I have found this post terribly hard to write. Despite the rather playful photograph above (taken for Kiss it Better), this post is about something that has really quite heavily played on my mind for two weeks. It should have been published on the 8th, and it wasn’t, so you can probably tell that I…
I have become slightly obsessed with this eyeshadow palette; the shadows are all so smooth that they almost seem creamy! And such a gorgeous range of nude shades – all brightening and lightening and brilliantly convenient for when you just want a quick sweep of something to cover up red, tired or unsightly lids. You…
This is a video of the makeup look that I’ve been wearing to castings recently. Nice and natural, just subtle enhancements rather than anything too bold! A couple of noteworthy points about the video: 1) the “Look in a Box” sets are Travel Retail only (ie, you can only buy them at the airport!) but…
Hurrah! The Randomizor, or whatever the heck it’s called, has picked five lucky winners! Each will receive two handpicked shades from the Moisture Seduction range. The winners are (I shall leave out bits of email so that you don’t get spammed/hate-mail from disappointed entrants, hahaha): Ola: (olga.gotkowska@——–) Eve: frenchmeup@——) Angie: angie.muldowney@———) Olga: hervasolga@———-) Erin: erin@nyx————-)…
I thought that I would do a quick little comparison of two Avon mascaras that I have – I keep mixing them up and taking the wrong one out into my bag and so I wanted to work out which one worked better for me. Once and for all! Firstly the SuperShock mascara – priced…
Interesting one this; I didn’t actually want to like it because it was £20. Not that I’m against paying £20 for a moisturiser, as you well know! (Or £50, or £100, or £150 for that matter – it all depends on how good it is and how crazy I’m feeling!) No, the reason I baulked…
I was wandering about in House of Fraser again yesterday – my primary mission was to buy a bathmat with a non-slip backing, but none of them were posh enough to grace the floor of the new ‘bathroom-with-own-mortgage’. The new bathmat must be woven from gold and platinum threads, spun by the angel Gabriel’s own…
Before I launch straight into today’s ‘flash review’ – or ‘crazed stream of consciousness’ as I think it has been nicknamed – allow me to do a little scene-setting. It’s Thursday night (last night, if that’s not clear) and I have returned from my shoot with ‘slicked back’ hair. Not just slicked back, actually, I’d…
A few weeks ago, I went to the Bliss Spa on Sloane Avenue – or in the “SoKen” area, as the website states. (SOKEN? Am I the only one who doesn’t believe that there is such an area? Surely it’s Chelsea!) I was to have the Fat Girl Slim treatment to pummel away my wobbly…
OK, here we go with what might be the most indulgent product that I have ever featured on A Model Recommends: posh ice cubes for your face. Anne Semonin’s Express Radiance Ice Cubes have been formulated with red micro-algae (amongst other ingredients) that boost skin radiance and improve the elasticity of your skin. I can…
I have just realised what my ‘most-used and repurchased’ beauty item is and it’s this: cotton wool. To be more specific, cotton wool pads. To be even more specific, cotton wool pads by Delon+, available from Costco. I apologise in advance if you have no access to Costco – these are pretty hard to get…
This exfoliating cleanser is absolutely gorgeous. It’s not a mechanical exfoliant – beads and broken shells (bits of gravel, broken crockery) etc – it uses fruit acids to remove dead skin cells. No chance of scratching the surface of the skin or causing redness and irritation. It’s a pearly cream-gel that spreads easily over the…
Hurrah, another Face of the Day! I look a bit like a cartoon thanks to my iPhone 4 and its “flash” that either lights things too much or fails to light up anything. I wanted to document this particular look for two reasons; firstly, you will notice that I am wearing purple eyeliner and mascara….
I had a reader (Pluto) ask me if I had tried the ‘Stimulating and firming beauty lift mask’ from Lierac and I hadn’t. Pluto was thinking of buying this mask instead of Sisley’s Express Flower Gel and I said that I would try and test it out so that I could compare the two and…
I decided to swatch the lipsticks and lip ‘gelées’ from Estée Lauder’s new Spring collection, which led to a rather interesting video – mostly because I was shocked at how easy the colours were to wear. They look quite scarily bright in the packaging, but are incredibly flattering on the lips. Even the Violet shade,…
It’s Valentine’s Day and I love you lot, so I’m giving away some gorgeous lipsticks. There will be five winners who will receive two lipsticks each, picked out by moi from the new Avon Moisture Seduction range! To enter, all you need to do is be a Google follower or email subscriber and leave a…
[“Oh. Bleeding Nora. I forgot to do a Friday Flash Review. Quick, I’ll do one now and post it up and nobody will notice. Sshh.”] “Friday Flash Review time everyone! Another rambling stream of consciousness for you to endure. Today, said stream of consciousness meanders into and around the subject of Omorovicza’s Balancing Moisturiser. I…
I did a quick round-up of a few Valentine-appropriate bits and pieces, including a few new launches. I always waffle on for about three years in these intros, so I’ll let the video do the talking this time! xx (I don’t normally put kisses, I know – it’s a nod to V-Day on Monday!) Nail…