
19 Oct
This is probably my shortest ever post because really, do I even need to explain why I love this? It’s a great lip balm in a skull FFS. No explanation necessary. It comes in passionfruit (my favourite) or mint (great for midday breath freshening) flavour, in either black or hot pink packaging that unscrews to reveal a rounded bullet of balm (very similar to the now-iconic EOS balm design, only it’s less Miley, more Motorhead). With such a great concept...
17 Oct
The French invent a whole new base category and it’s très, très bon If you’re someone who likes the coverage of a foundation, the plump hydration of a tinted moisturiser, the smooth finish of a primer and the soft focus effect of a blur balm, then you are going to flip your lid over this. It’s Givenchy’s new balm foundation and I can’t think of another product quite like it. According to Givenchy, the USP is in Teint Couture’s Hydro-Magnets...
06 Oct
The posh lipstick category just got bigger. We assess Bobbi Brown’s contribution. We can probably blame Mr Tom Ford for the rise of the Luxury lipsticks. His weighty, spendy, clicky tubes of creamy, high-pigment lip colours broke the £30 price barrier upon launch, and sparked a whole new category in beauty. Poppy King Lipstick Queen pushed the envelope further with the beautiful Velvet Rope (and later, Silver Screen) range of dense, creamy lipsticks encased in heavy metal Art Deco skyscraper...