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 »

Come December and many of the big names in beauty are releasing their holiday collections ready for the Christmas shopping period. Sometimes they hit the spot – and sometimes they really don’t. Generally when I am perusing Christmas beauty products I shop by the manta ‘beauty products are for life, not just for Christmas’ – read more »

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 »

With only a few weeks remaining before the official Christmas countdown begins it is time to start thinking about unleashing our inner child and looking for this years advent calender. Here are our top three luxury, albeit unique ways to count ourselves into this Christmas this December: Beauty Lovers – 24 Days of Luxuries Exclusive read more »

Beauty lovers everywhere are queuing up to ‘liberate’ their make up bags with MACs latest collaboration with Liberty of London. The collection, which launched on April 1st , combines the always fabulous product shades and formulations that we have come to expect from MAC, with beautiful packaging inspired by designs from deep down inside the read more »

Body Shops new collection of spring make-up incorporates three key products, eyeshadow, lipgloss and blusher and we have to say that they are all bang on trend. The Shimmer Shadows £16 come in the same format as our ever faithful shimmer cubes. This time however they are not four colours from the same palette, but read more »

The imminent release of Tim Burtons Alice in Wonderland seems to have got people all a frenzy. With heated discussions afoot between the big cheeses at Disney and a few of the big players in cinema over the release window, there is concern that some of us might not even get to see the film! read more »

Asos have some great beauty products on site at the moment, but our favourite by far is the new Paul & Joe Limited Edition Spring MakeUp Collection. These products are exclusive to Asos and you won’t be able to find them in your local cosmetics store. The lip gloss lacquers £18 are great for some read more »

Tim Burton films have always been renowned for their gloriously colourful palette and outlandish yet beautiful costumes. Make-up plays a huge role in the upcoming Alice in Wonderland remake, with Alice’s fragile and natural beauty juxtaposed against the heavily and theatrically painted face of Helena Bonham Carter’s The Red Queen it is a beauty lovers read more »

Each Christmas Lush make it their mission to bring us a plethora of new and exciting seasonal Christmas products. In their own words they have put on their explorer hats and scoured the globe for Yuletide myths and fairy tales in order to come up with their 2009 Christmas collection. Here are a few favourites: read more »