Subscription beauty boxes. I’d bet the makeup addicted amongst us have signed up to at least one at some point in our lives. A selection of goodies delivered straight to your door every month. Some new brands, some loved brands, they seem like the ideal beauty staple. With some boxes...
Cards filled with sweet nothings and romantic poems. Bouquets of fragrant flowers, delicate rose petals and boxes of sweet truffle chocolates. These are the unmistakable signs of Valentine’s Day and this year, A Love Affair with Beauty has four secret admirers. The first one only wants me for my...
When was the last time you went to a spa or beauty salon? If it’s anything like me, it’s ages. What with uni work, house work, blogging work and eating, I barely have time to take the heavily chipped polish off my nails let alone go into town and...
Whether you are glad to see the end of 2016 or if you are just excited to start the new year, I hope everyone had the opportunity to celebrate with friends and family over the last few days, maybe even make a resolution or two?! Personally I am starting...
I think we can all agree it has definitely got a bit nippy lately. I’ve even started putting the heating on, which is a big deal when you’re a broke student who adds another jumper on top of the four you’re already wearing. I’ve even started making extra cup...
As soon as natural skincare brand Dames & Dimes offered a free sample kit of some of their best selling products, I simply had to snap one up. I am a massive fan of achieving beautiful looking skin without the need for chemicals and tonnes of preservatives. Dames &...
Autumn is like the Goldilocks of seasons, not too hot, not too cold, just right! Walks in the cool breeze with the crunching of leaves below your feet, and cozy evenings in reading a book and sipping on a pumpkin spice latte (yes B is not just B, but a Basic...
I have a confession. I used to despise coffee. In any form, whether latte, cappuccino, even coffee cake. I found the taste too unusual and the smell overpowering. Then in 2013, I spent a few months working in Bangkok, Thailand and I was confronted with the fact that no where sold...
