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July 2008
A Short Break In Transmission
BritishBeautyBlogger will be away until Wednesday 6th August.
Tips From The Top
Make up artist Lou Page, who has worked on looks for The Spice Girls, Travis and Catherine Jenkins has a top tip for perfectly made up eyes: “If you want…
Straight Up: Babyliss Pro 230 Radiance
Have just had the good fortune to try the Babyliss New Pro 230 Radiance straighteners – available from the end of this month. They really do deliver on the promise…
Gentle Showers: Sensitiveskincareco
While this shower attachment isn’t a thing of beauty, it does a great job of filtering out all the chlorine from your tap water, so showering is altogether more gentle…
Flutter By: Fresh Firebird Mascara
I’ve been using this gorgeous Firebird Mascara from Fresh that uses an ultra-soft brush to ensure precision application and lush, jet black coating of lashes. Not only is the packaging…
Hot Weather Water: Shu Uemura
These gorgeously refreshing Depsea Water Facial Mists from Shu Uemura are just the thing to instantly perk up both your senses and your skin. In two therapeutic consistencies – relaxing…
Say, What? Pearl Drops
She says tomayto – he says tomahto…..the girl in the Pearl Drops Anti-Ageing Tooth Whitening ad calls it Aunty-Ageing. Why?
I’ve Seen It All Now
Ok so call me jaded but I really did think I’d seen every single angle on beauty, anti-ageing and body refinements, but my trawl through some US sites brought this…
Another Hmmm!
While looking for fab finds, I came across these, um, unusual ways to work a look. Pre-loaded with mineral colours, the disposable applicators ‘transfer’ the colours to your eye lids…
Big and Clever: Lancome
The best part of Lancome’s autumn collection, Maharani Jewels, is Poudre Elephant Teint – a limited edition bronzer. As an homage to India, the collection features new Juicy Tubes packaging…
Recovering Well: RMK Recovery Gel
RMK’s latest wonder cream is Recovery Gel (38 pounds). Fragranced with pink grapefruit in a gel formula, it’s wonderfully cooling on the skin. Packed with microspheres containing Ceramide D for…
Moon Light: Cire Trudon
Cire Trudon is France’s oldest candle making establishment. Despite a heritage steeped in royal connections, churches and wars, the company are forward thinkers, thanks in the main to creative director,…
New Skin Care Range: ZO Skin Health
Guru is an overused word, but when it comes to Zein Obagi it’s kind of apt. What that man doesn’t know about skin health and function probably isn’t worth knowing.…
Let’s All Go To A Webinar!
A what? Well, its a seminar on the web – and very popular they are too in the States. Well attended webinars can take you from zero to hero and…
When In NY: Ojon, Rembrandt
With one of my friends about to embark on a very glamorous holiday to New York and Long Island, the least she can do is go shopping for me. Here’s…
Sweet and Simple: Simple
Extra late night? Or just a complete beauty couch potato moment? If you just can’t be bothered to go through the whole cleanse, tone, moisturise routine before bed, a quick…
Blue Is The Colour: Avon
Q: How do you know when a beauty product is going to be a sell-out? A: When it looks like this. The collaboration between Avon and Finnish design house, Marimekko…
Magic Nails: Kiss Color Magnet
‘Must-have’ has to be one of the most over-used phrases…but really, this product is one! Kiss Color Magnet, coated on before nail polish, ensures that the colour stays put –…
Nailed It In Paris: OPI
Courtesy of Queen of Beauty Blogs, Blogdorf Goodman, the OPI new collection, La Collection de France sounds delicious. Nudes, chocolates, burgundy and smokey violets with some creative naming going on…..Tickle…
Sneaky Sale: Pur
Organic skin care brand, Pur, has some wonderfully exotic mixes – and I love their packaging..much more exciting than other organics…There’s a sale going on quietly on their website, with…
Another Hmmmm: Beauty Magnets
Described in the blurb as ‘mysterious’, these Beauty Magnets apparantly lift and revive your skin by ‘increased circulation fighting gravity’. Blasting your face with positive energy will apparantly show great…
