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[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] It’s ages since I’ve seen any Paul & Joe beauty but true to form, this brand continues to deliver quirky and delightful lipsticks that are more than just practical. This selection is, not unusually for Paul & Joe, cat themed (because the founder adores cats) and has three new offerings: Protective, Moisturising and Tinted.…

[unpaid/purchase] I’ve flagged super-smart Sarah Creal a couple of times already on this site and it’s not yet available here. So, Max’s other job in NYC was to get me the Sarah Creal The Adults Are Talking Solid Serum Lip Repair in shade Energetic. I couldn’t wait for his next visit so I made him…

[purchase/affiliate] Back in December, I sent my friend Ant on a hunt in NYC while he was there for New Year to find the L’Oreal Paris Lumi Le Glass Highlighter Stick and he couldn’t find it anywhere. So when Max, my son, went last month I had a little shopping list for him (including Crate…

[unpaid/affiliate/purchase] Unlike the fash pack, I’m really quite a fan of synthetic animal fabrics – there are a few key pieces using softer than soft material that looks identical to suede and or leather but isn’t. I’ve just bought myself a beautiful ‘suedette’ shirt from M&S (sold out on-line and I had to get the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Right on time for the warmer weather appearing comes the e.l.f. Invisi-Stick SPF 50 and you know what this has done? Got me SPF-ing my hands! I’m quite neglectful with SPF (I don’t, don’t message – I just forget) although I encourage others to be rigorous and I’m also not afraid of pigment on…

I’ve been itching to try Gisou Lip Oils for as long as they’ve been out. Gisou, founded by Negin Mirsalehi in Amsterdam, has honey at the core. What began as a honey drenched hair oil in 2015 is now a beauty empire with body, face and candle products. Negin has Iranian heritage, and it’s to…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I love All Saints – it’s taken fashion grunge and given it a style make-over; never has edgy looked so desirable as when the All Saints designers get a hold of it, turn it into myriad shades of neutral and add a bit of chiffon and lace or buckles and tassels. I mean, it’s…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I often think Finnish brand, Lumene, has been a bit over-looked in the UK. Everything I’ve ever seen from the brand I’ve liked. I used their Natural Glow Foundation last year and it reminded me, in the best possible way, of the light touch of Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation. I bought it in Sweden…

Mother’s Day is round the corner and a good opportunity for us to celebrate mothers and mother figures in our lives. I’m almost never with my mum on Mother’s Day so there’s no going out for lunch or tea – instead, I have to get inventive with things I think she’d like. This said, I…

[unpaid/sample] Eye sticks are everywhere and most of them cost far more than these beauties from L’Oreal Paris, which at £9.99, seem very reasonable indeed. I love an eye stick for effort free lids although there is always something of an on-going battle to make the colours stay put on which is a naturally oily…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] We do have to go into the nuances of brown here because not all browns are equal. I quite like a brown mascara but tend to opt for a dark brown which just edges away the harshness that black can bring. But, if you look across the brown mascara market, dark brown is pretty…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I don’t think I’ve used anything from Kat Burki before but the founder – er, Kat Burki, has a background in nutritional biochemistry, healthcare law and epidemiology and uses that experience to bring the philosophy of nutritional biochemistry to her skin care collection. It’s about now that I feel thank god someone else puts…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve got so many products to write about at the moment so yesterday I had a big testing evening that covered face, hair and body and I’m going to start with the Jo Malone Care Collection which I only received on Friday. It’s bad news for the old credit cards because it’s as lovely…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m very interested in Kosas marketing for their Revealer Extra Bright Colour Corrector which is being twinned with their existing Revealer Concealer as a ‘system’ for covering dark circles. At first I thought that maybe it’s a just a good way to persuade you to buy two products instead of one (and maybe it…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] A new blush always makes me happy and I’ve been impressed up to now with everything I’ve seen from Haus Labs. Their new Glassy Blush Balm is making me happy on so many levels – it’s easy to use, the colours are divine and the finish is a perfect and I can’t say better…