A Makeup & Beauty Blog – Lipglossiping

Question Time: Natural looking pink cream blush for pale skin?

I recently received a question from reader Fiona who asked… Hi, I have hunted out this old post because I have a burning question and …

BBLL – Saturday 23rd January 2010

~ theNotice has a three-part video series on how to contour your cheeks — check out the first tutorial here! ~ MAC Mineralized SatinFinish gives …

Weight Watcher's Weekly Challenge. The Mental Plateau.

This isn’t actually the title of this week’s official challenge.  You see, I read this week’s challenge about taking “me time” to assess your weight …

Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette - Swatches

As promised earlier, here are some swatches from the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette. These have been swatched using a brush over primer. Firstly a …

Back from our holiday! Liverpool & Manchester

I’m a huge fan of holidaying in the UK.  When L was born, I don’t mind admitting that I was too nervous to take her …

Dedicated to the cause

It’s Friday… the weekend is here!  Let’s have a discussion and compare notes… How long do you spend preening, pampering and generally grooming yourself? My …

Red Lip Series: Kevyn Aucoin The Expert Lip Tint in Enchantaberry

I’m slowly getting back into the swing of wearing bolder lipsticks and rapidly falling in love with my Kevyn Aucoin purchases whilst I’m at it!  …

July Product Loves (vol. 533493492)

Or is it vol. 533493491?  With over 2250 posts under my belt, you can appreciate that I’ve loved and fell out of love with all …

A sneak peek at my fragrance collection

Afternoon, remember me?  No, I don’t either… I scrimped enough of Mr. L’s 3G (Ovivo has been a God send) to write a post, got …

Topshop Makeup - Blushes

Another mini splurge from last week!  I know you’ve seen these 100 times now, sorry! I only bought two things from the range though, aren’t …

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, …

Urban Decay 15-Year Anniversary 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil Set

This here post be ALL about the pictures… The Packaging… The Pencils… The Swatches… The Thoughts… Urban Decay’s 15-Year Anniversary 24/7 Glide-On Pencil Set* is …

The Johnson & Johnson Beauty Care Journalism Awards…

…were held earlier in the week at a swanky ‘do’ in London. Attended by some of the country’s best journalists and writers, the awards recognise …

Leila is two today!

My beautiful little girl Leila turns two today.  I’m sorry I don’t have a ‘normal’ post lined up for today but I spent all weekend …

Win a £100 voucher to spend at Zalando!

Well now, hasn’t February been a gloomy month so far? At least in January, we had the promise of a fresh new year… well, that …