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Clarins Instant Light Blush Vitamin Pink and Coral Tonic

2012-02-14T06:00:00.000Z

I spotted these in the Garden Pharmacy in Covent Garden a few weeks ago, and I was instantly smitten. I'm on a bit of a blush kick at the moment, and these are pretty different offering from a brand like Clarins, so I couldn't wait to give them a try. Packaged in cute nail-varnish like bottles, and brought out as part of the new spring collection, there are two shades: When you

Lipstick of the week

2012-02-13T06:00:00.000Z

With the wind and the snow this week, I felt the need for balm, but I wasn't quite content to go the colourless route, so I dug out my collection of Lanolips. From left to right we have: Lanolips Rhubarb Lanolips Dark Honey Lanolips Rose I love the lanolips formula, and I wear these often, even when I don't really need balm. My favourite, in particular, is the Dark Honey as you can

Get Lippie is now on Facebook

2012-02-12T17:02:00.000Z

Yes, it's taken me long enough, I know - but there you go. Anyway, it's here, it's very bare, so bear with me: Get Lippie on Facebook Please don't let me be lonely over there. When I figure out the widget, I'll get one, but in the meantime you'll have to join by following the link. Old Skool! This post originated at: http://getlippie.com All rights reserved.

Debenhams Beauty Club Awards Close Soon

2012-02-12T14:05:00.001Z

Did I mention I was judging the Debenhams Beauty Club Awards this year? Did I mention that the nomination period is closing soon? Did I mention you can win one of two goody bags worth around £1000 (containing all 30 of last years winning products) if they get up to 20,000 votes? Did I mention that they also have 10 runner up prizes of goody bags stuffed with award-winning products as well?

Valentine Special - Own A Colour

2012-02-10T06:00:00.000Z

I don't normally do Valentine-based stuff on Get Lippie, being a big old heartless hairy-armed knee-jerk harpie and all that, but an email fell into my in-box this week, and I had to share it. I've already got a lipstick named after me, so I thought it was about time the incomparable MrLippie had something named after him, too. Luckily, OwnAColour.com have come to the rescue. In a

Gielly Green Salon, Shampoos and Hair Masks.

2012-02-08T06:00:00.000Z

A few months ago, I was invited to a very special wedding, in an extremely special location, my hair needed doing, and it's fair to say I'd gotten into a bit of a flap about my wedding preparations. This, not least because I was also the makeup artist for the bride on the day ... more about that, hopefully, in a later blog post. Gielly Green, the beautiful Marylebone-based hair salon came to

Lipstick of the Week - Clarins Gloss Prodige

2012-02-06T06:00:00.000Z

Well, I said last week that I was planning on wearing just one brand over the next seven days, and, I during a delightful afternoon tea with the Clarins PR, I was presented with these, so it seemed like perfect timing! These glosses are part of the new Spring collection from Clarins, which is out on counters at the moment. Eight shades have been released, in shades of nude, coral and pink.

Debenhams Beauty Club Awards

2012-02-02T14:54:00.000Z

I'm a lifelong Debenhams shopper - in my hometown there isn't a department store at all, and the nearest department store to us was Browns of Chester, which is actually a branch of Debenhams. I spent so much time in that Debenhams beauty hall whilst growing up that eventually all the staff knew me by name (remember Norm from Cheers? How the whole bar would shout his name when he walked in?

Nail of the Day - Orly Rage

2012-02-01T06:00:00.000Z

It's been a while since I showed you what I was wearing on my nails, but Orly Rage is a colour that was ... ahem ... all the rage on the beauty blogs last year, and I've finally got around to wearing it for myself. I picked up this mini-bottle in Boots for a fiver a couple of months ago. Orly Rage is a metallic foil, in a pale champagne/rose gold shade. My nails show two thin coats over

Tom Ford Titanium Smoke Eyeshadow Quad

2012-01-31T06:00:00.000Z

I said in my last Tom Ford quad review that I'd be happy to get more if they were a lower price, and, when this quad popped up on Buyapowa recently, I jumped at the chance to pick it up for the "bargain" price of £50 + P&P, quite a considerable saving of the counter price of £62! This post, however, isn't so much a review - it only turned up on Saturday, and I've not worn it yet - but more an

Lipstick of the Week - Mauve

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000Z

Yes, Lipstick of the Week is a bit late this week - I was having a little rant yesterday, instead - but, better late than never, I always say. I've been setting myself weekly challenges this year, and I won't lie, I found "mauve" a bit more challenging than I expected to. I genuinely thought I had more mauve shades than this, but hey! Shopportunity! Anyway, here's the line up:

In defence of Uggs

2012-01-29T13:53:00.000Z

I'm a bit of a magpie, and when Mr Lippie and I were passing the Ugg shop at Westfield yesterday, I got sucked in by some shiny sequinned "trainers" in violet with aurora borealis sequins. It was whilst I was cooing over them, that Mr Lippie spotted these: And, well, they came home with us, and I'm wearing them RIGHT NOW. I love them. They're warm, soft and comfortable, thanks to the

Free Forum Friday

2012-01-27T13:00:00.000Z

I get a lot of emails from my readers, and I love hearing from every single one of you. Sometimes it's people asking my advice on things (usually how to do flicky eyeliner, which camera do I use, and how to get "free stuff" but I tend to ignore the ones about freebies), sometimes it's people pointing out things I got wrong in my reviews, or letting me know about stockists for hard to find items,

News: She Said Beauty

2012-01-27T09:23:00.000Z

I said last week that I'd had lots of good blogging news lately, and I'm doling it out to you in dribs and drabs at the moment, sorry about that - but it's all worth waiting for, I promise! Can't wait to tell you what's happening next week ... but this week's news is that I'm delighted to announce that I've just joined the blogging team at She Said Beauty! Don't worry, I'm not banging on

New CID: i-glow and i-bronze

2012-01-26T06:30:00.000Z

I don't see an awful lot of New CID on the beauty blogs I read, which I think is a shame, because in my opinion, they make some of the best powder products available. Over the last year, I've acquired almost a full set of their face colours (three i-glows and one i-bronze), and I thought it was about time I showed them to you, too. From left to right we have Sirocco, Ice Pop and Coral

Nars - The Multiple G-Spot

2012-01-25T06:30:00.000Z

Okay, so last week I talked about how I love my muff, and this week I'm about to tell you all about my G-Spot. I'm just too good to you people, I really am. Fear not though, I shan't be telling you about my bowels any time soon, I promise. However, I'm slowly - very slowly - becoming addicted to a bit of NARS. I first saw G-Spot way back last August and it had been haunting my thoughts

Hourglass Cosmetics - Suede and Fresco

2012-01-24T06:30:00.000Z

I was in Liberty the other day and I got mugged. Mugged at the Hourglass counter. Okay, they didn't really mug me, but I did come away from them £50 lighter in the purse, and slightly dazed-looking. I've been reading about Hourglass a lot over the last while, and I thought it was time I tried them out for myself. I picked up their eyeshadow duo in Suede, and their lipstick in Fresco. I

Giorgio Armani Spring Summer 2012 - The "Luce" Collection

2012-01-23T06:30:00.000Z

The good folks over at Giorgio Armani sent me a surprise package last week, and it's a tiny bit special. Especially if your name is Luce*! I giggled a huge amount when I read the press release, it's not often a blogger sees themselves referred to as "Luce, the Armani light" ... Flattered though I am, I'm also slightly miffed there's no taupe ... Anyhoo, the "Luce" collection this spring

Lipsticks of the week - Pink

2012-01-22T14:53:00.002Z

It's that time of the week again, where I show you which lipsticks I've been wearing over the last seven days. This week the challenge was pink, and these were the pick of the lips: From left to right, we have: Tom Ford Pure Pink - The ur-pink of any lipstick collection, now sadly discontinued. Damn you, Tom Ford! Illamasqua Intense Gloss in Belladonna - an amazingly pigmented (if

GHD Deluxe Scarlet Collection

2012-01-19T06:30:00.000Z

GHD sent me a Christmas present this year - their "so gorgeous it actually hurts" Scarlet Collection Deluxe hair straightener set. Housed in an Art Deco box, the set contains: A beautiful red satin gift box, perfectly accented with fan designs. Inside that box you have: A glorious Deco-accented "handbag" that contains: A brand new GHD Styler, accented with red plates, and

Sensitive Scalp Issues

2012-01-18T06:30:00.001Z

I had been planning to do an entire week about haircare last week, but my scalp flared up, and I couldn't bear to think about haircare at all. You might have noticed last week was a bit short on posts as a result. I'm prone to seborrheic dermatitis, which is where you get flaky skin on your scalp (and sometimes your inner ears, I get it there too), it looks like dandruff, but it isn't - which

Marie Claire Blog & Twitter Awards

2012-01-17T13:36:00.004Z

"They"* say that good news comes in threes, and Get Lippie has recently had three mega bits of good news - the first one of which was the discovery that last week I was nominated for both "Best Beauty Blog" and "Best Beauty Twitter" in the Marie Claire blogging awards! I'll share the other two bits of good news with you as soon as I'm able to, I promise! I'm extremely excited about what's

No7 Beautiful Skin BB Cream

2012-01-17T06:30:00.000Z

BB Creams, you'll be hearing a lot about these this year, you mark my words. I've used a couple of BB (Blemish Balm - contrary to the name, they're not actually just to be used on troubled skin)-style creams already, and I haven't been that impressed with them to be honest, they've just been tinted moisturisers that someone has slapped the BB label on. BB Creams are meant to be an all-in-one

I Love My Muff

2012-01-16T06:30:00.000Z

Back in the day, Get Lippie used to be a big fan of Iron Maiden. Okay, that would be a slight exaggeration, it's probably more accurate to say that Get Lippie was a big fan of Bruce Dickinson. To this day, I have no idea why*, that fringe! Although, I've just done a quick Google search and he's ageing rather well. Ahem ... Trust me, this is all totally relevant. I'm totally going

Lipstick of the Week - Red

2012-01-15T18:16:00.000Z

Last week, I set myself the challenge of only wearing red lipstick for the next seven days. Here's how I got on: Clockwise from bottom: Smashbox Limitless Lipstain in Sangria - this is a beautiful deep, deep red stain that doesn't turn fuchsia on the lips, I love it, but wish it lasted longer. It's not a real stain in the way most others are. Chanel Rouge Allure in Flash - A limited