I know this is OLD and I’ll get TOLD, but you know when you wish for something and it magically appears? I’d been hoping for crackle varnishes in neon hues so I could get busy with a Christopher Kane-inspired nail neon nails session, and lo, Models Own and Wah collaborate on a huge selection of [...]]]>

I know this is OLD and I’ll get TOLD, but you know when you wish for something and it magically appears? I’d been hoping for crackle varnishes in neon hues so I could get busy with a Christopher Kane-inspired nail neon nails session, and lo, Models Own and Wah collaborate on a huge selection of colours. I want to try using slightly similar shades of brights, for more subtle finish. Available in Boots from April 20th.

I’m loving Topshop’s make up at the moment, it’s priced exactly cheap enough to be a lunchtime treat but not so cheap that it’s shit. Perfect medium, right? They’re also on the money with the colours, I bought the Parma Violets shade (left), and it’s sickeningly good. I also snapped up the Nutmeg cream blush, [...]]]>

I’m loving Topshop’s make up at the moment, it’s priced exactly cheap enough to be a lunchtime treat but not so cheap that it’s shit. Perfect medium, right? They’re also on the money with the colours, I bought the Parma Violets shade (left), and it’s sickeningly good. I also snapped up the Nutmeg cream blush, and the Iced Coffee lip polish. What? A girl’s gotta have her treats, yeah, especially if you’re trying to tackle Oxford Street on Saturday with a hangover. Ouch.

The packaging is really evocative, it reminds me of old make up that I’d find in my mum’s make up bag: a long-forgotten eyeshadow which I could squirrel away and try to fill in my eyebrows with, or a shimmering powder to daub on cheekbones. I almost miss those sparse, higgledy piggledy make up bags of my youth with pink Constance Carroll make up from the local pharmacy. At one time I was using a black face-paint stick on my eyebrows, I can’t even fathom how I must have looked at the time. Sexy, obviously.

Now that spring has sprung I’m offcially busting out the coral left right and centre. This love affair started a loo-oong time ago in the Boots in Brighton, when I spotted Revlon’s One Perfect Coral. Such an apt name! At the time it reminded me of middle-aged, overtanned ladies from Cannes who would have a [...]]]>

Now that spring has sprung I’m offcially busting out the coral left right and centre. This love affair started a loo-oong time ago in the Boots in Brighton, when I spotted Revlon’s One Perfect Coral. Such an apt name! At the time it reminded me of middle-aged, overtanned ladies from Cannes who would have a tiny little white dog and possibly some clear mules. Then coral became the couleur de choix pour le fashion and now a good third of my wardrobe is coral as well as about 4 differently coral nail varnishes.

Now I’ve found a successor, Revlon’s Plum Seduction. It’s pink with a shot of blue but not quite purple and goes on slightly sheer which makes the colour even jucier. It’s the perfect jolt of colour for all the summer nude and blush tones, and packs a punch with grey too. PS excusez in advance for the sporadic posts, je suis househunting it is a facking nightmare I tells ye.

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