Happy Birthday J'Adore!

It’s the 10th anniversary for J’Adore and Christian Dior Perfume’s is launching its first official retrospective exhibition, titled Christian Dior: Couturier Parfumer at Iguatemi, Sao Paulo on Friday, July 31st.
The exhibition, which is to travel around the world after its debut in Brazil, focuses on the story of Christian Dior (the man) and will showcase the cultural history at the time of each scent’s creation, as well as the social impact each fragrance had on the world – starting with Miss Dior in 1947 to today. So keep your eyes peeled for a location near you!

New Garnier Pure Active - Review

I think we can all agree that there is nothing worse than an outbreak of spots before a big event or even at all really!!!! As the old saying goes 'prevention is always better than cure', however here's the answer in one - prevention & a cure together!!!! The skincare experts at Garnier have now developed a maximum strength solution - NEW Garnier Pure Active. It is a medicated skincare range with instant effective action, delivering results from day one. It helps to fight against the appearance of spots and reduce the appearance of marks left on the skin, which for myself is one of the most annoying things about an outbreak, even after you have managed to banish the spot itself the tell tale signs of it's existence are still there for over a week!!! I have been putting this to test for the last week (Garnier Pure Active Spot-On Roll-On, Garnier Pure Active Deep Pore Unclogging Wash & Pure Active Blackhead Clearing Scrub) & the improvement has been vast, my skin has cleared up rapidly after a pesky outbreak last week, the marks have faded way too, which is a bonus seeing as I have my Birthday bash at the end of the week!!!!
A maximum concentration of 2% purifying salicylic acid formula works to deeply cleanse skin and clear pores to fight spots, whilst the herbasoothe active ingredient, derived from blueberry, respects and cares for the skin.
Over all an excellent product range that will be staying put in my bathroom cabinet for sure! Details of the range below -

Garnier Pure Active Spot-On Roll-On (RRP £7.49)
Garnier Pure Active Blackhead Clearing Scrub (RRP £4.99)
Garnier Pure Active Deep Pore Unclogging Wash (RRP £4.99)
Garnier Pure Active Spot Purifying Toner (RRP £4.99)
Garnier Pure Active Spot Fighting 24hr Moisturiser (RRP £5.99).

Check out the website - NEW Garnier Pure Active

Instant Eye Lift In a Pencil - Benefit High Brow!

No need for a surgeon's knife with a few tricks of the trade & Benefit's range of wonder products!!!! Check out their Brow Lift Pencil, the linen-pink colour leaves eyes looking more youthful taking years away instantly!!! Simple apply just under the arch of your eyebrow & blend, the make-up experts over at Benefit have even been kind enough to include a make-up lesson with it for you as well!!! £13.50

Golden Summer Skin - Urban Retreat's 24 Carat Body Shimmer

The ultimate accessory to your tan as well curve-defining sparkling skin is Urban Retreat's 24 Carat Body Shimmer. It is a blend of apricot kernel oil, lemon zest, lavender and jasmine which hydrates your skin and leaves a subtle glow that will glisten on those warm summer evenings! Simply spritz over the arms and legs, spray in a downwards motion on the full length of your legs to create a longer & leaner look. Definitely a must have for this summer!!! £12.00 (Available at Boots & Urban Retreat)

Get the Perfect Summer Glow With L'Oreal's Nutrisummer Face

As we all know, the safest way to build a beautiful tan this summer is to fake it all the way!!! Try out L'Oreal's Nutrisummer Face, a moisturiser with a gradual self tanning agent, it absorbs & blends easily into the skin leaving you with a natural light colour. The perfect companion for any girl this summer & with some of the top beauty editors' seal of approval its defintely worth a shot I think! £5.50

Natural Summer Make-Up!

Summer is here & even the celebs are keeping it natural, here's a few of my favourite make-up looks this week -

Thandie Newton



Looking fresh & gorgeous, to get this look go for a sheer minimum foundation, nude eyeshadow & just a thin application of black liner on the top lid with lashings of mascara, then opt for a sheer liptint gloss, try Clinique's Superblam Moisturizing Gloss in 'Lilac' for bold colour but subtle finish.

Natalie Imbruglia


Perfect & sublte but still very glam, again go for a natural foundation & choose a light golden brown shadow & just lightly blend over the sockets, use a brown eye pencil to define & finish with some mascara. Go for a nude Lipstick, try L'Oreal's 'Blueberry Crystal' for luscious natural lips, it suits just about any skin tone!

Erin O'Connor



This is perfect for those hot summer nights, natural foundation with a dewy glow on the cheeks & smokey eyes, to get this wash a light golden brown over the lids & socket line & with a pencil line the eyes then use a dark brown shadow to go over the lash lines & blend out with a cotton bud to create a smokey effect, again apply lashings of mascara! For the cheeks apply a cream blusher in a warm peach to give that dewy finsh, try Mac's Cream Blush in 'Lilicent', finish off with a natural pink gloss.

Revlon's New ColorStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick

If you haven't already, try out Revlon's new ColorStay Ultimate Liquid Lipstick, food-proof lipcolor with a built in ultra-conditioning topcoat. Everything in one step with this product so no need for any top coat application at all, also another great bonus is that it doesn't dry out the lips which some long wear lippys can do, so luscious long lasting lip colour all day!
Also it will stay comfortable and wears perfectly for up to 12 hours, it won't feather or fade so no touch ups required, even after meals - perfect for that hot date out on the town!
The new Ultimate even made an appearance on the red carpet just after it's launch, being sported by Cameron Diaz (in Top Tomato shade) at the premier of My Sister's Keeper, so with the a-list seal of approval what's stopping you bagging one for yourself!
Available in 20 shades from Pinks, Plums, Nudes to Browns & Reds. When applying, use a thin layer to bare lips and wait until dry.
Check out Revlon's new Micro Site for the new ColorStay Ultimate where you can get more info on the products as well details on various competitions - www.revlonultimate.co.uk