of our time.' So opens the foreword written by Beyonce in this beautiful new book. A must-have for anyone working in makeup,...

28/10/2014

Effaclar Anti-Blemish System - Trial Results

Exactly three months ago I asked two people to test the new 2 step kit from Effaclar that included the cleanser, new toner and the original Effaclar Duo cream. The...

21/10/2014

Vichy Normaderm Night Detox - review

Following on from the last post, I also gave my female tester in her late 20's the Vichy Normaderm Night Detox to trial. What is it? The blurb: 'Those with...

21/10/2014

Delilah Cosmetics

Even after all my years in the industry I still love it when I see something new and think 'PHWOARRR'. That's exactly what I did with Delilah. The brainchild of...

21/10/2014

Lucy Annabella Organics

One of the nicest parts of blogging is being made aware of brands early on that you might not otherwise come across quite so soon. My mind has turned to...

20/10/2014

White Rabbit Comfort Cleansing Balm

The best selling high-end cleanser in the UK is Eve Lom - the 200ml size outsells everything else in it's category and it is £84.00. I know. I've always said...

19/10/2014

Instagram Friday Catch-up

Trialing Loving this Brilliant Out next month. *is beyond excited* The awesomeness that is Mary Greenwell and Georgie Dawson The Orangery at Kensington Palace going pink for October and BCA....

17/10/2014

Erm. WHERE have you BEEN/where have you GONE?

That, dear readers, is the question I have been asked a lot in the last few weeks. As most of you will know, I suffer from a dodgy back (broken...

13/10/2014

Lush Christmas

When I visited the Lush Head Office/Factories this summer I was given a preview of Christmas and Halloween - and obviously asked to keep it under wraps. The Lush Christmas...

13/10/2014

MV Organics Gentle Cream Cleanser and Rose Smoothing and Protecting Moisturiser - review by London Makeup Girl

Long-time blog readers will remember the lovely Lydia from London Makeup Girl. Blogging as Grace London until last year, LMG was one of the first blogs that I read and...

13/10/2014

Ooh DUBLIN!

Just a quick one. I'm in Dublin next week with the brilliant Cloud10 Beauty. It's a private event BUT there is the chance to win tickets to the evening event...

10/10/2014

Zelens Active Colour

From one of the best brands in the industry comes an extension of the line into makeup that makes perfect sense. I asked Dr Marko Lens - creator of Zelens,...

06/10/2014

Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme Global Anti-Aging Mask Boost

I tend to use face masks much more in autumn/winter and this new mask coming from Estee Lauder in December is a welcome addition if you have a slightly older...

06/10/2014

Ole Henriksen Winners

Apologies for the delay in announcing the winners. They have now been chosen via Rafflecopter and are listed here: Ole Winners. If you are listed please email here with your...

06/10/2014

YOUTH and 'Your Hormone Doctor' winner

The winner of the 3 month supply of YOUTH and Your Hormone Doctor book is Mia B from Sweden. Mia you have email! :) Thank you to everyone who entered!

06/10/2014

David Kirsch's Perfect Shopping List

Regular readers will know that the brilliant David Kirsch is one of my clients. Next Monday David starts a new programme for Women's Health called 'Tone Every Zone'. 28 days...

03/10/2014

Sunday Instagram Catch-up

I know a lot of you don't use Instagram so I thought a catch-up would be good. I spend more time over on Instagram than I do any other form...

28/09/2014

Beauty Myths No.9 - Waiting lists

Waiting lists. You know the things. Those long lists of ‘literally thousands’ of people ‘eagerly awaiting!’. See the Daily Mail most days for the latest one. Here’s the thing. They...

26/09/2014

An Evening with The Body Shop - See Life through younger-looking eyes

On Thursday October 9th I will be holding an evening event at The Body Shop dedicated to all things eyes. Come down to Oxford Street between 6.30 and 8.30pm for...

26/09/2014

Choice Books - Beauty: Pretty Honest by Sali Hughes

OK I'll make this quick. If you are female and have skin you need this book. Sali Hughes (to the very few uninitiated) is a brilliant, straight-forward-talking, no-nonsense beauty writer...

25/09/2014

The Experts. Louise Westra from ESPA Life in Gleneagles.

So I may have mentioned how I fell in love with Gleneagles in my last post. I was there to experience the ESPA Life well-being spa. Whilst there, I met...

22/09/2014

Type 1 Diabetes, Mr Hirons and a bridge too far (for Mrs Hirons)

Yeah yeah, laugh away. It WAS the 80's you know. Yes that's a perm (on me, his is natural. The swine.) Regular readers of the blog will have seen a...

22/09/2014

ESPA Life at Gleneagles

This is literally the most overdue blog post that ever was. The reason being that I was at Gleneagles when my Grandmother died back in January. So, even though it...

22/09/2014

Your Hormone Doctor and a 3 month supply of YOUTH

Listen up. If you are a lady of a certain age. I.E. over 40 (and 'king fabulous) - the ever-gorgeous and always glam Susie Rogers (also my ex office landlady...

19/09/2014

Selfridges Beauty Workshop Birmingham

This weekend I visited the brand new Beauty Workshop in Selfridges, Birmingham to meet some readers and generally indulge in a day of beauty. Thank you to everyone who came...

15/09/2014

Jo Malone London Wood Sage and Sea Salt

Jo Malone continues to go from strength to strength. The latest offering, Wood Sage and Sea Salt is perfect for this time of year. Think 'blankets on a windy beach'...

15/09/2014

Ole Henriksen Invigorating Night Gel and a crazy Giveaway.

Regular readers will know that a few of us have been trialing overnight treatments - especially for acne/combination skins. The reviews of the La Roche Posay kit and Vichy's Dermatox...

15/09/2014

Limited Edition Space NK In Peace EDP and the huge Beauty Anthology event

As the collaboration between SpaceNK and Women for Women International enters its second year, a Limited Edition has been commissioned that celebrates the colours, arts and patterns from the countries...

15/09/2014

Pixi Glow Tonic available in Liberty and GWP

Good news Londiniums! The now infamous Glow Tonic from Pixi is available instore at Liberty from today. And even better, it coincides with the as-per-usual brilliant GWP from Liberty shown...

12/09/2014

OCC Lip Tar Winners

Thank you to everyone that entered the OCC giveaway. The winners as chosen randomly by Rafflecopter are: Cat Wilson and Charlotte Axson Congratulations Ladies! - an email is on its...

12/09/2014

New posting address for Give and Makeup.

Long time readers of this blog will know that I started Give and Makeup as a vessel to direct the excess of product that I had to good causes. Notably...

05/09/2014

Selfridges Birmingham Beauty Workshop launch - see you there!

OI! Brummies! My friends at Selfridges Birmingham are launching their Beauty Workshop this month and I am joining them on Saturday 13th September to basically cause skincare chaos host the...

05/09/2014

Massive OCC Lip Tar Giveaway

If you haven't used/heard of OCC Lip Tars, they may well just blow your mind. They are extremely pigmented lip glosses/matts/stains/metallics and come in a ridiculous amount of brilliant colours....

05/09/2014

My Little Paris comes to the UK does the Can-can

Last week I visited the offices of My Little Paris - in Paris. Obvs. Luckily for us they are launching in the UK in September so a few of us...

28/08/2014

10 DAYS?!? or: 'The one where a migraine got in the way of everything how RUDE'

I can't believe it's 10 days since I blogged. WTH? If any of you are still out there I appreciate your unbelievable patience. *tumbleweed* Basically, I blogged on the Friday,...

25/08/2014

The one where I fall in love with Lush

'WHAT DOES IT SMELL LIKE??' the most asked question when I tweeted that I was touring Lush's factories last week. The answer is 'Actually, very subtle'. Not like the stores...

15/08/2014

Alpha-H TSV for QVC

Next Tuesday 19th August, Alpha-H have a new TSV launching on QVC. It contains 3 full sizes of: Micro Cleanse - 100ml Liquid Gold - 100ml Protection Plus Daily SPF50+...

15/08/2014

Elemis Pro Collagen Marine Cream Ultra Rich - don't be put off by that name

First things first: I am not a fan of the original Pro Collagen Marine Cream. I know I’m in the minority but it did absolutely nothing for me. Nowt. Nada....

15/08/2014

The best Summer Fragrances part 24651 - Aerin Gardenia Rattan

Back at the end of July I was invited to a breakfast with Aerin Lauder. The PR very foolishly bravely kindly sat me next to her - and she was...

13/08/2014

The Civil Wars made it Official

Source Allister Ann A few years ago I posted about my obsession with TheCivil Wars. The duo that are now, no longer. They've been on 'hiatus' since their gig at...

12/08/2014

The Vegan Kind

There are a lot - a LOT of monthly subscription boxes around at the moment. The one that I am always the most excited to receive is the one from...

12/08/2014

Lush Great Preservatives Debate

I'm heading off to Poole tomorrow to the Land of Lush Cosmetics. I'm taking my mini-me (Ava) for what looks to be a fun couple of days. Tomorrow evening at...

06/08/2014

JustBe Cleansed Cleansing Balm

This review is shamefully overdue inasmuch as I have had the cleanser for a while and for some stoopid reason hadn't picked it up. Remedied! JustBe is a brand from...

06/08/2014

The White Company Paper White Votive Candle (and Christmas preview)

Source - Quietude A few weeks ago I gatecrashed attended The White Company Christmas Preview. To say it was the most spectacular Christmas display I've ever seen would be understating...

03/08/2014

Lancome City Miracle CC Cream - not so much of a miracle

I was specifically asked about this on Monday so used it the last couple of days - both on my face and trialed on my hand (both tests I always...

01/08/2014

Bad bad blogger

So much going on and so little time. I can't be the only one that wishes there were more hours in the day?! My recent efforts at keeping up to...

31/07/2014

Utterly brilliant BB/CC/Primers that you should check out - Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme CC Cream

I had a major sort last week - included in that was putting all of my BB/CC/Primers to one side and using them EVERYDAMNDAY to give some feedback and actually...

31/07/2014

Coming soon! Effaclar 3-Step Anti-Blemish System

Any brand would love to know how to have as successful a product as Effaclar Duo - the way the product has sprung into the every day chat of beauty...

21/07/2014

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