August 2009

The Kit Lip colours Lip Balms Concealers Eyeshadows Former artistic director for Lancome, Fred Farrugia has launched an innovative and luscious looking range for Sephora in France. Based on paint…

Payot is a French skincare brand that had a foray into the UK a few years back, but came at a time when we were absolutely swamped with new skin…

For a beauty writer, I’m unusually reluctant to go for beauty treatments, not least because they take far too long and about half way through I am virtually climbing off…

Slightly baffled by Liz Jones’ confused rant on beauty halls today; which in the end didn’t amount to much about beauty halls, but the size of the samples she was…

From 15th October through to 31st October, this neat little make up bag, designed exclusively for Elemis by London designers, Belle & Bunty, is free with two purchases of Elemis…

The Ruby & Millie brand is already a success in it’s own right, and their latest venture is aimed at the teen market, with Scarlett & Crimson. Muddling through the…

Apart from the final remaining dregs, we have seen the last of Hard Candy in the UK for the time being. According to font of all beauty knowledge, Temptalia, the…

Next year, this Italian dermatologist is bringing out a skin care range that is completely oriented around countering photodamage. Starting with an SPF cleanser (what’s the point, you might wonder…but,…

Just found out about a couple of gorgeous new products from RBR. First up is Sketches on Water, a tinted moisturiser loaded with botanical extracts, vitamins A and E, plus…

As ever, fabulous beauty blog, www.bjooti.net, is ever hot on the case of new brands. I’ve taken these images as they seem to be the best ones out there of…

There’s so much debate on the BBB blog regarding the Nude Skin Care/Stella Nude copyright case, and the most fascinating thing is that we are divided in opinion across the…

This chunky chrome palette really represents what Sisley is all about: quality. I love Sisley as a brand and believe in their products – treasure them, in fact, for being…

When industry giants, L’Oreal, decided they could trample over the little guys, they met more than their match in Bryan Meehan, who founded Nude Skincare with Ali Hewson. L’Oreal –…

You know that if there is a beauty Heaven, it will look like this. Remember, it’s not open til September 8th!

As a prelim to everything black make up, which is surely what this winter is going to be – possibly splashed with bits of purple and navy – I’ve found…

Obsessed with Chanel? Moi? How very dare you. But, they are bringing out this very lovely limited edition set of mini-brushes in a black pouch in October so couldn’t resist…

Tester Christine is in her early 40’s and used M Lab Anti-Aging Day Treatment Cream for a month. “If you’re willing to put up with a little discomfort to get…

If you think about it, adding a non-replaceable battery into the wand end of a mascara shouldn’t really make that mascara cost nearly £30. So, despite Maybelline entering the market…

A few weeks doesn’t seem a long time to wait for a very luxurious treat. The new Limited Edition Chanel No5 Essential Bath Oils is cleverly ‘tri-phased’ so it looks…

There’s a very tiny buzz on the blogosphere just now about the all-black MAC Style Black collection launching in October. Scooting round for images, I discovered that all the blogs…

I discovered today via email that Frontcover Cosmetics ‘are launching exclusively at Boots in October’. There was something about this that rang a bell with me so I Googled Frontcover,…

What is it about giving someone the title CEO that immediately leads to foot-in-mouth syndrome? The latest gem comes from St Tropez CEO Michelle Feeney in PR Week (http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/920713/Online-Exclusive-Michelle-Feeney-CEO-St-Tropez/) –…