Month: January 2012

  • Ginvera Green Tea Nude Cover BB Cream

    Ginvera Green Tea Nude Cover BB Cream

    I’ve wanted to try this product from Singapore for ages so when it came through the post this morning I got straight to it.  It’s a lovely fluid consistency that gives a mattifying effect to the skin so is far more suitable to those with oily complexions than dry. I’m not personally a fan of…

  • OPI For Sephora Jewelry Top Coats

    OPI For Sephora Jewelry Top Coats

    I am all over these top coats from OPI for Sephora that have taken sparkly polish to a whole other level. They’ve mixed up small and large glitter pieces, put some amazing colours together (in I Found A Pot of Gold there are blue pieces, gold and yellow) and used rectangular strips of glitter in…

  • Cheryl Cole and L’Oreal False Lash Telescopic Mascara

    Cheryl Cole and L’Oreal False Lash Telescopic Mascara

    I’m very pleased to see that the ads featuring Cheryl Cole for L’Oreal False Lash Telescopic Mascara have been shot without using any lash inserts and show her lashes just as they naturally are, but wearing mascara.  When you think about it, it’s kind of amazing that any brands are allowed to advertise their products…

  • Clarins Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil

    Clarins Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil

    I’ve only used this oil twice and already I am a huge fan. Blue Orchid is one of three Face Treatment Oils from Clarins using 100% plant extracts. Blue Orchid is for dehydrated skin.  The smell is reassuringy spa-y and the oil contains rosewood, patchouli and blue orchid extracts with hazelnut oil to really push…

  • Update on CO2RE Eye Lift

    Well, I think I will have to say that this has only been partially succesful so far: on one eye, the effect is really very good: the eye lid has definitely opened out and you can see much more of the lower lid (with my eyes open) than you could before. It’s a completely natural…

  • Rodial and The ASA – Again

    A snippet I read in my favourite beauty trade magazine, www.cosmeticsinternational.net reports that Rodial is back on the agenda at the Advertising Standards Authority. They’ve recently been reprimanded for a misleading advert for Body Sculpture, only a month after being ordered to remove misleading testimonials for Glamtox Sticks and Glamoxy Snake Serum.  The ASA ruled…

  • Phyto Secret de Nuit

    Phyto Secret de Nuit

    Another cracking product, this time from Phyto, in the form of Secret de Nuit; an overnight hair conditioner that doesn’t need rinsing out and that you can use on dry hair. Containing Macadamia oil, Ceramides, Fatty Acids, Black Orchid extracts, grape seed phenols and Milk Thistle, you’d think it would be hefty on the hair…

  • L’Occitane Ultra Rich Face Cream

    L’Occitane Ultra Rich Face Cream

    This is one of the newer creams to L’Occitane as part of the Shea Butter range and I cannot recommend it highly enough for giving dry skin its life back. I don’t often get dryness but winter is taking its toll so I gave Ultra Rich Face Cream a try. It’s a very good formulation:…

  • Bobbi Brown Rose Gold Collection

    Bobbi Brown Rose Gold Collection

    Pink Sorbet, Angel Pink, Pink Gold and Pink Cocoa Bobbi Brown Rich Color Gloss Bobbi Brown has been a little off my radar of late, but back with a bang with these gorgeous Full Color Glosses from the Rose Gold Collection (launching in a few weeks time). The one that has properly taken my fancy…

  • Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

    Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

    Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait I’ve finally managed to get hold of a couple of these lip butters from Revlon thanks to www.beautygeekuk.com whose very helpful friend brought a bunch back from a recent States trip. They’re totally living up to the hype – rich, buttery, smooth and light on the lip. The…

  • Paul & Joe Pearl Foundation Primer in Bonbon

    Paul & Joe Pearl Foundation Primer in Bonbon

    This is such a beautiful product; the presentation is faultless, but I’ve got to confess I’m not sure what it does in terms of priming. The coloured pearls are fat and when you pump the bottle you seem to get a burst of one shade rather than all the shades; it comes out as a…

  • Pacifica

    Pacifica

    If you love the smell of holidays, then look a bit further at the Pacifica range which so cleverly taps into the scent of good times, hot, sunny days and exotic flora. The range is huge in the States and relatively unknown here but it’s really beautiful. With gorgeously tempting smells such as Tahitian Gardenia,…

  • Sulwhasoo Limited Edition for Bergdorf Goodman

    Sulwhasoo Limited Edition for Bergdorf Goodman

    Sulwhasoo is a premium Korean skincare range, currently being snapped up in Berdorf Goodman, NYC. I’m obessed by this beautiful limited edition packaging using the artwork of Shin Sun-Mi to highlight the beauty of traditional Korean costumes. Sulwhasoo First Care Serum uses medicinal herbal skincare to rebalance skin that’s out of whack. It’s not cheap…

  • Essie Spring : Navigate Her

    Essie Spring : Navigate Her

    The Essie Spring 2012 collection is a little hit and miss for me: I love the brights, don’t like the coy pales. But, because there are so many neon shades in store at the moment, it really put me in the mood for a colour injection and I couldn’t be more happy with ultra-bright pink…

  • Dolce & Gabbana Make Up Charm Pencils

    Dolce & Gabbana Make Up Charm Pencils

    The Charm Pencil Intense Eye Crayon in Black The Charm Pencil Intense Eye Crayon in Stromboli The Charm Precision Lip Liner in Dahlia The Charm Precision Lip Liner in Fire I’m so impressed with these beautiful Charm Pencils from Dolce & Gabbana. I’ve been waiting a long time for them to do something really different…