Updates
ATTENTION DUBLINERS - Incoming!
DUBLIN!!!! Amanda, the brilliant Pixi team and I are heading your way next weekend. We'll be talking about all things skincare/Pixi/football/SVU/tea strength* and more. For your free tickets you can...
24/09/2017
AVON update - International Launch Dates & Ingredients
Right lovely people. I've done some research and have some dates for you. So here's your area and time of launch: Market reference/Month CE - October EE - October IMED...
19/09/2017
Newness and Updates No.3
Hi Everyone! Schools are nearly back and so am I. A little round-up of recent rumblings.. Firstly, Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month begins today: The Eve Appeal is the only UK...
01/09/2017
'Where have you been?' The Mumps Edition.
The last time I filmed a vlog I finished it by muttering these words: 'We have a son down with mumps. I need to go and be Mum and Daughter...
09/08/2017
Spotify Playlist
Well you DID ask. After the relentless InstaStory Karaokes, this has (bizarrely!) become one of my most requested posts. So here, dear reader, is my music brain spewed into a...
08/07/2017
Updates!
Work I'm working full throttle behind the scenes, both inside the industry, shooting videos for YT and on my own thing. I'm not currently offering facials, I've had to prioritise...
13/06/2017
Kate Somerville Exclusive Offer
HAPPY WEEKEND ALL! A lot of brands run Friends & Family campaigns - and Kate Somerville is no exception. Their F&F offer officially starts on 16th May and is worth...
13/05/2017
The Cult Beauty Box Reveal
Hi Everyone! The wait is nearly over. The Cult Beauty Box will go on sale next week and the full contents of the box are revealed in the video below....
07/05/2017
Business will resume shortly
Hi All, We're back. Thanks for your patience while I hung out with the fam and made my pigmentation worse by swimming in the Florida sun every day. I'll be...
19/04/2017
Q&A with Teresa Tarmey
Hi All! So tomorrow TT and I are back in the Clinic filming another treatment. I thought we'd also do a Q&A while we were at it so please leave...
27/03/2017
SnailGate Part II
Well.Some of you really love your snail products. I mean really, passionately, love them. Which is completely cool. I mean really, it’s none of my business. A few comments, even...
06/03/2017
Newness and Updates No. 2
Hi All! Some updates and newness available now for you... What I'm up to: I'm going to the Marie Claire Prix D'Excellence Awards on Monday. I was a Judge again...
26/02/2017
The Five Email Folder Rule
Shop the full Skin Rocks Range Shop now Forgive me – this is has nothing to do with beauty and everything to do with feeling overwhelmed and not being able...
16/02/2017
Newness, Updates and Opinions
Ok first up: Double Cleanse will hit all other Pixi retailers this week, including Cult Beauty and Look Fantastic. It landed on ASOS today. Whoohooo! The two products that make...
14/02/2017
P50 PIGM 400
There’s a new kid in town. While I was in Liberty yesterday I saw this on the shelf and grabbed it up. I don’t know how long they’ve had it,...
08/02/2017
Body Shop Appearance - Brent Cross, Sunday 12th February
Hi Everyone! To celebrate the brand new Body Shop in Brent Cross I'm popping along on Sunday to spend time on the shop floor, meet you and talk all things...
06/02/2017
L.A. is coming....
At the risk of really irritating the commenter from last week that was annoyed that I hadn't done any reviews yet, and had only done updates so far in 2017,...
22/01/2017
Indie Lee comes to Cult Beauty
The ever-lovely Indie Lee is extending her UK distribution to include Cult Beauty, opening up another level of distribution for both internal customers and worldwide ones. Previously only available (in...
15/01/2017
Thank you for the heads-up!
Ok everyone - sincere apologies. I'm still getting to grips with this new site and the Disqus commenting system. Firstly, it's showing ads for some of you - something I...
12/01/2017
Double Cleanse is on the shelf and Win a trip to London!
Hi Everyone! Apologies for the radio silence. Was out of action last week but raring to go now. With that in mind this post should have gone up at the...
10/01/2017
Welcome to 2017 and the new CarolineHirons.com
Why things have changed: Honestly? I was bored senseless of the old format and it was making me not want to blog. When I removed my beloved Nana from the...
03/01/2017
A word on Affiliate Links
I posted a picture on Instagram this week with reference to an article that ran on Into The Gloss. In the comments underneath an eagle-eyed reader noticed that all of...
12/10/2016
Pixi's first Hour-Long Show on QVC
Public Service Announcement!! ;) Pixi have their first full Hour on QVC this Sunday evening at 6pm. If you want to get your hands on your own Limited Edition 500ml...
14/04/2016
Requested Reviews - follow-up
*26.03.16 COMMENTS CLOSED DUE TO OVERLOADING (AGAIN) :) Well it would appear we broke blogger's comment system. The original requested reviews post (here) has so many comments that it is...
25/03/2016
VLOG WEEK 19 - L.A. Part 1
Hi All! I fended off the jetlag for long enough to upload Part 1 of this week's vlog. Apologies for the lack of blogging last week, as you'll see I...
05/02/2016
The importance of having an opinion. And voicing it.
Here's the thing. Every time I do an event and get to meet some of you lovely readers, I come away inspired and always with new ideas for posts. This...
09/10/2015
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
My Travel Skincare Kit
Plenty of room for more! ;) So keeping with the travel theme, this is what I brought with me to L.A. this time around. I don't travel lightly, you may...
28/05/2015
Brands you won't see reviewed on here.
There are a few brands that I am asked about frequently either in comments or on my social media channels. This is happening more and more so I thought a...
07/03/2015
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
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
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
My kind of GWP's. Liberty and Space NK show the others how it's done.
Exhibit A When you work on counters you rejoice at the term 'GWP' - for it means you are about to hit target and make some serious cash. When you...
17/09/2013
That was Summer.....
Probably the best summer fragrance.... US shopping resulted in very few finds. Sorry girls! This one wasn't altogether heinous. The Promised Land Real Techniques making an appearance in Grand Central...
02/09/2013
My Cult Beauty Top 10, a chance to win some of them and 10% off!
I know from your emails and comments that Cult Beauty is a shopping mecca for some of you - they recently asked me to collate my Top 10 skincare choices...
30/08/2013
Trolls - and what actually matters.
Last night I was reading some comments below posts where I had been mentioned on other sites. There were a couple of not-so-nice comments which gave me about 5 minutes...
15/08/2013
Filofax to the rescue
I admitted defeat a couple of weeks ago. My diary/notebook/list pad just wasn't keeping me on the straight and narrow. I've long been a fan of Filofax but the past...
05/07/2013
Charlotte Tilbury's Makeup House of Rock 'N' Kohl - and moi.
I'm sure you've seen in the press and on blogs that Charlotte Tilbury has set up shop in Selfridges this week until Sunday with makeovers, great beauty treats and evening...
18/06/2013
Selfridges event - just me, lovely readers and thieving swines.
This Thursday I was lucky enough to meet a lot of readers at Selfridges Beauty Workshop. I just want to say a huge thank you to all of you that...
08/06/2013
Meet-up in Selfridges Oxford Street - Thursday 6th June 6pm to 9pm
Hi Everyone! If you're around this Thursday evening in the West End I am popping in to the Beauty Workshop in Selfridges to hang out for a few hours, talk...
03/06/2013
Skin Consultations - 11th June in Fortnum & Mason
Hi Everyone. I'm setting up shop in Fortnum & Mason on 11th June for a day of skin consultations. Appointments are being given on a first come, first serve basis....
30/05/2013
Instagram catch-up. Picture Heavy Post.
In the QVC canteen with Keeley from Elemis and Dr Lens from Zelens. And a funny moment caught on camera in the middle. Not cheap but SO good. My amazonian...
22/05/2013
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - MARCH
Whilst I obviously applaud the way that the beauty industry got behind breast cancer and the huge event that is Breast Cancer Awareness month in October, I do rather feel...
04/03/2013
Clarins Double Serum - the review that never was.
So here's the thing - this is set to be Clarins biggest launch this year. It has already had rave reviews from BBB and Ree - both of whom also...
06/02/2013
A final Instagram of the year and a massive thank you.
Almost 2013. Another year on the blog. I just want to say a huge, massive thank you to all of you for reading, commenting and supporting me for another year..........
31/12/2012
Breasts, October, all things Pink and a slightly uneasy feeling.
Let me say this from the off: I wholeheartedly support anything to do with funding research into cancer, helping cancer sufferers, helping cancer survivors. Regular readers of this blog will...
04/10/2012
