September 2009

Look what’s coming up for MAC fans in November! Fab USA blog, www.temptalia.com has more… In the UK, the range will be a Harrods exclusive.

I’m disproportionately pleased with these CC nail gems that came in the post today – every manicure from today will be blinged to the max. Is it classy? Who cares….?…

The festive edition (see how I am resolutely avoiding using the yuletide word!) of Flowerbykenzo is absolutely gorgeous. Matryoshka Flowerbykenzo Winter Flowers will cost £45 – I want it without…

I love this pregnancy shaped bottle from Vivitas Woman, containing vitamins for expecting mums: it’s just really clever and innovative and bound to start a trend for body part packaging:…

I’ve got quite thick, unruly hair that endures a daily battle of trying to wilfully curl despite my savage attacks with straighteners. I don’t always win. But, try as I…

I’ve been using my Clarisonic for slightly over a week now, and I feel, well a bit ‘meh’ about it. I am in no doubt that it does cleanse skin…

These four brand new shades launch on Zuneta tonight: they are – Grey Go-Away Lourie: slate grey semi-opaque;Blackpepper Jay: smoky black/brown semi-opaque;Papyrus Canary: pale creamy beige semi-opaque; andChestnut-napped Apalis: chestnut…

I always swore I’d stay on message and never post anything that wasn’t beauty related…but such is my Chanel addiction that I’m breaking my golden rule. The only non-beauty post…

I’ve been so busy with work lately that the pile of products to review is starting to make me feel panicky! So, a speed review that covers the main points…

Almost by chance I reached for this today – more in the spirit of adventure than hope because the french mustardy yellow doesn’t inspire confidence! However, it is actually quite…

On a spa tour yesterday (Sofitel SoSPA in St James – AMAZING (and I hate spas!) place), I came across a skin care brand that I think is completely new…

He may be New York’s darlingest fashion guru, but I adore Michael Kors for his dry, ascerbic and cutting comments on Project Runway: unmissably funny and light relief when Nina…

Fast forward to the new year, and the perfume name on everyone’s lips will be Maison Francis Kurkjdian. Fragrancer to the great and the good..Dior, YSL etc..Kurkjdian is coming to…

Okay so this one is definitely a perk of the job…a CHANEL manicure in new colour Jade, which goes on sale on 19th October (I’m told there is already a…

Ok, so some pan-strategy pearls of wisdom from internal marketing at Lancome means that this fabulous looking Oscillation Powder Foundation is staying firmly in the States and not coming to…

Ok, I’ve been meaning to do a post on wild and wonderful wig designer Charlie Le Mindu for ages, but now that his SS10 show has been and gone, the…

Loving this limited edition palette by Tyen to celebrate his 30 years at Dior. Only 200 are arriving at Selfridges on 22nd October, but if you miss it then, it…

That right this very second, Top Shop are planning a fragrance to launch next year. If it’s not called Pea Green, I’ll be gutted.

Hot news in the blogosphere is make up artist Ellis Faas, whose new make up line is making blogwaves. I read about Ellis first on http://londonmakeupgirl.blogspot.com who has already ordered,…

TK Maxx is who. And, the range is set to launch next month. TK Maxx have teamed up with Technic to produce 14 kits designed to create different party looks…

I have to confess to feeling a bit of a fool that this little trick has somehow passed me entirely by in the time I’ve been a beauty writer. I…

Buckets of Liquid Metal Solistice, piles of Powdered Metals (normally used on the body but this time for contouring on the face) and a mountain of Pure Pigment in Static…

Zipping across the blogosphere right now is the shock news that Estee Lauder have taken the decision to close down the Prescriptives brand entirely. You’ll still be able to stock…

A sneak peek at the gorgeous holiday range from Estee Lauder, launching from the end of September. The rich red lipstick in Simply Red is the stand out product followed…