Miscellaneous

I finally got my hands on the Rilakkuma plush I’d wanted in this post, and I didn’t have to go to Japan to pick him up! Thanks to FromJapan, this 110cm Rilakkuma plush is mine at last  He landed in the UK last Friday but was unfortunately stuck in customs over the weekend, so you can imagine my … Read more

As previously mentioned, I’ve been very impressed by Naturaglace’s makeup range made of 100% natural ingredients. Their UV Base Milk SPF 43 PA++ is no exception! This cute little blue bottle contains 30ml of primer with UV protection. Comes out as a white milky liquid, it completely disappears once rubbed into the skin, leaving it … Read more

I’d previous read raving reviews on Smashbox on Sephora but for some reason never tried their (paraben free, yay!) products. Didn’t realise that they were available in the UK until I happened to walk past one of their counters last week. I ended up with: Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Dark Spot Correcting Smashbox Photo Finish Primer … Read more

A few days ago, I received an invitation to a BzzAgent campaign for Foreo’s Luna Mini, the new sonic facial cleansing brush which claims to “deep cleanse the skin, simulate blood flow and gently get rid of dead skin cells” – like the popular Clarisonic, but with silicone nodules instead of bristles. According to Foreo, the … Read more

Once upon a time, I was obsessed with any and all Japanese brand makeup/skincare products and subsequently hauled them all, until I decided to go down the natural route and realised a lot of the brands I used contained parabens, mineral oils and a whole bunch of synthetic ingredients. While I may tolerate some synethetic … Read more