**UPDATE: the winners of the five prizes are.... Amylee7@xx, annaaa_p@xx, suvi@xx, spiritofradio@xx and angelakilsby@xx. If your email starts with any of those names, then check your inbox and spam! Well done winners - commiserations to everyone else. Don't cry, I'll...
StriVectin-EV
Long-time readers will know that I adore Strivectin's eye cream. (If you want to see all of the posts that I've mentioned it in, just type "StriVectin" into the search box, or you can read the actual StriVectin-SD Review here.) Some people have reported that they gave...
StriVectin-SH Replenishing Cleanser
If you have chronically dry skin, or mature skin that can easily feel very stripped and tight, then I can thoroughly recommend StriVectin's (quite new) Replenishing Cleanser. It's so rich but it doesn't leave any residue once rinsed off, which can be a problem with...
StriVectin-SD Eye Concentrate
Ages ago, (April, was it?) StriVectin challenged me to test out their miracle anti-wrinkle cream and give an honest review, and I agreed. I then made a nice video of my face, close-up, and promised that in six weeks I would report back with my findings. If you want...
The StriVectin Challenge
I can't quite remember whether StriVectin challenged me, or I challenged StriVectin, but there's some kind of challenge going on somewhere in some form! Basically, StriVectin have given me a massive tube of Intensive Concentrate and asked me to test it out for a...
Skincare Routine Autumn 2020: Ramping Up The Actives
I found this post in my drafts folder in February 2021 but have decided to publish it retrospectively with its intended October 2020 date because I'm trying to keep the blog in order! I haven't changed any copy so the cottage reno information probably doesn't...
Space NK “25 Days of Beauty” Offer…
The beauty retailers seem to be in some sort of crazy pre-Christmas bid to outdo each other when it comes to giving away piles of luxury miniatures or bundling them up into attractive advent calendars. The Liberty calendar, the Harvey Nics GWP, discount codes galore -...
The Biggest Ever Harvey Nichols Gift With Purchase!
As far as gifts go, this one is pretty unbeatable. I don't think I've ever seen a bigger gift with purchase. It's worth about sixty billion pounds. OK, it's worth over £600. But, hello, SIX HUNDRED POUNDS! Who is mad enough to give away that much stuff in a single...
Harvey Nichols Gift With Purchase: The One With ALL The Samples
**UPDATE: this GWP sold out within the day, apparently - so I'm updating this page so that you can avoid disappointment!** I wasn't going to do any more posts this year on Gifts-with-Purchases but I just love this one from Harvey Nichols: it's mammoth. It's as though...
Beauty Products I’ve Finished Off (AKA The “Empties” Video)
Some of you may be bored to tears at the prospect of watching me talk through a series of empty plastic shower gel bottles and toothpaste tubes, others may be overjoyed. Whichever camp you're in, you may find it quite interesting to see which products have actually...
Space NK Offer: £10 to Discover Something New!
Kicking off the week with a bit of a shopping treat; Space NK are offering A Model Recommends readers £10 off when they spend £40 or more online. The idea is that you try something new and put the £10 towards a product that you've been meaning to try or that you've...
Travel Beauty Essentials
Three little products that never leave my travelling toiletries bag: StriVectin-SD Eye Cream, a teeny tube of Liquid Gold and my miniature deep sleep pillow spray from This Works. It's my third mini deep sleep and my second eye cream but the Liquid Gold tube is a...