Yes. You heard it. I did say Christmas. In July. Honestly, with all companies having the Christmas press events over July, there is no way I cannot obsess about it.
There are so many lovely things (see what I did there?!) coming up from amazing brands, I just cannot wait.
Highlighters are a essential part of my makeup routine; on a daily basis, I always wear it on the top of my cheekbones.
I am always looking for the next go-to product, so I was very happy to get hold of the Inika Light Reflect Highlighting Creme.
The bra – often an outfit’s unsung hero – has been under fire recently.
Turns out that our always supporting friend could be not that supporting after all. A French study shows some evidence that bras are actually sagging our breasts more! Shock, horror.
Professor Jean-Denis Rouillon from the University of Franche-Comté says that his studies, involving of 330 women between the ages of 18-35 over the last 17 years, show that wearing the garment could actually make the nipples drop 7mm more per year (!!!) than if not wearing it.
Apparently breasts will not develop support tissue when a bra is worn, thus sagging quicker. On top of that, some of the participants also said their posture was improved and they were breathing better.
Although he found evidence that bras don’t help keep our breasts perky, Professor Rouillon said he would not advise straight away that we all go bra-less.
I am not sure how I feel about this one; I certainly welcome removing that restriction, but I don’t know if I could adopt it 24×7.
What about you? Would you revolutionise and burn you bras to free your boobs for good?
I know the “nails of the week” title is currently a bit of a lie. They haven’t been coming weekly, but they are still coming.
Do not despair, I haven’t been walking around with appaling talons, I promise, but lately I have been going back to basics more often than not. Not sure why, but my love of plain red and nude has been reignited big time, and there isn’t anything exciting to show every single week.
Having said that, I did get quite excited about this one. First because I love blue. Second, because the enjoyed my previous metallic dot manicure. Third, there are five shades of blue.
I used, from thumb to pinkie: Collection Blue My Mind, Kiko 385, GOSH Sea Foam, Nails Inc Oxford and Topshop Boy Next Door.
Topped off with the gorgeous Nails Inc Electric Lane holographic topcoat and added lovely silver dots from Seekers of the Sun temporary metallic tattoo, which are of great quality on skin and on nails, I have to say.
Seche Vite sealed all off.
Quite happy with this one!
If memory hasn’t betrayed me, I believe Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant was the very first skincare I had access to when I got to London more than a decade ago.
Oh how I love a tan. Although I resort to the fake stuff more often than not, nothing beats the real thing.
Beauty is so much more than what I put on my face. In fact, that is the smaller chunk of it – what I eat and my lifestyle choices are the solid foundation.
First, I must admit I was never a fan of tinted moisturiser, until I met the Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Tinted Moisturiser Broad Spectrum SPF20.
Oh how I love a set of false eye lashes… they really change your eye makeup and are essential when you have heavy eye makeup on.
I adore my feline flicks so much that I even wrote about all types of eyeliner. My favourite is the pen, and I found a good friend on the NYX Skinny Eye Marker.
So Many Lovely Things 