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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 –…

The famous Erno Laszlo Sea Mud Black Soap It’s really interesting watching a brand re-launch. Erno Laszlo is something of a phenomenon because it has the glamorous heritage, the original…

I’m quite light on information on these brand new Chocolate Box palettes from Shu Uemura price-wise but think they’re launching in August, but haven’t got so excited about a colour…

Sometimes I despair at the price of fragrances; I’ve written before about the phenomenal mark-ups on perfume (how do you think they pay for all those famous campaign faces?) so…

I’ve had to try this three or four times to make sure my eyes aren’t deceiving me, but Sisley Pore Minimizer is pretty amazing. I’ve even looked in the magnifying…

While I was away in France, the subject of waxing came up. One of the ladies I was with said that in her area they had a male waxer who…

This lush and summer perfect long last lipstick seems to have sold at at Clinique on-line (and it’s not available in stores apparently), but I’ve spotted them just in on-line…

I really like the Frontcover concept; everything all in one box at a reasonable price to get a trend look with a good quality of product.  Frontcover is one of…

Oh gosh; I don’t even really know where to start with these. I was given an orange pair of Zaggora hotpants, and to be honest, haven’t even dared put them…