Month: September 2012
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Beyond Beauty Paris Finds
Beyond Beauty in Paris is a huge beauty show where brands show their wares and hope to attract new buyers and clients. I’ve been once before and it was brilliant – but exhausting. It’s like Cosmoprof only not quite so vast. This year I didn’t go.. the only unconquered territory, beauty show wise, is Cosmoprof…
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Dose
A really beautiful concept by Jane Schubb who created StrangeBeautiful nail polishes. Dose colours are designed to suit your mood and I love the packaging, the immaculate design and of course, the nail shades which always err on the edgy, dirty undertone side of things. The colours are segmented into ‘mood’ hues, The Blues, Black…
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Urban Decay Christmas 2012
Urban Decay is looking very colourful for Christmas 2012. I don’t have samples to swatch yet but as soon as I do I will. In the meantime, the highlights of the collection I think are these zip palettes. Urban Decay Christmas 2012 Dangerous Palette, £25 Urban Decay Christmas 2012 Feminine Palette, £25 Urban Decay Christmas…
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Beauty Right Now: Stuff You Can Buy Today.
These have just launched for £4.99 each on the Superdrug website (and probably in store too) – look out as well for a Hello Kitty Mascara, £4.99 and Hello Kitty Eye Liner, also £4.99. I’ve also spotted a cute Hello Kitty Palette, £4.99 and an Eyeliner Set, £6.99. Find them all HERE This set from Nails…
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ButterLONDON Holiday 2012 Gift Sets
The Sparkle Sparkle Lip Trio Set in Frilly Knickers, West End Wonderland and Rosie, £27 More loveliness from butterLONDON in the form of gift sets. Holiday Remover Kit, £16 Holiday Lacquer Collection in Fiddlesticks, Fairy Cakes and Shambolic, £30. Sparkle, Sparkle Holiday Trio in Shambolic, Jack The Lad and Scuppered, £30 These are all available…
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British Beauty Blogger Is Away
Okay so I’m heading off for a couple of day’s R&R but I’ve scheduled a couple of posts over the days that I’m away so there will still be something to look at! I’ve got my beauty packing down to a fine art for carry-on luggage only: (the white bottle is Insitut Esthederm decanted because…
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MUA Pro Brow Kit
I’m over the Nail Constellations before they’ve even begun really but loving that they’re £3 a bottle – it’s exactly what nail bloggers have been saying – there’s no need for a big spend to get the look. So, instead, I’m concentrating on the very cool brow palette which, at £3.50 is great for practise…
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Vogue Japan & Marian Newman Nails
As far as wow nails go, I don’t think you get much wow-er than these! Created by Marian Newman for Vogue Japan, the theme for the shoot was luxury and all out luxury at that – so more is more kinda vibe. Never mind the nails.. I neeeeed those gloves! I’m totally, totally obsessed with…
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Cruelty Free Cosmetics: Neve
This cruelty free Italian make-up brand is coming to http://www.cutecosmetics.co.uk/very soon (try 1st October) and looks pretty good for a cruelty free range, which sometimes can look rather apologetic. Along with the filled palettes, £21.95, you can also buy customisable empty palettes for £6.95 with individual colours costing £3.95.
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MAC Marilyn Monroe
You know when something turns out much better than you ever thought it would? Well, that, with the MAC Marilyn Monroe collection. I have a couple of swatches to show you but overall the packaging is great; glossy and shiny with very high quality images of Marilyn and I don’t know if I’ve come over…
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Lancome Advent Calender
Once again, Lancome are bringing a whole new meaning to advent! This year, the Advent Calender contains 24 mini sizes of Lancome lovelies, including La Vie Est Belle EDT and small sizes of Visionnaire and Hypnose. It launches on 1st October – I’d really strongly recommend that you set your alarm for this one –…
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Final Instalment from Asia! Lactacyd White Intimate
Okay so now Tamara has got to the nitty gritty of her finds in Penang – remember the bleach for your bits scandal from India? Well, here’s something to whiten and brighten your, erm, intimacy, from Penang. Lactacyd ‘White Intimate’ is designed to lighten your intimate area within four weeks.. helping you to go ‘beyond…
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Colour Mania
If you can resist a purple streak in your hair no longer, then look out for Colour Mania, little pots of hair colour (without harmful chemicals) that mean you can really rock a rainbow head if you want to. It apparently lasts a few days but will wash out straight away if you have green…
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Fragonard Eaux Naturelles Set
Anything ‘small-size’ and I am pretty well smitten so this boxed set of 5 x 7ml fragrances from Fragonard are totally perfect. I still do my mum a Christmas stocking so this is definitely heading there (after I’ve had a sneaky try!). Fragonard isn’t a cutting edge fragrance brand, but the brand is authentic with…
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POP Beauty Blushbeams
Pop Beauty Blushbeam in Bloombeam Two brand new and very pretty blush/highlight combos from POP Beauty launching at ASOS next week for £12.50 each. POP Beauty Blushbeam in Bare Beam