Month: March 2010
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All For Eve: Eve Red Lipstick
If you love your lips ultra-red and luscious, then look no further than this gorgeous specimen from the All For Eve Range. Designed by make up artist Daniel Sandler (isn’t it about time we had a resurgence of the trend for his amazingly lovely Watercolours for cheeks?), ALL the net profits from the sales of…
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Tried & Tested: MorrocanOil Treatment
It seems like such an unadventurous name – Morrocanoil – but all creativity issues are forgiven because this is one high performing product. The blurb says it cuts out frizz, conditions ends and makes hair shiny, all with no oily residue. And, indeed it does all of those things. In fact, after application my hair…
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Tokidoki At Sephora
Rather liking this limited edition Tokidoki Chromatico Palette at Sephora. Tokidoki (by artist Simone Legno) means ‘sometimes’ in Japanese and Karl Lagerfeld has famously been ‘Tokidoki’d’.
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Roget & Gallet Huile Sublime Bois d’Orange
I’ve loved Roget & Gallet for years – the original fragrance, Jean Marie Farina is a perennial favourite for soap because of it’s clean and somewhat old fashioned scent. It’s a refreshingly uncomplicated cologne fragrance – top notes of lemon and bergamot, middle notes of neroli, rosemary and bitter orange, and bottom notes of laurel…
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It’s A Girl Thing
We’ve done the see-through bag thing before, but if you do decide to go ahead with one of the Prada SS10 bags above, you’ll need to think quite carefully about what you actually put it in as there is simply no place to hide any beauty sins! Grubby lipsticks, floating, lidless eyeliners and caked foundation…
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Mascara Reviews: Estee Lauder Bold Volume Lifting, Guerlain Le 2, Armani Eyes To Kill, Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Waterproof, DiorExtase
www.BigFashionista.blog.uk tested Estee Lauder Sumptuous Waterproof Bold Volume Lifting Mascara (not yet on counter). First impressions of this mascara is that it is very classic packaging, the silvery blue and gold give you a feeling of luxury before you even use it. On the Waterproof side of things, this mascara is everything and more that…
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Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards 2010
I’m totally baffled yet again as to why Style’s beauty awards use a drop-down menu system. They’re asking for readers to vote on their favourite beauty treats from lipstick to hair care – but there is no option (other than ‘other’ where you can type in the name of your favourite product) to vote for…
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Speed Review: Clarins Gentle Peeling, Armani Nude Contrast Palette, Skinceuticals Retexturing Activator, Payot Eau de Demaquillante Express
Payot Eau de Maquillante Express Cleaning and Toning Water For Eyes And Face With Tea ExtractsI love this cleansing water for it’s cleaning and toning effect, and boy, does it get every last little bit of make up off your face! Even though it should feel astringent, it doesn’t – its a very soft feeling…
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Hello Tom Ford Lipstick!
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Blogs On A Budget
It is not easy being a beauty blogger on a budget, but the more I see of www.latestinbeauty.com, the more I think it is a brilliant idea for bloggers who want to try the newest beauty products, but finances say nah. As I understand it, you become a member (free), and receive a box of…
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Bobbi Brown Brow Pencil
I’m definitely a little lazy when it comes to my eyebrows – and break into a run at the sight of a brow bar (away from, not toward!), but one of my favourite products this year is this Bobbi Brow Pencil. It is soft, defines the brows, stays put all day, makes my brows look…
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Le Metier Petit Poudrier Palettes
Unfortunately, these fabulous little limited edition credit card sized palettes, called Petit Poudrier from fab luxury brand Le Metier de Beaute are currently USA only as a Neiman Marcus exclusive: no idea why, but nonetheless, if you can bear the shipping or are planning a trip, they are definitely something to look out for –…
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Edward Bess Update
Ok, so Zu (www.zuneta.com) is in New York shooting two looks for her site and the forthcoming Edward Bess launch. She’s sent this exclusive shot of EB and model Valiya taken in Bergdorf Goodman. Jealous doesn’t cover it.
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Now You See It…
A pretty obvious idea by Estee Lauder CEO, Fabrizio Freda, has caused something of a stir in prestige beauty circles. Showing prices at the counter has been an absolute no-no for years….now I think about it, I can’t understand why it hasn’t been questioned before. There are very few goods that one is expected to…
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Wakey, Wakey YSL! YSL Top Secrets FlashTouch Wake Up Eye Care
There’s a bit of a trend for roller ball eye applicators right now but this one from YSL looks pretty good to me. Although I don’t believe for a nano-second that using a metal ball has any effect other than a nice cooling feeling, the formula for this is said to increase hydration (15% after…