Month: July 2010

Please meet The Minaudiere which will retail for £59 from October in Debenhams (and probably elsewhere, but at this stage can only confirm that location). A ‘Minaudiere’ is the French name for a small, ornamental clutch bag, normally used for evening wear. It’s this kind of amazing, beautiful, creative and desirable use of make up…

I’m scratching my head a little at the moment in confusion because I’ve had a very recent influx of emails to my BBB account from magazines asking me to promote the fact that they’ve got give-aways in their next issue, gifts with purchase, competitions or some ‘great content’ in the forthcoming months. They’d like me…

Now here’s a brand I never thought I’d be blogging about, but when I heard from the PR that bottles of Yardley April Violet Eau de Toilette had reached £100 on Ebay, I had a quick rethink! Yardley – and Woods of Windsor (owned by the same company) are completely revamping their entire ranges to…

Launching today at Selfridges exclusively are 32 shades of gorgeousness from Dior, all based on and named for vintage Dior couture dresses. The lipsticks use two different sizes of hyaluronic spheres for super luxe, soft and hydrated lips. £22.Seen here is Ara Red.

So, my nails are in severe rehab to get them into perfect condition to wear this fabulous look, but while I’m completely confident that I’ll be able to paint my left hand with my right, the little question of how I’ll manage the other way round keeps popping into my head. So, thanks to the…

Be still, my beating heart! The Naked Palette is as if someone actually made me a bespoke palette. It’s got all the colours I wear on a regular basis and more besides. At £27 (from October in Debenhams), it seems to be extremely good value for money – that’s a whole lot of making up…

Every single time, I’m a sucker for Chanel. I’ve just got my hands on the yet-to-launch Coco Mademoiselle bath & body range which has Moisturising Body Lotion (with a touch of beige shimmer), Foaming Shower Gel and Velvet Body Oil (a silky dry oil), and it’s just lovely. I can’t think of a more gorgeous…

OPI’s planning a collaboration – with a collection of super-sparkly and shimmery polishes – with the film, Burlesque, out at the end of November. The film stars Christina Aquilera and Cher. Product shown: Bring On the Bling Image (by Courtesy Photo) and info source: WWD.com

Said to be safe enough for children to use, fun and frivolous Del Sol nail polish changes colour in the sun! Del Sol have been producing colour change clothing, polish and accessories since 1994. The polishes are toluene free, sunlight activated and cost £10.

I’ve waited a good few weeks to actually post about this product, because I wanted to see if I truly noticed a difference in my lip condition over a period of time. I’m always falling in love with lip balms and use them copiously, but feel that while they deal with the immediate problem of…