August 2010

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Anyone who has a blog will be familiar with Trolls. Those nasty, spiky little comments placed always by ‘Anonymous’ that don’t add anything whatsoever to the post but are just…

I always love Mavala for their bite-sized bottles and also their price point: £3.95, which doesn’t induce nearly the same shopping guilt as £19 for a bottle of Chanel Le…

Thank you Laura aka http://thebeautyspark88.blogspot.com/ Lumie Clear Review: After replying to the rallying call of an enviously clear skinned BBB, I took on the challenge of giving the Lumie Clear…

Maiden Pink Sinuous ClaretNebulous TaupeSaffron CopperOk, so this isn’t, in my view, Art Deco’s strongest range, but nonetheless I do like the way that they make sure that every palette…