September 2011

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Okay, I’m having a quick fashion moment, but only because I love Hello Kitty. The new high end (read: expensive) brand launches properly in spring 2012. See, I said it…

I’ve been dying to blog about this palette for ages because I fell in love with it on first sight! Bearing in mind that I’m not a shimmery-face fan, it’s…

Nice one from Sephora; this Pro Lesson palette is perfect for beauty beginners, young or old. With illustrated instructions for two beauty looks using the colours in the palette, which…

The American press is all over Tata Harper; formerly a industrial engineer, who was inspired to make an all natural line after her father was diagnosed with cancer and didn’t…

I don’t pay nearly as much attention to my eyebrows as I should – I hate the idea of threading which always seems to have to be done with an…

Ok, so we decided that the Boots 17 Fury polish had definite Peridot distinctions, but I’ve actually found an even closer dupe with LOOK beauty’s nail polish in Kimono. They…

I found this beautiful scent story on US site, www.luckyscent.comcentred around Marie Antoinette. As you might expect, her court had a royal perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon who created luxurious fragrance just…

It’s not often that you find anything for boys on BBB. I always feel that is best left to, er, the boys themselves, such as www.groomingguru.co.uk or www.SCforM.com, who are…

I was sent some samples through from Boots 17 for their new Trio Eye Shadows and Fast Finish nail polishes. As it turns out, Fury Fast Finish Polish is a…

If I don’t get one of these Ornamental Self Select Eye Colours in my stocking, Santa will be in trouble. The beautiful little tree hangers are just delicious. Pick out…

I don’t know if you remember when eclectic designer, Marcel Wanders, did a collaboration with MAC in 2010 – beautiful pieces but rather expensive. Well, now he’s collaborated with Marks…