Makeup

I was pretty late to the game with blush, when I first started dabbling with makeup age 12/13, it was all about the eyes and maybe a touch of bronzer. It’s only in recent years that i’ve started to experiment more with blush and thanks to Charlotte Tilbury’s ‘swish and …

When it comes to creating affordable budget makeup and dupes of premium makeup products, w7 cosmetics have it down. w7 are famed for creating ‘in the style of’ products based on bestsellers from the likes of MAC, Ben Nye, Benefit, Anastacia Beverley Hills, Urban Decay and many more. Now, i’m not …

Back in the day when ‘Dream Matte Mousse‘ was the only foundation to be seen carrying in your Jane Norman PE bag, cake face was pretty unavoidable. This was especially the case when the Aero bar formula was paired with a translucent powder laden with talc from The Look or …

Wearing: Stretch Concealer | Cloudpaint’s in ‘Beam’ and ‘Dusk’ | ‘Crush’ Generation G lip colour | Maybelline ‘Great Lash‘ mascara  There was a time when I really didn’t understand the statement: ‘Less is more’ – for me, more was always more and when it came to my make-up, this was so obviously …

Red lipstick is loud, it’s elegant and it absolutely means business. Red lipstick matters. Why? Because it can transform any outfit and any mood with the slightest slick of the bullet. For me, the right red lipstick makes my skin look brighter and my teeth whiter, it makes me feel …

I’ve always struggled to find nude lipstick shades that really do something for me. I naturally have very pale, sun sensitive skin with a blue undertone and naturally pink lips. The typical English rose.  Because of this, I am a rouge lipped maven at heart and i’ll always pick a red over …

It was a snowy, grey, and extraordinarily wet Monday in London town, my inaproproate choice of footwear, a pair of faux fur boots had caused my socks to become sodden and you could hardly see your face as the rain lashed sideways. Still, we trudged on and made the best …

A little while ago I introduced you all to the Complexions makeup line from the fashion e-tailer Miss G Couture. I hinted that more exciting products were due to launch from the line, extending the collection to cater for lips and eyes as well as base. The Complexions collection is …

Ah eyebrows! It’s only in recent times that I am able to say that I am fully cool with mine. From a horrendous waxing job in America nearly 10 years ago, I’ve been trying to grow them back ever since. There’s a few pics of how simply awful they were …