Month: April 2010

Yes, I will pay £35 for a Tom Ford lipstick. I will. But, would I pay $60 for a Cle de Peau lippie? I don’t think I could. The new lipsticks are amazing in design with a baguette facetted tip designed to create smooth and natural lines that must have been hell on earth to…

I’ve just had my second Meso Therapy treatment with Dr Anne at Dr Sebagh’s Wimpole Street clinic and have to say it was even more of a breeze than the first treatment. There is no evidence, other than a slight tingling sensation (due to the vitamin fluid that is rubbed on during the treatment I…

Every season I buy a pair – if not two – of Fitflops; this year it is the pewter Electras, all jazzy with sequins, but I know it won’t be long until I cave and buy the Pietra in bronze. Ok, so what place do shoes have on a beauty blog? Well, in theory they…

All For Eve is the new lifestyle brand started by George Hammer in memory of his sister-in-law Nadia who tragically died of ovarian cancer in 2008. The brand sends all profits straight to the Eve Appeal where monies are put into research into gynaecological cancers. I’ve written about this range before, but today is launch…

If you want all the cuddles but none of the feeding and clearing up, you could do worse than invest in the Illamasqua Kabuki Body Brush as a pretend-pet. Its quite literally the softest, fluffiest thing you ever felt and you just want to stroke it over and over! It is made from synthetic hair…

Regular readers of this blog will know I am more than just a little bit in love with my Clarisonic cleansing brush. So, I’m also quite excited to see that the next bit of Clarisonic love we’ll be seeing over here is the Opal Sonic Infusion System (already launched in the US). It promises to…

Alerted by a Twitter-pal to a beard dyeing product from Just For Men, words actually fail me when I look at this packaging. I cannot believe there is a man in the world who wants a beard that looks like a near-cousin to Fuzzy Felt. Guys, please don’t do this – it is nothing short…

Ok, I put my hands up to near daily blow drying and a swipe with hot irons, and then I wonder why my hair breaks at the ends! I love this conditioner – its new to me because I tend to stick with my old favourites (Fekkai, Ojon and Oribe), but think it is quite…

Although I am trialing Philips Lumea currently, I’m only doing that on my underarms, so I’m giving Boots Smooth Skin a go on my legs. I’m not going to use this review to compare the two, but I will say from the get-go that Lumea is undoubtedly slicker and easier to use. Smooth Skin promises…

Many thanks to Health & Beauty Editor, Lydia Mansi for bravely heading to a salon and reviewing Fantasy Tan for me. Fantasy Tan Review My husband has strong olfactory opinions when it comes to fake tan. Namely he hates it, so much so in fact he has been known to wake me up at 2am…

Woohoo…good old WWD: they’ve scooped the first pictures of Burberry cosmetics. The range looks super-slick: and yes, I spotted some discrete imprinted checks! The range launches later on in the year – expect to see sheer colours wrapped in beige outer packaging with check as an homage to the iconic Burberry trench. Enjoy. Picture Credit:…

Ooh, nice! ArtDeco is launching into Fenwick, Brent Cross at the end of this month, and this gorgeous limited edition Beauty Box Trio contains high pigment, duochrome shades in Cedar Brown, Shiny Bronze and Golden Sun. Look out too for an impressive looking bronzer in the same safari deco style. The palette is refillable.

If you’ve never heard of Fikkerts, I am not surprised – they have a low key approach to marketing and yet still manage to keep a family business afloat – testament, I think, to the quality of the products. Make no mistake, this is what in old fashioned terms would be called a ‘toiletry’ range:…