NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg collaboration review

NARS Charlotte Gainsbourg collaboration is in stores now, and I advise you to grab your wallet and head to the shops as soon as you can, if you’re in the mood to be tempted by a versatile collection of sheer, subtle, shades. This year, NARS wins the crown for persuading me to part with my hard-earned cash. I’ve been […]
Menswear Sample Sale at The Box – Grab Your Wallet and Run!

There’s a menswear sample sale at The Box this weekend which looks like being a good use of anyone’s money and time. Featuring Casely-Hayford, CMMN SWDN, Lou Dalton & QASIMI, and promising discounts up to 80%, it’s not one to miss. Although tragically, I might have to miss this one. I thought I’d be bringing you […]
North, South, East, West – These London Shops Are The Very Best For Last Minute Christmas Shopping

Addicted to the thrill of last minute Christmas shopping? Me too! I figured out a long time ago that the lazy and unmotivated Christmas shopper can pass herself off as the Queen of Thoughtful Gifting, as long as she confines her in-store shopping to those genius retailers who pack a small floor-space with a staggering array of products, […]
J’aime Bien Le Shopping! French Beauty Haul

It might have been a short holiday; it might have been a family holiday; but we were in La Belle France, so obviously, there was going to be le shopping! Allow me to present: the French Beauty Haul … Never get a migraine in Disneyland Paris: you can’t find painkillers for love nor money! The upside […]
Mary Greenwell and Get The Gloss at the Chanel Beauty Boutique

On Thursday evening, the online beauty and health magazine Get The Gloss hosted a reader event at the Chanel Beauty Boutique in Covent Garden. Two hours watching make-up artist of international renown Mary Greenwell demonstrate iconic Chanel products? For a mere £25, redeemable against purchases? I wasted no time in booking my place … It is wonderful to […]
Professional Beauty Show at EXCEL London

There is something about February that makes my jaded old heart sing, and that’s the chance to troll around the Professional Beauty Show at Excel, London. Valentine’s Day? Pah – I SPIT on Valentine’s Day! Retail beauty products at wholesale prices: that’s what brings a spring to my step and a gleam to my eye, and […]
KUNG HEI FAT CHOI! Shopping in London’s Chinatown

Chinese New Year is one of my favourite celebrations: I love the emphasis on grub, decoration and MONEY! The Year of the Goat began yesterday, on the 19th of February, so hip, hip hooray for me, as I’m a Goat. The Belle and I met up in Chinatown to celebrate what we hope will be a happy, […]