Expensive Beauty

Gah! I don’t get the obsession with MAC most of the time – the packaging doesn’t change except for a few vinyl stickers, the colours always look the same to me even when they are supposed to be part of a new range, there’s no (or shall I say slow) innovation in terms of texture [...]

A good, creaseless, pigmented cream shadow is hard to find – for sure. The best creaseless, all day iron clad ones I can think of usually a little sheer (Jill Stuart Eye Jellies and Shiseido Hydro Power for example). Then there are the very pigmented ones that don’t stay put (Illamasqua creases, Nars creases). So [...]

I have the best readers. Why? I had mentioned my search for a really good sticky gel for holding down glitter and reader Cucumpear spotted this glitter and fixing gel and sent it to me. How sweet! Here are the products she sent: Along with the gel came a lovely deep purple glitter. The gel [...]

I am so in love with my Etude House LUCIdarling Fantastic Eyes Eyeliner that I thought I’d share all three sets that I have. I’d love them to release these but with some dark shades too! So much fun – a nice soft texture and dries to a water resistant long lasting finish. I don’t [...]

I’m going through my relatively small nail polish collection and photographing my favourite shades. This week is Blues in all Hues! Etude House Petit Darling polishes are discontinued, largely. Don’t know why because they are lovely! Free from shimmer, they are highly pigmented and smooth to apply, they are also quite rich colours. This one [...]