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13th January 2010

Organic Wednesday – Voya

Q: Why is the beach wet? A: Because the sea weed! Look, it’s the first Organic Wednesday since Christmas, that’s my only excuse for the terrible joke, I think I accidentally memorised my nephew’s 101 Terrible Jokes book over the break! Luckily, this week’s products aren’t terrible, and I just hope Voya – a family run Irish company who specialise in luxurious seaweed based products […]

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12th January 2010

Not, quite, beauty products …

… but still beautiful. I love candles, I was lucky enough to be made a gift recently of some from Jonathan Ward ones recently.  I have them in Nightingale’s Jasmine, which is a delicious scent that makes the entire bedroom smell wonderful – whether you’ve lit them or not! They’re paraffin-free, and made from an organic wax base.  There is a special offer on several […]

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11th January 2010

MORE bargains! Stila

After my last (dreadful) experience with Stila, I was in two minds whether to pick up any more, but these were such a bargain that I thought even if they’re awful, it’s not too much of a loss.  I picked up four loose shadows and a smudge post in Jade for just £10! Thank goodness for the random bargains you can find in TJ Hughes […]

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10th January 2010

Whee! Squared …

150 followers, wow!  As a little gesture of thanks, I’ll put together a giveaway for you soon …. You’re all great, thank you so much! Incidentally, if you have a blog and I’m not following you already, leave me a comment on this post, and I’ll get around to updating my blogroll very soon!

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10th January 2010

Makeover: Helen

Ah … back in the makeover swing of things after the Christmas break, it’s nice to have them back! Please welcome Helen, here she is giving it her best “Prisoner Cell Block H” pose: Helen wanted a very simple, daytime look that she could easily replicate herself, that would make her look more “polished”.  We picked some nice, neutral shades to suit her skin-tone, and […]

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9th January 2010

Review – By Terry Or De Rose Baume

Oh, this looked like a little pot of gorgeous in the store: It smells delicious, looks pretty, and makes all kinds of wonderful claims on the packaging, so I bought it.  Oh, when will I learn?  This is the limited edition version of the fast-becoming-a-cult product By Terry Baume de Rose, which, according to Space NK (yes, them again) is a “Rejuvenating, reparative, strengthening, nourishing […]

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9th January 2010

Saturday Link Love!

Well, it’s Saturday at Get Lippie (I’m hoping it’s Saturday where you are too, I’m losing track of what day it is at the moment, still not entirely back in the swing of  things after being ill over Christmas!) and that’s the day I show you some great posts from about the Beauty Blog Link Love network.  Please check them out! theNotice is hosting a […]

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7th January 2010

Help, I need somebody!

So, Get Lippie is about to stage her second round of makeovers, would you like to be involved?  Send an email to louise@getlippie.com explaining what your particular beauty concern is – just a sentence will do! – and I’ll see if I can help.  Lucky volunteers will be featured on the blog. Applicants must be over 18, be available in (or be willing to travel to) […]

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7th January 2010

Nail of the Day – Chanel Kaleidescope

This shimmering metallic taupe/pewter was a limited edition from Chanel in 2008, the above pic shows two coats over a Seche base and with a Seche Vite top coat. Application is smooth with no streaking, but as it’s a metallic you do tend to get visible brush marks. As for the colour – I’m not sure I like it, there were lots of raves about […]

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5th January 2010

More Sale Bargains – Paul & Joe Eyeshadows

I think I may have gone a little sale-crazy over Christmas, but there were some amazing bargains around!  I was in Fenwicks last week, and picked up four Paul and Joe eyeshadows for about five pounds each!  I love the packaging, they remind me of chocolate coins!   Here’s the colours I picked (with flash and without):   From left to right, there are shades 94 […]

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4th January 2010

Lipstick Queen Fifteen (okay, Ten) Minutes of Fame …

I was at the Space NK Sale the other day, and I managed to pick up these babies: and And all for £22!  That’s 10 Lipstick Queen lipglosses, that normally retail at £13.30 each.  Okay,they’re only 2/3s the size of the full size product, but when that difference works out at 0.2gms, that not such a big deal, still a bargain!  Poppy King is kind […]

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1st January 2010

Wonder Product – Mavala Nail Systems

  I don’t give things wonder product status very often – I’m fickle, and I get bored of products very, very easily.  Certainly, if I can’t see results from a product within a short time, then I stop using them, and, expecially when it comes to my nails, I’m lazy, so if I have to use a product, say, more than a couple of times […]