Dubai skincare range Shiffa looks, feels and acts hugely premium. The packaging is beautiful – I loved the way the inner box opens out to reveal product information, and a duck egg blue ribbon just adds to the luxury look … Read more

If you love a face balm, this will be your trip to skin heaven. It’s easily one of the best balms I’ve ever come across; a fluid, light balm that literally floats over the skin, wiping away every last bit … Read more

I’m having a little ‘does not compute’ moment and wondering how on earth I’ve missed that Nicole by OPI (the more budget friendly OPI little sister) is in Boots. Not sure how this one passed me by – for all … Read more

To celebrate the opening of an envelope, uh no, sorry, the re-opening of the New York SoHo store in Spring St, Peter Phillips has flicked his magic make up wand and created the limited edition SoHo Collection. The stand outs … Read more

Ok, all the new nail collections had got me thinking that maybe I could blend my own perfect colour. So, I got to it and found it isn’t nearly as easy as I thought it might be, but ended up … Read more

Finally! Nail lovers have been waiting for a peek at Andrea Fulerton’s range – it is really very impressive, so here’s a view of some of the polishes modelled by my friend Anna. I’ll have product pics shortly, but wanted … Read more

Some trends emerging in the make-up market, other than the blatantly obvious ones, will be I think a gradual transition for the professional ranges into a more open consumer market. If bloggers have shown the buyers anything, it’s that so … Read more