Posts by: Ruth
There were lots of requests for information on the makeup I was wearing in the ‘Dozen Red Roses‘ video, so I recreated the look. It’s a very (very) simple daytime ensemble with glowing skin, neutral eyes and a slick of extremely expensive lip-balm. Perfect for castings as it looks natural but still polished and it’s [...]
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I often get asked about what my “all-time favourites” are, and I suppose that at some point I should really make a video about it. The problem is that there are always new readers coming through (hello new readers!) who haven’t seen previous posts, and so every now and again I have to go over [...]
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This is one of my favourite new masks – it’s a real ‘doer’ that actually shows results! Some masks, I feel, are just glorified moisturisers; a mask should be a concentrated shot of ingredients, a treatment, something that targets specific issues. Of course, you may just want to relax and pamper yourself with a nicely-scented, [...]
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Sunday Tittle Tattle (noun?): everything from the week that I have forgotten to post about, in easy brunch-sized chunks… 1) I went to Paris this week for the launch of twelve new Dior Addict lipstick shades. The trip was ultra-glam and I was looked after very well! I shall be posting some pics next week [...]
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I have been meaning to mention this for a while: be careful when using regular cellulite creams last thing at night. I find that they really keep me awake and then I sleep badly! It took me ages to realise that it’s probably the masses of caffeine that’s packed into many of the formulas. You [...]
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I can’t wait for you to see Polaroid’s new Heritage Collection when it comes out at the end of this month! To celebrate their 75 year anniversary, Polaroid have recreated some of their most iconic designs, and there are some really beautiful frames. Sometimes when people ‘re-hash’ vintage it looks cheesy or contrived, but I [...]
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OK, listen. I’ll admit right now that I thought this idea was a bit stupid; it’s kind of a YouTube obsession. People show viewers their ‘collections’ of makeup and how they store it. Personally, I cannot think of anything more boring than watching whole minutes of somebody open drawers in their bathroom cabinet, but there’s [...]
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You know how I love a multipurpose balm – I’ve reviewed quite a few on here now. They’re great for chapped skin, chapped lips, little scrapes and bruises, scabby elbows and knees, windburn, sunburn and just about any little skin annoyance you can think of. The only thing they are not good at, however, is [...]
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My latest ‘big tick’ mascara is Dior’s “New Look” – I will be putting it into a video very soon, but if you want to see the effect after just one coat, have a quick re-watch of the latest video, A Dozen Red Roses. Nice, isn’t it? A really sophisticated effect. What I like about [...]
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Remember the Illuminating Powder Gelée from AW11 that everyone went ker-azy over? (If you need reminding, see this post and video here: Modern Mercury Illuminator) Well, it’s back! Estée Lauder have returned with a new version for the summer, Topaz Chameleon, and it’s on the shelves now. I’m sure that it will sell out just [...]
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Sunday Tittle Tattle (noun?): everything from the week that I have forgotten to post about, in easy brunch-sized chunks… 1) SpaceNK have a really very good sale on, with free delivery until Monday 13th! Have a browse here: SpaceNK Sale. 2) Cult Beauty have some discount codes, only valid until midnight on Monday 13th (ie, [...]
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I have spoken about this very special SPF before, but I don’t think that it ever got its own post because it was in last year’s summer skincare videos. There are two reasons why I’m re-visiting it; 1) I have been using it as a winter sunscreen on very bright, clear days and am continuously [...]
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My hypocrisy knows no bounds: I moan about people ‘cashing in’ on Valentine’s yet I always expect a present. Or at least a card. I won’t apologise for this, it’s just one of my many personality defects. As a lover of all things rose-scented, I thought that I’d put together a collection of suitably romantic [...]
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Wow, this is a blast from the past! I remember my Mum buying Paul Mitchell’s The Detangler for my long, knotted hair, many moons ago. My little sister and I were instructed ‘not to touch’ the Paul Mitchell products because they were very expensive and only for grown-ups – using them felt like a real [...]
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I must have the hardest water in London because hardly anything foams up in my bath. I’m trying to actually remember the last thing I used that created any bubbles – I simply can’t think what it could have been! Bubble baths and foams just seem to fall completely flat once they’ve been in the [...]
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Illness update: I am still quite unwell. It’s starting to do my head in a bit now, but I think (please, please) that I’m now on the mend. I hope so, because I have to fly to Vienna later for a catalogue shoot tomorrow and that will not be fun if I’m not 100%! In other [...]
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