Base Desire
Now that daylight is changing from interminable winter gloom to something rather brighter, it can be a bit of shock to see your skin in this new, far more revealing…
Completely Nutty
Any fashionista worth their salt heads straight to the Rue Royale when in Paris to nibble on tiny Laduree macaroons. So, it’s intriguing to find that Laduree have launched an…
Eazy Tweezy
Ridiculously pretty tweezers by quirky design company, Pylones, now on my Must-Buy list. £9.50. http://www.inhouse-uk.com/.
Is it Just Me???
Or does the girl in the Marc Jacobs’s Daisy ad look like she’s just been killed by a falling bottle of fragrance?
A World of Gloss
Brit boy designer Christopher Kane’s collaboration with Lancome Juicy Tubes prove what beauty editors have always known and fashion editors would like to deny – that make up and fashion…
From Blue To Grey
Way before Chanel’s famously fabulous blue nail varnish, and way before the neon vibe hit the make up counters, Versace had the look sewn up. Neon orange, yellow and metallic…
We’ve Waited An Eternity
The end of the month sees the launch of the hyped new ck Calvin Klein make up range – and, having just got my first samples through, I can say…
Feelin’ Fruity?
Ever wonder who decides what the next big thing in skincare is? This month, Allure thinks it’s anti-oxidant packed Coffee Berry…next month, who knows? But trend predictions for the organic…
Nothing Fishy…
Loving the latest creation from Chantecaille, whose butterfly embossed eye shades last year were on every beauty page for their sheer prettiness. These fabulously intricate eye and face colours are…
All In The Line of Duty
I’ve spotted this brand in the states several times, but never felt I wanted to try it because it looks like a ‘cheap n cheerful’ cream with a not so…
A Rash Move
One of the downsides of being a beauty ed (yes, there are one or two!) is that sometimes skin has a bad reaction to a product. I try to test…
Hot But Not Bothered
I found Jaily’s Intimate Beauty Wipes, £16.50, at a trade show in Paris last year. In her own very discrete French way, creator Valerie Myevs refers to anywhere below the…
Dotty Mixtures
RMK’s Spring 08 collection, ‘Shiny Mix Dots’ is innovative, quirky and extraordinarily clever. Using a scramble of three dots of colour for each Shiny Mix Eye Shade, £18 and Shiny…
Stylish Upstart
At 22, Edward Bess has already dabbled in the world of modelling in London, before designing his uber-sleek Lipstick Wardrobe, $350, exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman. I know its a British…