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Tag Archives: beautyFashion Week Beauty: Philip LimAs someone who’s spent what feels like a lifetime trying to fight back her unruly brows, I had to suppress a shudder at the sight of the models at Philip Lim’s Fall 2008 show, who appeared to have had their eyebrows brushed straight up towards their hairlines. It’s not something that stands out from a distance, of course, but up close it looks pretty odd, and my hands are just itching to take an eyebrow comb to these girls! Eyebrows aside, the look at Lim was pale and interesting, with pale faces offset by matt red and plumb lipstick. This is a look I generally love, but those eyebrows are putting me off – what do you think? Dollface Reviews: Boots Refine & Rewind Intense Perfecting Serum
As I mentioned in my last post, this is actually the second time I’ve used Refine & Rewind, and I have to say the difference in my skin was less noticeable the second time round. When I first used the serum, back in April, there was a noticeable difference to pore size and skin softness – this time, although there was an improvement, it wasn’t quite as dramatic. That could just be because my skin had improved from the last round of Refine & Rewinding, or it could just be because I’ve been very stressed lately, which isn’t so great for skin, as we know. But that aside, on with the review:
Posted in Beauty Product Reviews, Eyes, Skincare
Tagged beauty, boots, refine & rewind, serums, Skincare
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Dollface Reviews: Huggies Soft Skin Wipes with Shea butter
Well, like Jen over at Glossing Over It, these weren’t so hot at removing makeup, with mascara proving just too much of a challenge for them. However, with the eye makeup removed courtesy of my trusty Botanics Eye Makeup remover, I actually found these very pleasant to use. They smell lovely, and left my skin feeling pleasantly tingly, and with fluids on planes now a big no-no, I think they’d come in handy on long air journeys when you want to freshen up but don’t have your regular cleaner with you. They’ll work for your hands, too, which is always a bonus. So, there you go: your face can feel as soft as a baby’s bottom – you’ve just got to use the same products the baby does.
Posted in Beauty Product Reviews, Skincare
Tagged beauty, facial cleaners, huggies soft skin wipes, skin wipes
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Dollface Reviews: Benefit Speedbrow tinted eyelash gel
Given that this site has become my own special place for embarrassing myself , I may as well admit that, as well as meeting above my nose (if I don’t tweeze them every day), my eyebrows are also long and straggly. Yes, you wish you were me, you really do… When you have long, straggly eyebrows, you face a daily battle to look anything like “groomed”. You see, I can tweeze my eyebrows into the perfect shape, but the long, long hairs will still straggle, making me look like I’ve been dragged through the proverbial bush backwards. Cutting them is a mistake – that just makes them spiky. Having them professionally threaded or some other kind of salon treatment could work, but doesn’t because I am: a) poor So it’s Benefit Speedbrow all the way. Luckily for me, Speedbrow is something of a miracle worker on my eyebrows. As well as giving them a bit of colour (they’re naturally very pale), it also holds them in place, keeping all those stragglers in place and, even better, keeping them in place all day. It’s probably not as good as a professional eyebrow tweezing/threading/whatever, but almost… Buy It: Benefit Speedbrow
Posted in Beauty Product Reviews, Eyes, Mascara
Tagged beauty, benefit, cosmetics, eyebrows, makeup, speedbrow, straggly eyebrows
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Cargo Glossbox – 14 lipglosses in a box!
That doesn’t stop me buying the stuff, though. No, I’m still a sucker for the stuff (or maybe just a sucker?), which is why this Glossbox by Cargo has caught my eye. It contains 14 different shimmery and sheer lipglosses, all packed in a handy carrying case. You shall have lipgloss wherever you go, people. Not me, though. I’ll just have sticky hair… Buy It: Cargo Glossbox, $15 at Sephora. [Source: Style Hive] Wanted! Wax Away In-Shower Hair Removal Cream
Now, here’s a novel idea… It’s called Wax Away, and it’s basically a depilatory cream that showers right off just minutes after application – taking unwanted hair with it, natch. According to the instructions, all you have to do is apply the cream, wait one minute, then jump in the shower and wait a further two minutes before showering it away. For anyone that’s ever tried to use Immac (or Veet, as it’s now called) but been overpowered by the smell or bored by the amount of time you have to sit around waiting for it to "take", this sounds like a pretty good idea. No more razors, no more wax strips, no more legs cut to shreds because, really, you’re too clumsy to be allowed control of a sharp instrument (why yes, I am talking about myself!). Sounds good to me, but will it actually work, I wonder? New Product: Benefits’ ‘That Gal’ brightening face primer
I heard about this via Jen’s blog, Glossing Over It, this weekend, and was so excited I almost wet myself. Sorry, am I over-sharing here? As you all know, I lovelovelove Benefit, so a new product launch from them is always good news. This one is particularly good news, though, because, well, it sounds like a particularly good product. It’s a face primer, but unlike Benefit’s currently available primer, Doctor Feelgood, this one will also brighten your skin, rather than just preparing it for makeup. According to Benefit, "It’s a silky pink primer that makes skin appear smoother & It’s $27 and currently only available in the US, but no doubt coming soon to an eBay auction near you. Buy it: Benefit
Posted in Beauty News, Product Launches
Tagged beauty, benefit, makeup, makeup primer, primer, that gal
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Natrural Beauty Tips: Using olive oil as a cleanserOK, ok, I know what you’re thinking: olive oil is, well, oily, isn’t it? And smelly. And, most importantly: something you put on your food, not on your face.
Summer Beauty Buys: Two Faced Quickie Chronicles’ The Beach Bunny palette
As much as I hate seeing women lying on the beach and touching up their makeup, there’s no denying that summer calls for a slightly different approach to cosmetics. You’re going to want to pare it down a little, and maybe go for something a little more dewy and natural than you’d wear during winter. The Beach Bunny by Too Faced is the ideal palette for summer, with two lip glosses, two eye shadows and a blusher. It’s reduced to £7.70 at PrettyCow.co.uk , and it comes in a pretty little box, too. You know how we love the packaging. Celebrities Without Makeup: Christina Ricci
Ouch. Definitely one of the scariest “Celebrities sans makeup” shots I’ve seen, I think…. Here we have Christina Ricci with dissapearing eyebrows, a nice set of under-eye luggage, pasty skin, and generally looking like… well, like one of us, really. Welcome to the club, Christina.
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Tagged beauty, celebrities, Celebrities Without Makeup, christina ricci, makeup
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