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13th October 2015

Fenwicks Global Beauty Icons

I love Fenwick of Bond Street, truly I do. It’s clean, it’s quiet, it’s sensibly laid out, the staff are lovely, and there’s a frankly astonishing range of brands there now.  I was invited back to their store last week to celebrate both the relaunch of their newly redesigned beauty hall, and the launch of their #FenwickBeautyIcons and #GlobalBeautyIcons campaigns, and, I admit, it was […]

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12th October 2015

Pixi Skintreats Glow Mud Cleanser

I’ve been very impressed with the Pixi Skintreats that I’ve tried so far. It’s a well-priced range of good, not too confusing basics, that perform well, and do what they are supposed to without patronising or bewildering the customers.  Glow Mud Cleanser is a great product from the line, being a clay cleanser that doesn’t strip or dry out the skin. It contains aloe, which […]

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11th October 2015

#LipsNspritz of the week 11.10.15

Life would be dull indeed without lipstick and perfume, I’ve made it a mission this last month or so to document my entire lipstick and perfume “wardrobe”.  The idea is to wear every perfume and lipstick that I own, and post my thoughts on each on Instagram every day.  I’m trying to do it without repeats, but I’ve decided to allow myself the occasional one […]

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11th October 2015

Skincare of the Week 11.10.15

No blog posts last week because I was unwell last Sunday and I simply couldn’t face writing in the slightest.  I still kept up with my skincare routines though, because I do (occasionally) have standards …  The routine above was a night-time one mid-week, from when I had a congested chin – complete with zit!  I haven’t had a zit in a couple of years […]

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1st October 2015

Zelens Intense Defence Antioxidant Serum

  I was chatting to a dermatologist recently, and she mentioned that the future of skincare lies in antioxidant products.  Now, as I was already trialling Zelens Intense Defense Antioxidant Serum, this pleased me somewhat, but left me realising that the only thing I really know about oxidisation is that it is what causes iron to rust, and, as I definitely don’t want my face […]

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30th September 2015

Pixi Skintreats Rose Oil Blend

  There has been a lot of Pixi Skintreats love in the Lippie household recently, and the Rose Oil Blend is currently my favourite facial oil.  Based on a sweet almond oil base, with jojoba, dog-rosehip, geranium and damascene rose oils, it’s a very light texture, so sinks into the skin easily, and doesn’t make my combination-oily skin greasy.  It smells only gently of roses, […]

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29th September 2015

First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads

If you’ve spent any time hanging around my instagram page, then you’ll have seen these on my daily skincare routine posts a lot recently.  I do love a pre-soaked acid pad, they’re usually thinner and more textured than a cotton wool pad, and so you get a good amount of toner on your skin, rather than soaked up by the cotton wool. First Aid Beauty […]

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28th September 2015

Omorovicza Blue Diamond Eye Cream

  I have trouble with eyecreams, the area around my eyes is probably the most sensitive on my face, and many, many eyecreams sting as a result.  However, even if they don’t sting, with most of them, I find little to no effect of using them, so I use them for a week or so then usually completely forget about using them at all. However, I’m […]

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27th September 2015

What’s on my face this week? 27.09.15

I’m coming to the end of my “testing phase” with a few products right now, and to celebrate I’m going to be having a bit of a skincare week on the blog from tomorrow, so look out for some in-depth reviews from then.  In the meantime, here’s some pictures of the routines I’ve been using.  Above is Monday’s faceful, I’d dug out some old Aesop […]

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25th September 2015

Ren Flash Rinse 1 Minute Facial

Ren is one of those brands I like, that I’m glad exists, that do nice products, but for some reason, I don’t really love them.  I can’t put my finger on why I don’t love them, but they lack a certain … USP for me.  That they’re “clean” products is something I appreciate – their ingredient lists are on the small side, which is always […]

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22nd September 2015

On being an “older” beauty blogger

    My name is Get Lippie. I’m 45, and I’m tired.  I’m tired of “older” being beauty industry shorthand for “ugly”.  I’m tired of being nagged about my age by the products I use.  I’m tired of constantly reading the same old (ha!) messages all the time which imply that the only quality women have worth venerating is “youth”.  I’m tired of toothpastes and […]