Beauty

At 40 we realise that we need to take care of our selves and our skin. We love our laughter lines but would like to keep them under wraps naturally for as long as possible!

We’ll  love trial most new cosmetics and products on the market, but be warned, we’re honest about the results.

Joan Collins at Marks & Spencer

I still remember receiving my very first make up palates from my Aunty Chris. I think I was 14 and I got three perfectly beautiful pallets from Marks & Spencer. They were mine all mine and I coveted them as though they were the crown jewels. If I look hard enough in my old bedroom which is…

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Eyebrow favourites

If someone took the time out to explain HD brows to me I still wouldn’t get them. There are going to be many girls who’ll look back at photos of their HD eyebrows in a few years time and ask why nobody stopped them. Still, there’s nothing quite as ageing as narrow, patchy eyebrows that…

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3D WOW

Wow. These 3D Moodstruck Fibre Lashes from House of Exquisiteness at Younique are frankly amazing. Check out the before and after results below. There’s no doubt that they make a statement! I’ve never used any fibre lash product so had no idea what to expect. The first stage is to use the transplanting gel as…

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Kiehl’s Queen

I love Kiehl’s. Before Christmas I bought a jar of off-the-shelf moisturiser from the supermarket. I’m over 40 and using moisturiser is now an essential. I’d run out of Kiehl’s and it was on my Christmas list. The product in question smelled like 4 week old potpourri and was pink (I’m 41 I do not…

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The cheap Make Up range we actually love

Let’s not beat around the beauty bush. This Make Up Gallery range is cheap. Each item was £1. It has to be, it’s from Poundland. The reason I bought it was to try a blue eyeliner without wasting a lot of money on something I didn’t know if I’d have the confidence to wear. And,…

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