He’s been at it again, using products then making stuff up about them. Please check out MrLippie’s latest review of Soap & Glory for men at Ape to Gentleman My favourite bit?: “…Don’t blame me. I just get chained to a keyboard until my random button-pressing makes some kind of sense….”
Said to resemble a mojito, with notes of mint, water jasmine, brown sugar, and primo fiore lemon, this is the latest release from Giorgio Armani perfumes. It’s meant to also have some aquatic notes, and smell very “wet” as a result. I’ve seen it described as a “floral aquatic”, and many of the reviews I’ve read describe all the notes as read in the press […]
I own three Edward Bess products, a compact rouge (Island Rose), lipstick (Secret Desire), and eyeshadow (Intimate). Edward’s line recently made it to the UK, and after a while lusting over it on my US friend’s blogs, I was delighted to get my sticky fingers on some of the products! In a slightly different order (because I’m an idiot), you can see Secret Desire which […]
Long-time readers of this blog will know of my (possibly irrational) hatred of pastels. I don’t like them, and what’s more, they don’t like me. So, it was a surprise to find that I like this shade: China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint, from the Up, Up, and Away collection, which I largely avoided as it was ALL pastels. Or mainly pastels. Or even possibly just partially […]
No, I haven’t gone insane, I just haven’t had a bath for a month. I really, really, really want a bath. I love baths, and have been known to spend several hours in there, just floating, reading, relaxing, and chilling, really. They’re where I go when I need a little respite from the daily grind (and they’re where I can hide from MrLippie – don’t […]
Caviar. It’s always the first thing that occurs to you when you think of how a woman smells, isn’t it? No? Well, in spite of it’s much touted “figs’n’caviar” reputation, it won’t be the first thing you think about when you sniff Womanity, either, don’t worry. Neither will figs, actually, but more about that later. The first thing I think about when I smell Womanity […]
This review alongside this one finally made me take the plunge into buying a Giorgio Armani foundation. I adore my Blushing Fabric blushers, so when I was in Selfridges lately, I thought I’d complete the set. A 40ml tube will set you back £29 which is fairly expensive, but you use so little that I estimate that the tube will last quite a while. It’s […]
I’ve been using Armani Diamonds for a little while now, and I thought (or, rather, was reminded) that it’s about time that I put my thoughts on it down on paper, as it were. Looking at the bottle itself, it’s a chunky rectangular bottle, with a hint of blue/aquamarine at the base that gives the liquid a slightly mysterious look. The top is dominated […]
At times, I’m truly reminded that mine is a somewhat charmed life. Recently, I spent the most delightful four hours in the company of Billie, Kay and Kim at the Chapel Hair salon in Islington, and was made to feel so much at home, that I didn’t really want to leave. Having read up a little before my visit about the “trend-setting” owners Billie Crago […]
Recently, I was invited along to the Trish McEvoy counter at Selfridges to take a look over some of the products that they stock that won’t fit in my planner. In case you don’t know much about Trish’s range, she’s a US makeup artist, who is famous (infamous?) for her compact (and bijou!) makeup planners. Mine must be about six years old now, and contains […]
So, as well as spending a little money with Dolce & Gabanna the other day, I also indulged in a little Burberry. I hadn’t been planning to, but the sales girls were so friendly, and the colours were so much nicer than I was expecting, that I felt duty-bound to pick up a few bits and pieces! After a bit of a mass swatch, I […]
So, if you read my blog last week, you know I had a hard time actually buying these, but, I do love the bits and pieces I bought … Up there you can see (l-r) Nail Polish in Perfection, Classic Lipstick in Soft, and the eye quad in Nude. What I didn’t realise at the time is that Perfection and Nude are actually part of […]