Category: Makeup

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m a long time fan of Delilah (and nobody ask me why, why, why ;-)) for producing truly wearable products that are effective and reliable. It’s one of the few make-up brands that tries to give a fair representation of age although I’d like to see more images in general on their website to…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Yes, here we are now with our own dedicated Sephora website. Goodbye Feel Unique – thanks for all the good times, etc, but I have to admit the Sephora.co.uk site is looking pretty sharp. I’m going to the launch on Thursday evening so next week I can take a look at the new brands…

[unpaid/sample] The biggest concern with liquid matte shadows is that they’ll do that shrinking thing when they dry and somehow bring all your lid creases into the spotlight. Lid creasing is completely normal and happens to everyone because your eyes are so expressive and busy all the time. Something that makes lids look smooth and adds…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’m doing a silent high five for this Proud To Be Pink Bobbi Brown Gloss Duo – there’s been a disapproving undercurrent about breast cancer fund raising being swathed in pink that challenges the old pink/blue being female/male colours and the diversity connotations that raises. I just can’t raise my brows to feel disgruntled…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] This is a very good week for product – everything seems to have revved up a pace so I have some beautiful things to show you. Let’s start with Chantecaille Just Skin – it’s expensive and probably more than I’d pay myself for a base being perfectly honest, but it’s funny how we do…

[unpaid/sample] I had mixed feelings about trying out the new Guerlain Parure Gold Matte Foundation – I’m not a matte fan at all and tend to assume that matte equals flat looking complexions with no light bounce or luminosity. This foundation puts paid to those assumptions although I am not certain I love the texture…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Hmmm, *taps fingers* – it’s always rather difficult to know whether brightening powders really do anything much away from studio lights, but when I tested this over the weekend in the kitchen I actually thought it did. There’s a noticeable effect under my eyes in terms of looking more radiant. I think all the…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] Well, this is one of the easiest ever reviews! Bioderma Sensibio Eye Make Up Remover comes as a biphase micellar formulation and just works perfectly. One swipe and your mascara is gone – with no filminess or residue to speak of. If you have sensitive eyes, that’s Bioderma’s forte – but even if you…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve mentioned before about brands that focus on a younger audience accidentally making the perfect formulas for older skin – here’s a great case in point. I’m super impressed with this ‘halo effect’ liquid that will knock the far more expensive versions into a cocked hat. It gives your skin radiance and there are…

[unpaid/sample] I’m feeling guilty as I’ve had this product waiting to be tried for literally weeks – it got pushed behind some other bottles and I forgot about it which is unlike me because I’m usually very excited to post about it. And while I was dawdling, the brand has released another shade of tint…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] These new MAC Powder Kiss Velvet Blur Slim Sticks are very luxurious in both texture and appearance and as someone with very creased lips, the ‘blur’ element seems appealing given that the claim is ‘immediately reduces the look of lip lines’. My lines aren’t an ‘age’ thing – they’ve just always been that way…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I’ve never met a Chanel mascara I didn’t like but if I’m honest, I’ve found myself reaching for others before them. I think now though, the brand has absolutely nailed the perfect mascara – it’s jet, jet black with a hint of red that you’ll only spot during application and not at the finished…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] I very rarely use a concealer – I just accept that I have dark circles and leave it at that. It’s not that I haven’t tried concealers over the years – I really have and the only two I really felt did a great job were Dior (the product doesn’t even exist anymore) and…

[unpaid/sample/affiliate/ad] If you like your eye make-up to be vibrant, the six new Ombre G palettes by Violette for Guerlain are designed around the impressions of butterfly wings and fulfil the brief of being bold with iridescence and glimmer. The palette I have here is Majestic Rose that allows for colour depth or nuance, depending…