Well, so it seems January was only here for a few days and now it’s gone. Whizzed by this year, don’t you think? Here’s my monthly lowdown of what I was reaching for on an almost daily basis this month – there’s haircare, skin buffing, skincare and a teensy weensy bit of makeup too. There was so much more I wanted to include, but I couldn’t really make the video…
Chunky sticks have been having a real “moment”. Easy to apply, simple to blend and a dream to carry around for make-up on the go, they really are a makeup no brainer. Clinique’s Grandest Grape (here) is in my winter lips hall of fame while Revlon’s Kissable Lip Balms are iconic in their own right. And Bourjois‘ recent foray into the field (here) has left me very impressed too. So…
Confession time: I can’t remember a time when I didn’t have at least two Bobbi Brown Longwear Gel Eyeliners in my collection. Black Ink and Sepia Ink have been staples for as long as I’ve been wearing makeup, with Caviar Ink a relatively recent must-have that has almost usurped Sepia, but not quite. Trawling through the stash during the annual clear-out, it became clear that I really needed to chuck…
Ya’ll know I’m already in love with the Louise Young Essential Palette (here) for the colours and the quality of the eyeshadows. I also fell head over heels in love with the brush that came with the palette – perfect for both defining and smoking-out. So to have a whole set of her brushes is like all my birthdays come at once! LY34 – Super Foundation Brush: My favourite of…
Mention the words “body butter” to most girlies my age and we are thrown hurtling back to our teenage years when The Body Shop provided a weekly pilgrimage destination and never a month went by without at least one body butter finding it’s way into the shopping basket. Mango, coconut, cocoa butter…you know the ones. Fast forward to today, and there’s still very little that hits the spot as perfectly…
