Cosmetc's Top 5 Handbag Essentials

1. Blotting paper - once your face gets oily in the day, blotting paper removes the oil and adds a transparent 

powder to the skin to make it matte again without adding more makeup and making it look cakey. These little 

sheets easily fit into your handbag.

2. A nail file - you never know when the pesky chipped nail will strike! If you happen to forget a nail file, rubbing 

the jagged edge against denim jeans also works. (Click here to see our previous post on Paris’ favourite 

nail file)

3. Tissues - your one-step to avoiding all runny noses, food-around-mouth and many more potential mishaps!

4. Hand cream - our hands go through a lot throughout the day, so it’s important to pamper them when you get a 

moment. We would recommend Soap & Glory’s Hand Food, as it does its job of hydrating and softening 

hands very well indeed!

5. Lip balm - our lips also go through quite a lot throughout the day, particularly when there are cold winds 

around, so it’s important to keep lips hydrated to avoid cracking or dryness. We would recommend Sophie’s 

favourite, Cocoa Butter Vaseline Lip Therapy

- Paris & Sophie x

Boot's 4-way nail buffer block

We’ve all had that moment, where our nail file decides to snap in half and you’re left to rub a pathetic little stump of nail file over your jagged nail. And many of you will know the pain of one side being too rough, and the other side not rough enough. Well, worry no more because there is a solution, for just £2! The 4-way buffer block from Boot’s.

My one criticism of the buffer block is that the ‘dust’ from it can get a little annoying, especially on side 1, and you’d need to sweep that off after filing every couple of nails. But other than that, it’s a seriously great product!

The buffer block has 4 different sides, each with varying textures so you can find the perfect texture for the purpose. And it even helps you along with that, with printed-on instructions as to what each side was created for. With this, you can ‘file the nail edge’, ‘remove ridges’, ‘smooth the nail’, or ‘shine the nail’.

Another great thing to say about the buffer block is that if you tend to get dry or rough skin on your fingers, it works a treat at gently filing your skin back into smoothness, with you having a choice of 4 textures, unlike with most nail files.

And of course, due to its shape – you’d have a hard time accidentally snapping it!

Product rating:

Quality: 9/10

Value for money: 9/10

Practicality/application: 7.5/10

Overall: 9/10

You can find the product here.

- Paris x