French fashion brand Paul & Joe has launched a cat-themed makeup range to mark its 10th year anniversary, giving bloggers everywhere the purrrfect opportunity for terrible cat-based puns. The collection is inspired by founder Sophie Albou’s reputed love for vintage cat prints – something that fits in well with Paul & Joe’s early 20th century read more »

Famed for its cutting-edge approach to haut couture, fashion house Dior has recently announced an exciting collaboration with abstract artist Anselm Reyle. The German artist has been set to work projecting his unique style onto a range of Dior products, including handbags, sandals, nail varnishes and make up products. This is not the first time read more »

With the new year approaching, it’s time to take a look back and think about what 2011 has offered in the way of beauty. 2011 has undoubtedly been the year of the ‘dramality’ show (TOWIE, Geordie Shore, Desperate Scousewives), introducing Britain to the world of vajazzling, ridiculous tans and the infamous scouse-brow. According to the read more »

With only 10 days to go until the Big Day, it’s time to hold up the endless present wrapping, stop frantically re-reading the recipe book and forget about all the stressful organising for a while…because it’s officially Christmas party season! Whether it’s the office Christmas party, festive drinks with neighbours or a girl’s night out read more »

When I hear the word ‘apothecary’, I think of medieval alchemists pouring smoking potions into decanters, or dark, dusty shelves stacked with spell books. A far cry, then, from the sleek, modern, multi-billion-dollar beauty industry of the 21st century. …Or is it? We recently reported news of House of Fraser’s exclusive Biba Zamac ring- a read more »

Beautiful, elaborate and made of paper, Paperself false eyelashes come in a range of designs, from butterflies and stag horns to peacocks and horses. Inspired by the art of Chinese paper-cutting, Paperself claims to be starting a ‘paper revolution’. This is a big claim indeed, but one that really is beginning to take hold. The read more »

With Halloween just a mere 4 days away and festivities sure to begin this weekend, we couldn’t resist another Halloween related post. If big orange pumpkin suits or white sheets with eye holes aren’t really your style, you can’t go wrong with some sophisticated old school vampire glamour – here are our top picks to read more »

A new season calls for a new look. As winter draws in, the catwalks are filling with rich, autumnal colours, thick Mediterranean eyebrows and statement eye makeup. In chilly weather we’re forced to hide our fabulous outfits under bundles of coats and scarves, so this year we’re wearing fashion on our faces. We’ve compiled a read more »

If you are not steady handed enough to create the perfect smooth winged eyeliner flick then fear not, Dior have created a beautiful set of eyeliner transfers which will be the answer to all of your prayers. This is such an innovative idea. We recently blogged about Violent Lips lip transfers, which is exciting but read more »

I began to lose my faith in cosmetics after beauty adverts became multi-million dollar mini-epics featuring strobe lighting, strutting models and obscure close-ups of things entirely unrelated to make-up. The mascara industry in particular is chockablock with examples of marketing campaigns that have seriously superseded the products themselves. When a small tube of black gunk read more »