A Makeup & Beauty Blog – Lipglossiping

Cosmetics a la Carte – "My Colour" Service

We all know how it feels to find a fabulous holy grail piece of cosmetic wizardry.  That one lipstick that makes your teeth look whiter, …

The Highlighter Series – #2 NARS Albatross

Second in my highlighter series is the highly regarded NARS Albatross (£19.50). Albatross looks an almost pure white in the pan (as the name would …

Things I’ve learned from beauty blogging…

There were many, many more things I wanted to add to this list… perhaps it will be an ongoing project.  I was sat in the …

Models Own Fuzzy Peach - NOTD

Now that Models Own have expanded into Boots stores nationwide, their legendary polishes are a whole lot easier to get your hands on! The range …

Channeling my inner um... Dusty?

Yeah… I thought ‘Twiggy’ might be pushing it a bit. Thursday is Aussie night… Which as you can see… …is 60s night! I’ve been getting …

Sleek Sunset Palette Review & Swatches

Introducing Sleek’s new Sunset Palette, I would link you to the website.. but I can’t find the palette on there… infact, the website seems to …

Get pretty with Pixi #20! Sparkly Red Valentine's Nails!

I think there’s an unwritten law that allows only this much red glitter on two days of the year: Christmas Day and Valentine’s Day.  Pixi …

Urban Decay Naked 2 - A FOTD of neutralistic proportions

There seems to be a general consensus that the Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette isn’t as cool toned as people were hoping…. in comparison to …

OCC Lip Tar Parade...

Sometimes I get a little bit guilty looking at all the lovely things that I’ve bought and haven’t gotten around to swatching for the blog …

Last chance to win!

My Sugababes Perfume giveaway closes tonight at midnight… if you want the chance to bag yourself a new fragrance in time for the party season, …

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 …

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 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 …

My small (but perfectly formed) BB Cream collection

I promised you a post on BB creams and in all honesty, what I know about BB creams can probably be written on the back …

Your worst beauty counter experience!

We’ve all had them, those tooth-grindingly painful encounters at our local beauty counters.  From the over enthusiastic SAs who turn us orange to the snooty …

Chanel Ombre D'eau - Swatches of my (small) collection

This post is for the lovely Ann who requested a swatch of my new Chanel Ombre D’eau in #757 Splash when I picked it up. …