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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…