With lower notes of Indian Rose, and heady tones of Sweet Almond Oil, this incredibly luxurious Body Oil from the masters of Eastern ritualistic body products; Rituals, is designed to balance both mind and body. The feel of this Shanti Chakra Body Oil on the skin, when massaged in, leaves your skin feeling smooth and sensuously soft, and those gentle notes of Indian Rose are designed to relax both... 

It’s that time of year, all the reds and pinks are in the shops, they’re decorating windows and they’re an assault on the senses if you even glance in the direction of a card shop. However, if you’re partial to a little red and pink in your life, then this stunning shade of red by Filthy Gorgeous London, simply named Valentine, is the epitome of February 14th Red! Expect to... 

If there’s something on a woman’s face that often gets overlooked, it’s going to be her brows. What is the trend this season? Thick, thin, full, arched… The list goes on. As a Professional Makeup Artist, I’m of the belief that you should have as natural a brow shape as possible, and have it shaped gently to remove stragglers. Of course, that being said, if you really hate... 

Well I guess that this time of the month is that time of the month. No, not that one, but the one where everyone starts talking about what’s in their beauty box. Whether it’s Glossy, Boudoir, Latest in, or someone else, there seems to be a Beauty Box, and probably a Beauty Gripe out there. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve never been sold on the idea of Beauty Boxes.  I’m... 

There’s one thing that Illamasqua does, and does well, and that is to allow you to express your inner makeup artist, and to flex your creative wings.  Sometimes though, even us makeup artists, we can feel as though our wings have been clipped, and there are some women who just want to do something different, but don’t know where to start. Illamasqua’s counter is always a good place... 

Main Features - Organic Superfruit Concentrate is a blend of organic fruit which create a rich facial serum. Who Should Use - All, including people with mature or problematic skin. What For - To protect against UV and free-radical damage and promote skin cell regeneration and collagen synthesis for smooth, radiant skin. Also good for very dry or mature skins to create an even, moisturised base for... 

Every year, over 40,000 people visit the seaweed baths that were opened by the Walton family in Co. Sligo back in 1912, so there has to be something in that Seaweed doesn’t there? The Zoya team explain it far better than I could, so; “Seaweed naturally absorbs or metabolises their nourishment from the sea. As a result seaweed contains countless minerals, vitamins and beneficial ingredients... 

With Black Honey being a firm cult favourite, it was a real shame when Clinique got rid of the others from the Almost Lipstick range; Black Raspberry, Black Plum and Black Raisin were incredible colours, however, I suppose they were just a bit too similar to one another to justify having 4 scary looking black lipsticks on the displays! Fast forward 3 or 4 (or maybe even more!) years, and woo hoo, the... 

When Winter comes to visit, dry skin comes out.  We have the heating on higher, and our skin dries out.  The wind blows in our faces, and our skin dries out. Kiddies who are prone to eczema end up with itchier skin than normal.  But what do we put on our skin and bodies?  Most usually, it’s a steroid based product, usually an emolient of some sort, and often quite a greasy feeling product. For... 

The next part to our Alphabet Game series is focusing on all things body beautiful. We’ve tried and tested body lotions, bathing products, body creams, body exfoliators, stretch mark creams, contouring products, tints and tans! You may well recognise some of the names of our testers, they featured in our A is for Anti-Ageing article, and are featuring here again, with a few new names to the group! As... 

There are some days that I am extremely grateful to Twitter.  Not just because of the great friends I’ve made, but for opening up a world that may well otherwise be closed off to me. Back in December, when I was Tweeting my ’12 Hints of Christmas’ articles, someone retweeted my title ‘a beautiful fragrance’ and slightly altered my quote to include their own brand! Initially... 

Well, after a lovely 3 week break (it was meant to be 2 weeks, but ill son and dead mobile phone meant it was a week longer), we’re ready and raring to go with lots of new features, articles and reviews! This month we’ll be talking Body Beautiful, Concealers and Detoxing as part of our Alphabet Game series.  We’ll be looking at how to ‘create the look’ for post Christmas... 

Red Lipstick.  Wearable or not, love it or not, Red is here to stay and will be a classic for all time. Red really is my signature colour, I have more red lipsticks and glosses than I really ought to have, but they’re all different and all lovely in their own unique ways! Here goes with my rundown of reds in all their glory! And for the record, these are the ones that are in my own makeup bag,... 

If there was ever a simpler A+B=C equation, then Lush’s combination of Dirty Shave Cream + Dirty Hair Styling Cream = Dirty fragrance is it! Often, men will end up using one product for their face, one for their hair, and then another for their fragrance of the day. Combined, the whole lot could be a complete assault on the nasal senses.  We’ve all been there, squashed on a tube with a... 

It is HERE! The mascara to make others look paltry by comparison! This new Masquara by Illamasqua make lashes look like they’ve been on steroids! Thicker, longer, but most definitely no clumps! Love it, loving the look, and delighting in that it is clump free, smudge resistant, and doesn’t flake off at the end of the day! My new best friend! I even tweeted pictures of my eyes, bare of makeup... 

Woo Hoo, I love Oskia. I’m really rather in love with the Renaissance Mask, and lighting the massage candle has become a nightly ritual! They have the most incredible products, I’ve talked about them before and the background to the brand, and now, for you lucky readers, we have been given an exclusive discount for 20% off any order! That’s huge! So, if you’re stopping off at... 

From our Forum comes a review from one of our very first members, Mr_Makeup who joined us over 5 years ago, back in November 2006! Better known as James, he is a print and film makeup artist, and has left us a review of a recent shopping spree…!   I purchased the Ten Image Professional Concealer (Corrector) Palette from Cazcarra London; the first thing I noticed is the wide range of colours... 

Panache Cosmetics has just announced they will deliver beauty gifts on Christmas day…this prestige beauty website is loved by royalty around the world…and who can blame them…. We love them… Have a look here for our suggested gift ideas!  Read More →