Month: November 2012

30th November 2012

Jo Malone London Christmas Crackers

There’s nothing quite like the cream and black livery of a Jo Malone London package to get the heart racing, and a gift of one of these crackers is a lovely treat for any Jo Malone fan. Containing a miniature Lime Basil & Mandarin cologne, a tiny orange blossom body creme, and a weeny Pomegranate Noir bath & body wash, these are a little treat […]

29th November 2012

Body Shop Ginger Sparkle Collection (and a little hint …)

The sharp-eyed amongst my readers might have noticed a tiny Christmas flavour sneaking into Get Lippie this week, and you’d be right.  I’m only posting about those presents that have genuinely caught my eye though, and yesterday’s giant lip balm, and today’s giant gingerbread man have both made me laugh so I thought they were worth a mention. Chock-full of shower-gel, body polish, soap and […]

28th November 2012

Burts Bees Giant Lip Balm Tube

I love a good lip balm or two (or five, or ten, or twenty or so) and I was delighted when this giant tube of beeswax goodness turned up from Burts Bees recently, I may even have clapped my hands a little.  I’m a sad old … person, sometimes.  But, there’s something about the glee you get from an oversized version of a small product […]

27th November 2012

A Charitable Christmas List

This time last year, I wrote a heartfelt post about homelessness and, and how Give as You Live are helping charities by enabling you to do your Christmas shopping quickly, easily, and allowing you to donate to the charities of your choice at no extra cost to you. Well, it’s time to remind you of Give As You Live once again,  and talk to you […]

26th November 2012

Lipsticks of the Week – Berries

In the winter, for it is now very definitely winter, a girls’ fancy very much turns to darker shades.  Whilst I’m yet to put away my reds, pinks and coral (and, if truth be told, it’s unlikely I will), I’ve been very much fancying juicy plummy and berry shades for my lips this last week.  It started with Top Shop lipstick in Wicked (second from […]

25th November 2012

Mumsnet BlogFest 2012

Did I mention I was a guest-speaker at Mumsnet BlogFest the other week?  I suspect I only really mentioned it in passing in the Evans post … anyhoo, I was, and, out of all the blogging conferences I’ve been to over the years, BlogFest was by far the most fun! And not just because I was one of the panellists … I bought a ticket […]

22nd November 2012

Wedding Preparation with Slendertone Face

It is less than 90 days till the “wedding of the weekend”* takes place, and, I have to admit, I’m getting a bit nervous now.  The dress is bought, the invitations have been posted, the rings are ordered, we’ve tasted the cake(s), booked the band, bought approximately 58,754,665,476 boleros in an attempt to cover up my bingo-wings (know anybody who needs a silvery bolero?  Cheap?), […]

20th November 2012

Shopping My Stash …

My makeup collection is insane.  It always has been, admittedly, but one of the side-effects of being a beauty blogger is that you’re constantly being seduced by the call of the new, and old-favourites can sometimes get sidelined.  Sometimes, however, I like to take a little wander around products that have been favourites in the past (called “shopping your stash”, by beauty bloggers) and rediscover […]

19th November 2012

Frontcover Desk to Date Palette

   Sadly no longer available in  Boots, Frontcover are now available exclusively online, and they’re also now internationally available from Sephora, which is all kinds of aces.  Famous for their kits which provide a variety of looks – and the instructions of how to get them, Frontcover is an excellent independent British brand that deserves a bit more recognition.  They’ve just released their collection of […]

16th November 2012

Technical Difficulties …

We’re having some scheduling difficulties at Get Lippie this week, so, in time-honoured “Test Card” fashion, here’s a completely irrelevant photo of a tin gingerbread man next to a giant lip balm to tide you over until normal service can be resumed. You’ll just have to imagine your own soothing music …

13th November 2012

Sjal Saphir Concentrate Review

A tiny blue bottle of calm, this is.  I haven’t tried too many Sjal products up to now, (though I have mentioned this one before, actually), but I’m aware that 30mls of product for £125 is a big investment for almost anyone, so I thought it needed a more in-depth review.  Sjal describe this product as: “a powerful, modern face treatment oil with an artisanal […]

12th November 2012

Evans & #Bootgate continued …

I promise, no more boot-based posts or tweets after this. I’m fed up of me. However I got the following email just now: Hi Louise, I am sorry to hear that you wish to decline the offer of £25.00 and are not happy with our goodwill gesture. Unfortunately we feel that this offer is appropriate to the nature of your complaint and are unable to increase this […]