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Illamasqua – Fable lipstick
Fable lipstick from Illamasqua is an old-school chalky pale pink with no shimmer, no muss, no fuss. Just straight up, no foolin’ 60′s cupcake pink in a super matte finish, jam packed with full-finish colour. If your lips are dry, flaky or in any way less than perfect, the dry texture of Fable will zero ...
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OPI – Planks A Lot
Planks A Lot by OPI is part of a movie-themed capsule collection for the current Pirates of the Carribean film, On Stranger Tides. A slightly dusty purple cream, Planks A Lot is probably the weakest part of the Stranger Tides collection in terms of uniqueness. It’s more or less identical to Done Out In Deco and, ...
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Bloom – Cream Bronzing Duo
Cream Bronzing Duo by Bloom is part of their current Gypsy Glamour collection. What you read is what you get – a cream colour duo in a split-pan compact, ready to give you some highlight and glow. The bronze shade is definitely the hero here – not too orange, not too brown, not too golden, ...
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OPI – Stranger Tides nail polish
Stranger Tides by OPI is part of their current movie-themed capsule collection for the new Pirates of the Carribean film, On Stranger Tides. A murky sage green – yes, sage again – with a twist of pale grey, this is a dusty, soft green for people who aren’t ready, willing or able to rock Kermit on their fingertips. ...
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The Year of Hair – Schwarzkopf Extra Care Ultimate Repair
The Year of Hair Part One: Fixing up dry, damaged and crispy ends. I work in brutal air conditioning. I dye my hair. I don’t heat style, but I do advocate being a lazy scrub and letting my hair naturally dry (in itself a nice, pleasant way of saying that I get out of the shower, get distracted and ...
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OPI – Steady As She Rose
Steady As She Rose by OPI is part of their current movie-themed capsule collection for the upcoming Pirates of the Carribean film, On Stranger Tides. A pastel lavender with a twist of dusty grey without any shimmers or pearls, Steady As She Rose didn’t give me a case of Dead Fingers, a situation common to ...
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Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 SPF4
You know, sometimes things are just so basic that I struggle to find the words to write about it. Can you forgive me if this post consists of nothing but pictures? It’ll be our dirty little secret. Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 with SPF4 is a simple, basic barrier balm with a minor SPF protectant. No ...
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Lipstick Queen – Medieval Lip Treatment
Medieval lip treatment from Lipstick Queen is the lovechild of a hydrating lipbalm and a glaze lipstick; a delicate glaze of colour paired up with a lush shot of smoothing vitamin e to give your lips a just-been-kissed flush. The texture is as smooth as a gel but without the slip and slide, but it ...
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MAC – Viva Glam Gaga II
Viva Glam Gaga II is the second Lady Gaga-themed release for MAC’s Viva Glam charity lipstick line. The first Viva Glam Gaga was a sweet translucent candy pink – peep my review here – but now Lady G is a power nude: super beige, super creamy and a serious slab of colour. Viva Glam Gaga ...
