Chanel Spring 2018 Review: Verderame, Rosso Pompeiano, Giallo Napoli
So I went to the newly opened Chanel beauty boutique in Berlin last week, intrigued by the Spring roundup post, saw the Chanel Spring 2018 collection, and despite my best intention not to get anything,...
View ArticleEstée Lauder Pure Color Envy Liquid Lip Potion – review, swatches, dupes
So, I usually hate liquid lipsticks. Especially those that dry matte. Either they dry to a uncomfortable tight layer and suck every bit of moisture out of my lips until they look like raisins, or they...
View ArticleBeauty products for the zombie apocalypse
Halloween is a wonderful opportunity to look at darker topics than the ones that are usually covered here on the blog. I’m very happy that I can point out a serious issue that’s easy to overlook, with...
View ArticleThree lipstick and blush dream teams that work
I do have my makeup routines. I guess everyone has. The looks that always work, the fallback looks when you’re feeling crap or if you’ve got 10 minutes left. And then you break out of your routine, and...
View ArticleColourPop revisited – Gel eyeliner, blushes, satin liquid lipsticks and matte...
ColourPop was one of my major disappointments of 2016. I didn’t like the products I tried from them, and then they made an appearance in the category ‘worst customer service of 2016’ in my best of 2016...
View ArticleK-Beauty haul – lip products
I’ve no idea why Korean lip products are as great as they are, no matter which texture. I bought liquid lipsticks, matte lipsticks, glossy lipsticks, lip masks – all great. Here’s the review of some of...
View ArticleEverybody can wear red lipstick. See how.
So you doubt you can pull off a red lip? Trust me, you can. In this post I’ll tell you how (and we’re skipping over that boring warm-toned/ cool-toned thing!) to find and wear your perfect red...
View ArticleBeauty favourites in October
Still getting back into the swing of things after spending three weeks in New Zealand, in this post I share not only my favourite beauty products of the month, but also some bits and bobs I actually...
View ArticleNeat November beauty favourites
Ufff. It’s December, people! In all the madness of end of the year stuff that happens, as usual, I haven’t been really playing around with makeup as much as I would’ve liked. Nevertheless, my...
View ArticleNot the usual holiday makeup – glam it up in 5 mins!
Instead of doing the usual holiday look, I wanted to give you something else. Because chances are, you can do the red lip/glittery lids routine in your sleep, and anyways, why not shake it up a bit?!...
View ArticleChanel Spring 2018 Review: Verderame, Rosso Pompeiano, Giallo Napoli
So I went to the newly opened Chanel beauty boutique in Berlin last week, intrigued by the Spring roundup post, saw the Chanel Spring 2018 collection, and despite my best intention not to get anything,...
View ArticleHottest beauty news and posts in November
Drag queens, the queen of lipstick, vanity (or not), the scandal of the month and the worst year in history – the year is coming to an end, the link love is going on. Beauty News Another day, another...
View ArticleRed Lipstick – an Ode to a Beauty Icon. Rachel Felder’s book, reviewed
Red is a powerful colour in itself. Firetrucks, stop signs, blood: all red. Now pair a little bit of red pigment with some fat, apply it to your lips: magic. It’ll turn you into a different person:...
View ArticleSix out of six (months): the best beauty products of 2019
We’re about halfway through 2019 (I can’t say if that’s good or bad, you decide), but I’ve discovered some skincare and makeup products in those six months I want to share with you. Here’re the best...
View ArticleHow to wear a red lip at any age, anytime, anywhere
Red lipstick is fascinating. There’re whole books written about it, there’re studies about it (the conclusion? You’re viewed as younger and more attractive when wearing it) and the truly great thing?...
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in February
The rise of skincare continues, an oral history of Ruby Woo and how a piece of US-legislation might be the start of more transparent labels and nomenclature (no more ‘clean’ and ‘non-toxic’ labels...
View ArticleNars Afterglow Lip Balm in Turbo: review
A super hydrating tinted lip balm that leaves a stain. Love it. Shocker. (Not.) I’ve a long history of loving sheer, moisturising, glossy lipsticks (my never-ending love affair with MAC’s Huggables...
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