I haven't started the January 'detox' (involves drinking less and eating less, nothing particularly difficult about it!) but I wanted to show you a picture of my face pre-Christmas. Glowy, healthy, radiant... I can assure you that this effect was mostly achieved with...
You may/may not remember me harping on about a NARS bronzing trio over the summer - it came in an identical zip-up compact just like the one above. What an amazing idea! A zip-up compact! I honestly do not know why more people aren't making them - there's no chance...
I've picked out some makeup collections that I think are well worth a look at. This type of 'cosmetic set' used to fill me with horror - palettes filled with hideous shades, cheap brushes that shed bristles all over your face... But they have come a long way since I...
I'm not a habitual red lipstick-wearer, my personal preference being a slick of tinted balm or a nude-ish lip shade, but 'tis the festive season (ugh) and I thought I'd do some jazzing up of my makeup routine. Surprisingly, I am now more than a little bit partial to...
We all love to unwrap something posh that we might not usually treat ourselves to. Don't we? I thought so. It might not be that the item ever makes it into our daily beauty routine, but that just heightens the sense of luxury! If the item contains shimmer and sparkles...
I put this wonderful nail lacquer set in the Gift Splitting Guide, but it's so lovely I thought that it deserved its own mention! It's a shame to split it up, really - it works incredibly well as a set, with three nail care products and three colour enamels. A must...
This little bargain of a lip crayon really reminds me, shade-wise, of Estee Lauder's Nude Velvet. I'll pop the photo of that below for those who don't want to read the review from a few month's back - you can see that they both have that peachy tone that is quite...
Ta-da! Here it is, the first of the Gift Guides. And we begin (rather frugally for me!) with the idea of 'gift splitting', which, for the uninitiated, means buying multipacks or gift sets and dividing the items up into new gifts. The possible combinations with gift...
Oh bonjour Chanel Illusion d'Ombre in 'Mirifique': you are tres tres amazing. You allow me to create the sexiest, poshest, coolest eye makeup known to the human race, and you allow me to do it in a matter of seconds. With just my fingertips. Adding Mirifique to your...
Oh ho-ho! Experimenting with festive red lips, I came across this little beauty of a product: Pixi's Lip Blush in 'Love'. Check out the intense red pout above! This felt-tip pen lip stain is so easy to use - the fine tip outlines precisely whilst the edge can be used...
I mentioned this little palette in my Bonfire Beauty video - it's a gorgeous little selection of shadows and blushes called 'Living the Life in Laguna'. Stila have produced a number of these palettes (five, I think?) but this is my absolute favourite. It has a great...
I seem to be relying on the same few makeup products at the moment, which is no bad thing! It cuts down deliberating time immensely, I just pull out these little beauties and get started! It's a wonderful thing when you find a little routine that works well for you. I...