Amy Jones We love a bit of Marks and Spencer.  Could be a lipgloss, could be a body lotion, but no matter what it is, it’s a nice little treat that you can slip in your basket while you shop in the food hall. Or at least, this is my excuse… This caught my eye last week, but I’d already put rather a large collection of makeup brushes in my basket, so when Sam asked me to write up... 

If Lush made Valentine’s Day, they’d make it perfect! Oh, they do! There are so many different gifts out there for Valentine’s Day, we know, we’ve featured so many of them, but we’re looking at something playfully fun now, with all the different things that Lush have created, just to make it a little less serious, and a little more fun! Love Potion A wonderfully fragranced... 

Have you noticed that certain holidays, seasons and celebratory dates seem to have their own set colour theme?  You see the colours repeated over and over in shops, people’s houses, wrapping papers… Christmas brings red and green, and gold and silver.  Easter is all about pastel pinks, blues and greens, Halloween seems to be set by orange, black and purple.  And Valentine’s day... 

There are some incredible concealers out there, we’ve touched on this subject before, but it’s worth investigating what is outside the professional makeup artist’s kit, and see what you have to say about them.   Marks and Spencer Perfection Colourmatch Concealer    Angela J 30s This had a nice consistency, and initally covered well, but it did disapper in less hours than... 

Well, if we women are after a present or two for Valentine’s Day, then it’s only fair, really, that we reciprocate. But do you buy a CD/DVD or a box of chocolates?  Well, you can’t really go wrong with a gift of manliness all wrapped up in manly packaging, but harbouring secret luxuries for hair, skin and body. Sranrom, who have a philosophy of ‘Well Being’ that stems... 

In 3 inviting fragrances of White Chocolate, Strawberry Cheesecake and Cookie Dough, these 3 beautifully smooth massage bars from Marshmallow Blends are perfect for a night in with the love of your life. The names are exactly as they are scented, there is nothing synthetic smelling in these bars, but there’s nothing sickly about them either. The balance of scent is just right, you get a hint... 

Famous for their Age Aware Skincare products, simply designed and collected under Prepare, Maintain and Repair for the 3 age groups of teens, 20-50s and 50+, Ark have created a Home Aromatics collection, in 3 different fragrances; Living, Loving and Lounging. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, we’ve selected 3 of the most beautifully bottled products in their Loving Range. Set the scene... 

With lower notes of Indian Rose, and heady tones of Sweet Almond Oil, this incredibly luxurious Body Oil from the masters of Eastern ritualistic body products; Rituals, is designed to balance both mind and body. The feel of this Shanti Chakra Body Oil on the skin, when massaged in, leaves your skin feeling smooth and sensuously soft, and those gentle notes of Indian Rose are designed to relax both... 

The next part to our Alphabet Game series is focusing on all things body beautiful. We’ve tried and tested body lotions, bathing products, body creams, body exfoliators, stretch mark creams, contouring products, tints and tans! You may well recognise some of the names of our testers, they featured in our A is for Anti-Ageing article, and are featuring here again, with a few new names to the group! As... 

Time is very much of the essence here. I work 3 ‘shifts’ per day in order to juggle motherhood and MAF. I work when my children are at school and the baby is asleep. My husband works silly hours, he leaves for work hours before anyone else is out of bed, and gets home after the children are asleep. Or if he’s on night duty, leaves as we’re sitting down for our evening meal,... 

Oskia, the skincare brand taking the world by storm.  With far too many awards to mention, this brand, the result of a remarkable amount of hardwork by former skin therapist and food editor Georgie Cleeve, has taken skincare as we used to know it, and turned it right on it’s head. Using a real ‘beauty mineral’ in all their products, the use of MSM (Methyl Sulphonyl Methane) delivers... 

Fresh. The name says it all. Every bottle or tub that you open simply smells Fresh! Clearly that’s the point, and when you get a product that is inspired by nature, and fragranced by nature, you don’t want it to smell like it’s been formulated in a lab, you want it to smell like it was just picked from the garden and bottled then and there. I’ve tried so many of the Fresh fragrances,...