Year: 2014

5th December 2014

Neom Perfect Peace Candle

Christmas, quite frankly, really isn’t a proper Christmas without a Neom Christmas candle on the go.  Every year I buy and light a 3-wick  Christmas Wish, and that’s how I know that the festive season is really underway.  I didn’t finish last years Christmas Wish, so I still have that to look forward to this year. This year’s addition to the Christmas collection is Perfect […]

4th December 2014

Ormonde Jayne Etoile Candle

  Housed in a handsome, but unexpectedly brown glass jar, the Ormonde Jayne Christmas candle this year is a creamy-smooth blend of cardamom, amber and tonka.  Slightly spicy, with a hint of smoke, Etoile is a gorgeously grown-up scent for Christmas. It is smooth-burning, and comes with an incredibly high percentage of perfume oils in the formula, so this is one candle this will make […]

3rd December 2014

Jardins d’Ecrivains “Dickens” Christmas Candle

 Possibly the most “traditional” Christmas scent we’re featuring this week, the Jardins D’Ecrivains Christmas Candle inspired by Charles Dickens is a gloriously spicy mandarin, pine, clove and … oud(!) scent.   Set up in 2012, and inspired by founder Anaïs Biguine’s love of literature and fictional characters, Jardins d’Ecrivains is an unusual and lovely little niche fragrance house to keep an eye on over the […]

2nd December 2014

Maison Francis Kurkdjian Scented Candle Set

If you’re looking for a cute and pretty candle set, which is also well made, and will definitely give huge delight to the lucky recipient, this is the set for you.  Maison Francis Kurkdjian do lovely candles, and this box of little ones is no exception. Scented with a mix of powdery iris, spicy gingerbread, and with hints of peppery cedar – all of which, […]

1st December 2014

Miller Harris Rose en Noir Candle

U It’s the first of December, and in Lippie-land, that means candles.  Christmas is coming, the nights are drawing in, the weather is getting colder, and tradition is all.  We don’t bother with a tree, but we do have candles on every available surface in Lippie Mansions.  Over the next week or so we’ll be bringing you our picks of the best candles for Christmas […]

26th November 2014

NYK1 Nailac “Shellac” Starter Kit

We’re featuring our pick of the best beauty-related Christmas presents this week, and here we have a pro-gel nails kit for less than the price of those consumer ones you can get in Boots.  For £49.95 you can get a two colours, a UV lamp, and all the assorted top and basecoats, plus preparation bits and pieces in the NYK1 Nailac Starter Kit, which is […]

25th November 2014

New post on The Parosmia Diaries…

You know when you start a new blog, and you get so excited about finally having written something for the new blog,  and then you eventually realise that you haven’t actually explained what the new blog is about?  That.  Whoops.  Anyway, the latest instalment on The Parosmia Diaries explains what parosmia is (and a couple of other things as well), and explains why it exists.  Sort […]

24th November 2014

Gillan Battery Pouch from wowthem.com

 The post deliveries for Get Lippie arrive at my office.  My colleagues are used to random stuff turning up but nothing, and I mean nothing, elicited so many excited calls of “this is the best thing you’ve ever got” around the office as this little purple makeup bag. This is because the Gillan Battery Pouch has a little secret: Can you tell what it is?  […]

21st November 2014

It’s Christmas!

Well, nearly … To the left: Candles of Christmas future.  To the right: Candles of Christmas past And Christmas at Lippie Mansions means candles.  LOADS of them. Coming up over the next few weeks we’ll be featuring candles from Cire Trudon, Neom, Elemis, Ormonde Jayne, Rachel Vosper, SpaceNK, Miller Harris, Fornasetti and much more besides. How do you guys get ready for Christmas? This post: It’s […]

20th November 2014

A day in the life …

… of a parosmic.  My latest post on The Parosmia Diaries, on triggers, good smells, bad smells, and how an elephant with gastroenteritis can affect my whole day, is now live.  Please pop on over and take a look, I’d appreciate it!   This post: A day in the life … originated at: Get Lippie All rights reserved. If you are not reading this post […]

19th November 2014

Adventures in Ageing

© Andy Gotts MBE 2014 – reproduced by kind permission      By Tindara I’ve posted previously about being a big woman and how much my creativity with make-up and fashion helps me feel confident and ready for the world. Recently, though I’ve been battling some other demon. I’m really starting to feel my age in my face. Those of you who know me or […]

17th November 2014

New Blog …

 Don’t worry, Get Lippie’s still running, but I’ve started a new blog to detail my travails with parosmia.  It won’t just be me whining about living with a new disability, I promise, but it will detail my personal journey, alongside talking about the discoveries I’ve made about the condition, the occasional book review, and … perfume reviews!  You haven’t lived till you’ve tried to review […]