I'm just flagging this up so that nobody feels left out; I'm running a HUGE giveaway with Benefit Cosmetics over on my Instagram page. They're giving away five full sets of their brow products, each worth £242 and including thirteen different brow cosmetics and tools....
Foundation Review: Chanel Le Teint Ultra Tenue
I feel as though Chanel are always going to be on a bit of a losing streak with me, when it comes to bringing out new foundations. And that's not because they're bringing out bad foundations (Chanel do excellent face bases); it's because I've already found perfection...
What’s In My Makeup Bag? Spring 2017
The title of this post suggests that you're about to see a load of limited edition makeup from the Spring 2017 collections: not so. Including the season and the year at the end of the title is just a way of me giving some sort of "time stamp" to a feature that I'd...
Tried and Tested: Primers for Oily Skin
Do you find that your foundation slips or goes patchy on your nose and forehead, where your skin is oilier? There are some brilliant primers for oily and combination skin out there - used after moisturising (or straight after a hydrating serum, as you prefer) a good...
New: Victoria Beckham Bronzer in Saffron Sun
When Victoria Beckham launched her eponymous makeup collection with Estee Lauder last year, the bronzer - in its ribbed leather compact - was one of my top picks. But boy was it a bronzey bronzer. Java was (is), for someone of my particular colouring, a proper "two...
Warming Blush for Wintery Skin
I feel as though I haven't done a makeup post in ages, so here we are: a bit of springtime blush to add some fresh colour to dull, wintery faces. Two lovely peachy shades - one from Dior's Spring collection and the other a blush from YSL's permanent makeup line-up. In...
New: Hourglass Ambient Strobe Lighting Blush Palette
Oh, Hourglass: everything you touch, makeup-wise, seems to turn to gold. Or at least a very chic, subtly-skin-illuminating, non-glittery version of gold. Cosmetics brand Hourglass are becoming synonymous with the megawatt glow we all strive for in order to make...
Chanel Coco Codes Collection
Woo, there's some serious alliteration going on there! "Chanel Coco Codes Collection" - sounds all cloaked in Parisian mystery, if you ask me. But listen, I can't go on too much because I'm - quite literally - about to have the new baby and it feels a bit...
bareMinerals Radiant Lipstick: The New Nudes
Let's take a look at some gorgeous new lipsticks, shall we? These are just some of the shades in the new "Gen Nude Radiant Lipstick" line-up from BareMinerals. There are fifteen shades in the range, carefully chosen so that there's a perfect nude for every skintone...
Lancome L’Absolu Rouge Lipstick in Rose Rose
Every now and then I go for a bit of pink on the lips to make myself feel interesting and snazzy. It's less in-your-face than red and, if you pick the right shade, it can look really youthful and flattering. Sometimes I stare at myself and everything just looks a bit...
Foundation Review: Clarins BB Skin Detox Fluid
Not strictly a foundation, but I'm going to treat the Clarins BB Skin Detox Fluid as one, with a full review and before-and-after photos, because a) the coverage is as good as many of the foundations I've reviewed and b) I think it's amazing and I want to have a...
Estee Lauder Wake Up Balm: The All-Round One-Step Face-Fixer
Yes, Estee Lauder Revitalizing Supreme + Global Anti-Aging Wake Up Balm, you have permission to get aboard my face. And stay there. I have to admit I was sceptical about you (you're not a makeup product - how much "waking up" can you truly perform on my...