Beauty Business News : 25% Tariff on US Imported Make Up
This is just a very brief posting about something that appeared on Sky News (HERE) this morning. My friend @epiphannie flagged it up to me earlier today – I’ve spoken…
Chanel 3D Printed Mascara Brush
I love the backstory to this 3D printed mascara wand almost more than the actual product, Le Volume Révolution. It’s a significant investment for the brand and took them six years…
Fresh Soy Cleanser Limited Edition
It’s not for no reason that Soy Face Cleanser is Fresh’s best selling facial cleanser. I’d forgotten that back in 2000, when this product first launched, that it came in…
The Anti-ageing Skincare Conference
Did you know there is a global Anti-Ageing Skin Conference every two years? It would be every kind of depressing with a title like that were it not for the…
Unilever Says It Out Loud : Influencer Fraud
Up until now, brands haven’t really taken too much notice of the inconvenient truth about bought followers falsely inflating the relevance of influencers. Buying followers is the thorn in the…
Beauty Honours Roll Call
This year, the beauty industry was very well represented in the Queen’s Honours List. Whether you’re a royalist or not, there are precious few occasions where the outside world gets…
25% Off My Trusted Beauty Favourites
At the time of writing I have a very scared little dog wedged at my side because of the storms so I’m sitting it out with her on the sofa…
Beauty Business News
I know, I’ve been a bit slack on BBNs lately, and actually having a bit of a job catching up, so I’m just going briefly whizz through the main points…
Wedding Shoes : Life & Sole of Shoes
One of the joys of this job is meeting truly talented people from all walks of life – yes, you guessed it, there’s an example coming right up. I met…
Bodhi & Birch Lemon Water Hydrosol Tonic
If you ever, as a child, made rose or lavender water simply by stuffing petals into a bottle of water then you are already familiar with a hydrosol, albeit a…
The Body Shop Body Yogurts
Honestly, if I could physically push you into a Body Shop store to buy one of these, I would! They’re absolutely delightful for a cooling, summer-weight hit of body moisture.…
Biodegradable Cosmetic Glitter
I know from reader feedback (and generally just reading the news!) that what happens to glitter commonly used in make up after it’s been on our faces. The truth of…
Superdrug Swipe & See Make Up Bags
I’ve had several queries about the sequin bags I’m using in some of my pictures, so I thought I’d flag them up. Some of the bags come from other sources…
Bourjois Satin & Metal Edition 24H Eyeshadows
These beauties have already launched into Superdrug, BUT I think that Superdrug have used the French names rather than the UK names because I’ve been in all kinds of confusion…
Six Causes of Summer Sadness
Yes, summer sadness is a thing. It’s not just you. It’s not quite the same as winter SAD but summer can set off a whole ocean of conflicted or unhappy…
Suqqu Summer 2018 Global Collection
We’ve already had some Suqqu summer gorgeousness that launched in April (I am sure it’s mostly sold out but for reference, it’s HERE) but now there’s a second collection, this…
#AD Victoria Green Beauty Traveller Bags
I don’t mind that I’m not a rigorously tidy person. I’m not chaotic, but my bar is low when it comes to keeping things in a meticulous manner. When I…
Velvotan Mitts
I *think* self tan was invented before self tan applicators – it seems inconceivable now that we applied self tan with bare hands but I am absolutely sure I remember…
Dr Dennis Gross Recovery Peel
A couple of weeks ago I nipped along for a 20 minute facial as Dr Dennis Gross was in town. I loathe facials and rarely do them but because I’m…
Charlotte Tilbury Bigger Brighter Eyes
These two brand new palettes from Charlotte Tilbury have been designed to enhance both your eye colour and size using optical illusion which the brand terms Prime, Enlarge, Define and…
Givenchy Le Rouge Couture Edition 2018
Each time these beautiful couture edition lipsticks from Givenchy come around, they get better and better. This one is heading our way in June so we have a while to…
Beauty Business News
We very rarely get a glimpse at what truly goes on at ground level within beauty companies, but behind the gloss there is often a very different story. While what…
Guerlain Terracotta Summer Make Up 2018
I know this is an early look, but Guerlain Summer is too lovely not to share. It doesn’t launch til June by the way but in my head, I’ve missed…
The Body Shop x HAM
You can’t knock The Body Shop for their perseverance with their highly successful campaign to end animal testing. Their January appeal for petition signatures reached 4.1 million, making it the…
Dr Jart Shake & Shot Rubber Mask
Eeh, I thought this was so fun til I saw the lid *insert horror movie scream*. This face looked kind of cool and edgy on the packets of the Dr…
Mon Guerlain Eau De Parfum Florale
If you’re suddenly finding yourself in the mood for floral fragrances because of bluer skies and (for some) the departure of the wintery weather, you may be interested in the…
Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter
Designed to give a dewy sheen to the skin, Charlotte Tilbury’s Hollywood Flawless Filter is, I guess, a glow top-coat either for bare skin or over foundation. It’s a tricky…
Padma x MAC
If you think you’re seeing a lot of MAC, you’re right! I had a catch up with them last week so I’m gradually rolling out the newer releases – coming…
MAC Supernatural Dazzle Eyeshadows
I spent a good deal of Friday afternoon at the MAC store in Carnaby Street sipping hot chocolate (my first of the winter) and being taken through the latest MAC…
