Month: June 2008
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If There’s A God In Heaven….: Lancome
…it won’t be true that Lancome are planning a black lip gloss for autumn.
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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. With celeb followers such as Madonna and Kate Moss, her most celebrated treatment is Crystal Clear Oxygen Therapy that leaves skin looking utterly gorgeous. It’s…
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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 are something you can easily do yourself at home as long as you have the right know-how. A facial a season is her motto for…
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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 new lipstick didn’t drop – in fact they probably increased. You know what its like – you need a bit of retail therapy but can’t…
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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 night before she was going to a party. Wearing a teeny-weeny strappy dress. Eek. Mistake. She virtually had tiger stripes. I won’t name and shame…
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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 was new, so I gave up. But, I always loved the Gloss Absolutes, not only for their pretty packaging but for being frontrunners in the…
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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 declined to ship when I tried to order six!
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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 delish, but better yet, the sound of the Shower Gel – Up With A Twist – packed with caffeine, sugar, lavender and grapefruit makes me…
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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 complexions really can’t do without it. I love these ice cubes made from wild indigo, marine spring water and evening primrose oil, amongst many other…
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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 because their backorders are running into the thousands in some cases, because demand is outstripping supply by a long, long way. You can still get…
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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 effect…..I’ve never known a couple to leave Ikea still on speaking terms. Being caught on the interminable loop of Ikea is the almost the closest…
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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 lovely, so what better way to clean up your act with magnolia, orange, bergamot and spearmint essential oils. White tea is a powerful antioxidant, so…
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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 summer birthday, I’d definitely have the Claus Porto Classico Soap Set on my list. And a Chanel purse.
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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 old newspaper. It’s not often that I get to the end of the bottle of anything, but this has become a firm favourite. A word…
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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 plumped, smooth and hydrated skin. So, when the guys (or girls – i’m not assuming here!) decided that sheet masks, impregnated with lotion, would be…