23rd August 2010

Perfect Purple? Daniel Sandler Sheer Satin Eyeshadow 575

Specifically for OxfordJasmine, this one …  I know a few people are on the lookout for the perfect “Cadbury” purple eyeshadow, and I think this one is definitely a contender!  Daniel Sandler himself picked this one out for me recently (more about that next week) after I confessed my love of purple eyeshadow to him.  I’ve long been after a proper “bright” purple that isn’t […]

22nd August 2010

D&G Fall Out with Selfridges

Sooooo … I was amused (sorry, but I was) to read in the Telegraph yesterday that D&G have had a “giant falling out” with Selfridges over shoes, and from next spring will be pulling out of their stores entirely. For us beauty lovers, this gives us a tiny predicament, as it means that the D&G makeup line (which is actually very good) will be only […]

20th August 2010

Chanel Taupe Grise & Khaki Vert Applied

For all those complaining (ha ha!) that I’ve not done any FotDs for a while, here’s two for the price of one: I wanted to show you the difference between the two shades, apologies for the differences in lighting conditions!  On the left there is Taupe Grise, and on the right is Khaki Vert.  Both are applied over a Trish McEvoy eyeshadow base, and I’ve […]

19th August 2010

Chanel Autumn Collection – Eyeliners Cassis & Clair

You all Chanel-ed out yet?  Well, I’m not, but this is the last one for a couple of days, I promise! I had seriously promised myself that I’d only been going to get the eyeshadows I showed you yesterday, but when I swatched these, I had to have them too.  (I bought Paradoxal because, well, even I get swept along in the hype sometimes) The […]

18th August 2010

Krasey Beauty

I love my US blogging friends. I love them a whole bunch.  Amongst the ones I read regularly, I have particular space in my heart for the following: Elvira and Joeybunny at Pink Sith Amy at Cafe Makeup Sabrina at The Beauty Look Book Paula at Older Girl Beauty and Gaia at The Non-Blonde All of them are well worth a read, they’ve created many […]

18th August 2010

Chanel Eyeshadow Singles: 87 Khaki Vert & 88 Taupe Grise

When I was buying Chanel Paradoxal the other day, I was very aware that it was quite low down on my list of “must-haves” from the collection, these two little beauties were the things I was eagerly awaiting, and how happy I am to have them, finally!  Sadly, the picture has washed both shades out a little.  On the left above is Taupe Grise, which […]

17th August 2010

Chanel Paradoxal Dupe?

 I picked up Jessica’s Venus Was Her Name about a month ago, because it appeared so unusual in the bottle!I got it from The Sanctuary, but I’m assured there are other places you can pick it up from.  In the bottle it appears a charcoal shade with tonnes and tonnes and tonnes of purple shimmer.  Sound familiar?  Here’s now it looks on the nails: On […]

16th August 2010

Nail of the Day: Chanel Paradoxal

Yes, you may have seen this on a few blogs already, but if you know me, you know I have a hard time resisting Chanel, and I love my murky shades.  So, when Chanel bring out a range of murky shades, I’m in there.  Totally!  Paradoxal is a grey with purple shimmer, but depending on the angle you get either a purple-grey shade, or a […]

12th August 2010

Review – Halston Woman Amber

This, gentle reader, is the perfume release I’ve been waiting for.  The fact that I didn’t know anything about it until two weeks ago is neither here nor there. If you’ve read any of my perfume reviews lately, you’ll know that I’ve been disappointed with all the fruity/woodsy/musky SWEET perfumes I’ve been sniffing over the last couple of weeks, and have been longing to smell […]

11th August 2010

Review Roundup!

Even if I do say it myself, living in Get Lippie headquarters does have some advantages for the poor harrassed girlies who have to put up with some of my less savoury habits.  Recently, I gave my glamorous housemate Kerry (you may remember her from this makeover) a bag of bits and pieces and asked her for her thoughts.  Here’s what she came up with: […]

10th August 2010

Review Pro Makeup Brushes

I love makeup brushes, I’ve had some of my favourites for nigh on decades, but it’s always good to take a look at some new ones and see if they help with your application.  Personally, I believe that you should spend what you can afford on your brushes – there are good ones at all price points – and, if you look after your brushes, […]

9th August 2010

Clarins Barocco Winter Collection 2010

I saw this collection on British Beauty blogger last month and thought it was Oh So Pretty! I still don’t know when it’s released (I’m assuming September-time, but if I get any more information, I’ll let you know), and I’ve been pretty desperate to get my hands on it ever since laying eyes on it!  It is so exquisitely packaged, and the black shadows and […]