June 2009

A new fragrance from Marc Jacobs is always going to grab attention, and in this case, it’s more the bottle than the scent. While the scent is pretty enough…..more edgy…

…It’s an M&S Bath & Body range! With prices starting at £3.50, I think it looks much more expensive and the delicate scents are really pretty, too. The packaging is…

I’ve put Chris hard at work testing a huge array of men’s products. Here’s his view on Lauder owned Lab Series: Lab Series Skincare for Men. ‘Take Control, Reduce Shine,…

Debuting in September is this edgy and daring collection from Peter Philips, Global Creative Director of Chanel, that uses dense and dark tones, all dramatically undershot with black. The Noirs…

If it actually works, I really love this double ended pen from Model Co. On one end a hydrating lipstick, on the other, a tooth whitening formula with a paint-on…

I’ve had this Guerlain fragrance kicking around for several weeks now, but wanted to wait until the weather was really hot to give it a try – somehow it just…

Spotted some great fragrance bargains on www.harrods.com: DKNY Be Delicious Tease, Night and Seduce all down to £15 from £30. Checking with the press office, they’re adding to the fragrance…

Amazing, bold and stunningly vampish, Revlon’s autumn/winter colours are very impressive. I love both the lipstick, VaVaViolet, and the polish, Plum Night, but we’ll have to wait til September before…

Meet the Lancome/Goyard Vanity Case! Luxury luggage company, Goyard, has collaborated with Lancome to handcraft a vanity box for the woman who literally does already have everything. With only ten…

Never ones to miss out on a marketing opportunity, Tango are flogging their own brand of self tan….Fake Tan-Go. They advise patch testing for 48 hours prior to application. I…

I went to the launch of Andrew Barton (10 Year’s Younger resident hair stylist) Hair Tools today. Generally, if you can imagine the size of a pinhead, that’s roughly how…

Bollywood’s leading make up and henna artist, Ash Kumar, has launched his own product line. While it’s sometimes a tall order to transfer different cultural beauty ideals into something that’s…

I found this curious kit containing needles, syringes, Emla cream (anaesthetic cream) and a couple of substances I’ve never heard of – Tiratricol and Procaine – along with Lipostable in…

One is £2.00 at Tesco, the other isn’t.

This body cream has been playing on my mind. It’s £145 and I feel uncomfortable with suggesting that anyone spends that amount on a beauty product. However, I’ve come to…

Right, well this, uhh, protector, is designed to shield your most intimate areas from sunbeds, hair dye and hot wax. Oh, and to stop a truly all-over spray tan. Did…

Lee, the lovely GroomingGuru has done a post on, um, how to get the perfect ball shave. Where have I been more than half my life where that particular grooming…

I haven’t done a post about great guy gifts for Father’s Day. Ever since I gave my dad a bottle of Jo Malone shower gel he now won’t use anything…

There is nothing that gets my beauty-heart beating quite like Paul & Joe Sparkles. I love, love, love the gorgeous packaging on next season’s offerings, available from August. The Lipstick…

There’s a good little game on the Jergens Naturals website if you find yourself with a few minutes to spare. The slot-machine style game could bag you some Raybans, a…

Now I’ve settled on the fabulous Vita Liberata self tan for the summer, I know I can’t live without this genius little mitt from M&S to save myself from the…