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7th October 2009

Face of the Week

I’m a very lazy person, and i appear to be addicted to routine at the moment, so whatever makeup I find myself wearing on a Monday is what I tend to find myself wearing for the next few days! Here’s the products I’ve been wearing this week, it’s very plain and simple, but quick, and pretty. Organic Surge Blissful Daily Moisturiser (which I’m trialling for a […]

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5th October 2009

Organics – A new series

Long gone are the days where I could slap just any old thing on my skin and pay no heed to the consequences.  Too many years of recklessly painting myself with the most chemical-laden and powerfully-perfumed old muck – then using the equivalent of paint stripper to take it off – has left me with a face that breaks out and flares up into welts […]

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4th October 2009

Makeover: Kate

It’s Sunday, so that means only one thing here at Get Lippie HQ, it’s makeover day!  I love makeover days, the anticipation (and worry) about what kind of look I’m going to give my wonderful volunteer, and the satisfaction when my model disappears afterward looking pleased and happy with the results gives my heart a little lift. I ask all my lovely volunteers to bring […]

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1st October 2009

Dr Bronner

Alongside roses as a favourite scent, I adore the smell of peppermint, so upon stumbling across a display of Dr Bronner’s “magic soap” in the shop nearest my office, my choice of which one to pick was actually pretty easy! Dr Bronner’s soap is vegan, organic, packed with essential oils and it’s a fairtrade product too. Simply put, it couldn’t tick any more trendy and/or […]

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29th September 2009

Tiny placeholding post …

Just a heads up to let you know my URL has changed to http://getlippie.com.  It won’t make any difference to you guys, but it made my inner geek happy today! Unlike GOSH Darling lipstick, which I bought this afternoon.  It makes me look like death.  DEATH, I tell you. Worse than DEATH, in fact, look: (apologies for the quality of the appalling iPhone picture) Hmn, […]

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27th September 2009

Makeover: Sharon Pt 2

We created a soft and professional look for Sharon earlier but as we mentioned,  she also wanted a very dramatic look for a “Bizarre Ball” she’s going to in a few weeks.  The costume she’s going to be wearing is green, so, we used greens as the focus colour for the make up we’re about to test here.  Please bear in mind that these pictures […]

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27th September 2009

Makeover: Sharon Pt 1

We’re going to do the makeover in two parts today – you’ll see why when part two is posted later … Meet Sharon: Sharon is another friend of mine who has volunteered for a makeover. Whilst chatting about how she’d like to look, she had two requests, firstly, she wanted a nice, simple, polished look suitable for interviews and everyday wear.  The second we’ll talk […]

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25th September 2009

Eye of the Day – Updated!

So, I decided that yesterday’s picture of my eyemakeup wasn’t the clearest, so I’ve redone it: And here it is with the Urban Decay eyeliner in Ecstasy more clearly visible: A cheery look for a Friday me thinks. Products used: MAC Paint – Untitled (as base) MAC Dovefeather in the inner corner by Terry Black Grape in the outer corner Urban Decay liquid liner in […]

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24th September 2009

Space NK event and EotD

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 […]

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21st September 2009

COLOUR!

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 […]

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20th September 2009

Makeover: Jane

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 […]

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19th September 2009

Stash! Ah – ah …

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. […]