All For Eve

 Just a quick post to make sure that every single one of you knows about All For Eve!

I ordered the five piece set from QVC recently (which, ahem, does not make me a TV shopping nutcase, but rather a sensible beauty product lover I'll have you know), for the astonishingly cheap price of £21.79.

All For Eve was set up by beauty entrepreneur George Hammer (the man behind Sanctuary Spa, introducing Aveda into the UK and Urban Retreat at Harrods), with the intention of raising money for and awareness of gynaecological cancer - ALL of the net profits from All For Eve are donated to The Eve Appeal, so when you buy these products you are truly making a difference to the lives of all women.

The set contains; body butter, bath & shower gel, body scrub, hand cream and a rather sumptuous red lipstick (designed by Daniel Sandler).

In a nutshell, these are fabulous products. In particular I love the body butter. I'm a fussy so-and-so with body creams but this is gorgeous, ultra fine consistency but super-rich and moisturising.

So what are you waiting for? Order some now, for yourself and for your friends, and revel in the knowledge that beauty products CAN make a difference.

The All For Eve website
All For Eve on QVC

Brits go nuts for Vanessa Hudgens' skin regime

We told you about the Neutragena Wave way back in November 2008, and it seems there's no chance of it's popularity fading. Latest sales figures show it's selling at a rate of one every five minutes, and that's in Boots stores alone!

So is this a cult product that we should all be using? Or are we being total suckers believing it can give us skin like Vanessa Hudgens?

Vanessa tells us "I’ve used a lot of cleansers, but I’ve never tried anything like the Wave. My skin looks softer right away – even my friends noticed.”

Fair enough, but let's not forget that Vanessa is 20 years old and completely stunning, Neutragena Wave may be fantastic, but it can't work miracles!

If you're one of the few women not to have tried the Wave:
Neutrogena Wave Starter Kit (with 14 pads), £12.71
Neutrogena Wave Refill Kit (30 pads), £4.88

If you have tried it - let me know how you got on!

Soap & Glory The Greatest Scrub of All

I think this one speaks for itself. It's a facial scrub, it's not too expensive, and it rocks. Enough said. £7.82 from Boots.

How to get rid of blackheads

Yup they’re pretty gross, but how many of us know what a blackhead actually is? It’s a common myth that blackheads are dirt, but they’re not and even the cleanest skin can be prone to them if it’s not treated properly.

A blackhead is just a blockage in a pore of your skin. What blocks is the a mixture of sebum and dead skin cells, the black colour is created by the fact that dead skin cells oxidise.

The best way to get rid of blackheads (and stop more from forming) is to exfoliate regularly. And that goes for men as well as women. The more you exfoliate the less chance dead skins cells will have to turn into blackheads. I love Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant, it contains rice brand and is gentle enough to use every day. It's normally £31, but if you follow my link (above) you can order it for the bargain price of £22.50.

The best budget buy is Neutrogena's Visably Clear Daily Scrub, although as this product contains salicylic acid, I'd only use it once or twice a week until you're sure it's right for your skin.

Regular facial’s can also help. Book an 'extraction facial', where the beautician will actually remove the excess sebum from your skin. Yukky, but worthwhile. My beautician swears she kept her 15 year-old son’s acne and blackheads at bay with regular extraction facials.