Pink Haired Princess

I recently got this product free with....Instyle magazine (I think). It's quite a magical product and really surprised me. I got shade 02 Bronze Glimmer and in the tube it looks like your standard copper, glitter lipgloss (much more copper than in the image below) and didn't look to be your usual 'stain' product. When I pulled the wand out, I was surprised that the sponge applicator was actually purple. Was it just the sponge or the actual product? Well when I applied the (still glittery copper shade) stain to my hand it did indeed flash purple, but still with this strong sparkly copper shade on top. Then I blended the swatch and was left with a deep pinky purple stain and the glitter migrates. At first I didn't understand how this would be a 'stain' until I tested it. You can see on my hand, the rubbed in stain and the glitter that moved all around my hand, next to it is the product straight out of the tube. I'm not sure how I would feel about this as ...

You know I've wanted these for months, but seeing them on the foot is only making me lust after them even more. They're just gorgeous! However don't think I haven't noticed the sneaky price increase Office (on several pairs of your shoes)-did I miss the memo about the VAT rise coming early? You can buy these shoes for £75 now instead of £70.

Featuring a holographic cover with Barbie eyes open and shut, full size mirror inside and 4 round trios of eyeshadow-this is a pretty spectacular palette. I've taken the swatches quite quickly (and almost ran out of room on my hand), but you get the idea. These shadows are extremely pigmented and beautifully soft. The silvered grey in trio 3 is super metallic and one of the pale nude shades (either 1 or 4) looked amazing over my smudge pot. I'll take more pictures next week when I have more time and have had the chance to play around with them. The smudge pot is so beautiful, I can see why they have such a following. The one I got (Little Black Dress) has purple glitter throughout the black gel. It just seems so soft and blendable-I'm already planning on taking the palette and smudge pot for my weekend wedding, I'm in love with them already! I'm sure these eyeshadows will be even more amazing when used with my Too Faced Shadow Insurance underneath. Enjoy these pics ...

Today I received a cute little package from Plastic Bat . I've been meaning to order both of these brooches for a while, aren't they adorable? A tiny pink cameo pin featuring the gorgeous Audrey Hepburn and a little vintage cat suspended from a bright yellow bow. Your order always arrives in such wonderful packaging; a pink striped bag with the adorable PB sticker. Also included was a lovely postcard to promote the new Bon Voyage collection. If you haven't been on the site lately, then this collection is well worth a look; mini airmail envelopes, love letters and I adore the 'Postcard From Paris' necklace which has a real vintage feel. All items from this range also come with free matching gift wrap, making them perfect presents!

I reckon the Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton ranges at Very get better each season. Two dresses in particular caught my eye from Fearne's range. The gorgeous polka dot dress is simply stunning-it's just a shame about the very low V back, it's the only thing that's putting me off purchasing. I otherwise really, really love it; the print, the draping, tulip shaped skirt and the fact that it has sleeves are all bonus points for me. It's £69 and available in sizes 6-20. The other is this wrapover dress, a similar style I suppose but in this strange but somewhat appealing insect pattern. I'm not at all keen on bugs, but this still caught my eye. It's very Alexander McQueen. It does have a strange hitched hem detail, not sure if that would annoy me (or 'bug' me). Also available in sizes 6-20 (although currently out of stock in size 8) for £59.

New in at River Island this week are these sequin peep toe boots. I can't quite decide if they are horrendous or unusually cute. I know a lot of people hate them, but I've always been partial to a peep toe boot-I like the contrast. However it's the all over fish scale style sequins that have me questioning their beauty. What do you think?

I'm a proud doll collector; it started with Sindy, progressed to My Scene then Bratz with a few Barbies and Blythes thrown into the mix. You really struggle to get decent dolls in the UK now though, Bratz are 'no more' after their lawsuit (although I notice they are back in the Argos book that came out on Saturday), My Scene still exist although they aren't stocked in the UK (and they became pretty naff) and the only Barbie dolls you ever see are pink, cheap looking and/or with that dog that poops! I'm extremely (actually ridiculously) excited by the new Monster High dolls from Mattel though. Not your usual 'plastic fantastic', these high school sweethearts are Draculaura (daughter of Dracula, due to celebrate her sweet 1600th), Clawdeen Wolf (15 year old werewolf), Lagoona Blue (the sea monsters daughter, age 15 years), Frankie Stein (15 day old daughter of Frankenstein), Ghoulia Yelps (nerd girl, daughter of the zombies), Cleo De Nile (Egyptian princess, ...

I was supposed to be sticking to reviewing and swatching items included in my summer selection, however I felt the urge to swatch my Urban Decay eyeshadows the other day-so just went with it. I didn't realise I owned so many actually. UD e/s come in various finishes, the sparkly shades are well known for their glitter fallout, so if you don't like glitter on your cheeks-avoid! A good tip is to use a base such as UD's Primer Potion or Too Faced Shadow Insurance-I've shown a few e/s here using TF underneath and the difference in colour and finish is amazing. I would also suggest applying your eyeshadow before the rest of your face makeup, so you can brush away glitter fallout before applying foundation etc On the image above (click to enlarge), I've written above or below each shade which finish it has (please note I guessed Roadstripe and Exhaust because they are discontinued shades); Duotone; reflects different colours in different lights, perhaps flashing green on...