Month: October 2012

  I had a lovely wander round the bath and body section of Fortnum & Mason today – one of the things I really love about it is that it is usually quite quiet so you can just browse and enjoy without feeling rushed or hurried. Above are the gorgeous Caron coloured spray bottles. They’re…

  Although it’s nearly that time of year when I go back to creamy, nourishing cleansers to stop my skin drying out over winter, I’ve been using this dream of a cleansing water from Phytomer. Rosee Visage, as the name suggests, has a very delicate rose scent that is pretty and clean at the same…

I have to admit I didn’t set out to swatch these eyeliners with any great expectations – they look like they’re going to be rather hard.  However, while the colour line up isn’t exactly mindblowing, the pencils themselves are actually rather soft so it isn’t quite the cute gimick that it looks – they’re very…

There’s definitely a trend emerging for Nordic beauty products making their way to the UK. Last week, I reported on Tromborg, a beautiful make up and skin care brand from Denmark heading to our shores, but this week I stumbled across L:A Bruket, above. The range is hand-made in Sweden using mainly natural ingredients –…

If you don’t already have a cake liner, it’s a whole new experience for really, really intense eyes. I haven’t used one for ages, but used to love the Laura Mercier cake liner for tight-lining. I have a super tight-lining brush and once you’ve got that, you’re away. You wet down the cake (just enough…

Question: how easy are the new Dior Golden Tattoos to use? Answer: very easy! I was a little bit fearful that these would be tricky to apply – ripping or ruining £80’s worth of gold tattoo would be a crying moment in my book so I felt quite trepidatious. In fact, it’s very simple and…

This is a very sneaky peek at the Bourjois Aristoclash collection that I loved on first sight. It’s not out til January but if there is anything that will put a smile into one of the bleakest months of the year, it’s this.  The collection comprises two new So Laque shades – one is a…

I’m seriously loving these Golden Tattoos from Dior. They’re just ridiculously fabulous and made using 24 karat gold particles.  They’re designed for Dior by Camille Miceli and will sell exclusively at Harrods from 2nd November.  They’re £80 – I know.. but look at them! I’m going to swatch some of them tomorrow.

WWD reported on this new serum from Clarins last week, and I can honestly say it’s a long time since I’ve been so excited about a skin care product. Double Serum is the biggest launch in the history of Clarins and the claims on the plant based product are absolutely wow. According to WWD, it’s…

I hear so many raves about Clarks Botanicals, so was extra disappointed in this Intense Radiance Mask. It just didn’t deliver on radiance for me. Now, it could very well be that it just wasn’t the right thing for my skin – it certainly left plenty of moisture on my complexion so I couldn’t fault…