Month: June 2012

Hmm, this product that is launching in August is worrying me for two simple reasons. It is so cheap and I can’t find an ingredient listing. It’s £5.50. While its name uses the words Moroccan and Argan Oil, it was my impression that all Argan oil had to be bought through Fair Trade means. I…

It’s June and I’m talking Christmas.. I know, I know. BUT, I’ve had this fab candle which will be my winter solace on the burn and it is just delicious. Somewhat typically of Jonathan Ward, it’s rather untypical for a seasonal candle. Orange Opium is borne of the concept that you can make something beautiful…

Okay, so my swatching with Daisy Darling didn’t go that well initially – the glitter pieces are the most lovely, shiny pink, but because of their random sizes it really is hard to build up to a complete coverage with it. However, after 3 coats it started to look pretty good if not total coverage. …

Ooh, I always love an innovation and the Clarins 3 Dot Liner is perfect for anyone who finds creating the perfect line difficult. I’ve only really mastered it after years of trying and that’s only because I discovered flat ‘push’ brushes and realised that I’m best with a high pigment powder line rather than liquid.…

I wasn’t really going to do any Olympic themed beauty as such, but this palette from Sleek MakeUP is kind of too good to miss. Each shade in the limited edition palette is named after a London Tube station. I love it – love the packaging, love the colours and love the price – £7.99.…

In a slightly spooky move, Lisa designed the collection before she even knew there was a new Great Gatsby movie in the making. Darling Deco is inspired by The Great Gatsby and the roaring 20’s, and specifically the heroine of the book, Daisy Buchanan. As you’d expect, they’re all wonderfully wearable and beautiful translations of…

There is nothing as beautiful in beauty world as Chantecaille’s limited edition palettes and L’Elephant Palette is no exception. Chantecaille’s love of animal charities so 5% of proceeds are going to The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust to raise money to protect African elephants from ivory poachers. The bottom line of it is is that if…

Every year Clarins gives the Most Dynamisante Woman of The Year award to recognise exceptional action and commitment to a charitable cause. Aside from the recognition and honour, there’s a wonderfully fat cheque for £30,000 that goes with this award for the charity in question. I’ve just come back from this year’s award ceremony and…

I’ve managed to transform my body skin from a bit dry and ropy to super-soft and pretty well devoid of any dryness at all and I hate to blow my own trumpet, but it does look really good. I’ve used a mixture of things to achieve this, including the Melvita Gradual Tan (HERE)which has a…

My Twitter time-line is full of tweets from people at various stages of Fifty Shades of Grey, so this fabulous cuff for Georg Jensen seems an appropriate accessory to fit with the sexy zeigeist. Frankly, it’s a whole lot cheaper to stay in the fantasy realms of the book, because the cuff comes in at…

Oh wow.. I’m really blown away by Timothy Dunn candles. At the moment I have Grecian Lime burning in the background and it is the freshest, most enlivening fragrance – absolutely perfect for a hot and muggy day to bring some energy back to the soul.  I like Timothy’s story too.. he is a very…