Category Archives : Beauty


New Melvita Argan+ Light Face Oil

  Following the success of Melvita’s best selling Argan Oil, Melvita has released a new organic face oil enriched with anti-ageing amino acids for specific skincare needs. Recent cosmetogenomic research with cellular biologist Dr Elisabeth Devilard showed that Argan Oil works to improve cellular cohesion – for supple & healthy skin, reinforces cellular resistance – […]


A short history of Origins

  THE ORIGINS OF ORIGINS In 1990 Leonard Lauder, son of the great Estee Lauder launched Origins. It was the first upmarket skincare brand whose focus was on using natural ingredients in their product composition. The beauty industry understood that environmental issues became very important to many customers. The mission at Origins is therefore to create […]


Bourjois Contour Clubbing Eyeliner

Bourjois Contour Clubbing Eyeliner Believe me, these eyeliners are brilliant. Application is a doodle as the texture of the pencil is very soft. The colour can be smudged for a softer finish or applied in a strong and defined line. My favourite colours are “Ultra black No.54”, a rich dense black and the warm taupe […]


Of Woodstock gorgeous soaps…

Of Woodstock is a gorgeous new small bespoke soap & Cosmetic company.   A few weeks ago I discovered the deliciously scented ‘Of Woodstock’ handmade soaps in the Bluedog & Sought store in Woodstock. I bought a Mint & Lime “Mojito” soap and “Jasmine & Honeysuckle” face soap. They both smelled heavenly, left my skin […]


Bluhend Alpine Therapy

BLUHEND  ALPINE THERAPY A few days ago I met the charming Angelika Juliane Ferner who recently opened a therapy studio in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Angelika showed me around her new space where she offers many exciting holistic treatments and products and I am pretty sure I will treat myself very soon to one of her relaxing […]


Charlotte Rampling forever

              Charlotte Rampling and her mysterious gaze. In the early Sixties, when Twiggy makes the eye wide open look so fashionable and popular for millions of girls, another young British prepares to bewitch the screens of Swinging London with feline green eyes and projects a very different spell from the ingenuous […]


Ursula Andress

Star in one single scene ! In the early 60s, a virtually unknown Venus walks out of the sea wearing a simple white bikini and in a few steps out of the water enters the pantheon of sex symbols. She also became the first of a long line that extends to the present day, the […]