Lancome Hypnose Show collection by Alber Elbaz

One of the most anticipated makeup collaborations this year has finally arrived! The Hypnose Show collection from Lancome designed by the amazing and legendary Alber Elbaz is now available to buy exclusivey in Selfridges or Lancome online.

If I didn't wear makeup, I would seriously consider buying it just for the packaging, as each product is decorated with Alber's signature colourful illustrations. The collection consists of feather-light false lashes, colourful eye-shadow palettes which include magnetic high-precision applicators and volumising mascaras in- Hypnôse Doll Eyes, Hypnôse Star, Hypnôse Drama and the original Hypnôse.

Get them while you can...

Prices start at £18.50

Tangled!!

TANGLE TEEZER, £10.99

If like me it takes you absolutely forever to detangle your hair, then, this product will seriously change your life!

This innovative product is the fastest selling hairbrush in the UK, it's hard to believe that it was first featured four years ago on the TV show Dragon's Den where it was rejected.

Believe me, the the Tangle Teezer dramatically detangles the bushiest, birds nest of barnets, into beautiful, sleek hair, so easily without  splitting, damaging, or breaking.  

My hair is bleached on the ends so it tends to get really knotty, especially after a night out where its suffered from overuse of products and wear and tear. After washing it used to take me what felt like hours to detangle, causing damage, and always splitting.

Now, my routine, is cut by at least half an hour with minimal damage! I really cannot live without mine, and do not know how I have survived so many years without it.

Available in many colours and sizes, nationwide at Boots

*Please note, the possibilities available with long sleek hair are endless...


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To Dye For

YSL La Laque Couture Tie & Dye nail polish, £18

Tie Dye can only mean one thing - the 90's are truly back! Tomorrow, YSL launch an innovative three-in-one nail polish in four colours, Cool (watermelon), Pop (pink), Hip (lilac) and Ice (blue).  

The tri-phase nail polishes are composed of three separate layers to create different finishes - clear gloss (on top), sparkle (second) and lastly, the solid colour. For the tie dye look, the brush needs to slide out smoothly and applied straight to the nail creating a gradient effect.  Alternatively, the bottles can be shaken to form a completely different look, which once applied, creates a candy-like finish.

If you want to go for the ultimate 90's look, wear all the colours and textures at once...with matching hair! 

Available 1 May exclusively at Selfridges 

Prada Candy L'Eau

I’m a huge Roman Coppola and Wes Anderson (Darjeeling Limited, Moonrise Kingdom) fan, so when I discovered they had teamed up with PRADA to make a 3 part film for the new Candy L'Eau fragrance starring Léa Seydoux, I was trés excited!

Capturing the fun and playful spirit of nouvelle vague cinema, the three films feature Léa Seydoux as ingénue Candy, being wooed by best friends Julius and Gene.

...which one of these big haired Parisian's will she choose?

The fragrance itself is a lighter version of the original Prada Candy which is great news for me because I found it overpowering - it contains white musk, caramel, benzoin, sweet pea and citrus notes . The packaging is the same beautiful art deco bottle as its predecessor, but this time in nude and gold.

I think I’m in love with Candy L'Eau too!
From £50, available exclusively at Selfridges until April 29.

Illamasqua Speckled Nail Polish

Illamasqua, Speckled Nail Polish, £14.40

This month I have learnt that you only start missing things/people/food when you realise you can't have them. Abstinence. I have given up chocolate for lent, and having never really craved chocolate before, I seem to have developed an unfathomable desire for the stuff! So, to celebrate Easter (sans chocolate) I wanted to show you the new speckled nail polishes from Illamasqua, which also happen to resemble chocolate mini eggs. 

When I initially saw this collection a few weeks ago I wasn't so impressed, but then I saw it on a friend, and it looked AMAzing! Part of the imperfection range, the nail polish collection is inspired by the fragility and beauty of irregular markings upon bird eggs. Sounds a bit gross, but I guess that's the whole point and ethos behind the collection - finding beauty in something that isn't conventionally deemed as attractive.  

The collection comes in five pastel shades of green, lilac, baby pink, sky blue, and creamy nude.  The ultrafine matt glitter creates an unusual yet beautiful finish which dries with a smooth glossy finish. I seriously need them in every colour! 

This will definitely distract me from my chocolate cravings for a while..

Two weeks to go....

Available at Selfridges and Debenhams

Sneak Peek...

Bobbi Brown launch Lilac Rose Collection

Im so over this weather!  It's definitely time for me to move on and get over winter by updating my makeup with this season's hottest colour - PINK! 

This week, Bobbi Brown launch their new spring collection, Lilac Rose which consists of a Lilac Rose eye palette, pastel pink blushers, a limited edition nail polish called Roza, lip gloss shades in New Rose, New Pink Lily, and Pink Lilac Brightening Lip Gloss, and finally, a Lilac Rose Shimmer Brick which will definitely be the star product.

I'm feeling better already...

This Limited edition collection is available 28 February from  Selfridges, Liberty and House of Fraser 

Lions and Tigers, and Bears...OPI!

OPI WIZARD OF OZ COLLECTION, £11.50 each

I am super excited about the limited collection by OPI, inspired by Disney's Oz The Great Powerful, staring James Franco, Michelle Williams and Mila Kunis.

Without a ruby or emerald in sight, the six limited edition shades consist of soft neutral shades of beige and pink, to glittery, white, silver and gold iridescent confetti - all ideal for layering, or glitter tips.  The collection also includes a new Liquid Sand shade which was created using groundbreaking technology for a textured, matte finish infused with reflective sparkles.  

Layer these:

over these:

Now click your heels three times to be transported to James Franco... but I guess that would just be a wonderful dream... oh my! 

Available Nationwide on 12th March 2013.