re.view: Soap and Glory Supercat Liner

This is a lovely little liner and the price won’t make you cry neither.

I bought the Supercat liner as part of a three-for-two offer on Soap and Glory products (and during my...ohmygodwhydontIowneverythingbysoapandglory...phase i.e. two consecutive trips to Boots), and I’ve been very pleased with it. I do like a visible flick to the eye as a day-time appropriate alternative to the simple sweep of champagne, bronze or pink that usually fluff on in the morning but I’m a bit of a novice still with liquid and gel liner and I hoped that this would make my training days go a bit faster.

re.commend: Anastasia Lavish palette available NOW

Hi everyone!
I'm still a bit poorly I'm afraid but just a quick post to let you know that the Anastasia Lavish palette has just become available on the Cult Beauty online store. They offer free international shipping for orders over £50 which should be easy to reach as the site also stocks Alpha H, Embryolisse and Jouer cosmetics.
Will be back re.viewing and re.creating very soon!
DB xxx

Update! I've just received my palette today and a review will be coming up asap 

Short delay!

Hi everyone!

Apologies for the slight hiatus in posts to this blog - I've been feeling a bit under the weather this week. But hang in there, I have a cracking set of products (from Sleek, Urban Decay, YSL and Revlon to name but a few) and and a nifty re.create to share with you when I'm back on my feet!

DB xx

re.view: Bourjois Colour Boost Lip Crayon

I popped into Superdrug to be pleasantly surprised at a buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on some of the makeup lines (Boots currently has this across all makeup lines). I'd just watched Essie Button's video that mentioned these as one of her favourites for August. I have really enjoyed the Soap and Glory lip crayons this summer that have a high gloss finish, as I can't be doing with a two-stage application of lip product with a lipstick then a gloss on a day-to-day basis.

re.view: Rimmel Apocalips (new shades!)

New shades are available from Rimmel's Apocalips ('Show Off' in the US)

I already own a number of Apolocalips lip laquers, but haven't yet written a review of them so I'll combine both purposes in this post.


I own all the available colours, apart from the nude ones as these have a tendency not to show up well on my pigmented lips, and galaxy the purple-ish shade as these don't tend to suit my skin tone: Apocaliptic (bright fushia), Big Bang (true red), Stella (warm pink), Luna (peach), Nova (warm light pink) and Celestial (cool light pink). I love all of the shades that I own, aside from Luna that shows up OK but seems to stick to all the fine lines of my lips.

re.view: Vo5 Give me Texture Dry Texturising Spray

I cannot believe this isn't all over the blogosphere! This is my best discovery of 2013.

I was perusing Boots (as usual) and there was a two-for-five-pound offer on Vo5 products, which I thought sounded like an excellent deal. I have long hair that falls just below my shoulders and have a good amount of it, but the texture is very fine and so it has a tendency to fall flat. I've been using the Schwartzkopf got2be Powder'ful silica powder sprinkled on my roots and dappled lightly through my layers hair in order to separate it them and beef them up a bit. This has been great and I'll still use it but it does leave an odd texture to the hair where you've put the product in.

re.view: Soap and Glory Glow All Out

I've become a real fan of Soap and Glory cosmetics in a very short space of time.

This highlighter from Soap and Glory is a pink-ish hued highlighter with a cream shimmer (white but warm) to it. It is very finely milled and so has a creamy consistence to the touch. It's very easy to apply this liberally but difficult to make yourself look like a disco ball as there is no glitter to it, only a beautiful shimmer like soft-focus lighting

re.view: Body Shop Mango Body Mist

Ooooh heavenly mango scent!

I just wanted to share this with you in a quick post today as it's been a real pick-me-up these summer few weeks. I got this as a free gift from the body shop on my birthday as part of the Love Your Body card scheme. Although it is normally more than the £5 limit for the free birthday gift, it was included in the sale at the time so it was allll mine!

re.view: Kiko Vinyl Lips liquid lipstick

I bought this liquid lipstick when I was in France recently at a Kiko store. There were a few colour options in the sale and so I thought I'd give one a go. I've heard good reviews all round about Kiko products, and have really been enjoying a couple of other things that I bought at the same time, but I must say that I'm slightly disappointed by this one. 

re.view: Soap and Glory One heck of a blot!

I love this powder.

I very simple review today. Despite being the owner of the far more expensive Make Up Forever HD powder, this is the powder that I use to keep my T-zone matte during the day. Although the MUFE powder does a good job of stopping my base turning into a slip 'n' slide, it doesn't do as good a job as this one in the matte department.

re.view: La Roche Posay Effaclar Duo

One day popping into Boots after work (nothing to buy, no intention to buy...typical) I spotted this in stock and decided to try it out after hearing a number of bloggers, most notably Ruth at amodelrecommends giving this a 'highly recommended' seal of approval.
Although my skin has been fairly well behaved of late due to a few changes that I've made to my skincare and diet, I always feel that, on the skin front, it's a case of keeping things under control on a daily basis that makes a real difference. This gel-like cream is suitable to apply all over your face as a spot-fighting moisturiser. This is true if you buy it in Europe but apparently the US formula is stronger designed as a spot-treatment - applying this all over your face might be a little too much for sensitive skin!

re.view: benefit They're real! mascara

I received this as a sample at some point and hadn't got around to trying it as mascaras are often included in magazines, offers and subscription boxes, but on a recent trip abroad I thought I'd take this to try out as it was a nice compact size. There has been a lot of hype about this mascara with a lot of positive reviews and a smattering of not so glowing ones.