Month: September 2013

28th September 2013

Estee Lauder Amber Mystique Eau de Parfum

  Did you know Estee Lauder had a couple of unisex fragrances these days?  No?  Me neither.  But they do.  In 2011 they released Wood Mystique, which has been generally well received by those in the know, and this year, they’re following it up with Amber Mystique, which is currently exclusively available in Harrods in the UK. Both Wood and Amber Mystique are quite firmly […]

26th September 2013

Tom Ford Aftelier d’Orient – Plum Japonais and Rive d’Ambre

The Aftelier d’Orient collection from Tom Ford has been on counters for a little while now.  Based on both oriental fragrance types and utilising ingredients from the east, it’s an interesting collection, which I personally prefer over last year’s “Dark Daffodils” or whatever it was called.  After sniffing all four fragrances, I was most interested in Plum Japonais and Rive d’Ambre.  Whilst I liked Fleur […]

25th September 2013

Reiss Grey Flower Eau de Parfum

   I don’t go to Reiss very often.  Well, ever, let’s face it, but now they’ve released a fragrance, at least there will be something in the shop that’ll fit me these days … anyhoo, I was very surprised when I first sniffed Grey Flower released by the brand in association with Azi Glasser, I’d been expecting some fizzy, flowery, sugary syrup designed to appeal […]

24th September 2013

Ellie Saab Le Parfum – Eau de Parfum Intense

This is the second flanker to the original Ellie Saab le Parfum, which was released in 2011, the original was, I found, a rather sweet and diaphanous orange blossom and honey fragrance.  I liked it, but it always felt rather “thin” to me, and whilst I do wear it once in a while, I don’t adore it as some people do. In 2012, they released […]

23rd September 2013

Mugler Cologne by Thierry Mugler

I’m in a funny kind of limbo at the moment, summer is most definitely over, autumn is well under way, winter is approaching on the horizon, and yet here I am preparing for my “summer” holidays.  We delayed our honeymoon quite considerably (the wedding was in February), and there’s still the best part of two months before we go away, so I  have a kind […]

20th September 2013

Guest Post by Kitty at Not A Nose – Home Keratin Treatment 2

A month ago I tested this kit that I purchased on Amazon and wrote about it for Get Lippie. So how is it now? Well, the super-straight wore off after a week, so I’m left with hair that looks more like ‘my’ hair, but more under control. This photo is my hair the day after I left it to dry naturally. As you can see […]

18th September 2013

Guest Post by Kitty at Not A Nose – Home Keratin Treatment

My dream is to have low-maintenance hair, and I’ve tried other straightening treatments to achieve this (http://getlippie.blogspot.com/2011/11/guest-post-charles-worthington-straigh.html) with limited success. This is my hair on a good hair day – it’s wavy, thick and quite coarse. It only looks this good in the photo thanks to the conditioning spray that I liberally applied before letting it air dry. The waves will turn into frizz by […]

17th September 2013

Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick & Liner in Manic

I am SO glad Urban Decay have got rid of their old, deeply tacky, lipstick packaging.  Whilst I like skulls and that, having a SWORD as a handle just made me too embarrassed to use the damn things.  Oh, and I regularly used to impale myself on the damn things in my makeup bag, too.  However, if you coat something in pewter, I’ve discovered I’m […]

16th September 2013

Raspberry Pie, Red Velvet and Backstage by Revlon

I *may* have done a little lipstick shopping last week … I’ve had the Red Velvet Lip Butter from Revlon for a while now, and I really like the texture and opacity, so I thought I’d splash out on Raspberry Pie too.  Then, well, a hand swatch showed backstage was the exact same shade as the handbag I was carrying so, well, you know … […]

4th September 2013

Selena Gomez Collection from Nicole by OPI

I don’t even know who Selena Gomez is, aside from some kind of Disney poppet, so I have no idea what I was expecting from this collection.  Certainly what I was expecting was a collection of uber-brights! From left to right here we have: Love Song, Spring Break, Pretty in Plum and Hit The Lights.  Love Song is a saturated lilac with a white-ish base.  […]

3rd September 2013

Sally Hansen Autumn Collections

This collection doesn’t scream autumn to me, but it’s an unusual collection of lovely shades and some fashionably “ugly” shades …  It’s actually a couple of collaborations in conjunction with several fashion designers, but, as I am a bad, bad, blogger, I have to admit that I care more about the colours than the designers involved.  I am so NOT fashion, dahlinks.  From left to […]