Month: April 2014

30th April 2014

Max Factor Clump Defy Mascara

By Laurin My favourite mascara ever is any mascara I’ve been using for about six weeks. The purchase of a new make-up item brings with it a flutter of excitement in my stomach, and yet my heart never fails to sink when I open a new tube of mascara. Why? Because I know I’m about to spend five god-damned minutes that I don’t even have […]

24th April 2014

Cheap Smells (or how to smell good without breaking the bank …)

By Laurin I recently overheard someone dismiss a wonderful early 90’s commercial blockbuster fragrance with a wave of the hand and a dismissive, “It’s a bit…high street for me.” House rules prevent me swearing on this blog, so I am unable to repeat my exact thoughts. However, I would like to offer the following observation: “Your MUM’S a bit high street.” Nobody wants to be […]

22nd April 2014

GOSH Spring Summer 2014

By Tindara Greetings Get Lippie-ers! I’m back back back. It’s been tough old game but I’ve been sampling lots of new things recently. Not least the new stuff from the GOSH Spring Summer range. I’ve been a GOSH fan for a while, I think their Velvet Touch eyeliners are brilliant and easily as good as my previous staple MAC Powerpoint at double the price. So, […]

18th April 2014

Spring Blushers with Clinique, Hourglass and Tarte

By Get Lippie   Spring really has sprung now, the days are lighter and longer, and, whilst I’ve not actually turned off the central heating yet (we have foot-thick walls, and 8ft ceilings, it takes Lippie Mansions a while to warm up), it’s definitely getting warmer.  As a result, I’ve swapped out my darker winter blushes for some lighter, brighter shades for the longer days […]

16th April 2014

Empties!

By Get Lippie I’m having one of those weeks when all my favourite skin care items run out at the same time, and it’s INFURIATING! Champneys Spa Skin Super Rich Cleansing Balm: Slightly grainy (and a little exfoliating as a result), I took this pot of balm on my honeymoon with me because I didn’t want to use a chemical exfoliator, what with their sun-sensitivity […]

14th April 2014

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier

 By Get Lippie To say I don’t really “do” fashion would be a mild understatement.  I simply don’t “get” fashion.  Part of this is because I’m what is euphemistically known as “plus size”, of course, but mostly it’s down to the fact that high fashion isn’t really useful to those of us who either don’t earn millions of pounds or, aren’t six feet tall, or […]

10th April 2014

The Art of Male Makeup by David Horne and Mark Bowles

By Luke “The only way I’d be caught without makeup is if my radio fell in the bathtub while I was taking a bath and electrocuted me and I was in between makeup at home. I hope my husband would slap a little lipstick on me before he took me to the morgue.” – Dolly Parton.  Make up is a funny thing isn’t it? The […]

8th April 2014

Sampar 3 Day Weekend

With the imminent good weather and sunshine – it is coming, it HAS to be! – and me being an OCD freak about not letting ANY sun on my skin WHATSOEVER (I can’t afford the wrinkles), practically everything I put on my face has SPF. Sampar, if you haven’t heard of them (and I certainly hadn’t until recently) are a French skincare company. They’re available […]

7th April 2014

The Reluctant Lippie – Part One: Nudes

 By Laurin Despite being born during the Carter Administration, I’ve never really considered myself a grown-up. Grown-ups don’t buy their jewellery from H&M. They make well thought-out grocery lists on Saturday morning, and they have buildings insurance. They don’t anguish over maudlin 90’s music about what they want to BE when they grow up, because that’s what they already are. I, on the other hand, […]

6th April 2014

Spring Fling – The Finale!

By Luke And finally for the Spring inspired compilation (which has nearly broken me by the way) the monochrome. Cool whites, and slick blacks. When choice is just too much of a burden, there is always staple black and whites to fall back on.  Lacoste L.12.12 Blanc As part of a series of L.12.12 from Lacoste, inspired by the iconic polo shirts, this fragrance is […]