I have a full-time job, I run two blogs, and I do volunteer work on a regular basis. That said, I’m also a lazy bitch, so I like my makeup to last, and last well. I’ve not met a lipstain that works so well as the Sephora Cream Lip Stains, whenever I’m in Paris, I make a beeline for them, and buy backups of […]
I do love a balm that stains, and I’ve been meaning to compare the formula of the new(er) Matte and Lacquer balms for a while now. Me being me, I picked out the brightest shades from each, Romantic in the original Balm Stain formula, alongside Striking in Matte Balm, and Enticing in Lacquer Balm. Romantic is a softer strawberryish shade, whilst Striking has hints of […]
I make no bones about my love of Zelens products. The fact is, expensive as they are, I’ve rarely been disappointed with anything I’ve tried from the range, and I was super-excited when I discovered Dr Lens was releasing makeup to go alongside his skincare range. I’ve mentioned the foundation in passing before, but today I want to concentrate on the lip products. Here we […]
We’ve been lacking a bit in colour recently on Get Lippie, so I figured instead of Lipsticks of the Week, why not have a Week of Lipsticks? So here we are, showing you some of my favourite lipsticks of the moment. Clinique sent me a few of their latest Colour Pop collection recently, and they are mega pretty. From l-r we have Bare Pop, Punch […]
This is a rather elderly bottle of Alpha H Instant Facial. It’s nearly empty, but I love it very much, and I shall be sad when it is gone. Alpha H are the queens of glycolic acid, and their Liquid Gold product is – rightly – a cult, but I find it is a little too stimulating for my skin, so I don’t use it […]
It’s hard work being a brunette sometimes. Well, if you’re a brunette over the age of 35 or so, it is, anyway. Yes, I’m talking about greying. I have been going grey since I was 18, actually, and it has ever been a pain in the backside. I’m incredibly lucky in that my hair colourist (Jack Howard, currently at Paul Edmonds) is a genius, but […]
If you’ve been following my travails over on The Parosmia Diaries, then you’ll know this post is a bit of a breakthrough – perfume reviews have necessarily been thin on the ground for Get Lippie over the last twelve months, but I think I have finally recovered enough of my sense of smell to offer at least a brief overview of some lovely fragrances that […]
Think of Tweezerman, and you think of tweezers. Well, I do. Just tweezers. Well, it’s sort of in the name really, isn’t it? You can imagine my delight, however, when Tweezerman recently sent me a parcel containing all kinds of goodies, and I was surprised, not to mention delighted, at just how extensive their range goes. Basically, anything you need for your eyebrows and nails. […]
Long-time readers will know I don’t always see eye-to-eye with gel-based products, usually finding them a little too harsh (many gels have an alcohol base, which my skin doesn’t always appreciate. Gin, on the other hand …) for my stupidly sensitive and extremely prone to redness skin. So I approached Oskia Renaissance Cleansing Gel very warily. I needn’t have worried, for this is a delight, […]
Regular readers will know that I don’t really shop for my skincare in the likes of Boots or Superdrug as a rule. Being a bit of a skincare snob means SpaceNK and Selfridges are more my jam, and I’ll buy my more mainstream skincare requirements from the likes of Debenhams before I hit the high street proper. That said, I do love me a bit […]
This Friday, 27th February is Anosmia Awareness Day. Ordinarily, this is a date that would probably have passed without too much comment at Lippie Mansions, but this year is different. Very different. Most people think not being able to smell is just a little thing, but please let me tell you that it is not. When I lost my sense of smell last year, I […]
I’m fairly hard to impress these days, particularly when it comes to skincare, but at a launch event for Erborian recently, I came away with a shopping list as long as your arm, and an URGENT desire to try EVERYTHING. That never happens. Amongst the things I was desperate to try was this CC Creme, and I was delighted that it was in the goody […]