I have an odd relationship with Space.NK. I love their product ranges, I think the shops are lovely, and they’re basically places I should want to spend a lot of time in … so, why do I so very often find the experience so very frustrating? Example: last week at the Cheapside branch, I had been greeted five times, and asked if I wanted help […]
I’m going to spend a few hours this week playing with these: Can’t wait! Loving the look of the reds – and the greens – in the palette. And so many shades of grey, which sounds like it should be boring, but I think grey is one of the most versatile colours you can have in your makeup bag. Also this week, I’m off to […]
Meet Jane: Jane is a good friend of mine, and she’s kindly agreed to be my first model in my makeover series. Jane’s 47, works in a University, and has amazing bone structure. Ordinarily, Jane doesn’t wear much make-up beyond a touch of mascara and some Vaseline on her lips, and today we are going to create a glamorous and sophisticated evening look. The first […]
Apologies for the Flash Gordon reference there … I’ve had a really busy week (finishing one job, and preparing to start another) so there’s been very little blogging, but I’m gearing up for the first in my sets of makeovers tomorrow, and I thought you might like to see some of the stuff I’ll be using … Click on the photo for an enlarged version. […]
This is the first of what I’m hoping is going to be a regular series from now on. Every week or so, I’ll find a willing victi … er … volunteer, and invite them to the Get Lippie HQ, for a beauty consultation and make over. As the sessions won’t be beginning for a few days, I hope you’ll forgive me for using an oldie […]
So, some 13 hours wear later, here’s how we’re looking: There’s some significant fading on both, but this is an eyeshadow that lasts an hour, maybe two without a primer, so that’s only to be expected. Both also have creasing, but again, on an eyeshadow that ordinarily simply disappears into the ether, this is really to be expected. If I were judging this simply on […]
It’s been a funny old week. I got a job offer out of the blue, which caused much soul-searching as I’ve only just started a new job. This new job offer comes with a shorter commute, more money, and it’s back in the industry I love … A hard decision had to be made – do I leave my cushy new job, and go back […]
Just to see if I can: Here’s my new hair colour. Yes, it’s out of focus, many apologies.
Okay, I said there was going to be a follow up to my follow up (look, I know what I mean) post earlier, so here it is, these are the products I either use on a daily basis, or recommend to my clients regularly: Chanel Precision Bi-Phase Eye Makeup remover: I have used EVERY eye make up remover on the planet (it feels like!) and […]
For those of you who followed my last blog, you’ll know that the original of this post (below!) was written the best part of five years ago … how time flies! So I’m going to update the post, and see what’s been replaced, and what’s still going strong. I’ll be doing a separate list of my new favourites later. Kerastase Dermo Calm shampoo – Simply […]
It’s been a great week for beauty here at Get Lippie, and I have some lovely things to talk about, but first of all I want to say a massive thanks to Jo Cruikshank who runs Puresha. On Twitter every day for a week, they ran a competion where just by adding #puresha to any of your tweets you could win a £100 eco-beauty voucher […]