Tom Ford Nude Vanille

A couple of months ago I caved and finally treated myself to, I think, one of the most luxurious purchases ever, this £36 lipstick! Amazingly I don't regret it a bit. I chose the Tom Ford Lip Color in the shade 12 'Nude Vanille' (3g, £36), the sheer summer editions were available in the gorgeous white packaging but I thought if I were going...

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Soap & Glory Kick Ass Concealer Pencil

Being an owner and a lover of the original Kick Ass Concealer by Soap & Glory, when I saw the chubby stick version in stores a few weeks ago I had to pick it up for a try... Sadly, I was disappointed, I put it straight in my drawer and forgot about it. Not good.  It's the perfect idea, the original creamy, pigmented...

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Beauty at & Other Stories

& Other Stories beauty has always intrigued me and while I was in the London recently I thought why not just pick some up. I love the vibe in that shop, it's so relaxed and calming, it's decor is clean, white and minimalistic which is gorgeous and everything is layer out and displayed perfectly.  I only ended up with a few bits (but...

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A few bits from KIKO

I recently popped in to Kiko on Regents Street for the first time and I picked up a few little gems that I thought I'd share since I have had time to try them all out now. I had to get one of their nail polishes after hearing Lily rave about them so many times before, I decided to go for a nude...

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Popped My Aesop Cherry

Shocking as it is I actually didn't own any Aesop products until very recently when I decided to head down to Libertys Beauty Hall and pick up my most wanted. The sales guy was more than helpful explaining how best to use products and what to use for my skin type which was great having never used any of their products before.  I...

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Burberry Covent Garden

I have been dying to try some of the Burberry Beauty range ever since I saw Tamira from Lipstickwithsomesunshine rave about the eyeshadows, so I recently made a trip to the Covent Garden Burberry Beauty Box and I have to say it was well worth it. The staff were more than helpful, none of that snobby-sales assistant ish that is usually associated with...

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Clean brushes

Ahh the tasks of a Saturday morning, the cleansing of the brushes, so satisfying.I just thought I'd share what I use to clean my brushes and how I do it, and of course show you the beautiful clean results.Firstly, I use 2 products to clean my brushes, for a thorough clean I use the original Dr Bronner liquid soap (£6) and for a...

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The Famous Jouer Bronzer

I have been after the Jouer Bronzer for a good while now after repeatedly seeing it on Tamira's Lipstickwithsomesunshine, one of my top enablers, and I was planning to order it this month but as I was scrolling through some of Anna's previous posts I noticed she said they were now available in the Blow salon in Covent Garden so I headed there...

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New Hair Care: Redken All Soft

I recently decided it was time for a haircut , so I booked an appointment at Rush Hair in the town where I work (which also entitles me to 25% off. Lovely!).  Rush uses Kerastase hair products, along with Redken and Loreal which I was glad to see when I was booking the appointment, I have never had the pleasure of using any...

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Summer Sniffles

If like me, you are one of the unfortunate ones that always gets a cold in the Summer then this post is for you. This is my little survival kit. Firstly for the allergy sufferers Rhinolast nasal spray is like a Piriton but in spray form and its great when you get the sneezes, next for a blocked nose Sudafed nasal spray is...

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