How to start a sustainable beauty lifestyle: replace responsibly
Sustainable beauty lifestyle? You know what that means: Re-use, reduce, and recycle. Somewhere between reduce and recycle for me, as a die-hard makeup junkie, comes replacing responsibly. And that...
View ArticleThe lazy girl’s guide: Holiday 2019 makeup collections
The ultimate guide to high-end Holiday 2019 makeup collections, including Chanel, Hourglass, Pat McGrath Labs and Fenty: reviews and swatches to help you decide where to splurge and where to save. For...
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in November
The beauty news you need, the essential info you want: does skincare equals self-love? What do you need to survive the Holidays (and the long, dark winter) AND holiday travel? Also: a few facts about...
View ArticleSkincare/makeup for REALLY cold weather: products and how-to’s
We’re talking about REALLY cold weather here, meaning everything below -10°C/10°F. What skincare/makeup for cold weather should you use? And how’s the best way to use it? I spend a week in Lapland near...
View ArticleSpring makeup trends and releases: the lazy girl’s guide
You’ve entered the danger zone of pastel eyeshadows and floral patterns. Beware! I present you: Spring makeup trends and releases you can buy now (or, now-ish). As I’ve mentioned in last year’s Holiday...
View ArticleThe hottest beauty news and posts in February
The rise of skincare continues, an oral history of Ruby Woo and how a piece of US-legislation might be the start of more transparent labels and nomenclature (no more ‘clean’ and ‘non-toxic’ labels...
View ArticleDawn Eyes Cosmetics multichrome pigments review
Before you’re thinking that colourful eye makeup isn’t for you: read my multichrome pigments review and have a look. You might be surprised. Multichrome pigments come (surprise!) from the automobile...
View ArticleSummer makeup releases: trend guide
Let’s look at 2020’s Summer makeup releases! I usually love summer collections. I love the ‘lounging at the pool’ imagery, the nautical themes and the rich golds and bronzes we usually get. Boring?...
View ArticleNars Afterglow Lip Balm in Turbo: review
A super hydrating tinted lip balm that leaves a stain. Love it. Shocker. (Not.) I’ve a long history of loving sheer, moisturising, glossy lipsticks (my never-ending love affair with MAC’s Huggables...
View ArticleProducts I loved – but don’t anymore.
Last week, I showed you products I changed my opinion on big time – I used to emphatically not like them, but then had a change of mind (and skin). Here’s the opposite: products I deeply and utterly...
View Article2020 Fall makeup releases: a guide
It’s a weird little fall round-up (of course, everything is weird right now). Brands have coped differently with Covid: some, like Chanel, released their fall collection stoically, while other big...
View ArticleAfter nearly 7 years of blogging, here’re my holy grail beauty products
$532 billion – a number that’s totally out there, unimaginable. That’s the value of the beauty industry worldwide, which enjoyed an unparalleled surge during the last years, with more launches, more...
View ArticleSticky foundation hacks: Non-transfer makeup and skincare
Makeup smudging your mask?! I know you’re looking for foundation hacks for your face mask wearing days – because I definitely am! Having all your makeup transfer onto a mask is simply icky, and I hate...
View Article2021 Spring makeup collections roundup: PINK
And everything in the Spring makeup collections roundup IS pink: Chanel, Guerlain, YSL, Nars, Dior, Pat McGrath, Natasha Denona – pink, with a bit of burgundies, reds, and browns thrown in. And I’m not...
View ArticleNARS Soft Matte Tinted Lip Balm Whip Lash Review
If you're looking for a matte nude-toned lip balm, I've got a winner here. NARS Soft Matte Tinted Lipbalm is the dope. And here is my NARS Soft Matte Tinted Lipbalm Whip Lash review. The post NARS Soft...
View ArticleDrugstore makeup dupes 2021: best products from the drugstore
My personal best drugstore makeup dupes 2021: products that’re seriously stellar, and ALSO dupes of very high-end products you might covet. Good dupes, bad dupes and shameless copying When I prepared...
View ArticleSpring beauty releases to be genuinely excited about
Releases (both skincare and makeup) are aplenty, but stuff to get really excited about?! That’s rare. You won’t find the newest from Chanel here, nor from Clionadh. I don’t talk about Spring...
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