Last Updated on 30th September 2010 If you’re looking for something classic, feminine and glamorous for your makeup bag this season, you’re in luck – Marchesa has worked its magic […]
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How aware are you of the sun’s damage to your skin? Aware enough, say, to know that it can still be damaged in the winter and through windows? Didn’t think […]
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Last Updated on 26th August 2010 We needn’t tell you of our love for Lancome‘s creative director Aaron de Mey and his no-holds-barred approach to high-impact makeup – we met […]
Read MoreElemis launches limited edition collection for Breast Cancer Care
Last Updated on 19th August 2010 With Breast Cancer Awareness week not all that far away, beauty brand Elemis has created a limited edition cosmetic collection, containing products to help […]
Read MoreUp to 50% off in the Elemis summer sale!
Last Updated on 5th June 2016 Is all this summer sun causing havoc with your skin? Never fear, beauty buffs, skincare brand Elemis is having a summer sale at timetospa.co.uk. […]
Read MoreTop Ten: Beauty Products to take on Holiday
With the famous summer holiday fast approaching, shops are filling their shelves with bikinis, sun creams and things designed to take our money and replace our bathroom cabinet with travel […]
Read MoreYour Top Five: Footcreams
Last Updated on 25th November 2015 Feet – they’re your Marmite body part – you either love them or you hate them! But, with summer slowly approaching (or a blistering […]
Read MoreTime for Summer with L’Occitane’s Peony Collection!
Last Updated on 4th June 2010 Famed for luxury soap, and a shop smelling distinctly like a Florist in Covent Gardens, L’Occitane has recently brought us their new ‘Peony Collection.’ […]
Read MoreTop Five: Skin Illuminating Powders
Last Updated on 18th May 2010 What’s the best way to stand out? It’s usually by saying it in lights – neon, multi-coloured, flashing and even those lights that hurt […]
Read MoreBrand spanking new beauty products to lust over!
Last Updated on 17th May 2010 With new products coming out all the time – moisturiser, massage oil and mascara all clump together to create a big bunch of things […]
Read MoreMAC’s new spring looks
Last Updated on 28th April 2010 There surely must be no make-up artists more hard working than the good folk at MAC. Not a month goes by that there’s not […]
Read MoreMFL Lustlist: The Products or indeed hairstyles, we just have to have this month
Last Updated on 22nd April 2010 It may not be Christmas and since hair doesn’t have its own day of birth in our calendar, I’ve decided that nevertheless it still […]
Read MoreInterview with Kate Shapland – the Legologist!!!
Last Updated on 12th April 2010 It’s April and the thermometer is finally hitting double numbers – 10 degrees does count as spring ladies – especially when we’ve spent the […]
Read MoreThe beauty trends you need to know about
Want to know what products you should invest in and what styles will be big in make-up and hair this year? Because we’re so lovely, we’ve asked the experts on […]
Read MoreCeleb Beauty Statements: A look at celeb beauty and hair trends this month
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 With London Fashion Week over and early morning frost turning to damp dew, it can only mean one thing! Summer is on its way […]
Read MoreDying your hair at home? Make it a Cyber-dye with Scwarzkopf
Last Updated on 1st March 2010 How often have you had to sit through a male gadget conversation? You know the one where what would have been normal hobbies are […]
Read MoreReviews: Top 5 Winter Skincare products!
Last Updated on 1st March 2010 It’s no secret , I hate winter weather with a passion. Wind, rain, ice and cold are all permanent obsession that I love to […]
Read MoreCandy cane anyone?
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 “I’ll take you to the candy shop…I’ll let you lick the lollipop… no, not 50 Cent’s candy shop, DKNY’s! With their new fragrances DKNY […]
Read MoreYour Top Five: Red Lipsticks, well February is the month of romance!
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Roses on Valentine’s Day, the carpet at the Bafta’s and the new Choos that I really really really want! To get us through this […]
Read MoreNew Year Resolutions from the Beauty Experts
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 If you’re still going strong on your New Year’s resolutions, then congratulations. Most can be arduous and, frankly, rather boring. Especially if they’re based […]
Read MoreBlend, Cool Blend
Last Updated on 17th February 2010 Lemon peel, lemon zest, floral notes, cinnamon, sage, white pepper, golden amber, sandal wood and creamy suede. What is it? Betty Crocker’s recipe for […]
Read MoreMelvita Organic Beauty Launch
Last Updated on 12th February 2010 A totally organic beauty brand sounds like just the thing for a busy girl-about-town whose skin is crying out for a gentle touch. French […]
Read MoreNew product alert: Origins Starting Over
Hands by your purses Origins lovers. The cult skincare brand has launched another new product to tempt the pounds away from your dwindling post-Christmas bank balance. Origins Starting Over is […]
Read MorepureDKNY Fragrance Launch, London
Last Updated on 30th January 2010 Shamefully it took me until the morning after to realise the significance of the venue chosen for the launch of pureDKNY. Earlier this month […]
Read MoreRachel McAdams in Alberta Ferretti
We have a confession to make: we have a new red carpet crush, and her name is Rachel McAdams. Channeling the understated elegance of Hollywood screen siren Lauren Bacall, Rachel […]
Read MoreTried and Tested: Lumecin and Eyliplex-2 by GoodSkin Labs
Last Updated on 12th May 2017 GoodSkin Labs impress me with their clinically functional packaging. The pharmaceutical appearance of the anti-ageing skincare brand’s products just scream ‘I mean business’. So […]
Read MoreStocking Filler: Revlon Nail Enamel Gift Sets
Last Updated on 21st December 2009 Ahhhhh! There’s just days to go. But what to buy? What to buy? If you’re on a budget or just looking for a little […]
Read MoreWeird and Wonderful: Revitalash (Part One!)
Last Updated on 18th December 2009 We love hearing and writing about extreme make-up. The lip gloss that plumps lips and includes an appetite suppressant that we covered back in […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: Front Row by Charles Worthington
I’m used to testing ‘miracle’ products from big-name, leading brands only to find them a disappointment. Many just don’t work. It’s a simple as that. So when Charles Worthington contacted […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight
I’ve been a fan of all-natural skin care brand Origins for quite a while. I like their non-nonsense approach. Products are simple, they’re useful, they don’t use harmful chemicals, and […]
Read MoreTried and tested: Lancome Christmas Colour Collection
Last Updated on 12th May 2017 Most girls could do with a guardian angel. Especially if he were gold, glittery and housed in a fetching Lancôme compact. The centrepiece of […]
Read MoreStocking fillers: DKNY Be Delicious tree decorations
Last Updated on 7th December 2009 Stuck for present ideas? Not quite made up your mind how to decorate the tree this year? Well we think we can help you […]
Read MoreTried and tested: Pure Fiji Mango Body Butter
Last Updated on 12th May 2017 For the past month or so I’ve been testing out the most luxurious cream…ever! It’s a mango body butter by tropical and bath body […]
Read MoreTop 20 beauty essentials to survive the party season
Last Updated on 19th October 2013 Oh dear, that last glass of wine probably wasn’t a good idea… As if the harsh winter cold weren’t enough for our skin and […]
Read MoreLancôme makeup party
Last Updated on 20th October 2013 Oh Lancôme, how we love thee , not only for your pretty pampering products, but for inviting us back to Paris for your very […]
Read MoreTop 20 beauty essentials for the ultimate party look
Last Updated on 18th November 2009 Tis the season to be….shattered, but having to look fresh and radiant for the barrage of parties Christmas and the New Year brings. Easier […]
Read MoreDiscovering bareMinerals
Last Updated on 15th July 2010 I suspect I’m not the only one suffering from being stuck in a major case of ‘the makeup rut’. Last week, I walked into […]
Read MoreLash Wars: The new mascaras battling it out
Big eye lashes have taken over. Adverts for new mascaras have always centred around the claim that the bigger the lashes the better. For each new product, the message is […]
Read MoreWake up to the new Philips Light
Last Updated on 5th November 2009 It’s never an easy job getting up in the morning, especially in these dark, colder months. I for one, am not a morning person […]
Read MoreClinique launches purple party collection for Christmas
Last Updated on 3rd November 2009 Clinique has launched a new limited edition make-up range for Christmas. But you’re going to have to love purple as much as Dot Cotton […]
Read MoreThe latest collections from MAC are just a little bit wicked
Last Updated on 26th October 2009 Yep, brace yourself and hide your purse. Those naughty people at MAC have just launched another assault of tempting new products that you’ll instantly […]
Read MoreNew Fragrance from Project Runway Judge Michael Kors: Very Hollywood
Glamorous. Over the top. Fabulous. That’s how American designer Michael Kors describes the star factory that is Hollywood. It’s this sexy decadence which has inspired the new fragrance. The Project […]
Read MoreBody Shop enlist help of star perfumer for new fragrance
Last Updated on 12th October 2009 The Body Shop has called on the big guns for its latest fragrance, Love Etc. Star perfumer Dominique Ropion is behind their latest scent. […]
Read MoreCelebrate National Chocolate Week without the calories
What: National Chocolate Week runs from October 12 to 18. And it’s only right to celebrate. But the summer diets have gone by the wayside and with the new season
Read MoreNew Beauty Lust: Rouge Bunny Rouge
Last Updated on 7th September 2009 Russian make-up brand Rouge Bunny Rouge has launched in the UK. And I can’t help but think it has been created by hippies with […]
Read MoreOrigins new products: Tried and tested
Last Updated on 12th May 2017 Skin-care experts Origins have launched three nifty new products to add to their collection. We popped down to their London offices to try them […]
Read MoreCosmopolitan’s Beauty Editor Ingeborg Van Lotringen reveals her secrets
Last Updated on 18th August 2009 Ingeborg Van Lotringen has the kind of job that most girls dream of. As beauty editor of Cosmopolitan, one of the world’s best known […]
Read MoreHow Darphin saved my skin
Last Updated on 9th August 2009 So a luxury beauty brand, gets in touch and offers you a skin scanning treatment, what do you say? “When, where, can I come […]
Read MoreTried and Tested: Dr Organics Manuka Honey Cream
Last Updated on 12th May 2017 I have such sensitive skin that when I’m not testing out facial products I tend to stick to a standard fragrance free moisturiser by […]
Read MoreNew fragrance from Jo Malone: Vanilla & Anise
Last Updated on 5th August 2009 There are some things which make a girl go weak at the knees, and the sight of a Jo Malone carrier bag is one […]
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