Month: December 2010
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Uslu Airlines/Mykita Collaboration
I always love a collaboration – some are fabulous and some are fatuous, but I just like to see how brands interpret a collab. I really love this one available at Colette, Paris, between edgy make up brand Uslu Airlines and the equally cool Berlin based Mykita brand. Along with the three limited edition colours…
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Spinny Lashes: Dior DiorShow 360 Mascara
I’m sure it’s not long before this hits the UK shores – its really only just launched in the states and is a move on from vibrating mascaras. I don’t know anyone though who is dedicated enough to their vibromascara that they continue on paying through the nose for the extra mechanism. That said, for…
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Gielly Green Repair Mask & Gielly Green Classic Shampoo
Even though I’ve kind of sworn off expensive shampoos since discovering Pantene Aqua Light, last night I was tempted by Gielly Green’s Classic Shampoo and Repair Mask. I’m going to tell it exactly how it was: At first, I was not all that impressed with the shampoo..it lathered fine, gave off a fruity scent (orange…
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The Post That Twitter Wrote: Can’t Get Thru 2011 Without…
Ah, I think this is my favourite post to date! I put a call out on Twitter to find out what beauty items Tweeters couldn’t get through 2011 without and the line up is a beauty lover’s dream! I’ve just enjoyed reading through the list and it’s made me want to try some new products…
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Daniel Sandler Watercolours
I’ve used these gorgeously silky, fluid blushers for years – they’re an absolute failsafe for a very natural looking cheek flush. At the time they came out they were revolutionary in their consistency, and they’ve stood the test of time by remaining unshakably effective. The line up of colours is almost what I’d call ‘bridal’…
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By Terry Hyaluronic Eye Primer: Eyelid and Contour Perfecting Filler
Hmm..at £30 I was expecting great things from this eye primer, said to tone the eye contour, replump, smooth, illuminate and rejuvenate. There’s no doubt that it’s a really premium product..it feels very light and cooling, doesn’t clog around the eyes at all and just feels incredibly gentle. I’ve used it to conceal blemishes –…
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Diet Coke Nails Inc 2011
Meet Cool Caramel, Delicious Denim, Perfect Plum and Heavenly Heather Gray (pink!) – the line up of limited edition Nails Inc polishes coming with a new give-away when you buy two 500ml bottles of Diet Coke at selected Boots stores from 12th January 2011. Obviously, you get one bottle of nail polish with your purchase,…
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Merry Christmas! The BBB Tree Is Up.
I’m saving any grand speeches for my 3rd blog birthday in January, but I do wish you a truly happy time over Christmas and the Holiday period, and give a very heartfelt thanks for checking into BBB as often as you do. It just makes me very happy.
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Bourjois Spring Look
Love these beautiful limited edition Paris pots from Bourjois for their spring look. They’re currently on ASOS but will launch into Boots in March. Designed by young Parisian artist, Juliette Bure, the six blushers are priced at £7.49 each. Bourjois included in their press material a recipe for making 15 Pink Cakes of blush –…
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Some Stats To Digest With The Mince Pies
I’m not really a stats person – in fact, I’m less than impressed when a product professes to have thrilled 77% of users or something similar…my immediate thought is that 23% of users weren’t happy. It’s probably the half empty glass syndrome or something, but unless 99.9% of users are delighted/10 years younger/significantly less wrinkly…
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Jason Wu Color Collection for CND
I posted on these a month or so ago, but now I have more details and a new picture to show you. The thing I’m most interested in is the ‘Anna Effect’ topcoat that apparantly gives a ‘tweed’ effect on nails thanks to microscopic fibres – tweed nails? I love that idea! Okay so the…
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Welcome Cochine
Just when I was bemoaning the fact there are hardly any decent new bath and body ranges emerging, I catch wind of the news that Vietnamese brand Cochine is making its way to Zuneta early next year. The brains behind Cochine is ex-L’Oreal Kate Crofton-Atkins. The range uses ethically and sustainably sourced ingredients – always…
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Brows Back
M2Beaute Brows is launching in Harrods around about now. It’s the same theory for lash growing treatments, but this time specifically targeted for your brows, if they are sparse and patchy. The active complex MDN is (okay, no, I don’t really know what it is either and the press office is shut right now) a…
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Sneaky Go at Cry Baby Semi-Permanent Mascara Treatment
Give it a few months and the beauty world will be talking of nothing else but the Semi-Permanent Mascara that I reported on a few weeks ago. I was lucky enough to be a guinea pig for testing today and my goodness, I love it! Because I have lash extensions I don’t use mascara and…
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DayGlo: Make Up That Changes In Front Of Your Eyes
If you think about it, the raw ingredients and technologies for your make up have to come from somewhere – it’s easy to only think about the finished product. But shades and pigment abilities are carefully worked on by manufacturers who then sell them on to cosmetic companies, who in turn make them into the…