Bryony and Nicola - The Trio of Hormonal Hell, Unexpected Instagram Followers and Amazing Beauty Buys

I'm so excited to publish the first in a little series of very special episodes just for December.This month you'll be hearing from some amazing brands who have done some truly excellent things this year. They are brands who do so much more than sell products....they work hard to do serious good.I've got the wonderful co-founders of Nursem to get things going. For those of you who have never encountered this amazing brand, it's all started during the pandemic when nurse Antonia (who is the co-founder) found that her hands were raw and bleeding. She joined forces with her husband to create the most wonderful hand cream that made a huge difference not only to her hands but to the hands of hundreds of medical staff.The rest is history. The brand has grown and now encompasses other skin loving ingredients. And as you'll hear, for every product purchased, they gift a month's worth to nurses and midwives.What a brand and what a couple. Can't wait for you to get to know them!If you'd like 20% off at nursem.co.uk just use the code OUTSPOKEN.

The gorgeous birthday girl Bryony Blake is back and this week we're chatting about:When Chat GPT goes rogueWhat happens when a teenager, a mother and a rabbit are all hormonal at the same timeBryony's Birthday adventuresMy very unexpected Instagram followerBryony's strange alternative career choiceLoads of fabulous beauty products.We had so much fun recording this and hope you enjoy it xx

I wasn't sure whether to do a Good Friday themed episode as I have mixed feelings about it BUT I decided that I couldn't resist sharing some of the genuinely good deals that I've come across.During the episode I'm focusing on great deals from some of my favourite brands including:Medik8Geek and GorgeousAyu CosmeticsIT CosmeticsErborianNeomScamp and DudeAnthropologieElemisKliraand more.Happy shopping xx

*This episode is in partnership with Geek and Gorgeous Skincare*In this brilliant episode I'm getting to know the AMAZING Judit Ràcz.Judit is one of the most passionate skincare geeks I've ever come across and is the woman behind one of my favourite websites for demystifying skincare ingredients - https://incidecoder.com/Having spent years studying skincare and helping us to get our head around different ingredients, Judit decided to train to become a formulator and went on to co-found one of my top skicnare brands of all time - Geek and Gorgeous.During the episode we'll hear about Judit's extraordinary journey and why Geek and Gorgeous really does stand out in a world of often over-priced skincare that doesn't always deliver.Fellow skincare geeks, you're going to love this.

It was so lovely to catch up with Perdita this week. We cover lots including:Female health..smears, intimate scans and why Laura Dowlings Ted Talk is an absolutely must listen for women of all ages.The fragrance that I am absolutely swooning overLots of beauty recommendationsTeenage skincareand more.Enjoy Outspoken Beauties xx

In this week's Outspoken Review I've got a couple of lovely Christmas gift ideas for you. I'm also talking through a list of really brilliant beauty products including a beautiful glowy serum, a refillable brow pencil, a plumping, tinted lip balm and the most incredible organic and natural fragrance.Finally I'll talk about the thing that slightly ruined my shopping experience at Violette FR.

In this week's episode Bryony Blake is back and we're chatting about all sorts, including....Snoring devicesWhen surprises go wrongGladiators liveThe pressure to have childrenWhy baggy fashion isn't for everyoneear plugseye linerWhy we'd be terrible at taking drugsLash liftsand lots more......

Beauty Editor Perdita Nouril is back and this week we're chatting about all the things we're using and loving that are making us feel cosy and Novemberish, including amazing home fragrance, bath products and sumptuous body oils.We also have a good natter about some of the biggest beauty gossip of the week.

In this week's episode of The Outspoken Review I'm giving my opinion on Shay Mitchell's new brand Rini. It's a skincare brand aimed at toddlers and as you can imagine I have some pretty strong views about it!Next I'm chatting about a truly brilliant and affordable skincare brand, the eyeliner that I'll be wearing non-stop and the most beautiful home fragrance brand that is truly worth it's luxury price tag.Enjoy! xx

It was such a pleasure to get to know Nicola Roberts during this episode.Nicola, who is currently starring as Persephone in the West End production of the musical Hadestown at the Lyric Theatre joined me for the best chat where she really opened up about what it was like being judged for her appearance in her Girls Aloud Days and how she has learnt to truly love and accept herself.We talk about relationships, feelign positive about ageing and also about how she looks after her sensitive skin. After our recording Nicola was off to do an event with Aveeno who she has been working with to promote their really beautiful new Age Renewal Range which is really gentle but powerful. Their entire campaign is about ageing gratefully and Nicola is the face of it. As you can imagine, this is totally up my street and I enjoyed learning more about this too.All in all, this is a great episode and it was lovely to get to meet a woman who has really taken control of her career and life in the best and most inspiring way possible.