Archive June 30, 2025

Our beauty editor says, “I’ve got dozens of expensive perfumes, but these easy-to-wear £25 summer scents are the ones I’m reaching for every day, and they’re getting me so many compliments,” but I’ve got to have so many.”

I have hundreds of pounds worth of perfumes on my dressing table, including those from Jo Malone London, Maison Margiela Replica, Glossier, and other expensive brands, but recently I’ve been skipping all of them and choosing one particular brand of body mist instead, which are both for less money.

I’ve turned my head away from PHLUR’s Hair &amp, Body Fragrance Mists’ pricey, Instagrammable bottles of mostly gourmand or skin scents, which have become one of my all-time favorites for wearing scent. The price range for 88.7ml bottles starts at £25. The new Beach Skin is my current favorite, followed closely behind by Vanilla Nectar, and if you’re looking for a summery, irresistible new scent, I think these are worth trying out.

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First and foremost, they smell fantastic. Beach Skin is a little bit sweet, a little bit salty, and a little bit musky, reminiscent of warm seabed skin, sun cream, and sand between your toes, according to one of my favorite perfume types. It’s very similar to Maison Margiela Replica Beach Walk but costs a lot less. If you’re familiar with it, you can get it for a 30-ml bottle for only £52.70. My boyfriend frequently compliments PLURU’s Beach Skin, which is unusual.

Online retailers currently only sell smaller bottles of Beach Skin, but I have a supersized 236.5ml bottle for £38.

While PHLUR’s Vanilla Nectar has notes of papaya, apricot, peach blossom, and honeyed amber, it has much more fruit than the brand’s vanilla nectar, which still has the “skin-like” base notes that it does so well.

You don’t have to be particularly sentimental about using these PHLUR body mists, which is another plus. I don’t feel like I need to “save them for the best” because the bottles are plastic and can be easily tossed into a handbag or beach bag. When I need a quick dose of perfume, I spritz Beach Skin on my desk several times throughout the day.

However, using body mists instead of “traditional” perfumes means that the scent is much lighter and won’t last as long on the skin, hair, or clothes. You might find that you finish your big bottle more quickly than you anticipated because of the cost, scent, and mini-moment of joy it brings me, so I’m sure you’ll need more regular top-ups. This is definitely in my opinion if you like a light, beachy summer scent.

You could try Jo Malone London’s new Beach Blossom Cologne, which costs $86, or Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Eau Fraîche Skinscent, which is currently down 25% and costs less than that.

This Limited Edition Cheirosa Hair &amp, Body Perfume Mist Discovery Set contains four of Sol de Janeiro’s body mists, which are also very popular. You can try four of them for £26.60.

Christine McGuinness, a former Celebs Go Dating participant, opened up about her concerns on her Situationships podcast about her prior experiences using dating apps.

Podcast host Christine McGuinness has shared her thoughts on dating apps after revealing that she’s never used one. She’s revealed that she’s concerned over one aspect, which she said she would be “petrified” of.

Christine, 37, has spoken about dating in the years since it was announced that she had split from Paddy McGuinness in 2022. She even briefly took part in the new series of Celebs Go Dating, which is yet to air on E4, and is expected to return in the finale.

She’s now giving fans an insight into her personal life on the new BBC podcast Situationships with Sophie and Christine, which launched earlier this month. Christine co-hosts the newly launched podcast with author Sophie Gravia.

A discussion about dating apps in the first episode saw Christine open up about her concerns. It came after the mention of ‘catfishing’ and Sophie recalling a date with someone who was “not all all” how she had expected them to look based on the photos that had been on his profile.

Christine posed the question, “Do you not think that someone is who they say they are or do you not check that they are?” after revealing that she had never been on a dating app. Sophie, who is currently dating, responded by saying she would never use dating apps and that she had never been.

Then, according to Christine, “I would be terrified of who could show up and who I’m talking to, and yeah, it scares me.” After that, Sophie continued to say, “I think they will become out of fashion.” Everyone is getting tired, in my opinion.

Christine continued, “I think it should come with something like… almost like a TripAdvisor… like a review thing.” Perhaps you’d like to read reviews from other people’s ex-partners or something.

After talking about the subject together, Christine said, “Imagine what other people’s exes would think of them.” She made fun of the fact that “mine, obviously, would all be five star reviews.”

Sophie did, however, acknowledge that some potential partners had different views of her boyfriend. She claimed that the way I’ve behaved in the past toward some people because I don’t necessarily like them was inexact.

It’s a part of the problem, Christine asserted on the podcast. How do you get out of dating and what have you really struggled with, in my opinion? because I wouldn’t want to cause a stir among anyone.

Christine had previously discussed dating in the episode after it was revealed three years ago that she had split from Paddy. It took her a while to even consider dating, she told her co-host Sophie.

Christine described how she first dates someone she had briefly met before “friendships had blurred the lines” and then fell into some “situationships” where “friendships had blurred the lines.” She claimed that they exchanged months of social media content before going on a date. My first true date ever, ever with a person I didn’t know, she said. But I felt at ease after messaging for those months.

BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds are the broadcasters of Situationships with Sophie and Christine.

While out in central London, a third Strictly Come Dancing star had their phone taken. They revealed in a post shared online that their phone had traveled the world.

Another Strictly Come Dancing star was robbed in London after their phone was revealed. Michelle Tsiakkas and Annabel Croft both gave Instagram followers warnings about their stolen phones earlier this month.

Michelle, 29, told fans having her phone stolen was ‘traumatising’ and said she felt ‘awful, scared and helpless’ when it happened. She explained that she was simply going about her day when a criminal whizzed past her on an electric bike and snatched her phone straight from her hand.

The actress claimed that she was driving around Covent Garden in the early morning hours while visiting the dentist. Additionally, Annabel Croft recently recalled the harrowing incident in which she was mugged in broad daylight in London.

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The brave star has since spoken out to make sure others don’t experience the same fate because she was the victim of a crime. When the incident happened, Annabel, who also competed in the 2023 series with Johannes Radebe, said she was waiting for a taxi.

Annabel described the incident in detail and thanked those who came to her aid in an Instagram post. People who are alone in London were just warned, “I just wanted to let you know.” She wrote, “Just got mugged waiting for a taxi outside King’s Cross St. Pancras.”

The man was wearing a black balaclava while riding a bike. He slammed straight at me and removed my phone. I got it back after he rode away with it, but luckily he dropped it. “Terrifying” added Anne. There are some lovely people out there, she continued. A lovely gentleman fortunately witnessed it and intervened to assist me. Who you are, I say thank you.

The new Strictly curse didn’t stop with Annabel as Seann Walsh recently revealed his phone was stolen in a post shared on his Instagram Stories.

He added that his phone was stolen (yes, out of my hand, and yes, I live in Lond) about a week ago, and that it is now in China if anyone happens to pass by. This is in addition to a screenshot from the Find My app, which shows his phone in Guangdong, China.

The comedian responded to the comedian’s request to write a book called “It could only happen to me,” saying, “If there are any publishers following me, I’m open to this, but it will be a very long book. It’s referred to as “Typical.”

Unaccustomed Londoners have been misled by the alarming rise in mobile phone theft. In the city over the past four years, 231, 000 phone thefts and robberies have been reported according to new statistics released this month.

St James’s Park, where Piccadilly and Haymarket meet Pall Mall and Clarence House, as well as some of the West End, were identified as hotspots in London thanks to an analysis by The Times.

According to figures released by Scotland Yard, robberies increased by 20% year over year, with 81,256 mobile phone crimes recorded in 2023. Additionally, according to the statistics, roughly 37 people are stealing their phones from the streets of the capital each day.

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