Last week online magazine Modmods asked me to pick the brightest lipstick I could find for their "month of colour" feature. Sick of the gloomy days, they were encouraging the use of neons and outrageously lurid hues to add a flash of something interesting to the usual...
Don't you hate it when you open a brand new eyeshadow palette and stick your thumbnail straight into the powder? I'll admit that it makes for a more interesting still life photograph, but it's annoying nonetheless! This quad is a nice little number from KIKO...
A chic, slimline, ultra-portable palette of neutral shades? Yes please. This Clinique launch, the Neutral Territory 2, ticks most boxes. The packaging is incredibly lightweight and low-profile - no extra bulk whatsoever - and the shadows inside are nicely pigmented,...
The video below shows an enthusiastic attempt to de-clutter my ridiculously full makeup bag. There were seven foundations in there! Five concealers! Twelve eyeshadow brushes! I wanted a streamlined version with just a few favourite products that I love and can rely on...
I really like the Ultra Glossy Stylo lipsticks from KIKO. When I visited their flagship store in Rome last year, I spent nearly twenty minutes trying on different shades and I was very impressed by the formula; glossy, non-drying and with good hold. A great range of...
This video is a bit of a "precursor" to the full-length foundation guide that I'm going to film in the New Year. I've picked out my five most-used foundations and bases and shown them in action, along with a little blurb about each and the kind of coverage and finish...
I'm rather pleased with my latest video - I've mastered the art of the loose curl using my Babyliss Pro Curl! With the accompanying glowy, sunkissed skin I'll admit that it's not very Christmassy, but I am in Dubai and it's about twenty seven degrees here so it just...
I'm in Dubai and as it is nice and sunny I'm in full-on summer makeup mode. I've been cracking out all of the lip colours that I didn't get around to wearing earlier this year, the first (and favourite) of which is Lancome's Absolu Velours in 362, "de Peche". ...
Here's the Autumn makeup look from Monday's video, shown in full. And yes I did revise it and remove the dark, harsh eyeliner! Although many of you actually really liked it (thank you for your kind words) I couldn't quite get my head around it and so I re-filmed using...
The perfect chic pairing - darkest nail polish with a vintaged, peachy-nude lipstick. If you don't like to go too matchy-matchy with lips and nails, or you want an alternative to the usual "festive" makeup shades, then this little duo might just suit. It's not...
Yves Saint Laurent have super-swished two of their most iconic products; the Touche Éclat pen and their fragrance classic that for many of us is perfume "marmite": Opium. For me, Opium has incredibly warming associations; my Mum wore it from when I was very little and...
Oh, could this Clarins Rouge Eclat lipstick be any more cheery for these dark and gloomy days? I've been wearing it as a humorous little flash of colour against my daily "anti-coldness uniform" of dark jeans and grey polo neck. The shade is Juicy Clementine, the...