I’m in a bit of a quandary about this product. I can’t decide if it is genius or spectacularly sinister. Huge Lips Skinny Hips by New York cosmetics brand Purple […]
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Sample Revlon’s ColourStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick!
Revlon is to launch a new longstay liquid lipstick this week and to celebrate they’re offering beauty addicts everywhere the chance to receive a free sample and become their official […]
Read MoreIllamasqua: The best kept secret in make-up
Illamasqua cosmetics make you feel rather smug. Smug because, although it launched last year, it still feels like a bit of a secret. The British brand’s range of professional quality […]
Read MoreNude lipstick: Sexy? No, no, no!
Nude lipsticks are one of the key beauty trends for the summer. Shades of pale pink, peach and even creams have made their way from the catwalks, to the red […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: Revlon Matte Collection
What: Revlon’s Matte Collection was an undisputed hit when it launched in the US last year. In its first month ‘Mauve it Over’, a soft plum coloured lip colour became […]
Read MoreA face cream that reduces wrinkles… no really!
Here is a scientific study that you are actually going to get excited about. The University of Manchester has proven that Boots’ No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Beauty Serum actually […]
Read MoreBeauty alert: MAC Double Dazzle and Rose Romance
Two new collections we’re lusting after: First up, there’s Double Dazzle, a range of seven new sparkle lip gloss shades, and two mascaras. The Dazzleglass lip glosses (£12.72) bring the […]
Read MoreBeauty fix: Missoni Acqua Spring Fragrance Set
Missoni has designed a new cosmetics bag to accompany its Missoni Acqua fragrance. The Acqua Spring Set, features the gold cosmetic bag complete with the signature Missoni zig-zag and a […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: M.A.C Prep and Prime Line Filler
What: Launched alongside the Skin Refined Zone for M.A.C’s Prep & Prime range, Line Filler aims to target areas where you want to soften lines. Worried that you’ll be applying […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream
What: Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream. That’s quite a mouthful for a simple anti-ageing cream. So first thing’s first. Why pro-collagen? Well, the cream is formulated to make skin smoother, plumper […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: M.A.C Refined Mineralize Skinfinish
What:This Mineralize powder in ‘Refined’ comes in a marbled pattern of bronzey tones with a metallic finish and can be used anywhere on the face (and body) to create a […]
Read MoreThe £6 snake venom beauty wonder
Not content with offering cut-price lobsters and champagne Aldi supermarkets have ventured into the beauty world. And the product that’s hitting the headlines is called Lacura Wrinkle Stop and costs […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: Surya Ucuuba Restructuring Hair Mask
What: This new hair treatment for curly hair from Brazilian brand Surya, is getting a lot of press coverage right now. It’s organic, all natural, it’s eco-friendly, it’s exclusive, but […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: M.A.C Prep and Prime Skin Refined Zone
What: A new addition to MAC’s Prep + Prime range. This skincare product works with foundations and powders to smooth the appearance of makeup, enable the ease of makeup application and […]
Read MoreNew Spring fragrances: DKNY vs Tommy Hilfiger
The Contenders: DKNY Be Delicious Fresh Blossom , The fourth fragrance in the Be Delicious range is inspired by New York apple blossom trees and has top notes of grapefruit, […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: M.A.C Just Dessert Lipglass
What: The Sugarsweet range from M.A.C. On the face of it, it’s a pretty bold collection. Lipsticks, eye shadows, shadesticks, nail varnishes and mineralised skin finishes (metallic blusher to you […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: Kerastase Noctogenist Voile Nuit – For Fine hair
Description: A leave in spray conditioner for fine hair, it “provides essential nourishment and protects the fibre against damage, in the morning the hair feels soft, looks radiant and renewed. […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: Laura Mercier Lip Glace
There are certain things we’ll always love about lip gloss, – you know, the sheer colour and the glossy finish. But there are a couple of things we can’t stand […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: TIGI Bed Head Treat me right-Hair mask
Description: It claims to stimulate and condition hair, leaving hair full, shiny and healthier. Which is of course exactly what a hair mask should do. £14.20 for 200ml Application: After […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: Kerastase Noctogenist Serum Nuit
Everyone‘s heard of night creams; lotions and potions applied overnight designed to leave skin feeing rejuvenated and replenished the morning after. Well, now there are overnight treatments for your hair […]
Read MoreRoad Test: Kerastase‘s Noctogenist Serum Nuit
Everyone‘s heard of night creams; lotions and potions applied overnight designed to leave skin feeing rejuvenated and replenished the morning after. Well, now there are overnight treatments for your […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: Dr Andrew conditioning lip balm with turmeric
With the practically-artic conditions we are facing at the moment rendering our poor lips dry, rough, chapped and in desperate need of some T.L.C there seemed no better time to […]
Read MoreDr Andrew conditioning lip balm with turmeric
With the practically-artic conditions we are facing at the moment rendering our poor lips dry, rough, chapped and in desperate need of some T.L.C there seemed no better time to […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: Tigi Catwalk Fast-Fixx Leave In-Conditioner Spray
At some point, every single one of us needs a magic wand hair product to fix a hair emergency. For me it starts when I pull my head from the […]
Read MoreTigi Catwalk Fast-Fixx Leave In-Conditioner Spray
At some point, every single one of us needs a magic wand hair product to fix a hair emergency. For me it starts when I pull my head from the […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: Darphin instantly radiant hydrating and brightening eye care
This product comes with some rather ambitious claims, such as: ‘instantly revives radiance around the eyes and disguises signs of fatigue’. This sounded like music to my ears after the […]
Read MoreDarphin instantly radiant hydrating and brightening eye care.
This product comes with some rather ambitious claims, such as: ‘instantly revives radiance around the eyes and disguises signs of fatigue’. This sounded like music to my ears after the […]
Read MorePX Prescriptives Vibrant C skin brightening moisturizer
Does anyone know what a micro-optic luminizer is? How about a brightening complex? No? Oh well, this moisturizer has them both. The gist is that they’re supposed to brighten the […]
Read MoreTisserand Organic Tea-Tree and Mandarin Lip Butter
I’ve decided I’m going to lobby Trading Standards. I want them to make it compulsory for cosmetic companies to put nutritional information on lip balms. I consume enough of the […]
Read MoreHow to boost your ego!
I’m not going to lie, when it comes to hair products I don’t tend to experiment much. Although maybe this is because I once stumbled across gold with Tigi’s Bed […]
Read MoreTried and Tested: Kerastase Nutritive Masquintense.
I must begin by making a beauty-related confession…..to counter-balance my penchant for expensive make-up I usually opt for budget-friendly hair products (and by that I mean bog standard, supermarket-brand shampoo […]
Read MoreEstee Lauder’s Revelation Creme
Truth be told, I’d like to think I’m not getting noticeably older. So in the past, I have tried to avoid the creams that claim to fight those dreading signs of […]
Read MoreClinique 7 Day Scrub
I’ve been using Clinique’s 7 Day Scrub Cream on and off for nearly 10 years. For those of you who love exfoliating on a daily basis Clinique’s gentle but effective formula is […]
Read MoreTigi Catwalk Camera Ready Shiner and Defrizzer
I wanted this product to be amazing, like most of the other Tigi products I’ve tried. Anyone with naturally curly hair will understand the elation four little words, Bed Head […]
Read MoreBeauty Road Test: Bobbi Brown Lash Glamour; lengthening mascara.
Having not been blessed with naturally long eyelashes I loved the sound of this mascara by Bobbi Brown which lengthens, curls and defines to ‘provide the ultimate false-eyelash look.’ As […]
Read MoreOrigins Modern Friction Body Scrub
Origins Modern Friction is a gentle body scrub that exfoliates with rice starch to rejuvinate tired, dry skin. The product promises to refine, whilst calming the skin with a touch of […]
Read MoreCharles Worthington Mineral Hair Spa Rescue treatment
This particular treatment comes from super-brand Charles Worthington’s ‘intensive’ range which is specifically designed for hair restoration and deep nourishment. As a ‘rescue treatment’ it is designed to re-vitalise damaged […]
Read MoreKerastase Nutritive Masquintense – Fine hair
Description: A nourishing treatment for fine hair, it “provides an optimal blend of lipids, proteins and glucose to help restore the nourishment balance of the hair fibre. Hair should be […]
Read MoreCharles Worthington Hair Healer Leave-in Conditioner
I usually shy away from the Charles Worthington super-brand, having come to the admittedly unsubstantiated conclusion that I’m probably paying for the name rather than the product. After road-testing this […]
Read MoreClinique Superbalm Moisturising Gloss
The idea of a lip balm which is also a gloss has always baffled me. I have never believed a single product could be capable of offering conditioning benefits whilst masquerading as […]
Read MoreGet a Headrush with Bed Head!
There are a few beauty products that I’m sure you couldn’t live without and the same goes for me: Vaseline, Touche Eclat, YSL Everlong Mascara… you get the jist. As […]
Read MoreSuper Eyes Instant Action Moisturising Eye Gel
After umpteen seasonal soirees my eyes are tired, my feet hurt, and my belly aches. I’ve been burning the candle at both ends and it ain’t a pretty sight! Luckily […]
Read MoreSparkle with The Body Shop Eye Palette
I’ve never really been a huge fan of make up from The Body Shop, predominantly because I haven’t actually ever tried much of it, but seeing this special edition set […]
Read MoreDKNY Delicious Night Lip Gloss: Twilight and Midnight Kiss
A girl can never have too many shoes, bags or lip glosses. Am I right? I literally hoard lip gloss. Don’t ask me why. My addiction began in high school […]
Read MoreBeauty road test: FCUK Polished Sugar Scrub
Description: A sugar scrub with extract of wild strawberry to soothe, sweet almond and jojoba oils to hydrate and shea butter to boost skin barriers. It claims to exfoliate, polish, […]
Read MoreCrème de la Mer – The Ultimate Hand Treatment
This particular Crème De La Mer experience is described as the most luxuriously indulgent hand treatment around. Specially tailored to strengthen and fortify nails, leaving them with long-lasting, healthy shine. […]
Read MoreKim Kardashian gets a new look. Thoughts?
Sporting a new hair-do complete with bold bangs and a sleek finish, Kim Kardashian was surprisingly the epitome of chic at the Hearst Magazines/A Diamond is Forever’s Empowerment for Africa […]
Read MoreTop 10 Beauty Basics
It’s come to that time of year when our beauty regimes need a bit of an over haul. Why not invest in a few items, that will not only make […]
Read MoreChristina Aguilera’s latest fragrance: Inspire
As many of you know, here at My Gorgeous Life we’re hesitant to jump in head first to any celebrities journey from singing to fashion and beauty. The results typically […]
Read MoreJean Paul Gaultier , Madame. Oo la la!
Is it too early to start making a Christmas list? Having tried Jean Paul Gaultier’s latest scent , Madame , I’m beginning to think not. This musky perfume, powerful upon […]
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