ESSIE GEL COUTURE

Essie is up there with Nails Inc as my favourite nail varnish brand.  I love their products, gel manicures and ballet…

THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST BEAUTY BOXES

Like most girls my age, I grew up loving the 90s classic Beauty and the Beast,  singing along (I still seem to know all the…

ANNICK GOUTAL TENUE DE SOIRÉE

Tenue de Soirée  is the first Annick Goutal fragrance I've tried since the  Vent de Folie eau de toilette back in 201…

PIXI BY PETRA

Pixi is one of my favourite beauty brands. Launched by the gorgeous Swedish makeup artist Petra Strand in their flagship S…

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

So First from luxury French jewellery house  Van Cleef & Arpels is a beautiful floriental, gourmand fragrance. I'…

LIQUID CASHMERE

The latest fragrance in my collection and in heavy rotation is Donna Karan's new Liquid Cashmere Black Eau de Parfum . …

LANCER SKINCARE

I'm currently trying out Lancer skincare  from the acclaimed Beverly Hills dermatologist to the stars Dr Harold Lancer.…

AGENT PROVOCATEUR LACE

Agent Provocateur is one of my favourite brands. I love the swirly vintage-style wordmark logo, iconic powder pink and bla…

BARE MINERALS SKINCARE

BareMinerals  is one of my favourite make up brands - I featured the original mineral cosmetics brand on my blog back in …

PENHALIGON'S LUNA EAU DE TOILETTE

Luna is the fresh new floral fragrance from Penhaligon's , inspired by the mythical love story between the Ancient Gre…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: GRAPHIC BLACK

Ming Xi wearing graphic eyeliner and black nails

BENEFIT GOODIES

I'm currently trying out some new  Benefit goodies, including one of their new brow products.  As someone who's al…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: GLITTER EYES

COLOR RICHE

During London Fashion Week I attended L'Oreal 's beauty pop-up in Soho to get my hair did and nails done , trying …

MOTHER'S DAY GIFT IDEAS

My approach to Mother's Day is the same as Valentine's Day : sure it's commercialised, but I like any opportuni…

BVLGARI GOLDEA

The new  Goldea  Eau de Parfum is the first standalone women's fragrance from Italian jewellery house Bulgari in over a…

SMITHS SALON

Last month I visited the lovely guys at the independent boutique hair salon Smiths  in Soho for a much -needed haircut.  Fo…

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR BEAUTY LOVERS

Christmas presents and stocking fillers for beauty, perfume and skincare lovers. 1.  Black Lips Print at Notonthehigh…

FRIDAY'S FFFFOUND: GOLD

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER GLAM CLASSIQUE

A rather exciting gold envelope arrived the other day, with the new limited edition Jean Paul Gaultier Glam Classique Inste…