L’Occitane Verbena Shower Gel Review: The Smell of Summer
Summer in a bottle and my go-to comfort wash, marked down only for a formula that has always been thinner than it deserves.
Read the review 31st July 2026
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Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Baume Review: Balm for Very Dry, Itchy Skin
Thick as butter, sinks like water, and it leaves zero greasy slug-trail. The barrier balm I've repurchased six times over.
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I test men’s grooming for a living, and I have the background to tell you the truth about it.
It started on the shop floor, coming up through beauty retail and skincare education with The Body Shop and Clinique. Twenty years on: qualified beauty therapist, MSc in psychology, and brand work with Estée Lauder Companies, P&G and Philips, alongside the likes of Jo Malone and Mark Constantine.
These days it’s all joined up: the reviews here, TJ Double You, my growth consultancy for beauty brands, and Phatstix, the lip balm I make myself.
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