Finding the right nude nail varnish is to the millennial as finding the right red lipstick was to our mother’s generation.
There are so many different shades of ‘nude’ from pinky-nudes to browny-greys, it could take even the most diligent girl several months to find the perfect colour. That being said, I happened upon a pretty perfect shade at Boots completely by accident, and that’s where our tale begins…
Dragon’s blood? Actual Dragon’s blood?!
Don’t worry you haven’t accidentally stepped into one of Severus Snape’s potions classes, it’s just little old me, and a bottle of one of Nip and Fab‘s kookiest products.
Smell
This product smells like freshly washed hair. You know the smell when you flip your hair around after it’s been washed well with shampoo? It’s a soapy smell with an almost nutmeggy base note, which is delightful.
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Having a facial can be a somewhat daunting experience.
No matter how many scented candles are lit and eye wateringly expensive products are used, surrendering your bare face and any imperfections into the hands of a stranger will always be slightly nerve-wracking.
So how about getting that same quality facial at home?
It’s surprising that this is even still a topic for discussion considering the how advanced modern cosmetics have become. But unfortunately it is still find hard to find darker shades of foundation for some women of colour.
So, here are some of the best make up brands that actually cater to darker skin tones…
When I first heard about matt lipsticks I wasn’t sold on the idea. I’m a beauty magpie and like my hair, make up and especially lips to be super shiny, and couldn’t see why anyone else wouldn’t want that too.
Then I started following Kylie Jenner on Instagram, and got my hands on GOSH‘s velvet touch matt lipstick range.
Predicting how your readers will react to your articles is difficult, even knowing who they are in the first place is tricky, so when a Mashable writer called brown nail varnish ‘poopy’ she probably thought no one would disagree with her.
The article, entitled “How to pull off the ugliest fall nail colors,” also listed sea sick green, rotten pumpkin orange and dirty penny bronze among undesirable varnish options, and tried to help readers avoid looking like they were “wear[ing] the bathroom on [their] nails.”
My general hatred for the way anti-ageing products are marketed is well documented (OK, I wrote about it once, here) but the products themselves are usually pretty harmless.
Environ’s Revival Masque is a home treatment which professes to create “visibly luminous, radiant, smoother, younger and revitalised skin through the combination of revolutionary ingredients Asiatic, Mandelic and Lactic Acid.”
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The ‘how much does my face cost’ tag has been floating around the vloggersphere for a long time now. I don’t know why, but everyone is obsessed with knowing how much other people spend on their faces.
After watching a few of the videos and reading blogger’s versions of the tag, some of whose totals came to over £500 (!) I was immediately curious about how much I was spending on my face too.
I pride myself on being pretty frugal when it comes to skincare and make up, but I was in for a shock when I totted up my total.
I recently read an article by Hayley of Carr of London Beauty Queen entitled The truth about petroleum jelly/Vaseline (and why it’s not a beauty product.) I knew about some of the issues around using petroleum jelly, but it was only when I came to review Dr. Paw Paw’s multipurpose soothing balm that it really got me thinking.
Dr. Paw Paw’s products are marketed as a multi-use balm (much in the way people use Vaseline), they can be used on lips, skin, heels, nails and even hair.
Made in the UK, these balms come in three variations; original, peach and red. I tried out the original balm over two weeks to see if it really could be used for everything.
Following in the UGG adorned footsteps of Australian hair and beauty brands Aussie (founded 1979) and Aesop (1987), Australian Bodycare started up in 1992 with products targeted at the professional salon and spa market.
Fast forward to 2015 and the brand has developed a whole range of products for home use, from skin wash to blemish sticks, and a body lotion, which is the subject of today’s review.
This body lotion is advertised as; “The perfect all over body lotion for all the family as well as a ’must have’ soother for post waxing and other hair removal treatments.”
Phoebe Parke 