Category: In Praise Of…
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UMAe 2015
Two years have passed since my last visit to UMAe or to break down its acronym, the United Makeup Artists Expo (UMAe). The weekend just gone, I found myself on the steps of the Business Design Centre in London’s Islington, eager to see what was going on inside. As the UK’s leading aspiring and professional hair and…
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Illamasqua Gel Sculpt & Gel Colour
By now you’ll know I am not one to echo the whole Emperor’s Clothes thing when something is unnecessarily hyped up just because the majority say so. Fortunately with Illamasqua, I go all Ron Burgundy and want to ‘shout it from the top of a mountain’. That is pretty much how I feel about their…
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Illamasqua School of Make Up Artistry: Skin Sculpting
Friday evening. A time when most people are rushing home for the weekend or on their way to a night out, except I was doing neither. Instead I made my way to a familiar haunt of mine – Illamasqua’s flagship store on Beak Street in Soho. Not for a spot of shopping, I hasten to…
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Clarins’ Melting Honey Hot Stones Massage
I had a week off recently (which now seems like a lifetime ago) and although I didn’t go on holiday, I hit the ‘pause’ button for some highly prescribed me-time. This called for a proper relaxation, completely switching off and forgetting about work so I booked myself in for a treatment at Clarins’ Skin Spa. Clarins’…
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Henna by Shikha
Well, hello! It’s more than a week since I last posted. A combination of exhaustion, Ramadan coming to an end, celebrations and my day job being considerably more demanding than usual meant every ounce of energy had been sucked out of me. And it’s been really hot too! As I become reacquainted with eating and…
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New launches from By Terry & Terry de Gunzburg
Five years of blogging and you would think I’ve seen my fair share of beauty products yet half a decade on, some things cross my path that give me a buzz. By Terry is one of them. Today I had a sneak peek at the new launches from By Terry hosted by the great lady herself,…
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New hair!
BOOM! I’m back as Cleopatra – with a twist! I’m ‘bronde’ for the summer AND for the first time. I’ve never dared to go this light because I believe blonde would look trashy on me. But I knew I wanted to go lighter so my clever colourist queen Billie at The Chapel in Islington took things…
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PIXI Glow Tonic
I’ve been trying to get hold of this notorious product for months but making my way to the Pixi shop off Carnaby Street just hasn’t been convenient until two weekends ago when I met with Fashionicide and we both marched towards it and swooped up two bottles each. I have never tried Glow Tonic so…
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L’Oréal: Miss Denim nail collection
Next month sees the arrival of L’Oréal’s first textured nail collection, Miss Denim. There are four summery shades which dry to a denim textured matte finish. This is Indigo Classique and I love it! Extremely easy to apply with a decent brush and quick to set, you don’t need a top coat to seal this…