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11th November 2016

This Works Sleep Plus Range

I’m deeply half-hearted about aromatherapy, if I’m being completely honest. Okay, not aromatherapy itself (seriously, no one knows more about the effect of smell on well-being more than a recovering parosmic, believe me) per se, but some of the practitioners of it can be a  little … well, woo.  I was trying to arrange a massage for the blog once, and I’d mentioned that I […]

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9th November 2016

Flowerbomb Dry Body Oil by Viktor and Rolf

Some of my favourite people wear Flowerbomb, but I will admit that up until recently, the appeal of the clean and sugary pink floral, which is incredibly aptly-named has passed me by somewhat.  Never really having been a fan of sweet fragrances, Flowerbomb, one the most successful fragrance franchises in the UK wasn’t really designed to appeal to me, someone who has always preferred something […]

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7th November 2016

Urban Decay Full Spectrum Palette

 Not so much a review this as just a deep sigh of: “IT IS SO PRETTY, I CAN NEVER MAR ITS FABULOUS BEAUTIFULOSITY BY ACTUALLY  USING IT”, the Urban Decay Full Spectrum Palette is released online now and costs £43. Just look at that damned bejewelled cover.  LOOK AT IT. Oh, and the eyeshadows are quite pretty too: Arranged beautifully in ombre-d colour groups, there’s […]

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6th November 2016

Update at The Parosmia Diaries

It has been quite a while since I updated my other blog: The Parosmia Diaries, and I’ve had a little flurry of emails re my smell difficulties recently, so I thought it was time to dust it off and get back on with it.  So here’s the first parosmia-based post in over a year (it’s been a very busy year), you can read it here: […]

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26th October 2016

Murad Eye Lift Firming Treatment

 Getting older sucks, and I can sum up why in just two words: reading glasses.   I had fairly major eye surgery as a kid, and my optical prescription varies so wildly (one eye is long sighted, and the other is short sighted) that one optician told me years ago that I would never need reading glasses.  He. Was. Wrong. I do so need them, so […]

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18th October 2016

Jo Malone London Launch Basil and Neroli Fragrance

I was lucky enough to be invited along to the launch of Jo Malone London Basil and Neroli fragrance earlier this year,  and I’m very glad I did go, because this little bottle of sunshine hasn’t left my handbag since.  I’m a huge fan of Lime, Basil and Mandarin, the brands “signature” fragrance and I was delighted when I discovered that Jo Malone London were […]

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14th October 2016

Mugler Alien Candle

  Finally, the nights are drawing in, and we have perfect candle weather!  I love candles, own hundreds, but this Saturday was the first night we’ve lit a candle in the new flat, and we’ve been here nearly six months now! And what a one to start candle-season off with.  Recently released by Mugler perfumes, this Alien-scented candle is a joy.  I love Alien, with […]

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13th October 2016

Armani Lip Magnets Lip Swatches

In yesterday’s post, I gave the full review, today is just lip swatches of the newly released Armani Lip Magnets.  The colours are lovely and pigmented, and easy to wear without drying the lips. Top Row 300, 301 and 302 2nd Row 400, 401 and 402 3rd Row 500, 501 and 506 4th Row 601 and 602. In the same order, here are the lipswatches, […]

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12th October 2016

Armani Lip Magnets launch nationwide on October 28th

 2016 has been a great year for lipstick lovers, especially BRIGHT lipstick lovers, like, er … me! Armani have launched a great range of mattes recently – they’re currently exclusive to Selfridges, but they’ll launch nationwide on October 28th, and I have a bunch of them here.  In today’s post I’ll talk about the colours and the formula, and I’ll put swatches into the post […]

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11th October 2016

Philosophy Amazing Grace 20th Birthday Special Edition

The last time Amazing Grace appeared on this blog, I referred to it as an “anti-perfume”, the smell of clean laundry, and described it as perfect for people who don’t really like fragrance.  I stand by those things, but I also confess that I actually have a huge, sneaking, deep vat of love for it.  “Clean” fragrances are a not-so-secret vice of mine, the urge […]

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9th September 2016

Nair Nourish Upper Lip Kit Review

Hello! My name is Get Lippie, and I have a moustache.  If you’re reading this, you’ve probably got one too, man, woman or child.  Don’t worry, there’s no judgement here, but there is shedloads of judgement out there, this I know.  I had someone recently say in an email that they loved my choice of lipsticks on instagram, but my upper-lip hair was making them […]