Archive for December, 2010

2010 Perfume Round Up

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Which perfume releases from 2010 made it onto our list of favourite scents? Winner: Paco Rabanne – Lady Million £44.99 (50 ml) With top notes of bitter orange and raspberry and base notes of honey and patchouli, Lady Million makes for a not too heavy but fresh and long lasting everyday scent. Great for injecting read more »

Online Beauty Bargains

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few days you will have seen on the news the hoards of people who have braved the post Christmas sales, with some fearless shoppers even queuing overnight so they were first in line for the opening of both the Harrods and Selfridges sales. If like read more »

Paul Mitchell – Super Skinny Relaxing Balm

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Smoothing serum, frizz tamer, heat protector and drying accelerator all in one, Paul Mitchells Super Skinny Relaxing Balm is our new favourite multitasking super product… The Paul Mitchell range is by far one of the best and least over priced salon brands I have ever tried. I had actually never heard of this brand before read more »

Boots No7 – Intensive Moisture Face Mask

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

If your skin is in need of a hydrating winter treat then this face mask from the No7 range could be just the ticket. The gel cream formula contains vitamins A, C and E plus apple extract to brighten up the complexion. I’ve had my eye on this product for quite some time, admittedly the read more »

Skin Doctors – Supermoist SPF30+ Accelerator £24.95

Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Dream cream or disaster? The clever clogs over at Skin Doctors describe their Supermoist moisturiser as fast absorbing, hydrating and light weight with added SPF30 to protect your skin from the suns damaging rays. In addition to this it is also designed to be suitable for all skin types, combines skin illuminators with light reflecting read more »

Christmas Party Wish List

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Karen Millen – Gothic Beaded Bag £99 ILLAMASQUA – Liquid Metal Eyeshadow in Solstice (Molten Gold) £17 Topshop – Black Velvet Dress £125 Girls With Attitude – Natural Lashes in Feather Flutter £5 O.P.I – Burlesque Glitters Polish in Sparkleiscious £9.95 Marc Jacobs – Daisy Red eau de parfum 100ml £60 Yves Saint Laurent – read more »

Product Rave : The Babyliss Waving Wand

Thursday, December 9th, 2010

So here is the lowdown, loose and sexy beach waves ala Victoria’s Secrets models are not as simple as a salt water spritz and ruffling up your hair. Annoyingly, the tousled natural look is just as time consuming and difficult to achieve as a perfectly coiffed beehive or an immaculately preened chignon. So…if like me read more »

Festive Fingertips

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Now as much as we love nail art, we do understand that diamanté sparkles and intricate handy work are not everyone’s cup of Egg Nog. However, we do have a slightly more demure option which happens to slide right into this seasons biggest trend of metal metallic nails as well as being seasonally perfect! Instead read more »

Five stocking fillers for £5 and under

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

Anatomicals – No Old Bags Allowed Eye Gel £3 This soothing and uplifting eye gel containing arnica and orange flower water is sure to give friends a laugh with its quirky name and packaging. Visit very.co.uk to take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer they currently have on the Anatomicals gift sets. Lush – read more »