A Makeup & Beauty Blog – Lipglossiping

LUSH Fun... well, is it? (part one)

When a company bodly declares their latest product as FUN.  Well, it had better be hadn’t it? LUSH’s latest invention announces itself with the promise …

The Lipstick League - Week of 6.6.11

Let’s have a ’round the blogosphere’ love in… Tell us what’s in your purse right now… That means handbag right? Mine contains: a billion tissues, …

Lip Liners…. educate me oh beauty gurus!

I’m a total lip liner eschewer.  I love that word… eschewer… makes me think of nuts. It just seems like one of those extra steps …

Estee Lauder... rolling with the times (what a shame)

We’re used to seeing beauties Hilary Rhoda, Carolyn Murphy, Liz Hurley and Gwyneth Paltrow grace the Estee Lauder campaigns, but now we’ll be seeing these …

American Apparel – Mouse NOTD

I bought this last summer at the same time as picking up a few of their other shades.  I was so unimpressed with the gloopy …

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 …

The night that changed my life

It was 1999, and I’d not long turned 18, yet despite this halcyon age, I was partying like it was 1949.  It was my 5th …

Saturday’s Ins and Outs

I think the last time I did one of these was back in August, let’s see if I can still remember how it goes… IN …

NOTD - Nails Inc. - Victoria

Victoria is a perfect Autumn/Winter deep claret shade.  Application was fine, the above shows 2 coats. I have a problem with this polish though.  Can …

Mavala Autumn/Winter 09-10 collection - Review

You already know by now that I’m a big fan of Mavala polishes and further to my post a few weeks ago on Mavala’s “Ruby” polish, …

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 …

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, …

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, …