Month: September 2011
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Starts On Saturday
I’m really lucky that I haven’t lost anyone in my family to breast cancer. But over the years, I’ve watched friends, close and not so, come into contact with the disease. But, emotional connections are a huge part of why people donate so generously to cancer charities, and hopefully will continue to do so until…
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Linda Cantello At Selfridges
Jaquard Face Palette Ok, so here’s something that doesn’t happen very often. Make-up artist, Linda Cantello, is making an appearance at Selfridges on Thursday 6th October to show the limited edition Armani Cosmetics Jaquard Collection. If you’re quick you can book to see the Giorgio Armani Face Designers, overseen by Linda, recreating the make-up looks…
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Stylist Magazine Competition
Much as I feel irritated to promote a magazine that doesn’t want to return the favour, I do absolutely love Stylist. Somehow I always end up being in London on a non-Stylist day, but scan the train and station anyway in case someone has dropped one. The disappointment of being offered a Shortlist is untold,…
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The Body Shop Stop Sex Trafficking Campaign
As if any of us need a reason to buy a new bag, this one from The Body Shop, designed by Tamara Mellon, features personalised handprints from an amazing celebrity roll-call. The STOP campaign could not be more worthwhile; aiming to bring a halt to the dreadful practice of sex trafficking of children and young…
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Estee Lauder Breast Cancer Awareness Pin 2011
I have to give a shout-out to the Estee Lauder company for their new Breast Cancer Awareness Pin that now has one blue crystal to represent the 1% of breast cancer victims that are men. The addition of the blue crystal highlights that although it is women predominantly, it is not solely a women’s disease,…
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Urban Decay Box of Shadows Vol IV
This is so cool! I have a sample here and it’s pretty amazing I have to admit, with pop-up butterflies and QR codes to scan for smart phone tutorials as well as a space to prop up your phone AND a speaker to attach to it so you can do your make up to your…
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Models Own Beetlejuice Collection
Oh hello, new nail trend! Absolutely love this forthcoming collection from Models Own and dying to get my hands on some. They’re kind of oil-slicky colours; quite complicated shades made by mixing four pearlescent colours into one to give a duo chrome finish. Quite exciting, really, but not available til November, but definitely something to…
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Example Elastoplasts!
I love this story from Elastoplast, and while not strictly beauty, liked it enough to mention it. A while ago, Elastoplast sent singer Example some plasters when he was number one in the charts because in his song he says ‘stick around like Elastoplast’. Quite why they thought he needed them, I don’t know…maybe he’s…
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Meet Panda Pen
Love this neat idea from Australia. The Panda Pen is a handy gadget to wipe away those mascara moments with a tip of woven cotton to clean up any smudges. Now, if you’re even just a little bit like me, you’ll have done those brutal under eye wipes with your finger, moving the skin to…
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Kate Spade and RMK
Wow, what’s not to love about these two gorgeous limited edition sets from RMK and Kate Spade launching in November? The first is a set of travel-size RMK Base Make Up Kit, £55, containing cleansing milk, creamy soap, Skintuner Soother, Creamy Polished Base and Creamy Foundation, all tucked up in the beautiful metallic mini-vanity pouch.…
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Be A Downton Diva
Sunday nights are newly christened Downton night (for those of you not in the UK, it’s a TV programme that we’re pretty well all addicted to), so I have a little Downton fact for you. The real lady of the manor (which is really Highclere Castle in Berkshire) is in fact, the Countess of Carnarvon…
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Look Good..Feel Better
Final call out for anyone who’d like to come along to Selfridges, Oxford Street, on Thursday between 12 and 7 to chat all things beauty with me, have a mini treatment and collect a goody bag. Whether you want beauty or blogging tips or just a chin-wag, I don’t mind! Appointments cost £20, with all…
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Nail Water Decals
Water decals are my new nail love – I’m obsessed with them, and finally I’ve found somewhere to get them in UK thanks to a lovely lady who emailed me. Water decals are more refined than nail stickers… they’re much more sheer for a start.. simply cut them to size, soak in water and whack…
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Shiseido Softeners
Where have I been half my beauty life? I’ve discovered a major knowledge gap because I had no clue these beautiful skin softeners even existed. How that happened is anyone’s guess (there are probably about 20 of them whizzing about in the same votex as the press releases I can never find). Shiseido softeners are…
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Beauty Jewels from Biba and Clinique
There’s a vortex somewhere in my house where a million lost press releases are swirling around. I don’t quite know how anyone can lose as many as I seem to. What this is leading up to is that I can’t find the Clinique Elixir one. But if you don’t know Clinique Aromatics Elixir, its one…