2023 Empties

Ahh the empties. Each year I manage to surprise myself with just how much I use up. It should be noted that this is not normal. You should not be using this much in a year. I have access to an inordinate amount of product, and I eschew standard usage practices. Do not do as…

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2022 Empties

It’s here! The long awaited empties from the year of 2022. Now usually I would have done igtv’s throughout the year on the products. However insta decided to be a little b and not upload longer form videos. This year will be different, rest assured. But it means that I didn’t get to show product…

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Transforming My Skin with Body Oil

I am, rather ashamedly, not the most consistent at keeping up bodycare (I mean obviously outside of washing it duh). But I’m trying to be better! I’m trying to be a boy who has it all together in the bodycare department. Plus over the years I’ve definitely notice my body starting to get dryer as…

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Review: Kat Burki 5 Steps on the Go Set

Name a better way to return to the blog than by reviewing one of my all time favourite brands! All time. You heard that correctly. Kat Burki, for the uninitiated, is a brand founded (obviously) by Kat Burki. She has a history in nutrition and has thus built the brand around “skincare as nutrition”. The…

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2021 Empties

Oh my goodness. Not me making my return to this lil ‘ol thing! Seven years later and we are still inconsistent. But there’s a bit of a refresh in the air. We’ve had a bit of a spruce up. (Courtesy of the wonderful Nathaniel at Sacko). We are doing empties today, I managed to successfully…

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Roopa Pemmaraju Resort ’18 Review

Words by Matt Huxley It was a bright and colourful debut for Roopa Pemmaraju. Debuting their Indian inspired range to a crowd of minimalists agog with anticipation is no easy feat. But boy did they deliver. With an ethnically diverse model cast (which should be on every runway tbh) they debuted stunning look after stunning…

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Marina

Words by Matt Huxley I was on a boat off the coast of Vietnam when the feeling hit me. A gigantic gut bubble that built in my stomach and expanded until I was drunk with queasiness. Stuff the buffet that was being laid out on  the upper deck. Screw the stunning views and humid sunshine.…

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My Iconic Skincare Products

Words by Matt Huxley The word iconic tends to get bandied around a bit in skincare circles. Every other month a company has their new “iconic” product out that promises to be even better than the last range. Of course by and large this is just marketing, but sometimes you do stumble across a product…

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Modern Resort with White Label Noba

Words by Matt Huxley The Ascot mum brigade was out in full force last week to witness Tracey Watkins debut her SS line for White Label Noba. Transforming the Soleil Pool Bar into a pineapple haven, models strutted the length of the bar clad in the decidedly resort like line. Taking inspiration from 60s riviera…

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Cool Shadows

Words by Matt Huxley Summer is coming, and not only is my summer body conspicuous by its absence, but I am positively lumpy. Shit. On the plus side, hiding in the shadows has never been so acceptable in my eyes. The classic white and camel combo is one that I haven’t broken out in a…

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