I’ve never tested it to the absolute limit (ie I’ve not run a marathon in it), but it worked great for me
The Organic Pharmacy Deodorant Spray, £15, 50ml
Tested: various dates throughout 2007
Launched: Summer 2007
Stockists: The Organic Pharmacy, 396 Kings Road, 169 High Street Kensington, 23 Great Marlborough Street, 36 Neal Street and selected retailers, call 020 7351 2232 for stockists or to order by mail. www.theorganicpharmacy.com.
A natural deodorant that really seems to work. I’ve never tested it to the absolute limit (ie I’ve not run a ... read more
Super useful if you suffer from very dry skin, have eczema or your child does, or you just want an extra bit of dewiness to your skin
Price: £3.50 for six, available unscented or with essential oils.
Launched: August 2008Tested: October/November 2008
Ingredients: Cocoa butter, Shea butter
Stockists: www.sheabliss.com
An absolutely brilliant idea. These look like tiny white-chocolate chocolates, and the idea is that you peel off the wrapper and put them in the bath.
Children adore them and they moisturise the water, ergo your skin, beautifully; particularly if you live in a hard ... read more
The smell isn’t overwhelming, but nice and fresh and the product offers good value for money. I recommend
Method Squeaky Green body wash, £4.99 in fuzzy peach or crisp apple, for 295ml.
Date of launch: July 2008Date of testing: summer and autumn 2008
Stockists: Method Kid is available from Boots and boots.com exclusively.
Method is a relatively new label on the market that primarily makes household cleaning products. Their children’s range – Method Kid - launched in July 2008 and consists of this body wash and the ... read more
Skin is left feeling soft, clean but never dry. The plastic pump bottle is great for travel
Price: £12.25 for the 100ml starter kit with two cloths; 100ml on its own, £10.75, travel size, 30ml: £4.50
Muslin cloths also sold separately, £3 for a pack of two, £7.50 for a pack of six.
Stockists: www.lizearle.com Customer centre - 01983 813 913
Launched: 8th March 1996
Tested: 2004 and January 2008
One of the best cleansers there is. I love it. You use it in three stages: massage ... read more
I struggle not to use this every day. It is one of my top five products and I’m rarely without it
£64, 50ml£105, 100ml
Launched: 1975Tested: Almost every day from 2002-2008
Stockists: tel: 020 7591 6380
Ingredients: manufacturer would not provide saying the ingredients are printed on the product.
This compound is made to be used your regular daily or nightly moisturizer, or on its own. But really over the age of 25 or so it won’t, very probably, be enough on its own.
The idea of ... read more
An excellent facemask which is thick and satisfyingly white and opaque
£16 for 40ml
Launched: April 2007Tested: August 2008
Stockists:
Korres Natural Products flagship store: 124 Kings Road, London and Unit 1, Buchanan Galleries, GlasgowHarvey Nichols (nationwide), Harrods, Liberty, Selfridges (London), select John Lewis and independents nationwide.Shop-in-shops, House of Fraser, Croydon (T: 0870 1607229) Birmingham (T: 0870 1607225)Beautyexpert.co.uk, Bathandunwind.com, Hqhair.com, Asos.com and Lookfantastic.com
This is an “instant brightening and illuminating” face mask that comes in a glass ... read more
It's not cheap but this product gets a big thumbs up from Annalisa Barbieri - all except the pump action bottle
Price: £460Launched: Autumn 2006Tested: throughout 2007 and 2008
Stockists: Space NK, www.spacenk.com, tel: 0208 740 208
If you read through this website long enough, you’ll see it’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Natura Bissé. I love that it never advertises and, to be frank, most people have never heard of it. This was one of the first ‘wrinkle reducers’ I ever tried and because of ... read more
A rich and steroid-free treatment for eczema, that doesn't leave a sting
£6.30, 30ml£11, 60ml£16.50, 120ml (£14.50 if you buy three jars or more)
Stockists: www.purepotions.co.uk, tel: 01273 623123
Launched: October 2002Ingredients:
* produced under organic standards *Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Beeswax,*Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil,*Cannabis Sativa (Hemp) Seed Oil,Aqua (Water), Alcohol (from tinctures),*Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract,*Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract,*Stellaria Media (Chickweed) Extract,*Urtica Dioica (Nettle) Extract
... read moreGreat perfume - truly hideous bottle. Annalisa Barbieri's forthright road test of key beauty products
Price £47.50 for 15ml purse spray£60, 30ml£87, 50ml£125, 100ml
Date of launch: 1990
Date of testing: 2000 - 2003
Stockists: 020 7591 6380
Ingredients: manufacturer would not supply saying they are listed on product.
Very probably what stops this scent from having become world famous, is the truly hideous bottle that it comes in. This is both a blessing – who wants a perfume ... read more
If creams are so expensive I have no hope of ever buying them, it makes me nervous. Who wants to fall in love with the unattainable? Unfortunately, this cream is excellent
£179, 50ml
Launched: 2005Tested: throughout 2007 and 2008Stockists: 020 7591 6380.
Ingredients: Sisley will not provide full disclosure of ingredients saying that “All ingredients are listed on product packaging so it’s (sic) easily obtainable by customers.”
This day cream is aimed at those over the age of 25. The premise is that it provides protection (SPF 8) from UVA and UVB, but not 100% (in fact, ... read more
Annalisa Barbieri launches her beauty list with an explanation of how she looks at products...
The skincare industry seems to attract rabid hatred/disdain – sometimes not without reason - or slavish devotion. I’m not sure where I stand. I’ve always been into ‘products’, although I wear little make up (it looks wrong on me) but I care very much about the total crap that’s written about beauty products. The reasoning is pretty transparent when you’re in it, but as a reader you may not realise. ... read more
This blog is great! Thanks for your hard work on it.
From club penguin, 30 December 19:57
I have been using this product for just over a week, extremely sparingly I have to say due to the price, but look at least 5 years younger! People keep telling me how well I look - I am 41 - my...
From daisy dog, 24 November 16:54
I am also a big fan. I'm 38 and I've been loosing face skin strenght in the last year, I've been feeling so depressed to see the firmness leaving me, so, a month ago as I was walking around the...
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