Shopping reviews
Beauty Bridal Gifts
This blog is in response to a reader, who specifically wanted clean beauty skincare products for a bride-to-be.
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Kama Ayurveda’s Kumkumadi Cleansing Oil
This blog is a product review of Kama Ayurveda’s cleansing oil from its Kumkumadi range. Find out if I like it or bin it.
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The problem with buying essential oils
A reader prodded me to write this blog recently. I have kept postponing it because its a difficult to make consumers realise the tremendous risks associated with essential oil misuse, when they are so readily available.
Sunscreen
All the mineral sunscreen you need to know about
Surprisingly, I have reviewed more mineral sunscreens than I thought possible. It just goes to show you that the popularity of mineral sunscreens has not even escaped me!
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Forest Essentials’ Velvet Body Silk Cream
This product is the only body cream from Forest Essentials that I have been regularly using for many years.
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Kama Ayurveda Kokum Almond Body Butter
Kama Ayurveda produce a velvet-like body butter, with almond oil, coconut oil and kokum butter, which is indigenous to India.
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The difference between a body butter and body lotion?
In today’s blog I am going to take you through a subtle (but important) distinction between an actual body butter and moisturiser.
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Worst skincare products – 2020 edition
The worst products I paid for and used in 2020? Too many to list but here are a few that I am certainly going to avoid in the future!
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My best buys for 2020
This is my very short list of products that I tested in 2020 and still continue to use. Enjoy!
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Adopting a new skincare routine
Many young women do not have a proper skincare routine. This is a mistake on so many levels.
Shopping reviews
Best face products under £25
Continuing with my series of budget beauty products, here are my face products: face washes, toners and moisturisers
Shopping reviews
Best bodycare products under £20 (part one)
Most of the products we use should not cost an arm and a leg, Even though cheaper means efficacious, it does not always mean “must-haves.”
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Kama Ayurveda vs Forest Essentials which produces the better products?
After road-testing Forest Essentials (240 days) and Kama Ayurveda (30 days), I can now suggest best-in-class of each luxury Ayurveda range.
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Kama Ayurveda 30 day product road test
This is my 30 day final product review of all the Kama Ayurveda products that I have been using for the past month
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Kama Survana Haldi Chandan clay mask
This is a product review of the only face mask that I was sold at Kama Ayurveda. It is a multani mitthi (Fueller’s earth) and sandalwood face mask
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Kama Ayurveda Kumkumadi Brightening Face Exfoliator product review
This is a product review of Kama Ayurveda’s facial exfoliator, which contains walnut shell granules and sesame oil.
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Kama Ayurveda Pure Rosewater product review
This is a 100% pure rosewater product, that is made in India. Its made using steam distillation, which preserves amongst other things, fragrance and natural colour.
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Kama Ayurveda Rose Face Cleanser
Product review of Kama Ayurveda’s face cleanser. Aloe vera, rose and jasmine essential oils feature prominently in this product.
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Product road-test: Kama Ayurveda one month road-test
What am I testing? I will be road testing products from Kama Ayurveda, UMA and Elizabeth Arden. Kama Ayurveda In pre-COVID-19 times, I went to a physical Kama Ayurveda store, where I spoke to a human being (and not a