I was in a beauty conundrum. I wanted a lip colour that looked like, well, a colour. I am a YLBB (Your Lips But Better) woman at the best of times so this was indeed a challenge. My daughters are so brave and always sporting bright fun lippies and while I love colour, I just…
Author: Jane Daly
Essie St Lucia Lilac is So Very Pretty
When were finally packing up to come home from holidays, it was time for a fresh mani. I’d been reading about pastels for spring over here so when I found this sweet little Essie double pack with sweet mini bottles of Essie St Lucia Lilac and Jazz. I knew it had to be mine. I’ve been obsessing…
Safe in The Sun With Baby Lips
On holiday with my family I realized I did not have a lip balm with SPF with me (first world problems….I know…) so I borrowed one of my daughters. Both girls got Maybelline Baby Lips tinted lip balms in their Christmas stocking and I was happy to discover they had brought them along. They are…
The Classic Beauty, Dior Diorella
The house of Christian Dior has many beautiful perfumes that span generations. They are not all my taste- but how boring would the world be if we all liked the same perfumes, right? The iconic Diorissimo, is the worlds best known and prettiest, in my humble opinion, Lily of The Valley perfume. It was worn…
Happy Holidays….
Wishing all of you a safe & happy holiday season…..cheers!
Holiday Mani Pedi Courtesy of Lippmann & Essie
“Now listen gals, holiday nails must have glitter!” Just a quick little post to share my fun mani-pedi. The mani is the stunning navy blue Essie Bobbing For Baubles from the Holiday 2011 collection. It is a creamy almost dusty blue and I just love it. Not flashy or bizarre, just elegant. The toes…well. Inspired…
Holiday Mani Pedi Courtesy of Lippmann & Essie
“Now listen gals, holiday nails must have glitter!” Just a quick little post to share my fun mani-pedi. The mani is the stunning navy blue Essie Bobbing For Baubles from the Holiday 2011 collection. It is a creamy almost dusty blue and I just love it. Not flashy or bizarre, just elegant. The toes…well. Inspired…
Sexy Angelic Perfume For Cuddling
Yes, Sexy Angelic is actually the name of the perfume by the natural perfume house, Honoré des Pres and not the latest vile concoction that Victoria’s Secret likes to call perfume. Honoré des Pres is headed up by the perfumer Olivia Giacobetti, best known for her soft and ethereal perfumes at L’Artisan Parfumeur and Diptyque,…
Holiday Beauty Round Up
Oh how I love reading beauty blogs leading up to the holidays! Every blogger has their favourite goodies & gift ideas and its so fun finding things I’ve never heard about. They usually become my new obsession. Here is some tempting & delicious holiday reading & some music to go with – enjoy! I adore…
Holiday Party Nails!
Well tis the season to be festive and, well, sparkly! My daughter is a constant manicure inspiration and my recent manis have been feeling downright dull in comparison to her works of art on tips. So I stepped out of my comfort zone and into the glitter! Deborah Lippmann has a delicious selection of glitters…