Month: June 2009
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Marc Jacobs: Lola
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 and heavy than Daisy….it’s very floral with undertones of musk and vanilla to give it a vampish feel, the bottle – or more specifically the…
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Cotton Club: It’s Not Just Any Bath & Body Range….
…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 so clean and simple and has an elegant New England feel to it. And, I think it looks far more expensive than it actually is…which…
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Reader Frontline: Testing So You Don’t Have To – Lab Series For Men
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, Prevent Breakouts, Improve skins appearance.’ That’s what Aramis advertise for their new range of Skincare products.I must say they are very good, I really felt…
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CHANEL: Noirs Obscurs Collection
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 Obscurs collection takes black to new extremes – three Rouge Allure lipsticks are incredible; Maniac is black with hints of deep red, Hysteria is possibly…
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Good Idea: Model Co Star Smile
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 brush applicator. Apparantly, Star Smile gives 4 shades lighter in one week, and the lipstick shades available are really quite pretty. Although I am kind…
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Summer Perfection: Guerlain Terracotta Eau Sous Le Vent
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 seemed wrong to be applying it in the rain! In fact, it’s not entirely a fragrance; the wording on the enclosed leaflet bills it as…
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Reader Frontline: Testing So You Don’t Have To – DM Fragrances Fragrance Sampling Service
Nicola tested The Fragrance Sampling Service: “I think the concept of the sampling service is a great one, the only fragrances I’ve ever purchased online are ones that are my favorites that I’ve already had before, and so to be able to buy samples before you commit to a whole bottle is a great idea…
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Bargains, Bargains: Harrods
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 and beauty sale line up so keep an eye out for offers including: Laura Mercier Almond Coconut Oil Trio from £50 to £25;Benefit Lustre Duster…
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Revlon Autumn 09: First Look
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 we can get our hands on it. Power lippies like this don’t come along all that often…..I’ll confidently predict a total sell-out!
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Mr CEO Speaks Again…
…This time on YouTube – eight minutes in and the words ‘sorry’ still seem to be sticking. However, he does raise some extremely valid points that we in the UK should really be taking note of. In the US it seems that Federal laws regarding blogging are coming into force at some stage soon. This…
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For The Price of A Small House…
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 made worldwide, there are compartments for things you didn’t even know you wanted or needed. Stuffed with £500 worth of Lancome beauty products, the case…
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Rouge Bunny Rouge: Completely Gorgeous
I’ve posted about this beautiful brand before, and it’s finally found a place to be in the UK, on www.zuneta.com from the end of July. The Glassy Glosses shown are in colours Crisp Sorbet and Frappe Forever and will retail for £22. The eye shadow is When Birds Are Singing Long Lasting Matt Shadow in…
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Reader Frontline: Tester Request – Fulfilled.
I now have my tester for this. Thanks to everyone who emailed me. x
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Reader Frontline: Tester Request
Would like one reader to test a fragrance sampling service and report back. The Perfume Sampling Service at DM Fragrances offers samples from £1.75 each, meaning you can get a summer’s worth of different scents without committing your cash to one single bottle. You also get 10% off, should you decided to invest in a…
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Say What , Mr CEO?
There’s a really interesting feature from the CEO of the network Total Beauty, entitled Beauty Brands Should Not Be Working With Bloggers. Unfortunately, this brave title kind of implodes when it turns out if you are a PR you shouldn’t be working with bloggers unless you go through a network – but anyhoo, he indicates…