Skin:
Lisa and I have been friends for about 3-4 years and I clearly remember one of the very first things I said to her... "you have amazing skin, what foundation do you use?" I hold Lisa solely responsible for my addiction to QVC as it turned out what she was wearing that day was Bare Minerals!
Anyway! This will hopefully be the first of many for Lisa doing a guest spot! Hope you enjoy! x
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Hey I’m Lisa. I’m obsessed with beauty products. But that’s okay, ‘cos so is Amanda.....
Mrs McLennan asked me if I’d like to provide a couple of blog posts she could use whist she’s off on her very glamorous and extravagant honeymoon and of course I leapt at the chance. Well, I say leapt, actually I panicked a bit, as Amanda has big shoes to fill - but very pretty shoes with killer heels ;-) Anyway, I’ve had a think about my current favourite product and done a wee review for you. Hope this helps to ease the pain of Amanda’s absence ever so slightly. So here they come ladies...
Bodyshop Cheek and Lip Stain & InStyle Magazine
This was an awesome freebie from InStyle magazine, September 2010 edition – available right now! It comes in two colours: an iridescent bronze (which was a bit too sparkly for me) and a more traditional deep rose pink, (which I reached for, and would equate with the Benefit 'Benetint'). How do you apply? It’s so easy, you just dot onto your cheeks and then blend up and toward your ear with a finger, or damp sponge. For a seamless finish, I like to blend around the application with my foundation brush, which still has the remaining scraps of foundation on it (top tip from Pixiwoo!)
This product is also excellent if you want to create an extra long lasting cheek colour; simply apply the tint and then once dry layer your regular pinky blush on top (I favour MAC's 'Dolly Mix').
So how does it compare with its famous Benefit counterpart? Well, personally I prefer the consistency of the Body Shop version. It's slightly more gel-like, and much easier to blend as it doesn't dry into your skin so quickly. As with the Benetint it gives a radiant 'lit from within’ pinky flush, but I actually prefer the body shop version in terms of the colour - it just looks a little more natural (not quite so 'beetrooty' if you know what I mean...) . So is it worth a try? Definitely.....it's free (and worth £9.50), and surely you can't say fairer than that :)
Inside the parcel was the perfect clutch bag, that completes my outfit for tonight on the tiles, I ordered it from Liz of lovely shop Seven Poppies, you can catch up with her and all the shop goings ons over at the Seven Poppies blog too.
Thursday. A quick walk to town for white cotton thread to finish some garlands that have been patiently waiting on my work table, turned into the unexpected treat of coffee with a friend. The sun even showed up for the afternoon.
I can't say it's always been easy! There's been sometimes when all I've wanted to do is chow down on a bar of galaxy, toblerone, mars bar, dairy mi...mmmmmm where was I??
Thanks for your comments after my Monday post. This week has been the greyest week of the summer, it could be Autumn, it could be November. There is one stream of sunlight breaking through a murderously black sky and landing on my shoulder as I type. Work has been hectic and stressful with added drama and I have been suffering with rage.
Two reasons why I hate today.
I am rubbish at drawing so naturally I am way excited that I have a friend who is so good at it. Meet Mitch Blunt.
Although I love Autumn, it seems to have arrived decidedly early. Murky skies and a cold wind, the need for a scarf to keep the chill from my decolletage. Maybe it is just how this week is going to go and the sun will return again, but I just get a feeling.
Have been scouting through the Etsy blog this morning and happened upon this beautiful jewellery collection fit for a fairy kingdom by Derya Aksoy owner of the etsy boutique Jewelera. I had to stop and post about her work, maybe you have seen it before but I just had to share. I especially love the image of Derya's studio/workspace.
Adore these F-Scott Fitzgerald book jackets by senior cover designer at Penguin Books Coralie Bickford-Smith found via 100 Layer Cake. Adds a new flourish to one of my favourite books-The Great Gatsby, I can't wait to get a copy or maybe the whole set.
I have been nominated by one of my lovely readers as one of the best UK design blogs to enter the mydeco.com Design Democracy Awards 2010 in conjunction with the London Design Festival.
How sweetly pink and turquoise go together, like best friends from the colour wheel. Threaded with subtle candle light, this inspiration shoot from Tara of Dixie Pixel for Southern Weddings really made my morning.
Trying to de-pink the house a little, I get the feeling my husband feels like the florals and pretty pinks are caving in on him. So I re-jigged the linens and found some blues a little more wood. But somehow a bunch of pink hydrangeas made it in through the front door!
See more snaps here, on Pixiwoo's blog and see what Mizz Worthy got up to the week after me! Also keep your eyes peeled on Pixiwoo's YouTube channel for some vids of the fortnight
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