Holidays Are Coming... Always Coca Cola (Red)
Move over Big Apple Red, there’s a new classic red in town. Coca Cola red has to be the most iconic red out there, I mean they even changed Santa’s suit to match it, so it only makes sense that OPI and...
View ArticleWhatta Cracker! It's Birchbox December 2014
Pardon the pun but this month’s box is a cracker! The last box of 2014 is packed full of seasonal must-haves to see you through the party period, all encased in a limited edition, bejewelled Sophia...
View ArticleThe Smouldering Chic Look in a Box
You might recognise this kit from the Beauty Gifts you Won’t be Re-gifting feature? I said then I doubt I’ll be able to wait until Christmas...and guess what, I couldn’t. See, the problem with waiting...
View ArticleThe £1.99 MAC Rebel Lip Liner
Lip liner has been the surprise trend of 2014. Thanks to Kylie Jenner's faux-full lips, the retro beauty trend is well and truly back, but liner doesn’t have to be obvious and some colours, especially...
View ArticleShow Stopping Eyes
Smokey eye is the look that goes with everything and since it’s party season, why not add some festive shimmer – If ever there’s a time to sparkle, it’s Christmas! Ditch the boring browns and greys and...
View ArticleInside My Christmas Gifts
Hello and a very Merry Christmas everyone. I do hope you've all had a wonderful time. By now I'm guessing you're tired of Turkey, stuffed full of stuffing and sick of fending off the mince pies that...
View ArticleMy Lips but Better.. and with a little Gloss
Here we go, here we go, here we go again, girls what's my weakness MEN LIPSTICK! So I've been on a little self imposed lipstick ban for a few months now but I can't help it if a very lovely friend buys...
View ArticleTHAT'S SO 2014! THE BEST OF BEAUTY
Happy New Year! I don’t know about you but I’m not quite ready to embrace the new year. I’m still in Christmas mode. As I write this I’m wearing joggers, watching Only Fools and Horses and eating mince...
View ArticleBeauty Blender = FLAWLESS
Sometimes I can be a bit stubborn. If everyone is raving about a product, I'll try to avoid it. For that reason I deliberately swerved the whole “egg” sponge craze. I thought I didn’t need another...
View ArticleLarsson & Jennings: Classic + Chic Timepiece
Something that definitely falls into the “chic” category of beauty and le chic. My new Larsson & Jennings watch. Beautiful, simple and classic... it’s arm candy without the candy. Anglo-Swedish...
View ArticleMAC Desert Rose - The Misunderstood Blush
Never judge a blush by its cover! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve over looked this blush. Never, in all of my visits to MAC counters have I ever been tempted to buy this blush on account of two...
View ArticleHit Refresh with January's Birchbox
Monthly subscription is £10.00 Plus £2.95 I normally break my neck to share with you the latest Birchbox. But this month, aside from the jazzy “Women’s Health” design, there wasn’t much that excited...
View ArticleGood as Gold! Zoeva Rose Gold Makeup Brush Set
This set is downright divine. It’s every inch as good as it looks in the photos – in fact, it’s better. The Zoeva Rose Golden Brush Set features eight exquisite face and eye brushes. Talk about luxe –...
View ArticleThe Intoxicating Jo Malone Oud & Bergamot Candle
Smell-o-vision. What happened to that? Surely by 2015 it was going to be widespread, right? Anyway I wish it was so I could share with you the wondrousness of the Jo Malone Oud & Bergamot Candle....
View ArticleBeating the January blues one purchase at a time
Firstly, apologies for the quality of these pictures. Have you seen the daylight lately? No, me neither.January, it’s probably the one month of the year you shouldn’t shop. We’ve overspent in December...
View ArticleTop 5 Lip Liners
Lip liner, aka the comeback kid. In a serious turnaround, the trend’s gone from retro to on fleek! Taking inspiration from Kylie Jenner faux-full lips (that’s faux-full, not awful), we’re taking to lip...
View ArticleMost Used. Most Repurchased.
Oh Hello there unsung hero. As I opened a brand spanking new MAC Mineralize Skinfinish Natural Powder and marvelled at its beauty I realised I hadn’t given it the airtime it deserves. It’s probably my...
View ArticleA Beauty Junkie’s Wishlist 2015
I may have been beating theJanuary Blues one purchase at a time, but a beauty junkie is always looking for her next hit. Cue my wish list of so-called-fabulous products that I haven’t got my greedy...
View ArticleBirchbox Loves - The February 2015 Box
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION IS £10.00 PLUS £2.95This month’s Birchbox is keen! Hardly seems like two minutes since January’s landed on the door mat... not that I’m complaining. So it’s February, and Birchbox...
View ArticleCurl Power! Benefit Roller Lash Mascara Review
Imagine you’re a mascara on Benefit’s production line. You wouldn’t want to be the one that follows They’reReal, AKA the UK’s no1 best selling mascara, would you? But then you're a Benefit mascara and...
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