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30th August 2015

Skincare of the Week 30 August 2015

  You’ll notice a certain “samieness” about my skincare routines this week, mainly because I am trying the new Zelens serums, and that means sticking to things I know.  But a couple of exciting new things have popped up too, so I’ll show you those as well. The Oskia Perfect Cleanser is one of my favourites (and was another cleanser that I was hoarding the […]

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28th August 2015

Josie Maran Bright and Beautiful Collection

You know those nights when you’re accidentally awake at 4am and find yourself mindlessly perusing QVC?  Well that happened last week, and two days later, I found the Josie Maran Bright and Beautiful TSV (today’s special value) on my doorstep.  I’ve been pretty impressed actually, and thought you might like to see it too.  Click to read more: The seven-piece set consists of one five-piece […]

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27th August 2015

Bruzz

Nailbrushes.  They’re not really the sexiest of products on the planet, are they? I think every household has one gently mouldering on the side of the kitchen sink, very rarely used, and unloved.  Bruzz aims to change all that. A unique design with soft, slightly vanilla-scented bristles on three sides Bruzz will get your nails cleaner than ever before, without spattering the entire room you’re […]

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25th August 2015

The Library of Fragrance: Gin and Tonic and Fresh Laundry

Having parosmia makes you paranoid about being smelly.   I’m clean, don’t get me wrong, but having a nose that interprets smells incorrectly (and sometimes not at all) can make you worry about the oddest things.  I was a huge fan of Demeter Laundromat back in the day, and the first thing I did when I heard they were being re-released as the Library of […]

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24th August 2015

Dr Perricone No Makeup Skincare

The last time I published a review of Dr Perricone products … well, let’s just say it did not go down too well, so it is with some trepidation that I come to write about them again! I have found myself intrigued by the No Makeup Skincare range for a while now, so, rather in spite of myself, I found myself forking over a bunch […]

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23rd August 2015

Skincare of the Week – 22 August 2015

Joy abounds in the Get Lippie household whenever a parcel from Zelens shows up, and this week I was delighted that the two newest serums in the range appeared on my doorstep.  I’ll be giving Zelens Intense Defence a good going over in the next few weeks, so expect my skincare routines to get a little … visually undistinguishable … for a while.  This was […]

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21st August 2015

Shark Snorkelling with Boots Opticians at the London Aquarium

I’ve found myself in some surreal places with the blog at times, but I think a brand literally throwing me to the sharks was a bit unexpected! Let me explain.  As a long-time contact lens and glasses wearer, I find swimming on holiday rather troublesome, do I swim without my glasses and not be able to see anything?  Or do I chance swimming in my […]

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19th August 2015

Clarins Autumn 2015 – First Look

Not so much in the way of review, but just my first thoughts on the new makeup collection from Clarins this autumn: It’s a really beautiful collection, warm lip colours, cool smokey eye colours, and very strong brows.  There’s the Pretty Day five colour eye palette (£33),  two shades of the Ombre Matte eye powders ( 07 Carbon and 08 Heather £19 each, a pretty […]

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17th August 2015

Paradox by 4160 Tuesdays and Get Lippie

  I suspect there isn’t a perfume writer alive who hasn’t daydreamed of creating their own fragrance. A perfume writer who hasn’t imagined sitting with a perfumer at their organ, selecting ingredients, puzzling over formulas, dabbling with modifications and attempting to create that great, mythical “perfect perfume” of their innermost desires, is, I think, barely a perfume writer at all. Back in my smelling days, […]

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16th August 2015

Skincare of the week 16.08.15

It has been a bit of a quiet week skincare-wise!  My skin has recovered from its reaction last week, so I’ve been re-introducing acids and exfoliation slowly back into the routine.  First acid toner to come back was the oh-so-gentle, but much beloved Clarins Gentle Exfoliator, which was really the product that got me properly into acid exfoliation.  The acids are buffered with glycerin and […]

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14th August 2015

The Seven Best Pink Lipsticks In The World Ever.

 Hyperbole? What hyperbole?  I have literally just turned my house upside down looking for one of these lipsticks, but whilst I was at it, I was reminded of all these other pink lipsticks that I own, so I thought I’d compile them into one lovely big post whilst I was at it. From left to right here we have: Boots No7 in Soft Ruby Bare […]

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12th August 2015

Magic Mirror

There is nothing worse than travelling somewhere and not having enough mirrors, or even any mirrors when you get there.  I’ve been away a couple of times this year, and the Magic Mirror has come in so handy, I love it! There’s nothing new, really, about folding mirrors for travel, but this beats normal “travel” mirrors hands down because of its versatility, and the fact […]