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13th December 2010

Christmas Countdown – Lavish Vouchers

I was the lucky recipient of a Lavish gift voucher recently, and I think they’re great.  Beautifully packaged, and available to spend in more than 300 spas nationwide (including places like The Sanctuary,  plus Dove and Elemis spas around the country), these are the ideal gift for those difficult to buy for people who you think deserve a treat. Being a nosy person, and knowing […]

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9th December 2010

My Favourite … Neutral Blushers

After a few days showing you my favourite bright lip shades, I thought I’d show you what I wear with them. To be honest, my blusher collection is pretty small, as it’s only something I discovered properly a few years ago.  When I was younger, I didn’t, really, see the point, but now I know it’s actually a vital product for ensuring you look healthy […]

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8th December 2010

My Favourite … Red Lipsticks

Yesterday, I showed you my favourite pink lipsticks, today I’m showing you my favourite reds.  My search for the perfect red has been going on longer than the one for the perfect pink, so some of these reds are very old … L-R we have Guerlain Geisha, Lord & Berry China Red, Chanel Flash, Chanel Barcelona Red, Beaute Masochist, All for Eve Red, Nars Pop […]

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7th December 2010

My Favourite … Pink Lipsticks

 It’s coming up to Christmas, and to me, that always means more colourful makeup.  Well, when I say more colourful makeup, what I actually mean is brighter lipstick, which I’m usually happy to pair with a smokey eye look.  I love pink lipstick almost as much as I do red lipstick, although this year, it’s entirely possible that my search for the perfect pink lipstick […]

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6th December 2010

Chanel Ombre D’eau Splash and Torrent Comparison

   When I wrote this post recently, one of my wonderful regular readers (the always-lovely Modesty Brown) commented that she thought the colour would be less bronze, so I thought a comparison to the decidedly khaki Torrent as released earlier on in the year would be useful, so here goes: As you can see, whilst both shades do have a decidedly bronze-y cast to them, […]

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3rd December 2010

Haus of Gloi

I blame London Make Up Girl, as I do for so many things.  This time, and don’t ask me how she’s done it, the bewitching creature that she is, she’s actually converted me to body lotion. But not just any body lotion, specifically it was her review of the Samhain scents of pumpkin butter and perfume oils from Haus of Gloi that made me think […]

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2nd December 2010

Love Story – The Musical

Or, time for something completely different. No, I haven’t gone completely crazy, one of my very first posts on this here blog was about opera, which I don’t think anyone ever read, so I think it’s okay for me to talk about my love of musical theatre here too.  And, I do love it. Growing up we were banned from watching musicals in my house, […]

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1st December 2010

Andy Tauer’s Advent Giveaway

I’m a massive fan of Andy Tauer, I was lucky enough to meet with him recently (more about that anon), and I enjoyed a great deal hearing about how he is inspired to create his perfumes, and to be able to smell some of the ingredients that make up his creations. He is certainly an artist of perfume in an increasingly corporate bland and fruity-smelling […]

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1st December 2010

Beauty Bloggers Backstage – Sparklecrack Central

This month, I got to interview the lovely and charming – and patient! – LiAnn of Sparklecrack Central.  I love her blog as it’s an astonishing fount of information about all things mineral, and nail varnish, who could ask for more?   Also, hers is possibly the best named blog out there.  Well, after this one, of course … [cough]  Without further ado, I bring you […]

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30th November 2010

Nail of the Day – China Glaze Emerald FItzgerald

Another beauty from the Vintage Vixens collection, this one: A deep, dark glassy green that doesn’t appear black on the nails, I adore this shade. It’s not – quite – a Christmassy green, but rather it reminds me of an expensive car paint job.  I was worried it would give me lobster hands, but luckily, it doesn’t! Picture shows two coats over China Glaze sticky […]

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29th November 2010

Browhaus Lashes in Bloom – Eyelash Extensions

So impressed was I with my initial visit to Browhaus, that I recently went back at my own expense and got myself kitted out with some eyelash extensions. Browhaus will do your lashes to your exact specification, natural, full, curly, long, however you want them!  I asked for full-on dramatic lashes, hoping to replicate the effect I always want from mascaras and am always disappointed […]

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28th November 2010

Sparkle And Shade

The always lovely Emily over at Sparkle & Shade asked me to take part in her “Inspirational Interviews” series this weekend.  I was very flattered – and amused – to be asked to take part, and loved answering the questions! You can see what I had to say for myself here: Sparkle & Shade’s Inspirational Interview