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Halloween makeup you can use every day
It struck me today that as fun as Halloween is, it can also be quite wasteful - after all, how many times a year are you going to use all the stuff you buy for it..? Not many. So it got me thinking about what products you...
Beauty Organization: DIY edition
This is a pretty cute idea for organizing your makeup, especially if space is at a premium. Laura over at Laura's Thoughts created this magnetic makeup board. She goes through the step-by-step instructions on her blog, but...
Wahanda make Mother's Day easy with a £20 The Sanctuary Spa Skincare Kit
Wahanda is amazing. You can get people great gifts, while saving some money and you look really generous. Amazing. They have an awesome deal today, just in time for Mother's Day: they're basically giving away The...
Make Up Is Art: The new must-have coffee table book
Make-up for many women is increasingly more than just powder and paint - it's practically an art form in itself; Make Up is Art is a wonderful coffee table book that perfectly illustrates this trend. Today's amateur...
Red or Dead glasses give you specs appeal!
A beautiful face requires more than expertly applied makeup, it also needs constant skin maintenance, daily SPF, and a pair of spectacles that suit the contours of the face. What works for one person, will look totally...
Go Goth for Halloween!
If ever there was an excuse to goth it up, Halloween has got to be it. Whether you're experimenting with the look for the first time or are looking to vamp up your dark makeup look even more, this is one night of the year...
Beauty nostalgia: what's yours?
Do you remember the days when everything from the Body Shop came in bottles with plain green labels on the front? Or when the Impulse bodyspray logo was made up of lots of tiny butterflies? Or when Lush was Cosmetics to Go?...
Top Ten: Festival Makeup
Don't you just hate those smug girls who claim to only need a sweep of blush and dab of lipbalm to look festival-fabulous? Well, if like me you aren't a supermodel and can't bare the thought of going naked-faced to one...
HOW TO: Look great in sandals this Summer with a DIY pedicure
It being July we should of already prepared our feet for Summer but what with the temperamental weather we've found our pedicure-plans took a back-step as our poor toots were being crammed back into boots and pumps....
Follow Kiss and Makeup Ed Anushka on Twitter!
Now that I am writing for K&M I have decided to finally depart from the dark ages and become wonderfully web-savvy. After much procrastination I have injected some life back into my abandoned Twitter account and have...
Charles Worthington and The Sanctuary team up for free pamper weekend
If you live in Manchester then boy are you in for a treat! To celebrate PZ Cussons' 125th birthday Charles Worthington and The Sanctuary are hosting a pampering weekend full of free styling, consultations, beauty...
Say Yes to stylish lube: The first lubricant I've seen that looks discreet!
Lubricants aren't the most obvious topic for a beauty site but when this sleek bottle popped onto my desk I knew I had to mention it. OK, I haven't actually tried it yer, but I have admired the sleek contours and baby...
Get Joi-full with this beautiful umbrella
The sun may be out today, but that doesn't mean that rain isn't close at hand. My morning radio station gleefully told me showers were due later today, which really messed up my plans of dusting off that sleek summer...
Ciaté's Pie collection will leave your hands smelling delicious
Think of these products as your favourite foodstuffs liquidized and then squeezed into retro packaging and you'll have a good idea of just how amazing these smell. I think the best decsription I've heard was my...
The nipple extractor would make a handy addition to any toolbox
Not everyone is fortunate enough to have raised nipples, but if you happen to have inverted areolas would you really want to subject yourself to this torture device? It might cost a mere $4.73 from Amazon but it looks...
The Eyelash font lets you flutter in print
I find it hard finding a font that truly signifies who I am, as Time New Roman/ Courier New seems slightly to school-bookish for my liking. I've dabbled with Comic Sans in my teens, and tried out Brushstoke in my...
The baby Shower kit questions whether you should have sprogs
I promise I'm not going all broody on you, but I was so amused by this I had to share it. It's a baby shower kit.. with a difference. Rather than coo all over the baby and plan its graduation, the questions in this...
Entertaining placard will tickle makeup artists
Makeup artists have a hard job. Not only are they expected to imbue you with a magical angel like aura of perfection, they need to be your therapist, confidante and discreteness personified. This cute sign says what they...
Get makeup and a makeover with the new Make over VivaBox
I've told you all about the fab Viva Boxes where you can choose your fave perfume out a of selection of samples. Well ow they've a new box in their stable- a makeup one! The kit contains a selection of shadows and...
Massage the strain away with the Japanese Kenzan
What is this we spy? A banjo for the head? A modern torture device? No, it's a kenzan, a tool that's more commonly used in FLOWER ARRANGING! Here the spikes have been reversed and used to rub along the head to create a...
Got Moxie? Tins of loveliness that aren't 'sweets'
Don't these tins look cute? I wonder what's in them, lovely eye shadow colours, a string of pearls, gorgeous fondant fancies? No. Find out after the jump...
Evening Entertainment: Turn your name into a face
Searching the web randomly in my lunch hour I discovered a site that turns your name into a face! Yes, really. OK, there's no makeup or beauty involved but it's kinda fun! Here's my picture- Zara, and after the jump...
A trip down memory lane from Isabella Smith
While the Isabella Smith range at Bobelle does remind me somewhat of the sort of thing my mother had on her dressing table in the 80s, I have to admit to a certain fondness for this type of old-fashioned, sweet-smelling...
Medicate youself into happiness with Prezzybox's chocolate pills
There are two days left to the weekend, but that's no reason why we shouldn't start indulging on chocolate now is it? Rain, bad boyfriends, PMT, all these things contribute to us needing a sweet pick me up, and what...
MAC creates the Kids Helping Kids Xmas cards for charity
MAC isn't just a brand any longer, it's a nationwide organization that hold annual philanthropy events. We already know all about their Viva Glam lipstick , well here's the lowdown on their Christmas Charity Cards,...
Donna Karan's Cashmere Mist candle sweetly scents your home
Candles are a great way to change the ambience of your home. A simply match and voila your dingy bedsit is transformed into a Manhattan apartment (in a way). If you're a fan of Donna Karan but can't afford her designs...
The Bliss Wonder Balm: A new beauty hero
It seems every week we're told about a fab new multi tasking product that is essential, and here's a new one for you. Then again, we were wowed by the Moa green balm so maybe we should give this a chance. It's $18...
Would you wear a Human Powered LED nose ring?
Not only is this glowing piece of nostril jewellery blue, it's also totally battery free! How does it work? Well, by the power of the human respiratory system! Every time you exhale air the ring captures it with a...
