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June 2008
If There’s A God In Heaven….: Lancome
…it won’t be true that Lancome are planning a black lip gloss for autumn.
A Gong! : Crystal Clear
Sharon Hilditch, MD and co-founder of British born Crystal Clear skin care, has been awarded an MBE. This is fabulous news, proving that independent beauty companies can run with gang.…
Psst: Nicola Joss
Word has it that London’s loveliest facialist, Nicola Joss, is starting her own masterclasses in DIY facials. Far from feeling that facials are a regular essential, Nicola thinks that facials…
Lipstick – The Economy Indicator
No, it’s not a new brand. According to WWD (and earlier in the year the NY Times), sales of beauty products are dropping. In past recessions, little luxuries like a…
Tanzilla, Goodbye! : ProFerm Afterglow
Having found the ultimate, idiot-proof self tan (the fabulous, wonderful, genius, brilliant Pro-Ferm Afterglow) for my olive coloured skin, I trialled another self tan on a fair skinned friend. The…
Fresh Still Fab
I’d almost completely forgotten about this lovely brand, Fresh, that used to be one of my absolute favourites. Once they stopped using PR, it became hard to find out what…
More From Anthropologie
Exquisite bubble baths, such as Lollia Foaming Bath, 26 pounds, are rare finds. The whole Lollia range is just delicious but there are only selected picks on www.anthropologie.co.uk. Shame they…
Oh Man: Juicy Couture Dirty English
Juicy Couture’s new range for men looks promising. I love the name – Dirty English – just the right mix of sexy/edgy. Mandarin, pepper, blue cypress and leather notes sound…
Cold Comfort: Anne Semonin
Gorgeous French brand, Anne Semonin, is back in the UK. Formerly the darling range of beauty editors, it disappeared for a while. Luckily, someone saw sense and decided that British…
National Toning Crisis
Oh my; it seems the world has run out of fancy Fitflops – the utterly addictive shoes that tone and hone your bum and legs. Suppliers are going into meltdown…
It’s Not Beauty, but
I couldn’t help laughing about the fact that Ikea opened it’s doors in Brooklyn today. God help those New Yorkers who are probably right now experiencing the Ikea home wrecker…
White Tea Time
As part of the existing ‘A Perfect World’ range, Origins are bringing out Deep Cleanser with White Tea. One of the absolute pleasures with Origins is that everything smells just…
Longing for a Summer Birthday
Because my birthday is right around Christmas time, there’s no mid year chance to be gifted any goodies. But, if I was like the queen and gave myself an unofficial…
Bubbles Dahhling
I’ve loved my bottle of Figs & Rouge Rambling Rose Bath Soak; a proper old fashioned, mega-bubbly bath soak that smells lightly of roses, and doesn’t leave skin dry as…
Freak-Out Face
Hmm. We all love a face mask, right? Indulgent bathing just isn’t so unless your face is covered in some wickedly luxurious masque guaranteed to give you the most amazing…
Light Ideas
Having just been in the unenviable position of watching a friend at the airport throw away her beloved Clarins cleanser because it exceeded the current 100ml rule, I’m really looking…
The Things They Do For Beauty….
A hot seller, apparantly, in Japan is this unsual cleanser all prettily packaged. Made from treated Nightingale droppings, the special enzymes found in the poop are exactly what’s needed to…
We’re Kiddin’
How much is America loving Jemma Kidd? I’ve just spotted her gorgeous range on sale at Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. It can’t get much better than that, surely. She’s…
Man Magnet
N V Perricone is bringing out a pheromone based anti-ageing spray, (it’s already out in the States at a whopping $250), that purports to boost mental clarity and make you…
Suds Buddies
If you love your soap highly scented, then JellyPongPong’s latest offering, Summer Soap Popsicle, will have you washing more than ever. Made to smell – and look – like a…
Daddy Dearest
Hmm. It’s always a dilemma if you’ve got a dad that loves smellies. He may have once been a Brut man but it’s unlikely, with the huge range of aftershaves…
Confused? You Won’t Be…
A matt lip gloss? Isn’t that a contradiction in terms? It is, but it hasn’t stopped Autograph from bringing out a clever liquid lipstick that has the lightness of gloss…
Let Battle Begin
Organic company, Dr Bronner, is taking no prisoners in their lawsuit against so-called ‘organic cheaters’. In the firing line are Estee Lauder, Ecocert, OASIS, Stella McCartney’s CARE, Jasön, Avalon Organics,…
Read All About It
A new USA beauty website claiming to be the first on-line beauty magazine looks very promising. Beauty Blitz (www.beautyblitz.com) has celeb tips, day in the life diaries, ingredient finders and…
Not Such A Bitter Pill
Pills….part of modern day living – if its not Prozac or fat binders, its vitamins or hang over cures. Whatever pill you’re popping, it will be far more palatable if…
Locks Down
Having always sidelined hair oil into a category marked ‘for other people’, I’ve recently tried Saaf Organic Enriching Hair Oil, 24.99 pounds. Largely because I am a huge Saaf fan,…
More Shopping!
Really glad to see that at last on-line beauty store, http://www.cultbeauty.co.uk/, has opened it’s virtual doors. If you want to know what your favourite celebrity uses, there’s a scroll down…
