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24th November 2010

Christmas Countdown – Bits and bobs

Continuing my Christmas gift guide, here are some other bits and bobs that I thought might make great gifts for people (including me!). First of all, one of the more prettily packaged palettes I’ve seen this season: Dior Minaudiere I actually bought one of these for my mum last week, having seen it on a variety of US blogs recently, but if you follow me […]

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23rd November 2010

Christmas Countdown – Hair

Continuing the gift guide theme for this week, I’ve moved onto gifts for hair.  Truly, for me, there are only two contenders this year, and they’re expensive, admittedly, so hold onto your hats … Cloud Nine The O – Gift of Volume. Coming in at a whopping £199, this is an amazing gift.  I first saw TheO way back in June, and was astonished at […]

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22nd November 2010

Christmas Countdown – Gift sets

This week, I’m mainly going to be showing you a mixture of stuff I’m getting for people for Christmas, and the odd piece of random stuff that I want for Christmas myself … For Him: Neals Yard Smooth gift set: Yes, I’m starting of with a present for a male, I thought why not?  Costing £27, this set includes face wash, moisturiser, body wash and […]

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19th November 2010

NotD: Deborah Lippmann – Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Deborah Lippmann is famous for her glitter polishes. I don’t like glitter, alas, but this shade (created for Pat Benatar) is, as they say: “right up my street”. A glorious “blue steel” shade (why yes, I am doing my best Zoolander impression as I type this!), this was a total dream to apply, silky, not too thick, and opaque in two coats: In some lights […]

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18th November 2010

Browhaus

I am genetically incapable of plucking my own eyebrows, I make a mess of it leaving them uneven and prone to bald spots.  Add in my general poor eyesight, and the fact that I’m a total cack handed muppet anyway, and it’s mainly just a recipe for disaster, so I just pay someone to do it for me.  I can’t leave them to their own […]

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17th November 2010

Top Shop Lipsticks

 I’m a makeup snob.  I know it, and I rarely make any apologies for it!  However, I do like a little look around makeup from the high street every now and again.  Now, I am old enough to remember TopShop’s original range of makeup (which, if memory serves was based around rip-offs homages of Nars Multiples, I still have both the silver and the gold […]

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16th November 2010

Chanel Ombre D’eau: #757 Splash

I love a bit of Chanel.  Some of my more regular readers might have noticed.  I’m also a massive fan of their Ombre D’eau eyeshadows, finding the colours gorgeously complex (in the main), and also rather more long lasting than Chanel’s powder shadows. The latest release in this format is number 757,also called “Splash”.  It’s the second one I’ve purchased this year, the first was […]

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15th November 2010

An open letter to a hairdresser …

When I made my first visit to a hairdresser for blogging purposes last year, I wrote this: “I find the thought of trying out a new hair salon pretty terrifying, I’ve been known to hang around outside salons for ages trying to pluck up the courage to actually walk in and make an appointment!   As a result, it’s entirely possible I don’t visit the […]

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10th November 2010

Shu Uemura – Pleasure of Japanese Bath

Shu are (in)famous for their cleansing oils, but did you know they also have a range of bathing oils?  I didn’t until recently, and I spotted these little bottles hiding out in a corner of the Shu store in Covent Garden a few weeks back, and had to try one.  First released 10 years ago, the oils are back, and they’re a little different to […]

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9th November 2010

Purple FotD

Just a random FotD that I haven’t posted earlier, I love this purple shadow from Daniel Sandler,  I’ve posted about it before, I think it really makes the colour of my eyes stand out: When I’m not wearing my beloved taupes and neutrals, purple is my default “go-to” shade (my favourite smokey eye is a purple one), it’s a great shade, and this is a […]

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8th November 2010

WE ARE AN WINNERZ!

Sorry, got all lolcats for a minute there, but I just wanted to announce the winner of my L’Occitane giveaway! The winner is …. KITTY!!! Please drop me an email with your full name and address, lovely, and I’ll ensure that the powers-that-be get the parcel out to you this week. Lots of lovely entries this time around, thank you everyone for taking the time […]

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5th November 2010

Nail of the Day: Andrea Fulerton Foxy Lady

I’ve been waiting for Andrea to get this range into the shops since last March!  I was lucky enough to get my nails done by this lovely lady at an event and we had a really good natter, so when I found out the range was finally available at Superdrug, I leapt to collect some bits and pieces.  I love that alongside some great polish […]