Month: November 2012
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Changes To BBB
Right, well the on-going Blogger glitches that I’ve been experiencing for a while now have proved to be pretty well un-mendable. It’s the very last thing any blogger wants to hear – that their site is well and truly screwed. But, it is. Don’t worry.. I’m calm (ish)! To cut a long story short, there…
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Beauty Right Now: Stuff You Can Buy Today
Since we’re tipping into December, I’ve selected a few festive treats but since it isn’t quite December and I have a fabulous gift guide coming anyway next week, I’m hoping these are *you* treats and not *them* treats.. there’s plenty of time to spend all your money on everyone else! I love this for the…
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Elizabeth Arden New York In Bloom 2013
There are exciting times ahead for Elizabeth Arden who have upped their game in the make-up stakes in a very positive way. The New York In Bloom collection is a considered selection of nude/neutral shades shot with brights such as teal and purple. Above is the very pretty Pure Finish Radiant Bronzing Powder (£27); it’s…
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Lacoste Touch of Pink
For all I might have to say about bespoke and artisanal fragrances, sometimes you have to get down to the basics and simplify things. An every day fragrance doesn’t really have to be an olfactory work of art; it just needs to make you feel good and smell pretty. It needs to be the thing…
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Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Brush
In January, Boots are releasing the No7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Brush priced at £25. I am going to immediately address the elephant in the room and say the Clarisonic word. I have a press release that carefully avoids any ‘sonic’ element, but the device has two speeds and can be used with any wash-off cleanser;…
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Superdry Make-Up
Superdry are heading for the youth sector (although not excluding any other) with their beauty range priced between £2 and £20 and I really like the way they’ve done it. There’s something a little bit Pantone about this range; it’s full on colour in identifiable packaging. The range launches in February 2013. Love this magic-marker…
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Behind The Scenes At Enamoured
The Revlon Enamoured exhibition, opening on Friday, charting 80 years of Revlon, is very hotly anticipated. Tonight’s the night that the whole thing, curated by Ryan Lanji, has to be set up, so I went along to have a look at Enamoured Unconstructed. I think it’s really important to consider what goes into exhibitions…
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Awards and All Those Gongs
Okay, so I very, very rarely enter awards and particularly not blogging ones – I think they can really help to give bloggers/vloggers a push and acknowledgement of the immense work that they do. In most respects, they’re very well deserved. The only ones I’ve entered in recent history are The Red Hot Woman awards…
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Karl Lagerfeld For Shu Uemura Ruby Lashes
At £900 (yes, you read it right) a pair, these make me shudder at the thought of losing one, especially as for that cool £900 you don’t even get the adhesive included. They’re embedded with real rubies, hence the cost. One thing I am thankful for is that they make my lash-extension-indulgence seem positively bargainous.
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Accessory Wednesday: What’s Key This Christmas
What is it with keys? I’m always attracted to key charms on jewellery – I don’t know if it’s the mystery of them or whether I’ve lost so many keys in my lifetime that they’re burned into my brain, but whatever, these are my pick of the prettiest key accessories. The Alex Monroe Extra Fine…
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Illamasqua "Blackface" Ads
The new Christmas ads for Illamasqua are causing an absolute storm of protest since appearing on their Facebook page in Australia. There has been an outcry that it is offensive for all the obvious reasons. I don’t honestly know what to make of it – what I see is a stunningly beautiful model who looks…
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Paul & Joe Spring 2013
This is one collection that I always heavily anticipate.. it’s one of the most creative beauty brands out there and every time, it’s a winner. This is probably the best yet visually…I love it. Calliope La Belle Epoque Monmatre Pressed Powder Carousel Merry Go Round Manege The collection is available from 1st January at Harrods,…
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Armani Spring 2013: POP
Armani is definitely giving us a pop of wearable colour next season – and actually, I’m glad to see the grey tones as well.. I mean, how pastel can we go before we all start to look like My Little Pony extras? Above is the Coral Bliss Palette. And this is Rose Bliss. …
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butterLONDON Spring 2013: Sweetie Shop
I know every single spring time we see a glut of pastels, but butterLONDON always manage to make theirs a little bit off beat and edgy. I absolutely love that they’ve named the one shown above Kerfuffle and given it a slightly ‘salmon’ edge rather than straight ballerina pink. Above is Jasper with a slightly…
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Centrepoint At Christmas: Call To Action For Brands
The Make A Difference Makeover Programme is asking for beauty/grooming donations from brands in multiples of 50 for young homeless men and women – even better if you have multiples of 250. As you might imagine, the homeless get pretty much nothing at Christmas other than yet another night without a home or place of…