Trying to schedule a post around when you think it might be sunny is almost impossible in this country, so I'm assuming that it will be raining as you read this. If it does happen to be raining, then look upon the post as a sort of "teaser" for any upcoming warm...
There's a very nice gift with purchase running at Harvey Nichols* - the (extremely smart) toiletries bag they're giving away is quite literally bursting with beauty products, many of them full size. I'm still working through the things from the last Harvey Nics gift,...
When Victoria Beckham launched her eponymous makeup collection with Estee Lauder last year, the bronzer - in its ribbed leather compact - was one of my top picks. But boy was it a bronzey bronzer. Java was (is), for someone of my particular colouring, a proper "two...
The February Favourites, as promised; mostly beauty but then a couple of fashion finds that have cheered up my "capsule" wardrobe no end. (When I say capsule wardrobe, I mean it quite literally - I have only one pair of black leggings that don't hurt my c-section...
Perhaps "dupe" isn't quite the right word to use here; "alternative" is far more accurate, but it doesn't sound as good in my title! The Eye Duty Triple Remedy Gel Cream from First Aid Beauty isn't by any means a copy of Sisley's amazing Eye Contour Mask - it isn't a...
I had a (mostly) baby-free afternoon last week and so I thought I'd film myself getting ready for a Jimmy Choo 20th Anniversary dinner that I was attending. This sort of video is widely known as - rather unimaginatively, but we'll let that pass - a Get Ready With Me...
The Sirocco highlighting powder from New CID Cosmetics is the perfect blend of radiance and warmth; a fine dusting of this in the right places and you have a soft, summery glow. Go in with a heavier hand and you can quickly build up the sort of illumination that so...
I'm really into my little Bourjois cream blush at the moment; portable, easy to apply (just use fingertips) and with a smooth, velvety finish that looks natural and low-key. It lasts really well and the colour (shade 01, Nude Velvet) is just the right side of peachy....
Oh! A subtle, sheeny, non-snail-trail kind of highlighting stick that won't cost you the earth? Here you go: Glow All Out from Soap & Glory is a highlighting cheek stick with the perfect kind of neutral shine. Not too silvery and obvious, not too warm and bronzey,...
Last week I had the pleasure of spending the day filming videos with mega-makeup artist extraordinaire, Caroline Barnes. Caroline works on the biggest A-listers and is an absolute mine of information when it comes to makeup tricks and tips - everything from plumping...
It's possible I'm having something of a rekindled love affair with highlighters at the moment: pearlescent powders, cream illuminators, even obvious shimmers - anything, quite honestly, that will add some much-needed glow to my knackered face. I had forgotten how much...
November Beauty Favourites - early, for the very first time! I have to get cracking on the Christmas Gift Guides so I thought I'd do my favourites before they got forgotten. There's a nice little skincare mix, a couple of great makeup products and a really creepy book...
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