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CHANEL Irréelle Gloss 2003
As you might imagine, CHANEL features a lot in my archived products. For a very long time it was my absolute holy grail of all beauty products – they genuinely…
DIOR Lady Dior Couture Touch Up Palette 2009
I had completely forgotten that I had this collector’s palette – it was designed as a touch up on the go product for face, cheeks and lips. As a very…
Lancome Sun Cherub Spark 2009
Although Lancome’s emblem is a rose, cherubs cropped up more often than you might think in the 2000’s – including the 2007 Pop Cherub Palette that had a little silver…
Benefit Frostings Lip Cremes and Powders 2003
Rewind to 2003 and here’s exactly what Benefit’s vibe was. It’s very, very different from now and Jane & Jean Ford, the founders of Benefit, sold their controlling stakes in…
Bobbi Bright Eyes Palette 2010
Exactly a decade ago, Bobbi Brown surprised us all with a colourful palette. I mean, at the time, the brand was known exclusively for ten thousand shades of beige so…
DIOR Diorlight Jewelled Make Up Necklace 2007
We are swinging back to the Dior Holiday 2007 collection with this ball of bling. Dior were so good at these novelty limited editions – quite often referencing jewellery (as…
Marc Jacobs New Spring Highliners
[unpaid/ad/samples] While a lot of launches are being delayed, I’ve got the Marc Jacobs spring collection (which I’ve had since last week) to hand that I’ll roll out over the…
Erborian BB Crayon
[unpaid/ad/sample] I like the multi-functionality of this new BB stick from Erborian. There are four shades – Clair, Nude, Dore and Caramel with the latter being the darkest and not,…
Lash Perfect Strip Lashes
[unpaid/ad/sample] Generally, I’m not really a false lash user although when I try them out I’m always pretty pleased with how they look. Saying that, my friend Annie has an…
Guerlain Rouge G Stunning Gems
[unpaid/sample/ad/affiliate] I’m feeling very positive about Guerlain right now, not just for their gorgeous products but also that their factory in La Ruche (alongside Dior and Givenchy) began the change-over…
Jimmy Choo Seduction Collection Satin Lipstick
[unpaid/ad/sample] Having somewhat turned my back on the Hermes lipstick launch for being £50, I’m doing an about turn here and I’ll tell you why. Some brands are really controlling…
Essence The Nude Palette
[unpaid/ad/sample] For under a fiver, you can’t go too far wrong with the new Essence The Nude Palette, launching soon. Remember when we were all mad for nudes – colour…
Guerlain Summer 2020
[unpaid/ad/samples] First of all thank you so much for all your comments on carrying on. Let’s all just keep on going together. Next, Guerlain Summer turns out to be such…
L’Oreal Paris Matte Signature Liner
[unpaid/ad/sample] Charlotte Tilbury’s blue palette has made me look at blues all over again and notice them when I normally probably wouldn’t. I’ve had these two liners sitting at the…
MAC Petal Power
[unpaid/ad/sample/affiliate] Give me a translucent gloss and I’m happy all day – pack it with mint and tingles and I’m not quite so happy! But MAC’s Plenty Of Pout Plumping…
