Modesty Brown

FOTD with Revlon Colorburst lipstick in Raspberry

2012-02-23T13:45:00.000Z

I spent a good deal of time last night ogling lipsticks online. My eyeshadows and nail varnish no-buy mean that I've been turning my attention elsewhere, naturally. So, to try and rein myself in, I thought it was time to do some more stash shopping. I ended up using a mix of old and new items: I have included a link where I have previously reviewed an item and any PR samples are marked with an

The hunt for a dupe: Guerlain Beige Nude Lipstick

2012-02-21T10:58:00.002Z

A reader got in touch recently to ask about a dupe for one of my favourite lipsticks: Guerlain Kiss Kiss lipstick in Beige Nude #550. She was unable to find this particular shade but keen to know if I considered something else to be a good alternative. I was actually quite dismayed when I realised the reason she wasn't able to find it was because it seems to have been discontinued. As you can see

BECCA Balearic Love News

2012-02-19T08:31:00.001Z

The BECCA Balearic Love collection has been available for about a week now and I have been eagerly awaiting blog posts. I had been really excited about this collection from the moment I saw the promo shots and had been very sad that it wasn't released before my self-imposed eyeshadow ban started. In fact, it wasn't until I started filling my basket with the nail varnishes (hello vamp nails!)

Beauty Spotlight Roundup 19/02/12

2012-02-19T07:52:00.000Z

From beauty blunders to brushes to a cold weather face, The Beauty Spotlight Team has you covered this week! Prime Beauty channels her glory years--the 70's, with Make For Ever's Spring Collection La Bohème. Remember your inner gypsy? Styrch has been busy traveling for work, but she managed to review Project Runway alum Althea Harper's Fall/Winter 2012 this week - she's once again in fashion

My Apologies and a Sneaky Peek!

2012-02-17T22:58:00.000Z

I hope you will forgive me a little rambly post but I feel like I've been a terrible beauty blogger recently. After a week of Groundhog Day style entertaining, refereeing and tidying up after three small children, it definitely feels like someone needs to hit my reset button. It's been hard to find as much time as I normally would for blogging, so proper reviews have had to take a bit of a back

Kiss it Better with Clinique and Great Ormond Street Hospital

2012-02-17T16:14:00.001Z

I had promised myself I wouldn't blog today but as predicted, I've got that twitchy feeling. So, I thought I would share a little something that might be of interest if you're in the mood to treat yourself this weekend. This is a little treat that will do a little good too. This Kissable Lip Set from Clinique costs £25 and is available from House of Fraser. For every sale, 50% of the RRP

Maybelline: Looks from New York Fashion Week

2012-02-16T12:30:00.000Z

Last week I sent a link to the LiveRunway Channel, where New York Fashion Week Sponsors, Maybelline, were presenting videos from Autumn/Winter 2012 shows. I fully intended to watch some of the action as it was happening but, as ever, life with three small children got in the way. I've managed to catch up a now: I won't even begin to try and talk about the clothes (I'm about as fashionable as a

Get in the mood with Neal & Wolf

2012-02-14T13:46:00.002Z

I can't imagine that it has escaped your notice that today is Valentine's day. It is also the half term holiday, so I'm likely to be spending the day watching films about Marvel superheros and playing with Lego mini-figures (we have one that looks like Justin Lee Collins as a Storm Trooper, it never ceases to amuse me). It's a hard life! Although I might not be devoting my day to romance, I will

FOTD with MAC Naked Lunch and Trax

2012-02-13T21:15:00.001Z

I spent some time over the weekend re-arranging my makeup collection, it's nowhere near as fun as it sounds! One of the principal objectives was to make my eyeshadows more accessible. For a long time my MAC 15 pan palette has been at the bottom of a drawer underneath lots of other palettes and consequently it has been neglected. Now that my palette has been released from it's hiding place, I

OCC Lip Tars in Pretty Boy and Strumpet

2012-02-12T09:49:00.001Z

I had a sudden inexplicable yearning for bright pink lipsticks this time last week, so when I was offered the chance to try a couple of the Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Lip Tars, I thought I would go bold. I was initially tempted by Anime, a 'so bright it's almost neon' pink but I knew from my experience with MAC's Girl About Town lipstick that I can feel quite self-conscious if I go too

Japonesque Brushes

2012-02-11T10:17:00.000Z

Although it has always been possible to buy Japonesque tools in the UK, up until recently this has been mostly via online stores. Since the end of 2011, Japonesque have had a high street presence: their Pro line is available from John Lewis and the short handled Travel range can be found in Boots. The brushes shown here are both from the Pro range: I have the Medium Eyeshadow Fluff Brush

Lancôme Rouge in Love Collection & Emma Watson PA

2012-02-09T12:16:00.002Z

Emma Watson will be making a public appearance at 4.30pm tomorrow (10th February) in Selfridges, Oxford Street to launch the new Lancôme Rouge in Love collection. I think Emma is a great choice as the face for Lancôme and I'm certainly interested in the new range of lipsticks, but it's tricky to know exactly who the PA is going to appeal to. Of course, it's wrong of me to assume that Harry

Steal: BECCA Pressed Shimmer Powders at 50% Off

2012-02-08T17:23:00.000Z

The BECCA Online store are having a 50% off sale of several soon to be discontinued items. I was delighted to the Pressed Shimmer Powders amongst the items on sale and promptly placed an order for Nefertiti and Princess. I placed the order on Monday morning and my parcel arrived today. I thought I would share a few quick photos for anyone who was considering a purchase. I haven't had chance

Jo Malone Red Roses Travel Candle

2012-02-08T10:38:00.001Z

Mr. MB and I have been together from 14 years. Back in the early days, Valentine's Day used to quite the occasion, involving gifting and fancy meals. I remember my very first Valentine's gift from Mr. MB and, in fact, I still have it. Ooh, doesn't he look young? I loved Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet. I loved the soundtrack too and many years later, we chose one of the songs from the film as

Rouge Bunny Rouge Lipgloss in Secret Places of Love

2012-02-07T10:54:00.000Z

Before I launch into more chatter about IMATS, I thought it would be good to have a look at some makeup. I've mentioned before that I'm not really a lipgloss girl and I have a relatively small collection. I have a fondness for the Rouge Bunny Rouge formula though and I saved this particular gloss from Evilbay. Secret Places of Love is a lovely golden peachy-pink shade. It doesn't really

My IMATS Experience in Pictures

2012-02-05T21:02:00.002Z

Yesterday I trotted off to Alexandra Palace for my very first trip to IMATS. I had a fantastic day and spent much of it wandering around with my lovely friend, Sparklz and Shine. I met up with old and new faces, attended talks (more of that later) and took in as much of the atmosphere as possible. In terms of shopping, I was a bit of a failure having bought only one item. I'm still kicking myself

Beauty Spotlight Roundup 04/02/12

2012-02-04T07:59:00.000Z

Where can you learn about BB creams, cleansing waters, unique brands like Heidi D, luxurious brands like Rouge Bunny Rouge, drugstore brands like Maybelline plus watch a makeover? And that's only touching the surface! The Beauty Spotlight Team is where you can learn about all these and more. Are the new B.B. Creams biased against the unnaturally pale? Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed tries a bunch

Argh!!!! (and new RBR taupe news)

2012-02-02T22:24:00.000Z

If I was a cat, this is how I would look right now. Well, I was doing really well with my eyeshadow ban. I blocked out NARS Lhasa, ignored the new D&G quad and I've even checked that the Viseart Basics palette won't be sneaking up on me at IMATS. BUT my resolve is going to be truly tested now. Some of the new Rouge Bunny Rouge eyeshadows are already on Zuneta.com and of the two new matte

Kevyn Aucoin 'The Creamy Glow' in Liquifuchsia

2012-02-01T14:21:00.000Z

Kevyn Aucoin Liquifuchsia* is a really eye-popping hot pink cream blusher. I took this pictures quite a while ago and looking at them really cheered me up as not only is it so sunny, it's obviously quite warm. Whereas today, it is so cold that I am losing the feeling in my toes! Left - Liquifuchsia, Right - Island Rose In the picture above the blusher seem very dewy (I refuse to use the 'M

Let's Talk About Hair

2012-01-31T12:29:00.001Z

I was sent a press release yesterday about the new Bed Head Street Squad blog and it prompted me to have a think about my own hair trials and tribulations. I have already mentioned that my hair is in a bit of a state at the minute. It's grown quite long and this is more to do with hairdresser avoidance than it is a style statement but I feel like I'm at a tipping point with it. Do I continue to

Vapour Organic Stratus Soft Focus Skin Perfector (s902)

2012-01-30T11:26:00.000Z

Stratus Soft Focus Skin Perfector by Vapour Organic Beauty is quite different to other primers that I have tried before. It isn't silicone based, instead it is oil based: the first ingredients listed are Camellia Seed and Sunflower Oil. It is described as a 3 in 1 moisturiser, primer and no colour foundation. s902 It also contain silica, mica and titanium dioxide and I think

Rouge Bunny Rouge Seas of Illumination Swatches

2012-01-29T14:21:00.002Z

These small pots of loveliness contain samples of the four Seas of Illumination liquid highlighter from Rouge Bunny Rouge. I'm afraid this post is rather image heavy as I got a little snap happy taking pictures of these pretty highlighters. They say a picture paints a thousand words, so I'm mostly going to let the photographs do the talking today. With flash The four shades of liquid

Haus of Gloi Valentine's Collection

2012-01-27T09:39:00.001Z

The Haus of Gloi Valentine's Collection will be released later on today (Noon PST which I believe is 8pm UK time). I had great success with the Valentine's fragrances last year and I'm pleased to see both Come Hither and Who Needs Love are back. Who Needs Love is probably my favourite HoG scent ever and I was quite surprised by this as it's a sweet gourmand smell. As much as I love chocolate, I

Thoughtful Thursday

2012-01-26T13:55:00.000Z

I've been working the odd day and this always leads to me ruminating. Sitting in a room in silence for a couple of hours with only your thoughts for company will do that to you! Lately I've been musing on how difficult it can be to write a consumer blog in January. Particularly with the financial climate as it. Blogging is a lot of fun but I find I struggle to write for the sake of it. My

FOTD and initial thoughts about the Clinique BB Cream

2012-01-25T11:15:00.000Z

It seems like an age since I posted a face of the day. And after trying to take pictures yesterday I remembered why it had been so long. It's hard taking pictures at this time of year and especially difficult taking pictures of yourself that don't make you want to cry! So, I hope you will forgive me for the cropped picture with flash. I used the new Clinique Age Defence BB cream as my base. I