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September 2011
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…