Glamorous. Over the top. Fabulous. That’s how American designer Michael Kors describes the star factory that is Hollywood. It’s this sexy decadence which has inspired the new fragrance. The Project […]
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Body Shop enlist help of star perfumer for new fragrance
The Body Shop has called on the big guns for its latest fragrance, Love Etc. Star perfumer Dominique Ropion is behind their latest scent. Ropion has worked on fragrances for […]
Read MoreCelebrate National Chocolate Week without the calories
What: National Chocolate Week runs from October 12 to 18. And it’s only right to celebrate. But the summer diets have gone by the wayside and with the new season
Read MoreNew Beauty Lust: Rouge Bunny Rouge
Russian make-up brand Rouge Bunny Rouge has launched in the UK. And I can’t help but think it has been created by hippies with a keen knowledge of certain fungi, […]
Read MoreOrigins new products: Tried and tested
Skin-care experts Origins have launched three nifty new products to add to their collection. We popped down to their London offices to try them out. We’ve come to expect good […]
Read MoreCosmopolitan’s Beauty Editor Ingeborg Van Lotringen reveals her secrets
Ingeborg Van Lotringen has the kind of job that most girls dream of. As beauty editor of Cosmopolitan, one of the world’s best known glossy magazines, she’s in charge of […]
Read MoreHow Darphin saved my skin
So a luxury beauty brand, gets in touch and offers you a skin scanning treatment, what do you say? “When, where, can I come today?” Of course. This is exactly […]
Read MoreTried and Tested: Dr Organics Manuka Honey Cream
I have such sensitive skin that when I’m not testing out facial products I tend to stick to a standard fragrance free moisturiser by Boots. However, and I say this […]
Read MoreNew fragrance from Jo Malone: Vanilla & Anise
There are some things which make a girl go weak at the knees, and the sight of a Jo Malone carrier bag is one of them. What is it about […]
Read MoreRevlon launches new summer grooming products
Make-up brushes, precision eyebrow tweezers, pedicure kits and crystal nail files are among the products in Revlon’s new range of professional but affordable beauty tools. However at MFL we’re particularly […]
Read MoreTried and Tested: Revlon’s Colourstay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick
Generally, I’m not a fan of long-wear lipsticks. I’ve tried many of them in the past, mainly during a misguided but fun period as a goth. Dark lipstick was essential […]
Read MoreTrying and testing: The Clinique 3 step programme
So, for the past week I’ve been trying out Clinique’s 3 step programme. Because, not all of us can afford a one to one consultation with a dermatologist, Clinique (with […]
Read MoreLancôme treats bloggers to a fun day in the Parisian sun!
Thanks to Lancôme I had the opportunity to meet a number of really great bloggers earlier this week. To celebrate the launch of Aaron De Mey’s new make up collection […]
Read MoreGet huge lips and skinny hips
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 […]
Read MoreSample 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 […]
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