As much as I love to try new skincare and makeup, I also love getting something new for my hair, especially now that I have my hair coloured, I feel I need to treat it a bit more often! Shampoo, conditioner and using the hairdryer is about my limit the majority of the time! So... … Continue reading M&S Beauty Advent Calendar – Day 10 – Percy & Reed
'Wake up to a new you' It was only in the last couple of years that I have started buying beauty products from Marks & Spencer. I didn't realise much before that, that they sold the ranges that they sell! In that time more brands have been added and I'm loving more and more products … Continue reading M&S Beauty Advent Calendar – Day 9 – REN
Christmas Kisses Day 7!! ... day 7!! ... a week into December already and I haven't done any Christmas shopping! Well, actually that's a mini lie because I have ordered one present for a super cool little dude who lives in Australia and that's on it's way thanks to a fab lady called Katherine who … Continue reading M&S Beauty Advent Calendar – Day 7 – Skin
Day 2 of the M&S Beauty Advent Calendar is ... Filorga Time Filler Eyes I have used a Filorga time filler product for face from the 2016 calendar and although I rated it when I first tried it, I found it wasn't a product that I was reaching for so stopped using it. I am … Continue reading M&S Beauty Advent Calendar Day 2 – Filorga
'MOA create natural skincare products, made in England, inspired by old herbal folklore and with a sprinkling of magic!' ... and already I'm sold! The first line from their website says it all! I was given an opportunity to try the Aphrodite Oil by Magic Organic Apothecary by a lovely local to … Continue reading Magic Organic Apothecary
In April this year I was kindly gifted some skincare products by Antipodes which you can read all about here ... Antipodes – innovative, organic skincare. A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to receive another set of products to review which I thought I would detail in a first impressions post, followed by a … Continue reading Antipodes Skincare – Initial Impressions
I have used acids in my routine for a couple of years now, be it on a daily basis with a lower percentage Glycolic or Mandelic or a weekly blast with a mixed acid or higher percentage Glycolic. This post is looking at Glycolic Acid, what it is, what it does and the two main … Continue reading Glycolic Acid … Pixi & The Ordinary
Not all products make it as far as the 'Empties' post ... some just don't get used up but not always for a bad reason. Some, I may have just had open for too long, others I may have become bored of, then there will also be products I've given up on because I don't … Continue reading The ‘Not Empties’ Post
It's been almost two years since I started Beauty and The Ballroom and one post type I have tried to keep up with is the 'Empties' post. I had read so many of them before and think it's good to see reviews once a product has been used up because opinions may have changed from … Continue reading September Empties
Moisturisers are one thing I always used to avoid in my skincare 'routine' ... I say 'routine' lightly because I didn't really do much with my skin except wash my face! In the evening I would remove my makeup and that was about it! Funnily enough, now if someone says that's all they do to … Continue reading Clinique Moisture Surge – A Review
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