February 2009

Despite the less than inspired name, this new skin care brand is promising great things for those who didn’t heed the sunscreen warnings and are now seeing the signs of…

Canadian beauty brand, CARGO, and Sainsbury’s have been knocking about together for a while now, but at last it’s no longer the secret that it was. With just a small…

I’ve got a huge fondness for this lovely night oil from AD Skin Synergy. It was my first introduction to skin oils – a relatively new concept for mainstream skin…

I really like this Pixi Must Have kit that comes on sale in March, largely because of it’s pouch containing proper brushes that actually do the job. Many palettes arrive…

ME: Ravi, do I need more Botox yet? RAVI: No. Noooo. Well, maybe a bit.

I’ve recently been sent a Copalife pillow case. It’s infused with copper, silver and zinc ions that release when in contact with skin, and is said to help reduce lines…

Not only do St Eval make candles for quirky fashion favourites, English Eccentrics, but they also have their own huge range with everything from candles for the garden to antique…

In December I posted about the John Galliano solid perfume charm bracelet; it’s now sold out at Harrods three times in a row….get it before it disappears for ever.

Cemo from London tests the Poetic Waxing Kit, £35 at www.blisslondon.co.uk I love the idea of a wax kit without using cloth or paper strips, because I’m very hesitant as…

OPI’s vivid coral/red combo, On Collins Avenue, has already sold out once in the States. It’s being tipped as the hot colour for spring/summer, so I suggest you get it…

Destined exclusively for the far east, the Estee Lauder Vivid Garden make up collection somehow has found it’s way to Harvey Nichols from 2nd March. Fondant shades embellished with flowers…

How great to find a natural anti-ageing brand that doesn’t look like it was whipped up in someone’s kitchen. Founded in South Africa and containing essential minerals and botanicals native…

Gorgeous make up brand Stila, created by Jeannine Lobel, thrived when it was bought by the Estee Lauder stable in 1999 – it was sold in 2006 and consequently become…

Love this amazing sculpture by Willard Wigan who specialises in miniature work (and slows his heartbeart in order to maintain concentration for such detail) commissioned by www.feelunique.com….it’s Brad and Angelina…

USA brand, The Balm, that’s a better looking hybrid of Benefit and Too Faced, is due to hit our shores in late March, early April at Harvey Nichols. Already a…

I’m instantly in love with this gel mask from Elemis that leaves skin baby soft and glowing. Ameno acids and exotic plant extracts (Amazonian Acerola Cherry – sounds like a…

Joanne tests Shu Uemura Moroto Volume range for Fine Hair. Shu Uemura’s newest hair collection, enriched with Depsea water, claims to help fine hair to maintain volume and styled shape;…

I know they normally use socks, but David B is looking remarkably curved and smooth in his Y fronts – the foot smoothing Ped Egg is my number one suspect…..

Perky little French brand, Happy Cosmetics, are due to launch in the UK in the next couple of weeks at www.beautique.com. Packed with natural oils and plant extracts; notably Black…

I love the look of these inspired bottles so much that I barely care what the fragrance inside is, but in the interests of providing at least a tad of…

Apart from a few stripy highlights in a kind of Ginger-Spice-meets-brunette-style-crisis way that I can’t even think about now without blushing with shame, I’ve never, ever dyed my hair. So,…