Month: March 2010
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The Strange State of Play In Beauty
My stats are telling me that views are down on this blog. Gloomy news, but its made me sit up and think. This started off as an insider beauty blog – and in fact I began it anonymously – but even I can see that other than the odd ‘first look’, there isn’t much thats…
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Dior: Miss Dior Cherie Eau de Toilette
You don’t get much more elegant than a Dior bottle, and I love the colour pop ads to go with the new version of Miss Dior Cherie; lighter and more fruity/floral. It goes on counters on 2nd April, 50ml £48.
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D&G Summer Make Up: Fabulous Quad
Liking this upcoming quad a whole lot better than the previous purple/pinks; it seems much more edgy and adaptable. Called Fabulous, priced at £35 it launches May 1st in Harrods and Selfridges.
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Herbal Essences: A Hairy Thought.
Herbal Essences is being reformulated to reduce ‘toxic ingredients’, according to an a preliminary agreement between P&G and founder of The Green Patriot Group, David Steinman. The contaminant at issue is 1,4-dioxane, produced during the manufacturing process of some products. My question is why it’s even in there in the first place?
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Estee Lauder Solid Fragrances
In 1967, Estee Lauder produced her first ‘solid perfume’, Boutique Oval, which back in the day sold for $10. Since then, they’ve come a long way in terms of design and technique but still use traditional hand enamelling and hand applied crystals. They’re labour intensive and the current prices reflect that. However, there is a…
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Speed Review: New CID i-line Professional Kohl, Revlon ColorBurst Lipstick, Max Factor Vibrant Curve Effect Lipgloss
New Cid i-line: I’m impressed with the softness and colour of this i-line kohl pen – gorgeous, buttery formulation that goes easily and softly onto the inner rim. The shade – Brown – is a dark, chocolate brown that is colour true on the outer lids, but goes slightly lighter on the inner rims. Revlon…
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ButterLondon Luxury Lotions
Everyone has mixed views about Butter’s nail polishes – amazing, amazing colours, but longevity isn’t what it should be. Despite that, I’ve got several ButterLondon shades that I wear and adjust my expectations as to how long its going to last. I also regularly use their cucticle remover which is pretty darn good. One thing…
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How The Pecheux Look Translates: Estee Lauder Autumn 2010
The A/W colours used by Tom at Derek Lam for NY A/W Fashion week.
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Tom Pecheux For Estee Lauder
Tom Pecheux, Creative Make Up Director for Estee Lauder, is taking the traditional Lauder look to new extremes….this is the limited edition Autumn colour collection, called Blue Dahlia. Intense colours, varied textures and, hello, a bit of an attitude, is going to have us rethinking what Lauder is all about. He’s also giving the entire…
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Classy Collaboration: Neue Gallerie & Estee Lauder
If you’re heading Stateside for some culture (of course, not shopping…so many museums and no time for shoes..!) New York’s Neue Galerie, dedicated to all things early 20th Century German and Austrian design, have collaborated with Estee Lauder to come up with one of the most gorgeous compacts I’ve seen in a long time. The…
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Fancy A Little Temperley?
Lancome’s summer GWP (gift with purchase) is designed by none other than Alice Temperley. Purchase two Lancome products (one to be skin care) from counter and nab yourself this designer bag along with two skin products (Galateis Douceur and Tonique Douceur) absolutely free. As if we need an excuse to snap up some extra gloss…
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Orly Nails: The Sweet Collection
If you’re still feeling for the pastels, Orly’s latest collection, Sweet, is pretty lovely. All we need is some sunshine and then we can really get this look going…pale blue nails on cold hands just isn’t doing it for me!
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Guerlain Summer 2010
Loving these gorgeous visuals of Guerlain Summer – seen here are Les Meteorites in an improved formulation available in 3 harmonies for differing skin tones. Each colourway is comprised of six shades, from three different colour families, which were specially chosen to recreate customised radiance: Tient Rose 01 contains mauve and green nuances for brightening…
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Leighton Denny Nails Summer 2010
Gorgeous colours from Leighton for Summer 2010: in purple we have The Heiress, and in aqua we have Notorious. Available from May 1st.
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Elizabeth Arden Anniversary Set
Mmm..more gorgeous goodies from Elizabeth Arden in celebration of their 100th Anniversary. This limited edition set goes on sale in Boots and selected department stores from 5th May, at £29. The glossy box contains a full size tube of 8 Hour Cream plus two small tins of 8 Hour Lip Protectant. Nice. I also got…