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    Lush for Valentine’s Day

    Who doesn’t love a gift that says “here, take some time out that’s just for you to pamper yourself with”? Lush makes gifting so easy.  With custom made gifts of soaps, massage bars and bath ballistics and ready made, ready wrapped parcels of goodies for every conceivable occasion....

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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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    K is for Kissable Lips…

    If there’s anyone out there, who doesn’t like a good smooch, please leave the room now. This is not for you! They say that a kiss leaves an indelible mark on a loved one, it can certainly leave an emotional one, if the person you’re kissing is the one, but even if you’re just...

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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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    Clinique and Estee Lauder Lipgloss Pro Faves

    With a thousand gloss products out there to choose from, which would you have in your professional kit? For me, it has to be a mixture of Clinique and Estee Lauder. Both brands are synonymous with classic, timeless colours, and the colours that they both have are ageless. The thing with gloss though,...

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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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  • Lush Emotional Brilliance

    So, on Saturday, Lush moves away from bathing and onto the dressing table with their eagerly anticipated Emotional Brilliance collection. With products all in the same (recyclable of course!) packaging, you can choose from a selection of cream shadows, liquid lipsticks, eyeliners and even mascara. One...

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  • Reader Review – GOSH Light ‘n Shine Lip Glaze

    From MAF Regular BlissfulT   GOSH Light’n Shine Lip Glaze in 102. This is a lovely deep purpley shade in the tube. I love the little mirror on the side and when you open it to apply there a light on the inside at the top of the wand on the lid. Genius! The product

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