Last week I went to Paris for the launch of Dior’s new mono eyeshadows and Iconic Overcurl mascara. I have the mascara on right now, and it is fabulous. After you’ve read what’s to come on this page I would completely forgive you for thinking that I was slightly biased in my opinion, but you’ll just have to…
Sorry, I look a bit moody here don’t I? I do smile but I never catch it on camera properly for a stills shot. I always get myself mid-grin looking like someone who’s escaped from an institution. Oh well. It won’t affect your enjoyment of the video, I hope – it’s an informal old thing,…
I thought that this offer might interest anyone who has been sitting on the fence about d.j.v. Beautinizer Mascara. I’ve gone on about the Volume Lash version forever; it’s one of my most-used makeup products. It coats the lashes with a kind of film rather than a liquid mascara – it won’t budge even if you sleep…
My current lip-love is the beautiful Jolie Rouge Brilliant lipstick from Clarins. Actually: that, and the Chanel La Favorite from the Spring collection, but the Chanel is a little drying at the moment whereas the Clarins is ultra-moisturising. It has a really juicy texture and a sparkling finish that makes my lips look plumper and smoother. I’ve been using…
I wanted to do a bit of a perky-skin tan video this week, what with all the snow here in the UK. It’s easy to feel pasty and pale and sometimes nice to look a little sunkissed even if summer is ridiculously far away. I have a little colour on my face to begin with…
I know, I know: you’ve all seen this by now. I’m sorry, but I got hold of the Dior Cherie Bow palette about six hours before I jetted off on holiday! I could have taken it away with me, I suppose, but I was too scared that I might lose it or damage it in…
I pretty much stuck to the same makeup look every night that I was away on holiday – boring, I know, but I just couldn’t be bothered to play around. I had only taken a few key items away with me, anyway, and had done on purpose so that I couldn’t be tempted to do…
Well these palettes from Urban Decay are a whole bunch of fun! They’re being released ahead of the Disney movie, Oz The Great and Powerful which is set to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 2013. It’s going to star Michelle Williams as Glinda (good witch, sickeningly sweet, blah) and Mila Kunis as Theodora (sexy, strong,…
As you know already (probably), I don’t wear a lot of lipgloss. I find it difficult to pair lipgloss with my lifestyle (now and then I actually drink, eat and also go outside where the wind sometimes blows) and it doesn’t sit very well with my intolerant nature. The slightest inkling that one of…
A quick style and beauty video for you, but with a slight difference because I’m wearing a rather odd ensemble – my Christmas jumper and slippers! And trousers, obviously, otherwise that really would give you a jolt! There’s more info on the makeup used underneath the video pane – if you can’t see the video…
Some beautiful little makeup treasures for you today; I’ve given all of these a good old test and they are all gorgeous! I often steer clear of palettes because there are always shades included that seem to have no logical purpose. Bright purple eyeshadows and magenta lipstick shades, for example. I know it’s boring, but,…
I’m often a little wary of travel brushes; some of the applicators in the mini sets are fiddly and too small to be of any real use. Not so, thankfully, with the Laura Mercier brushes in her Deluxe Travel Brush Collection. The quality is just perfect and really, the only way in which these differ from…
Much to the annoyance of the man next to me, I did a full face of makeup on my way from London Euston to Birmingham International on the Virgin Pendolino service. I didn’t feel bad, because this man had the most infuriating way of breathing I have ever encountered. It was as though he’d swallowed…
I’ve been itching to tell you about this cute little “mini Naked” palette from Urban Decay! It’s not actually a “mini” version of the Naked palette at all, though it is much, much smaller; it’s actually something of a matte version. If you have either of the original Naked palettes then you’ll know that they’re chock-full of…
Here’s my latest video – the makeup routine that I’ve been following for my latest bout of filming days. (Daily Mix TV launches next week, by the way – if you’re not subscribed, you can find all of the details on this page here.) If you were interested in seeing the Givenchy Matte foundation in…
Please be seated for my Autumn Favourites video – a little edit of some bits and pieces that I’ve been messing about with recently. It’s actually very few products compared to the usual seasonal round-ups – I always feel as though I put too much in, and so I’ve really only gone for the things that I’ve…
This week’s favourite makeup routine? The warm, natural look with a hint of gold around the eyes. Believe it or not, the makeup in the photograph was applied twelve hours before – I did eight hours of filming outside in the freezing cold before cosying up in this picture! The Givenchy Eclat Matissime foundation is just astounding,…
You may call me a Packaging Pervert, because I absolutely am and I’m not embarrassed to admit it. My latest fetish comes in the form of Chanel’s Rouge Allure lipsticks – sleek black packaging with (to the uninitiated) no apparent way in. Until you click the bottom and the gold inner casing comes sliding out! It’s….simply…packaging pornography….