Nails Uncategorized
2nd September 2014

Storage Week! Nails …

We’re a nosy bunch here at Get Lippie, so when we were mulling over makeup storage recently, our editor requested – nay, demanded – we all get out collections out for the lads, as it were.  So this week, sit back and enjoy perving over total strangers’ makeup collections.  On the internet. We’re kicking the week off with Emily, our nail-obsessed newest addition to the […]

Haircare Uncategorized
22nd August 2014

Everyday Essentials: Dove Advanced Hair Series – Pure Care Dry Oil

By Get Lippie I just can’t get that excited about expensive hair care, I’m afraid. Give me a £36 lipstick, or a £250 perfume, and I can justify that to myself (not so much my bank manager, admittedly), but a £30 shampoo?  Something that just goes down the drain?  Man, I have a hard time thinking about that.  Ironically, a £20 shower gel (something else […]

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20th August 2014

We Want the Funk: Ripe and Ready Perfumes for a Heatwave

By Laurin A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that the predicted highs in my hometown of Mobile, Alabama and London were exactly the same – 29 degrees Celsius. The local press in Mobile referred to this turn of events as “an unseasonable autumn-like chill”. Meanwhile, in London, the headlines read “OMG HEATWAVE APOCALYPSE PREPARE A VIRGIN SACRIFICE TO APPEASE THE SUN GODS!” In Mobile, […]

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18th August 2014

Revlon Colourstay Moisture Stain: London Posh, India Intrigue, Barcelona Nights, Shanghai Sizzle and Parisian Passion

  By Get Lippie I do love it when a brand releases a new range of lipcolours, particularly when that range of shades is largely composed of brights.  Ach, there’s a few nudes, but we all know Get Lippie doesn’t really get the nude craze, so let’s just gloss over that, shall we? From left to right here we have: 050 London Posh, 001 India […]

Makeup Uncategorized
15th August 2014

GOSH Autumn Winter 2014

By Tindara Well it might me blisteringly sunny out there but it’s Autumn Winter launch time and I was excited to be invited to see the new GOSH products this week. As usual GOSH haven’t let us down, they seem to capture the zeitgeist better than most other brands at their price point. Those of you into mineral make-up will be pleased to hear GOSH […]

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13th August 2014

Golden Touch Intimate Waxing – Soho

By Laurin When I got back in the saddle after my divorce, I noticed a curious statement on about half the profiles of any given online dating service: “I love London, but equally love escaping the hustle and bustle for a relaxing weekend in the country.” Not me. I spend 95% of my time happily cocooned within Zones 1 and 2, believing absolutely in Peter […]

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11th August 2014

Boots Opticians and Protect Lenses

By Get Lippie I’ve been a glasses wearer for nigh on 40 years now, and, I’ll be honest, I hate wearing my glasses.  Years of being told I was an “ugly duckling” in my smeared pink plastic NHS frames (complete with eye patch for several years, to boot) as a child, followed by decades of movies and TV using “beautiful woman in glasses” as shorthand […]

Nails Uncategorized
6th August 2014

Leopard Print Nails with Nails Inc, Barry M and Sally Hansen

By EmilyLeopard print nails are a bit old school now…but still a favourite of mine! Every time I leopardize (made up word) my nails I get a huge amount of compliments, and no-one ever thinks they are hand-painted! So if you want to add a bit of Grrrrr to your mani, here’s how!First up, two coats of polish, you can choose any colour you like, doesn’t have to […]

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1st August 2014

Chantecaille Autumn Winter 2014: 15th Anniversary Palette

By Get Lippie You have to have a heart of stone (or at least a deep, deep hatred of taupe, you sick puppy) to be able to resist the annual Chantecaille Charity Palettes.  Usually items of huge beauty devoted to a single animal cause, tigers, turtles, butterflies and such, it can be difficult to bring yourself to use them.  Out next month, the Chantecaille 15th […]

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30th July 2014

Flower Power: Ciaté Flower Manicure

By Emily Oooooh, PRETTY! Flowers on pastel nails! I’m hyperventilating! So yeah, I’m easily pleased. However, this fabulous ‘Bada Bloom!’ Flower Manicure from the geniuses at Ciaté contains all you need to create a super-summery floral nail. These guys have got manicure innovation nailed (sorry). It IS a bit fiddly, but the end result is worth it, I promise. The set contains a mini paint […]

Lips Uncategorized
28th July 2014

ByTerry Rose Infernal Collection: Eye Powder-Kajal, Rose de Rose, and Baume de Rose Fig Fiction

It’s too darn hot right now, and when that happens, my mind always starts to think wistfully about cooler seasons, I’m not a happy summer bunny, alas.  Not to mention that I always prefer the Autumn and Winter makeup collections to the ubiquitous summer bronze (with a splash of “unexpected” blue) that we’ve been seeing all summer every summer since, well, time began. ByTerry is […]

Bodycare Skincare
25th July 2014

ARK Skincare Derriere Facial

  By Laurin When I first agreed to contribute to Get Lippie at the beginning of this year, I imagined filing some light-hearted musings on perfume each week, maybe with a few words on moisturiser here and there. I did not expect to spend my mornings rollerballing napalm onto my bottom, or my evenings applying thigh creams that caused my flesh to stick together like […]