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My Year of Green Beauty Empties: #6 Snog, Marry and Avoids

Read my thoughts on another batch of green beauty empties and which I’d snog, marry or avoid. Continue reading My Year of Green Beauty Empties: #6 Snog, Marry and Avoids

Wonderlusting Lynda28 November 20175 Comments

How Many Beauty Products Do You Use Up In A Year? Green Beauty Empties #3 2017

How many beauty products to you use in a year? I’ve always wondered so this year I’m keeping track. Read what I’ve used up so far in 2017.

Continue reading How Many Beauty Products Do You Use Up In A Year? Green Beauty Empties #3 2017

Wonderlusting Lynda7 August 201717 September 20176 Comments

Fullies – New Skincare from Africology, Supernatural Beauty, PHB, Vintner’s Daughter and more

A look at some of the new natural and organic skincare products I’ve replaced my last set of #empties with. #fullies Continue reading Fullies – New Skincare from Africology, Supernatural Beauty, PHB, Vintner’s Daughter and more

Wonderlusting Lynda27 March 20179 April 20175 Comments

2015 Top 10 Skincare Lust List

Check out the Top 10 skincare brands that I’m lusting after in 2015 Continue reading 2015 Top 10 Skincare Lust List

Wonderlusting Lynda23 January 201521 July 201820 Comments

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Handcream specially formulated for the hardest working hands - made by nurses for nurses. Been using this lovely hancream @nursemskincare cofounded by a paediatric nurse who suffered from cracked hands, donates product to nurses and midwives for every pack sold. Launched in 2018, they've been doing this way before the current sitch. ⁠❤️ ⁠⠀ Does the job - rich (but not too thick; doesn’t need constant reapplication, soothing with moisturising and nourishing ingredients including oats, Manuka honey and hyaluronic acid 👌🏿 so if you need a hand cream top up it’s a good one. Might as well make your purchases contribute in some way 💚 ⁠⠀ I know that a number of hospitals are also appealing for donations of hand creams to help with the never ending hand washing as patient numbers climb⁠. If you’re a brand who can help it's worth contacting your local health trust. ⠀ ⁠ Keep hand washing folks! ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #wonderlusingbeauty #supportsmallbusiness #thankyounhs #greenbeauty #dryhands #staysafestayhome #coronavirusskincare ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀#weareinthistogether

If you look there are hearts everywhere. Just noticed this petal on a carnation. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ No escaping that we're now all in the middle of a disaster movie. Can we fix it? Nope we're not Bob the Builder but I do know we are going to get through this. It's not going to be easy and who the hell knows what will be on the other side 🤷🏿‍♀️. But we *will* get through it. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ 5 things I'm doing to cope right now:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ♥️1. Finding things to smile/laugh about. After all laughing is scientifically proven to be great for boosting the immune system. let me know any funny accounts I should check out! #laughteristhebestmedecine⁠⠀ ♥️2. Finding ways to help others (makes me feel better and I'm selfish like that). Most volunteers at food banks & charities are retired so with current advice there's a massive shortage. If you're healthy (obvs) and not in at risk group worth seeing if there's anywhere local that can do with your help. ⁠⠀ ♥️3. Getting my Cleopatra on. Not by marrying my brothers. More indulging in serious skincare rituals. My hands are pretty much prunes and my already dry skin has gone full Sahara from lack of beauty sleep/stress thanks to 24/7 news watching. ⁠⠀ ♥️4. Not judging panickers. Panic isn't rational and nobody does it on purpose. But get a grip people! ⁠⠀ ♥️5. Remembering how damn lucky I am in the scheme of things. ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Sending you ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️⁠

All about the comforting balm life right now. Apply these and say aaaaah. @makesskinsense Gentle Cleansing Balm soothing, scrumptious balm to oil @native_essentials CHUN brightening probiotic mask for serious hydration @naturaldeoco lemon & geranium Clean deodorant balm - cream balm texture that melts in to pits with no irritation @elanskincarelondon Pure Goodness body butter and Imagine Gold neck and décolletage concentrate for heavenly smelling skin nourishment and repair

How are we doing? It’s such a weird time for us all but let’s keep on keeping on. Just a reminder that there are plenty of other places apart from supermarkets to shop. If you haven’t ventured to your local shops/markets now would be a great time to support these small family businesses. They tend to care about their community so will know about elderly folk who might need help) Also less plastic and their fruit & veg tends to taste way better 😋

Happy International Women’s Day! Mimosas are apparently the unofficial flower for #IWD so here’s a sprig for each of you awesome queens I’m lucky enough to know, be related to, work with and be inspired by every single day. 💛 Turns out #internationalwomensday is not a random, made up, #girlbossbabe marketing day at all but linked to women fighting for the right to vote and the start of the Russian Revolution! The roots are in St Petersburg where the largest women’s protest in Russia’s history took place on 8 March 1917 with women demanding the end of food shortages and the war (hence bread and peace) whilst the royals were living it up on caviar and champagne. 4 days after the demo so long Emperor and I guess the rest is his/herstory! Real girl power. Today it’s still a big deal in Russia - women are given bunches of flowers and it’s a public holiday. I didn’t know all that before. Did you? #learnsomethingneweveryday #iwd2020 #mimosa

This evening's pronto yet powerful skincare:⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ @makeskinsense Gentle Cleansing Balm - first time using this. See the #TextureTuesday instastory highlight for how silky and smoooooooooooth this is.⁠⠀ @palmofferonia refreshing Rejuvenating Facial Spritz - an intriguing new artisan brand I discovered at the last @blomma_beauty pop-up⁠⠀ @labellafigurabeauty Découverte Under Eye Repair Serum such a green beauty⁠⠀ @bybibeauty Bakuchiol booster - 1% in olive squalane oil so it can do double duty as a serum and moisturiser.....leaves skin silky.... I'll save my thoughts on bakuchiol as 'plant retinol' for another time......⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #wonderlustingbeauty #dryskintips #greenbeauty #artisanskincare #veganbeauty

Russian visa sorted 🙌🏿 Getting excited about my next adventure......to St Petersburg next month. I’ve hit up everyone I know who’s been or lives there for tips. If you have any other hidden gems you think I should know about, please share in the comments! ⁠ ⁠⠀ On another note when I’ve mentioned I was going to Russia quite a few people have expressed concern that I might be attacked by racist thugs. 🤯 I know how far off reputations can be so really think this is unlikely though sadly it can happen anywhere (even in London). Anyway I'm assuming the best and treat places like people - keep my mind open, and see how you actually behave before making judgement 🧐 ⁠I can’t wait! ⁠⠀ 📷 @natalia_krasnova_ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #wonderlustingworld #traveltuesday #stpetersburgrussia

A quick glimpse of current skincare crush @native_essentials. Colour me impressed. Will be sharing more deets later in the week but in the meantime let's do some beholding.⁠⠀ ⠀ Have you tried anything from this range?⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ #texturetuesday #nativeessentials #greenbeauty #wonderlustingbeauty

A rose is for life. Not just Valentine’s Day. A couple of rosetastic fragrances made with natural ingredients i ❤️ 🌹 @haeckels Dreamland - woody, smoky, nuzzly rose 🌹 @prosodylondon Rose Rondeaux - fruity, juicy rose Any other natural roses I need in my life? Sadly I’m allergic to most synthetic fragrances so can no longer wear those like Frederic Malle’s Lipstick Rose that I used to love.

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