Welcome to Beauty Geek
Thank you so much for visiting
I’ve been writing about my love for beauty for over a decade and at age 39, I’m still at it! I love all things that fall under the beauty umbrella, particularly luxury and indulgent skincare, natural-looking makeup and floral fragrances. I also have a soft spot for long baths and fancy bath foams.
I have had an ongoing battle with acne for most of my adult life, so here I share the products and treatments that help, as well as those that don’t. All of the products featured in the “favourite things” carousel below are products I use and love. I live in London with my beautiful son, Teddy.
If you fancy being social, you can find me at all the sites below. Please come and say “hi!”
a few of my favourite things
💜 Fancy $200 worth of amazing K-Beauty for just $39? Step right this way and check out the new StyleKorean Rookie’s Box 💜
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I love it when @stylekorean_global do these types of boxes as there’s almost always at least a couple of products that I’ve had my eye on included, and what I particularly love about this box is that it’s focused more on shining a spotlight on the launches that you may have missed, so let’s have a look at all nine products, in video order:
💜 Arencia Fresh Green Rice Mochi Cleanser
💜 FULLY Green Tomato Clay Pack Cleanser
💜 d’Alba Italian White Truffle First Spray Serum
💜 medicube Collagen Jelly Cream (mini)
💜 IUNIK Beta-Glucan Daily Moisture Cream
💜 numbuzin NMN BIO Lifting-Sil Full Face Mask
💜 PURCELL 24/7 Colostrum Pore Defence Ampoule
💜 TOCOBO Juicy Berry Plumping Lip Oil in 00 Frozen Berry
💜 Laka Fruity Glam Tint in #108 Salty
The Arencia cleanser is my favourite by far; I’ve been wanting to try their cleansers for ages and this one didn’t disappoint - what a treat for the skin! The PURCELL ampoule is fascinatingly strange; I don’t fully understand what it’s supposed to be, but I think it’s kind of a pumped-up, skincare-heavy setting mist. Whatever it is, it gives my makeup that balanced and blended look, so I love it already. Finally, the Laka tint has the loveliest, light texture and comes in an easy, everyday shade.
💜 💜 The StyleKorean Rookie’s Box launches tomorrow. Don’t hang around if it’s something you want as they always sell out annoyingly quickly! I’ve linked directly to the site in my bio 💜 💜
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#skincareaddict #skincareproducts #healthyskin
🦷 Thank you so much @dentandgo.uk for sending me this *amazing* bundle of dental goodies! 🦷
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Something you probably don’t know about me is that I take dental care very seriously; I see it as an extension of my skincare and wellbeing routine and I like to spend a good 15 minutes each night giving my teeth and mouth a good clean.
This is partly because I didn’t take very good care of my teeth when I was younger, so I ended up having surgery to remove quite a few that had snapped and broken - the wait for the surgery was four years and the pain when one of them got infected was absolutely unbearable, so I work hard to make sure that doesn’t happen again!!
Dent & Go have an amazing collection of dental care, providing options for all tastes and preferences. Here’s what I received:
🦷 Non Peroxide Teeth Whitening Pen
🦷 Non Peroxide Teeth Whitening Powder
🦷 Tongue Cleaner
🦷 Flossits
🦷 Dental Floss
🦷 Proxi Brushes
🦷 One Tuft Brush
🦷 Non Peroxide Whitening Strip
🦷 Bamboo Toothbrush
🦷 Olux Chrome Electric Toothbrush
🦷🦷 I’ll be sharing my favourites from this selection in another post soon and I’ve linked to the Dent & Go website via my bio 🦷🦷
#dentandgo #dent&go #dentalcare #dentalhygiene
#dentistry #dental #tooth #teethwhitening #teeth #oralhealth #whiteteeth #smilemakeover #beauty #discoverunder10K #bbloggers #beautyblog #bbloggersuk #happyteeth #selfcare #wellbeing
#investinyourself #treatyoself #selfesteem #treatyourself #womenshealth #selfcompassion #healthyteeth #healthy #healthyhabits #toothcare @theinfluenceroomofficial
🤎 For January, @glossyboxuk very kindly sent us a hug-in-a-box, with a collection of pampering goodies to chase away the Winter Blues 🤎
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Here’s a look at what I got in my box, in order of what I liked:
🤎 Korres Greek Yoghurt Probiotic SuperDose Face Mask - gorgeously creamy and hydrating I love Korres and I love masks, so this was always going to be a winner.
🤎 Bare Beauty Scented Candle Fresh Cotton - this really does smell like fresh cotton, so light and pretty!
🤎 Karina Brushes Mask Brush - I always try to apply my mask with a brush as I find the finish more even, plus I use less product.
🤎 Wander Beauty - Baggage Claim Gold Eye Masks - I am always some variant f knackered, so these will prove handy this month.
🤎 ERTH Skin London Hydro surge Cleanser - I was excited about this, but it’s heavily fragranced and surprisingly drying!
There was also a pair of Pukka Herbs Night Time Organic Herbal Tea teabags, which I thought finished the box off so well!
I feel like this whole box is screaming “get in the bath and stay there” which is very much an instruction I can get behind. What product would you most like to try?
🤎🤎Find out more about Glossybox UK via the direct link in my bio 🤎🤎
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#instagood #photooftheday #happy #beautiful #picoftheday #instadaily #lifestyle #inspiration #happiness #beautylover #beautylovers #findthejoy #bathtime #bathideas
💜 Happy New Year my lovely friends! 💜
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I have literally, never in my life had skin like this, so I wanted to share it just in case it doesn’t last 😆
I have been following a dedicated routine for the last couple of months and I just love how my skin looks right now! In this video I’m wearing a lightweight foundation and a touch of concealer, but it’s minimal.
Here’s a quick look at what I’ve been doing, I’ll share a blog post soon:
💜 A basic and hydrating daily routine featuring peptides and ceramides built around my personalised formula from @uncouthskincare that we’ve tweaked just enough so it’s active without being aggressive. It contains Spironolactone, Tranexamic Acid and a tiny bit of Tretinoin.
💜 I’m back to taking 2 of the @advancednutritionprogramme Skin Accumax and 1 Clear Biome each day. I don’t know why I ever stop taking these as they help me so much with breakouts.
💜 I use my @ziipbeauty Halo religiously 3 times a week and I do a little series of treatments: All Inclusive usually followed by the Problem Solver, which makes a HUGE difference to my breakouts and calms them right down.
💜 I use my beloved @currentbody Series 2 five times a week and this I feel has made a difference to everything (such as inflammation) and has definitely improved my barrier health.
💜 The two biggies I’ve introduced are the @drpenglobal M8S for a microneedling treatment once a month and a Jessner peel from @platinum_skin_care - these are both heavy duty treatments but man do they make a difference!
My discount code SASCHABEAUTY gives you 10% off both the ZIIP Halo and the Series 2 mask from CurrentBody.
I’ve also linked my entire routine (including all my skincare) in my bio, if you fancy a look 💜💜
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🥂 My final post of 2024! 🥂
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Here are all the gifts I featured in my gift guides this year (direct link in bio) many of which are still available if you still need to do some last minute shopping.
Thank you everyone for all your lovely support this year, it’s so appreciated, and I hope you have an amazing Christmas and a very happy start to 2025! xx 🥂🥂
#bbloggers #bbloggersuk #beauty #newbeauty #makeup #skincare #giftguide #beautygifts #beautygiftguide #giftsforher #discoverunder10K #christmas #christmas2024 #xmas #holidays #christmasshopping #gifts #santa
#merrychristmas #christmastime #christmasiscoming #christmasspirit #lauramercier #realtechniques #candles #ontheblog #fragrance #beautytech #christmasgiftguide #xmasgifts
🎁 My second (and final) Christmas gift guide is now live! I’ve now typed the word “Christmas” so many times that I’ve started to convince myself I’m spelling it wrong...
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There are so many amazing beauty gifts around this year so it was really enjoyable selecting a few great ones to feature. I have two gift guides live on my blog, the first of which breaks it all down into categories, whilst the second is more of a rundown of some last minute favourites.
🎁 🎁 Please do have a read - direct link in bio - and let me know what you think! 🎁 🎁
#christmas #christmas2024 #christmasgifts #christmasgiftguide #beautygifts #beautygiftguide #bbloggers #bbloggersuk #xmas #xmasgiftguide #beauty #newbeauty #lauramercier #giftsforher #giftsforhim #skincare #makeup #milkmakeup #fragrance #realtechniques #advancednutrition
#gifts #giftideas #present #giftidea #christmasshopping #gifting #merrychristmas #discoverunder10K #ontheblog
😍 I fell instantly in love with the Hildun Beauty Lip Collection 😍
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A trio of balmy lipsticks in beautiful, my-lips-but-better shades with co-ordinating lip liners - how could I not fall head over heels?! I saw the shades online and started swooning, then when I received them and tried them out, my adoration was cemented.
I am not much of a lip liner girl, but if I have to use them then I want them to be creamy and in flattering shades, much like these Silk to Set Longwear Lip Pencils, which really do stay in place once set, and if any shade is going to convince me I should use lip liner more often, it’s the prettiest of peachy nudes that is Darcy.
The Melting Moisture Lip Balms (yes they are as gorgeous as they sound) are truly some of the loveliest and most flattering shades I’ve come across in a while, and I genuinely love them all. For such a buttery texture, the wear is surprisingly decent and I would struggle to pick a favourite as they’re all so perfect, however, I do find myself reaching for Hildun Glow the most.
💋 They’re all available now with the liners priced at £17 each - or all three for £50 - and the lipsticks are £19 each, or £54 for all three. Find them via the direct link in my bio 💋
#hildunbeauty #makeuplove #lipsticklovers #thelipcollection #fotd #bbloggers bbloggersuk #beauty #makeup #hildunlipcollection #beautyover40 #makeupover40 #over40beauty #over40makeup #discoverunder10K #naturalmakeup #makeupdemo #grwm #easymakeup #natural #naturallips
#lips #lipstick #makeupaddict #instamakeup #newcollection
#beautytips #makeuptutorial #naturalbeauty
#beautyaddict #instabeauty
🎁 Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be highlighting some of the gifts I included in my gift guide, which you can find via the direct link in my bio 🎁
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L’OCCITANE make it SO easy to find the perfect gift for whomever you’re buying for, with their impressive selection of ideas for all tastes and budgets. This one is the Best of L’OCCITANE which contains a bit of everything, so a great choice if you’re not sure what someone likes!
🎁 Don’t forget to have a read of my gift guide, which contains lots of present ideas 🎁
#loccitane #loccitanechristmas #loccitanegifts #christmas #christmasgifts #giftguide #christmas2024 #xmas2024 #beautygifts #beautygiftideas #giftideas
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🎁 I usually find Christmas Gift Guides a bit of a pain, but I’ve really enjoyed them this year! 🎁
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I have just published part one, with part two on the way shortly. Please do have a read as I’ve featured some absolutely amazing products; my criteria is to always feature things I would love to receive myself and I’ve definitely achieved that this year!
🎁 🎁 Let me know what gift you’d love to receive 🎁 🎁
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#gifting #merrychristmas #christmastime #fragrancegifts
💜I was completely seduced by all the beautiful girls and their pouty, plum lips showcasing the REFY Plum duo, so I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and treat myself 🍒
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In the set I purchased, you got the Blur Liner and Tinted Lip Gloss, both in the shade plum. The liner was a bit tricky to work with and didn’t apply evenly, but when pressed into the lips and smudged out, it does give that lovely blurred finish. The gloss formula is just right, not too thick, but not so thin that you feel like you’re wearing an oil, so the product stays put and wears fairly evenly.
🍒This set was limited edition, but you can still get the duo in the Plum Collection - which comes with the Brow Sculpt and Glow + Sculpt Primer for £65, which I’ve linked to in my bio 💜
#makeup #winterlips #wintermakeup #plumlips #refyplum #refyblurliner #blurrylips #berrylips #beauty #newbeauty #festivebeauty #festivemakeup #realskin #adultacne #bbloggers #bbloggersuk #refymakeup #discoverunder10K #tryitwithme #over40beauty #over40makeup #beautylover #makeuplover #beautytips #makeuptutorial #naturalbeauty #beautyaddict #instabeauty #makeupaddict @refybeauty
🎄 Let’s unbox the first ever Olive Young Global Advent Calendar - all 31 days - so spoilers alert, obviously 🎄
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This absolutely humungous box of K-Beauty joy contains 31 individual drawers, all of which contain at least one full-sized product, but many contain more than one. Consequently, the value of the contents comes in at £625 ($792!!) but when it launches on the 8th December, it’ll be available to Black and Gold Tier customers for just under £80 ($99) which is unbelievable value and the contents is so good!
I have given you a quick look at each individual day, then at the end you can see everything you get broken down into three categories:
🎄 Skincare
🎄 Makeup and tools
🎄 Everything else - hair and body
There are a couple of base products that are very pale shades so won’t work for many skin colours, but everything else seems pretty inclusive and I love that they have included such a huge variety of goodies - well done Olive Young, I could not be more impressed!! 👏🏻
🎄🎄Remember, it launches on the 8th and is only available until the 14th, but I bet it’ll sell out well before that🎄🎄
#oliveyoungglobal #oliveyoungadventcalendar #kbeauty #oliveyoungadvent #beautyadvent #kbeautyadvent #beautyadvent2024 #beautycalendar2024 #christmas #christmasdeal #christmasbargain #kbeautylove #kbeautylovers #beauty #skincare #koreanbeauty #koreanskincare #spoiler #adventunboxing #oliveyoungadventcalendarunboxing #bbloggers #bbloggersuk #discoverunder10K #christmas2024 #xmas2024
#xmas #adventcalendar #kbeautyadventcalendar #oliveyoung #limitededition @oliveyoung_global
💜 I am so happy to be back into the habit of blogging! With that in mind, I thought I’d do a little reminder of some blogs I’ve recently written that you may have missed 💜
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💜 Kicking off with my newest post that’s all about the Dr. Idriss skincare collection (pictured) that recently arrived in the UK. Have you had a chance to try it? If not, head to my blog where you’ll find an introduction to all five products as well as some recommendations on what to start with
💜 Speaking of skincare introductions, my personalised Uncouth skincare prescription is one of the best things to arrive in my life, as they have so many formula options that you can’t find elsewhere! Have you heard of spironolactone as a topical treatment for acne? Find out more on my blog
💜 Lastly, I wrote about all my favourite beauty tech Black Friday deals and a lot of them are still live, so head on over and see if there’s anything you’ve missed
💜 💜 I’ve linked all the blogs in my bio - let me know if you have any questions 💜 💜
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The Blog
Murad Sensitive Skin Heartleaf Collection
Murad are kicking off 2025 with an amazing collection of skincare goodness; the Heartleaf Collection. After 14 years of writing about beauty, with a very specific interest in skincare, I think I’ve developed a bit of a sixth sense when it comes to new launches; as soon as I heard about this collection, I had…
Christmas Gift Guide 2024 – Part Two
Time to share some more gorgeous Christmas gifts! If you haven’t had a chance to check my first gift guide, you can find it here where will you find all sorts of goodies to suit a variety of tastes. Let’s kick things off with the Evolve Glow and Restore Rejuvenating Duo (£47.60 here) which contains…
Fragrance Bargains at Perfume Direct
I was completely unfamiliar with Perfume Direct untiI I was kindly given the opportunity to request a couple of fragrances to review, but I was so surprised by, firstly, how many great brands they stock, and secondly, how much of a discount the apply to (what appears to be) pretty much everything they stock! Trust…
Christmas Gift Guide 2024 – Part One
I am so excited as I have some amazing Christmas gift ideas to share with you, so today I’m sharing part one, and in the next few days there’ll be part two. I’ve got lots to get through so I’m going to jump straight in! Showstoppers These are the gifts that I think make an…
Dr. Idriss Skincare Review (Now in the UK!)
After receiving an invitation to review an exciting skincare range due to launch in the UK, I had a quick scan online to see if it would be a good fit and found that Dr. Idriss had quite a cult following, as a Dermatologist, a YouTuber and for her skincare line, but I decided to…
Uncouth – Personalised Skincare Taken Up a Notch
If you’re into skincare in any way, then I’m sure you’re familiar with personalised skincare treatments. However, for those who aren’t, let me quickly introduce you to the basic concept: you fill in a form discussing your skincare requirements, you send over some photos of your bare face and a pharmacist or skincare professional will…