(links marked * are affiliate links, for more info see disclaimer below post) Well here’s a lovely new foundation for lovers of lightweight makeup: Clarins Skin Illusion Natural Hydrating Foundation. It’s a brand new makeup launch and it replaces Clarins’ original Skin Illusion, which came in a more traditional, pump-action glass bottle. I liked that…
Wah! Sorry to be a total beauty enabler this week, but Narciso Eau de Parfum by Narciso Rodriguez is just an absolute show-stopper. Look at that bottle! So understated and chic with its smooth, square lid and simple bottle design. And how many white perfumes have you seen? It’s like a measure of the most perfectly pure milk,…
Another bunch of beauty reviews for you; this time I’m “live testing” Lancome’s new Miracle Air de Teint foundation, Clinique’s new Feathering mascara and a second mascara, a violet-hued Maxi Lash version from Guerlain. The response to these videos seems to be very good, so I’ll keep on doing them so long as there’s stuff to test out. And there’s always…
A chic, slimline, ultra-portable palette of neutral shades? Yes please. This Clinique launch, the Neutral Territory 2, ticks most boxes. The packaging is incredibly lightweight and low-profile – no extra bulk whatsoever – and the shadows inside are nicely pigmented, long-wearing and universally flattering. In particular, I love the addition of the warm, reddish accent shade…
Earlier in the month I quickly hopped over to Paris to visit the Espace Weleda, a quiet little haven in the centre of the city, offering fragrant yet uncomplicated face and body treatments. My main purpose for the visit was actually to take the time to get to know the various product lines – Weleda is…
This video is a bit of a “precursor” to the full-length foundation guide that I’m going to film in the New Year. I’ve picked out my five most-used foundations and bases and shown them in action, along with a little blurb about each and the kind of coverage and finish that they give. I’d like…
Obviously it was a “working lunch”. Obviously. Whenever I get together with @legslonglength, as she is known on Twitter, we do nothing but work. Ahem. Ruth (@legslonglength) and I have been lunching together at inordinately expensive places for over ten years now; we have made it into something of an art. I won’t go into…
I finally get my BaByliss rollers to work, just in time!
The bronze and gold pigments are so fine that the overall effect is just very luxurious and glowing.
A few days on and the spots are mere shadows on my skin.
The hunt for a new tinted moisturiser begins!
Great Lash is perfect for low-key lashes…
If you suffer from weak, emotionally damaged hair then this is a must-buy.
Liz Earle’s Eyebright is a gorgeously soothing eye lotion that has so many uses it’s hard to believe that I have ever used anything else in the morning!
A good, subtle springtime bronzer.
I have yet to test it in hotter climes, but it did a fine job today as I raced about London like a maniac, sweating and swearing…
If your feet look as though they belong to the Lindow Man, then you could do worse than to cause a distraction with an eye-popping colour!
Three images from my latest shoot; an exclusive preview, you might call it, if the definition of exclusive preview happens to be “anyone with an internet connection is allowed to have a look”. I have posted them up because: a) I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the hair and make-up b) It’s very now with its nudes…