A Makeup & Beauty Blog – Lipglossiping

For Leila

I don’t own a normal diary, so please indulge me this post that I wanted to record someplace, somewhere for posterity. You are 4 months and …

Inexpensive Beauty Find: Move over Ellis, Barbara's in town!

Whilst dodging the weekly shop by loitering down the health and beauty aisles, I thought it might be high time to give the Barbara Daly …

The Body Shop Lightening Touch Universal Radiance

January needs a bit of radiance.  As I sit here typing, the sky is battleship grey and the rain is coming down in the most …

Wanna win £75 worth of O.P.I courtesy of HQ Hair?

You do? Well take your lovely selves over to HQ Hair to enter their exclusive competition! HQ Hair are giving away a stack of goodies …

Welsh Cakes, a long-held love and a first attempt!

My Nan was born and raised just outside Pontypool and I have family who still live in the area, they know when I’m coming to …

Purses at the ready...

…Bargain hunters may not want to miss this quick public service announcement! In celebration of the 15th anniversary of Liz Earle’s cult Cleanse & Polish …

An invitation for you

I’ve been chatting to some of the people behind the “We Can Face It” campaign and I’d like to invite any interested parties to attend …

Sugarpill Cosmetics Starling Swatch & Review

Sugarpill’s Starling is a vibrant blue.  A slightly darker than turquoise base with matching sparkle. It’s surprisingly wearable for me in small doses! Kudos if …

Double Denim, it's only ok when it's on your nails!

These Denim polishes have been out in Asda for a little while now, released just before the Summer started but I’m only getting around to …

Valentine Special: Illamasqua I'm The One Collection #imtheone

I’m not doing any Valentine’s gift guides this year because, quite frankly, I can’t even come up with a single gift for my lovely husband, …

CLOSED: Competition Time: Givenchy Very Irresistible L'eau en Rose Perfume!

Want to really spoil Mum this Mother’s Day?  Or perhaps you just want to spoil yourself?  It’s ok… I won’t judge… there are plenty of …

CLOSED - Win it! The Body Shop Expert Brush Collection

I don’t know about you, but I woke up this morning with a distinct “Hello Monday morning, I’ve been expecting you…” kinda feeling.  Maybe it’s …

Win a gorgeous "glow" trio with prizes from Urban Decay, New CID, & Arbonne!

COMPETITION NOW CLOSED! WINNER IS: “IZABELLA” (COMMENT #96045) – WINNER HAS BEEN EMAILED!   It’s still January, the MET office have just issued yet another …

Hello? Is this thing on?

Phew, that was a little unexpected. For those of you who haven’t had the misfortune of reading my hand-wringing tweets and woe-ridden facebook updates, let …

Big savings on French Pharmacy brands, win my Escentual.com top picks!

I’m of the firm opinion that for the money, French pharmacy brands offer some of the best solutions for diffcult skin-types. Escentual.com have long been …

Avoid the brush off with Oral-B Pro-Expert

There’s a new toothpaste in town. It’s lean, mean and err not very minty as it happens.  Featuring the revolutionary bacteria-busting ingredient Stabilised Stannous Flouride, …

Win it! 3 EcoTools Bamboo Bronzer Brushes to win!

I’ve written about these before, you know I love them, I want you to love them too! So why not have a go at winning …

FOTD Busting out of the comfort zone!

You may recall my bitter moans last week about how when presented with a rare opportunity to spend an indecent amount of time playing with …

Dear Obesity...

We have been together for over 20 years, our lives so entwined that I’ve never been sure how to live without you.  I would like …

Urban Decay The Black Palette - Photos & Swatches

The soon-to-be-released Black Palette from US eyeshadow maestro’s Urban Decay is an altogether darker affair than the recent Naked set… The Black Palette includes 6, …