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    Beauty Radar – Neve Scurissimi Palette

    I love a palette of colours.  Dark, bright, pastel or neutral, it doesn’t matter, but it has to be a palette that makes sense in its mix of colours and it has to be good quality. Neve has been on my radar recently having tried a few pieces and this gorgeous palette is definitely on

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    This Week’s Loves October 15th 2012

    This week has been a really neutral week.  Not very inspiring, but really elegant and simplistic. Old Favourites, mixed in with a few products that are new to me, these are this week’s loves!     BM Beauty Foundation in Stripped.  Effortless, this buffs up really nicely, particularly...

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    J is for Jewel Coloured….

    Bright and beautiful, the magpie in all of us will spy out jewel bright colours from any sort of distance. I think this is why Makeup Artists adore the counters of MAC and Illamasqua.  Their bright bold colours call to us. So many jewel tones and jewel colours, here’s some of our favourites.  ...

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    This week’s loves

      This week, I have been loving – Clinique Superbalanced Makeup.  Forgotten how beautiful this makes my skin look. Estee Lauder Colour Changing Lipstick in Gunmetal Luminiser.  New to me, this gives lipstick a new edge.  Gunmetal deepens lipstick with a little shimmery twist. Elemis Pro...

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    I is for Innovation… And?

    We see a lot of products bandied around in press releases and write ups as ‘new and innovative’ but what does that actually mean? Well, new is fairly obvious, but innovative?  It’s a difficult one, so going to Dictionary.com I got the definitive answer.  To Innovate is “to introduce something new; make changes in anything...

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    Concealing with light layers – Bare Minerals

    Just a couple of days ago, during the new twitter #BeautyChat on Monday nights, I suggested as a pro tip, that a few light layers was the best way to conceal, and to get makeup to stay in place for longer. And looking at my list of articles to write up, it reminded me to

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    Gold Medal Winners

    So we’ve done Bronze and Silver, now for a round up of gorgeous Golds!   Denman Brush D3 Diamante Gold     Nazila Nail Glitz in 140 Gold Carat     Sienna X Express Tanning Mist     Molton Brown Naran Ji Fine Liquid Hand Wash MMXII Limited Edition    ...

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    Silver Medal Winners

    So we’ve done Bronze, now it’s time for a round up of the best Silver products currently available!   Rapidlash Eyelash Enhancing Serum   Planet Skincare Platinum Creme Excellence     Molton Brown Pink Pepperpod Bath & Shower MMXII Limited Edition   GOSH Mono...

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    The Bronze Medal Winners

        There’s nothing better than a selection of beautifully packaged products that put you in mind of Britain at it’s very best. With the recent Olympics, and the current Paralympics, and Britain doing it’s very best to get as many medals as possible, we’ve put together...

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    Gold Medal Winner – Ellis Faas

    If you’re in the mood for a metallic gold eye makeup look, but can’t bear the faff that’s involved in foiling dry shadows, and the inevitable subsequent fall out as the powder dries, cracks, and crumbles all over your face, then you need a cream. But you need a really good cream shadow,...

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