A Makeup & Beauty Blog – Lipglossiping

FOTD: Look, A green-eyed... mons...

Well, not entirely monstrous, but green is not a colour that I can pull off with much success.  Mr. L, who never comments on my …

Tiffany & Co. enters its 175th year looking rosy with RUBEDO™

Thanks to my pale, cool-toned colouring, I’m usually restricted to white-toned jewellery, gold can look quite brassy against my skin tone.  My wedding ring is …

Coming Soon: Lanolips Golden Ointment

I’m excited to share this with you… because over the past few months, I’ve been hiding a pot of gold.  A little lab sample of …

Inglot Lipsticks #192 & #264 - Swatches

In addition to my lovely Inglot Eyeshadow palette, I picked up a couple of lipsticks when I checked out the Inglot Store in Westfield a …

Don't do this at home...

I have comitted a cardinal nail polish sin, for which I’m being punished. Don’t store your nail polish on it’s side kids. For the love …

Benefit Creaseless Creams

These little pots of loveliness are currently enjoying a bit of a resurgence in popularity, and so they should. I own 4, yes I can …

The Lipstick League – week of 21-5-2012

Gouldylox Reviews – Just in case your beach plans fell through this weekend, here is a list of everything you’ll need to prepare for summer. …

Makeup Snobbery... Innocent or Guilty?

I’m totally guilty of makeup snobbery… in public at least (the blog doesn’t count). In private?  Not so much… though I’ve definitely become more snobbish …

Estee Lauder New for Nails, Pure Color Collection

I’m not ashamed to admit that Estee Lauder had me at Hello with the release of Surreal Violet last year and I’ve been keeping a …

Nails Inc. launches the Green Queen Manicure. Feeling arty? DIY it!

Keeping up with the latest trends in the fast-moving world of many manicures can be pretty hard work!  In light of this, Nails Inc have …

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 …

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, …

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, …