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11th May 2011

What Do You Get The Beauty Blogger Who Has Everything?

Well, providing that the aforementioned beauty blogger is actually of the male variety, you get him one of these: The Alice Temperley Safari Traveller for men.  Makes a great present – as well as the stylish soap bag it contains shaving foam, shower gel, face scrub,  face wash, and moisturiser, making it perfect for little getaways.  Or longer trips to Portugal next month  … Best […]

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10th May 2011

Bespoke Lipstick with Daniel Sandler & Cosmetics a la Carte Pt II

So, if you made it through yesterday’s post, then you’ll know I recently had two bespoke lipsticks created for me by Daniel Sandler and Lynne Sanders at Cosmetics a la Carte.  Judging from the comments, you’ll be wanting to see the final results (and names) today!   So, without further ado, I introduce you to my two new lipstick shades: On the left here, we […]

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9th May 2011

Bespoke Lipstick with Daniel Sandler & Cosmetics a la Carte

Picture the scene: a boring Tuesday morning at work, your mobile phone rings unexpectedly, and it’s a world-renowned makeup artist who tells you that they want to create a lipstick for you. What’s a beauty blogger to do? Well, in the case of this particular beauty blogger, you basically SQUEEEEEEEE with excitement, and run round the office like a lunatic for twenty minutes then say […]

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5th May 2011

Nail of the Day OPI DS Chiffon

Posts are a bit thin this week because I’ve been ill (hang on till Monday though, won’t you? I have a doozy coming up!) but this little bottle of precious arrived yesterday and it was all I could do not to paint my mails there and then! OPI DS polishes are a particular weakness of mine, being – by and large – holographics. And I […]

Haircare
4th May 2011

Kebelo Hair Smoothing Treatment

Keen not to market themselves as simply yet another “keratin straightening treatment”, Kebelo have arrived with their plant-based, totally formaldehyde-free, 3-step smoothing system, and I was lucky enough to be one of the first people in the UK to try it recently. Referring to their system as the “foundation for beautiful hair”, Kebelo doesn’t promise stick-straight hair, but instead it swears to free you from […]

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3rd May 2011

Alpha H Daily Essential Moisturiser – Factor 50+

Get Lippie has flu at the moment, so that means a new guest review on the blog!  I’m handing over to my lovely workmate Kate, who asked me for some advice a couple of weeks ago and got a little more than she bargained for … Within a couple of days of hearing that my colleague Louise wrote a beauty blog, I’d emailed her with […]

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2nd May 2011

Project Perfume – Book Review

(Click picture for source)  Alongside “Perfumes the A-Z Guide” by Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez, I’ve also read “The Perfect Scent” by Chandler Burr, and it’s completely, totally and utterly fascinating. Burr is the “scent critic” for The New York Times Magazine, and in this book he highlights the journeys of two perfumes on their way to market, One a high-end Perfume House; Hermes, making […]

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30th April 2011

Nail of the Day

I tried OPI’s Suzi Loves Cowboys from their recent Texas collection, but the plain dark brown creme shade didn’t really suit me, so I souped it up a little with a coat of Nfu Oh #61: And it turned out a lot nicer than anticipated. However, this was two coats of OPI, two coats of Nfu Oh, and two coats of Poshe topcoat, it lasted […]

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28th April 2011

Haut Totes – How much do I love thee?

Answer: Quite a darn lot, actually. It’s not often I get called a “happy goth” three times in one week, but this bag from Haut Totes has a lot to answer for … ! I saw London Makeup Girl’s El Dia de los Muertos bag about a year ago and fell in love with it a bit – but it took me a little while to […]

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27th April 2011

Quick Question

Okay, readers, riddle me this: If Get Lippie was a lipstick, what colour would she be? All will be revealed soon …

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26th April 2011

Whoa … Bodyglide …

… Bodyglide for yooooooooooouuuuuuu ….  (with apologies to the Bodyform people) This is the least glamorous product ever featured on a beauty blog! Nonetheless, it’s a lifesaver for me, particularly in the summer. Chafing, ladies and gents, is not sexy.  It’s not much fun either, being painful, and in summer it can lead to limited clothing opportunities, owing to the need to dress in a […]

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24th April 2011

A Week In Lipstick

This week, I have mostly been wearing: Clinique Chubby Stick – Mega Melon Ellis Faas Creamy Lips – L307 Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain – Passion Chantecaille Lip Chic – Tea Rose Yves St Laurent Candy Sheer Volupte – 2 Papaya Gelee Tom Ford – True Coral And finally … The last lipstick there is a mystery, the full details of which I’ll reveal … eventually! […]