I’m Instagramming quite a generous sprinkling of my favourites this week @beautyshortlist and if you’re short on time I’ve just started Instaglam Mini Posts – quick round-ups for beauty hounds on the run. 
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Some quick notes from my bathroom today, I’ve been using these and all 4 of them merit a 30-second shout out. Have you tried any of these" x
From L to R:
Maddi Alexander’s SERENE FLOWER DIFFUSER (yes – no sticks!) So pretty, clever. You place the delicate fabric flower, which has a string as a stem, into the home fragrance oil and the cotton string sucks the fragrance up into the petals. Scent: Geranium and Lavender – the resulting blend is feminine and flowery. £30 from MaddiAlexander.com
 

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Bamford’s Restore Elixir £75. One of the unique points about this facial oil is the inclusion of very precious cacay oil (glad there’s a “y” in there), Dubbed “the Amazon almond”, the bright green cacay nut tree grows to quite a height, it’s massive, in the Columbian Amazon region and it is a natural, concentrated source of retinol (which helps “turn over” skin cells). Cacay is going to get quite a bit of press this year, it’s super-nutritious and very high in retinol so it’s quite unique – in fact it has more retinol than any other oil.

Bamford have blended it with rosehip – intelligent move –...