Month: December 2012
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Blogging It In 2012
2012 has really been the year of change for blogging. When I look back five years to how it all began in the UK to where we are now, I am genuinely wistful for those days again. It was all SO simple! BBB specifically has had an amazing year – in many ways it…
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BBB Beauty Heroes 2012: Nails
Given that 2012 can easily be called the Year of The Nail, this is a very simple selection based on what I’ve reached for most often. The Lumos Top and Bottom coats are absolute staples, as is Seche Vite, an oldie but still the best quick dry top coat. Dior Grege is an absolute favourite,…
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BBB Beauty Heroes 2012: Make-up And Perfume
Above are the products that I would never, ever want to be without; some are new finds and others are old favourites, but this is what goes onto my face pretty much daily. They’re what makes me comfortable in my skin and confident in the way I look so I have a lot to thank…
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BBB 2012 Beauty Heroes: Skin And Hair
I’ve had a really long think about what products I’m not prepared to enter 2013 without and skin & hair wise, the above are my five champions that I’d recommend in a heart-beat to anyone. Leaving aside BIOEffect, Lanolips and Aromatherapy Associates, my all-time favourite products (which I barely leave the house without, never mind…
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Kisses From Clinique for Kiss It Better
Clinique has been supporting Kiss It Better for several years now and I genuinely can’t think of a more worthwhile cause. Kiss It Better began when beauty editor, Carmel Allen’s daughter, Josephine, was diagnosed with a neuroblastoma; a type of cancer. Deciding to turn Josephine’s experience into something positive and make a difference to children…
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DKNY Art: Keith Haring
Ooh! DKNY has gone daring with designs from Keith Haring. The two arty collaborations above launch at the Perfume Shop from March, while below, Be Delicious, Fresh Blossom and Golden Delicious all get their own individual art works at Debenhams from March (and nationwide from April). I love these – they’re just a lot of…
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David Kirsch Calming Bubbles
I don’t really get the over-eating at Christmas thing – even if I wanted to, I can’t really stuff myself beyond a certain point – there is still only the same amount of room in my stomach even on Christmas Day. Like most people, it’s the incidentals with me – the Quality Street here and…
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M2 Beaute Oil Free Eye Make Up Remover
M2’s oil free eye make up remover comes with a skin care pedigree that makes it more than just a make-up remover. I’m the biggest sceptic in the world but I like the sound of an eye make-up remover that delivers some heavy-duty skin-care as well. This one has peptides, lipid regulating ingredients and removes…
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Shu Uemura Spring 2013 Blossom Dream
Shu Uemura Spring 2013 is very heavily influenced by Asia in that the colours are maybe a little bit too pale for our tastes. However, the palette I have is the palest of the three and it’s more about what you do with it, I guess. I think that by the time spring comes we…
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BBB Update
Okay, so a very quick update to say that existing GFC followers should still get BBB updates as normal, but we can’t add any new ones now so if you are looking to follow, the best way is to subscribe via email and you’ll get it straight into your inbox. It’s currently dropping at about…
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New crush: Make-Up Factices
I’m such a collector.. it’s obviously in my genes, but my new collecting crush is for make-up factices. I haven’t got very far with only two, but give me time. A factice is something artificial, and above is a palette exactly the same as the real thing but… …it’s not real. The make-up inside is…
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B. Complete Long Lasting Nail Polish in Innocent
This is one of the colours from the B. range called Innocence. It’s a long last formula and a perfect shade for me.. I’ve had it on for three days and while there is some wear starting to show on the very edge of the nail, I’m impressed with its longevity so far. Normally, polish…
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Ooh, Hello!
This is my first time posting from BBB’s new home; WordPress. The site looks a little different at the moment but it will all be tidied up over the next few weeks as I learn how to use this new platform properly. Email subscribers might have a little bit of disruption which will be resolved…
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Olay Regenerist CC Cream
So, here’s the Olay CC cream, the next generation BB. There has been much speculation in beauty world about whether BBs are the emperor’s new clothes and literally a tinted moisturiser by another name. Well, in part that is true – any old stuff has come out under the BB label and you would…
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Beauty Right Now: Stuff You Can Buy Today
Realistically, I don’t think any of these things will reach you by Christmas now, but I’m hoping that you feel deserving of a post-Christmas present for yourselves! There are some great sale bargains to be had already so, here’s a line up of my top picks. I absolutely swear by this stuff to keep me…