Chanel Rouge Allure Moiré: Indecise or Farouche?

Chanel Rouge Allure Moiré: Indecise or Farouche?

Chanel's Rouge Allure Moiré lipsticks and polishes have launched; beautiful, pearlescent shades that catch the light and add a touch of high-glamour to the more dismal of autumnal days. My favourite shades are Indecise, shown left in my photograph above and Farouche,...

Summer Skin, Autumn Nudes and Olay’s new CC Cream!

Summer Skin, Autumn Nudes and Olay’s new CC Cream!

Recently I've been experimenting with darker, more autumnal neutrals in my makeup looks. Sometimes they work, sometimes I end up wiping off lipstick and toning down my eyeshadow as I hurtle into town on the tube, but I'm enjoying the process at any rate. After months...

Top Marks for Clarins ‘Be Long’ Mascara…

Top Marks for Clarins ‘Be Long’ Mascara…

This mascara from Clarins is fast moving up my favourites list. Partly, perhaps, because it has a very good short and sturdy wand that I find it very easy to use, but mostly because it gives unbelievable length and separation to the lashes after one quick coat. I've...

My Homemade Burberry Makeup Look

My Homemade Burberry Makeup Look

So many people commented on my makeup that I wore to the Burberry show that I thought I'd knock together a quick recreation of it on video. It isn't exact, I'm afraid, but that's partly because I didn't have the foggiest recollection of how I'd done it all in the...

NARS Bright Young Things Makeup Contest

NARS Bright Young Things Makeup Contest

Calling all makeup enthusiasts! NARS are running an Instagram challenge in association with Selfridges' annual Bright Young Things campaign and it's a fun one if you love to experiment with bright looks and colour cosmetics. Every week since the 30th August, NARS have...

Autumn Treats: Guerlain’s Ecrin 2 Couleurs Palette

Autumn Treats: Guerlain’s Ecrin 2 Couleurs Palette

Oh my, oh my, oh my, Will you just feast your eyes on this little number? Covetable, chic and almost too posh to use. This is Guerlain's new Ecrin 2 Couleurs and the colourway is called Two Spicy. I'll start with a disclaimer on this one, though; colour pay-off on...

An Autumn/Winter Makeup Favourite – Already!

An Autumn/Winter Makeup Favourite – Already!

This palette from YSL is fast becoming my favourite makeup item of the upcoming season. The shades are just spot on, for me: classy neutrals with a hint of fine shimmer and then that slate grey-blue that provides a bit of contrast. You may remember how much I fell in...

Makeup Face: Perfect Base and Handy Primers

Makeup Face: Perfect Base and Handy Primers

I have a new little Instagram feature and it's a "face of the day" kind of thing, except that I've bunged a great big circle of words around my face so that you can see, at a glance, which products I've used to create the look. Like it? You can follow me on Instagram...

My Favourite Cream Shadows

My Favourite Cream Shadows

Some highly scientific makeup testing has been going down chez moi  - I'm pretty sure that Boots or L'Oreal or even NASA will be banging on my door, pretty soon, to try and copy my methodology. What I did (and I'll put this in layman's terms) is I dipped my finger in...

Oooh. Another Nude Makeup Palette?

Oooh. Another Nude Makeup Palette?

Can we ever have too many nude makeup palettes? I think not. This one from Wild About Beauty is a very nice pick for the summer-into-autumn months - the tones are richer and slightly more sultry than the natural shades you'd get in your average palette. I also love...

BB Cream for the Eyes: thoughts, please.

BB Cream for the Eyes: thoughts, please.

I have to say that I was more than a little surprised to find, one day, a whole heap of people leaving comments on my Youtube channel about how much they loved this little eye-cream-concealer hybrid from Dior. Surprised, because usually very expensive beauty products...

Autumn Reds, Smokey Eyes and the best Eyebrow Mascara…

Autumn Reds, Smokey Eyes and the best Eyebrow Mascara…

There are some brilliant things launching from By Terry this Autumn - most of them are actually already on sale at SpaceNK. Gorgeous, pigmented lipsticks that are moisturising and easy to apply (deep, rich shades for the cooler months - the one shown is "Be Red") and...