Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog! My name is Michelle, I’m a 30 something woman juggling family life with a full time blog and a social media job – and I wouldn’t have it any other way! I started writing Thou Shalt Not Covet in early in 2013 and it quickly became a massive part of my life. I love that my blog gives me the freedom to express myself and connect with like-minded people.
Thou Shalt Not Covet was born out of my love for beautiful and often unattainable things. I have a massive beauty obsession and the aim of my blog was originally to document my purchases and lustings. It’s evolved over the last ten years to include mostly beauty product reviews and features, as well as fashion, health and lifestyle posts. I’ve worked hard on Thou Shalt Not Covet to build up my style of writing and following and I love nothing more than seeing my blog grow year on year.
- I’ve previously won a Highly Commended Photography award at the 30 Plus Blog Awards.
- I also was a regional representative covering East Anglia for The 30+ Blog Collective.
- I’ve been a regional blogger for Grazia Daily, and a beauty blogger for Beauty at Tesco.
- I’m ranked in the worldwide ‘Top 100 Beauty Blogs’ on Bloglovin.
- I’m included in ’30 Bloggers You should Be Following’ at Trendlife Magazine
- I’m ranked no.2 in a a list of the top 100 influencers in the beauty industry on Onalytica.
- I’m included in ’10 Beauty Bloggers You Need to Follow’ by Fashion Fix Daily
- I’m number 2 in the ‘Most Influential Beauty Influencers of 2016’ List on Makeup Tutorials
- I’m included in the ‘Top 30 Norwich Blogs & Websites‘
- I’m included in the ‘Top 10 Social Influencers for beauty engagement in May 2017 UK’ by My Market Insight.
- I’m ranked number 1 in the ‘Top 10 Social Influencers for fragrance across Twitter’ in August 2017 UK’ by My Market Insight.
- I’m ranked at no. 2 in the Onalytica Top 100 Beauty Influencers & Brands list.
- I’m in the Top 10 British Beauty Bloggers List here.
- I’m number 18 on the Top 50 Beauty Blogs of 2021 list.
- I’m also no.1 on the Teads Top Beauty Blogs list.
- I curated a Beauty Box with Cohorted – you can see reviews on it at FrannyMac.com
- I currently also write fragrance reviews for I Fragrance, you can find my profile here.
I’d love to hear from you – please feel free to contact me!