• Perfumery,  Products

    Fragrance Layering

    I have to say, I smell amazing today. I keep getting wafts of fragrance (just lately, I’ve got into fragrance layering).I’ve layered Liz Earle Vanilla & Clove Body Lotion, followed by J. Floris Chypresse, topped off with Liz Earle No. 15. I love the Liz Earle No. 15, it is probably my current favourite in my perfume collection. It is floral and woody, rose and sandalwood/an oudy hint. I’ve had very mixed results wearing it – one very balmy Spring/early Summer day was the first time I really sprayed a good amount on, and it was amazing, I could smell this cloud of it all day. That day I had…

  • Products

    My Desert Island Products

    These are the products I use often and do not want to be without. Cleanser: Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish; Moisturiser: Liz Earle Skin Repair Rich; Eye Cream: Espa – 24hr Eye Moisturizer and Lift & Firm Intensive Eye Serum; Hand Cream: There are quite a few of these as I use a lot of hand cream: The White Company – Nourish Intense Hand Treatment; Liz Earle – Hand Repair; This Works – Perfect Hands; Garnier – hand repair in the red tube; Neutrogena Hand Cream; Any of the L’Occitane ones (Shea butter etc); And I always travel with a tube of Nivea Soft as a multi-purpose cream. Foot Cream…