Category Archives: Makeup General

As it’s a public holiday today and Monday, I’m taking the opportunity to have a long weekend, re-charge my batteries, and hopefully reduce those dark circles under the eyes a little. And shop, obviously. I’ll be back on Tuesday: until then, I hope you have a wonderful Easter, whatever you’re doing!

Well, as I’ve mentioned a couple of times (or three, or four…) I’m off to the Canary Islands on Monday, to try to grab a quick bit of sunshine before Christmas! Before I go, though, I thought I’d show you the little product haul I brought home with me today: these are the products I always find myself buying right before a holiday (plus a couple of sunscreens I’ve been meaning to write about for a while), and they are…

1. Dylash 45 Day Mascara by Eyelure

I’ve always thought the word “mascara” in this product’s name was a little bit misleading, because it’s an eyelash dye, not a mascara, so it won’t do any curling, thickening or lengthening. It will turn pale lashes (and brows) dark, though, and when your lashes are as pale as mine, that’s always a good thing! I’ll still be using my trusty mascara, of course, but for those days when I’m just headed to the beach or pool, I’ll be really glad to have dyed my lashes/brows with this!  (My tutorial explaining how to use it is here, in case you’re interested!)

2. Lash Extend Ultra Natural Eyelash Extensions

Can you tell I spend  lot of time thinking about eyelashes? They’re the thing that makes the biggest difference to my appearance, and while most of the year I’m obsessed with mascara, when I’m on holiday I sometimes like to be able to go without sometimes (although not often, it has to be said), so before I go, I’ll normally stick on some of these. They’re individual false eyelashes and they claim to last up to four weeks. I’ve found 5 – 7 days to be more realistic, but at least they get me through an early morning flight without forcing me to get up even earlier and apply makeup! (Tutorial on these here.)

3. Botanics Soothing Eye Makeup Remover

Um, yeah. This is the last eye-related product, I promise! I’ve written about this a lot, so all I’ll say is that I never go on holiday without it. Love it.

4. John Frieda Luminous Colour Glaze in Radiant Red

Since I first wrote about this, I’ve re-purchased it several times (and have also got better at applying it, so no more of the streakiness I mentioned in my first review!). I like to use it before vacations, not only because it’s a really excellent conditioner, and always leaves my hair super-soft, but because it makes my hair look really shiny and healthy.

And now for the sunscreens! These aren’t the only ones I’ll be taking with me (I have very fair skin, so I get through a LOT of sunscreen), but the ones I’m currently liking best:

5. Coppertone Kids SPF 50 Continuous Clear Spray

Yeah, it’s for kids. No, I don’t care. I’ve only ever bought this in States, so I’m not sure if it’s available in the UK – I do know I haven’t seen it here, and that most high SPF sunscreens here tend to be of the thick and gloopy variety, which I hate. I love this one because it’s clear, it dries instantly, and the nozzle makes it super-easy to apply. I got through two bottles of this in Florida this summer without a hint of sunburn, and brought this one back with me. Its only disadvantage is that it doesn’t tend to last long – or not on me, anyway (I suspect the spray leads to a lot of wastage), so as a backup, I have….

6. Clinique Sun-Care Body Spray, SPF 30

I first bought this on impulse. I was on my way to a christening and had convinced myself the sunscreen I’d brought with me (Which was of the white, gloopy variety – this was before Coppertone Kids came into my life, obviously!) would stain my dress, and would look too greasy for a formal event. I was probably right, too. Clinique’s was the only clear spray available at the airport, so I bought it, and liked it so much that I’ve re-purchased it a couple of times since. It’s SPF 30, so I use it on duller days, but as with the Coppertone, it goes on easily, dries in quickly and doesn’t stain clothes. It’s also available at almost every airport I’ve ever been to, which is probably why I continue to buy it, despite the fact that I’m sure there are lots of other products that are just as good!

So, there you have it: not all of my holiday products by a long shot, but today’s haul, plus a couple of extras. I’ll be packing tomorrow, so probably won’t have a chance to blog again before I go. Hope everyone has a good couple of weeks, and I’ll see you when I get back! (Well, not literally, of course, but you know what I mean…)

(P.S. Forgot to mention – all of the products above, with the exception of the sunscreens, came from Boots.)

Hi everyone,

First of all, huge apologies for the fact that the site has been down all day today.

Secondly, you’ll probably notice that now that it’s back, it’s displaying posts from September. This is because at about 2pm today our web hosts, Heart Internet, contacted us to say that while they were working on our server they had managed to irretrievably lose the entire site  – and all the rest of our websites – and that there was absolutely nothing they could do to recover it. Essentially, they told us Hey, Dollface! (and, indeed, all of our other sites) was gone for good.

Yes.

As you can see, that turned out not to be true and they have managed to restore most of the site. We have, however, lost just over a month’s worth of posts, and the posts we do have don’t currently have images. We have our own backup of those posts, but it will take us several days to get them back online, and unfortunately there won’t be any posts here on Monday because it’s going to take us at least until then to deal with the considerable fallout from this fiasco.

We also currently have issues with comments, which aren’t working, and … oh, about a thousand other things which are being worked on right now.

We’re really sorry for the interruption in transmission, and hope you’ll bear with us for a couple of days until we can get back on our feet.

Amber

Batistse’s Dry Shampoo is a holy grail product for many of us – in fact, perhaps the only criticism I have of it is that, on dark hair, too much of it can leave a whitish residue, making you look ever so slightly grey at the roots – not a good look.

Now, however, Batiste have addressed that problem, with their new Coloured Dry Shampoo, which comes in a brunette and a black version. Exactly what it says on the tin, this has the same formula as the regular version, but with just a little bit of colour, so it won’t be noticeable on your hair. Well, not if you have brown or black hair, obviously – any chance of a version for redheads, Batiste?

Batiste Coloured Dry Shampoo, £3