Pink Haired Princess

Does anyone remember Lancome Vernis Zapping? Or am I showing my age here? Haha! Years ago, I'm guessing it was when I was still at school or shortly after I left and that was (gosh) 13 years ago...Lancome were continually launching new 'crazy' ideas like lipgloss in a squeezy tube called 'Juicy Tubes' (that'll never catch on surely?) and colour changing products and this peel off nail polish. They were produced in mostly, really fun colours, completely opaque (in one coat if I remember rightly) and intended to be worn for a short time and when you got bored, just peel it off without any need for remover. "In those days" (really showing my age now), it was very difficult to find unusual nail colours like blue or green so I was all over these and my friends thought I was pretty bonkers with my crazy painted nails! I'm sure I had another couple of colours that I've probably thrown out already, but here are navy blue, lime, green, yellow, dark bro...

So like I said the other week (then didn't have time to carry it out!), this month on the blog it's Lancome as my brand focus. I spoke back then about their newest launch, Ultra Lavande. I was really, really keen to see this collection in person as it looked so beautiful in the promo pics-I have to say in reality I was a little disappointed. I had fully expected to hand over the entire contents of my bank account for some pretty pastel cosmetics, but left with only one item. That one item is probably the star piece of the collection granted! Butterflies Fever is a mineral blush, quite sheer but buildable (apparently, I haven't been able to bring myself to touch it yet). The sparkle is sporadic and only an overlay, the main colour is a soft peachy pink and you have little accents of lilac, pink and purple. The blush comes in the usual sleek black compact with mirror and tiny brush (which I wouldn't use for this personally). It's priced £32.50 and comes in one shade ...

As part of my Lancome brand focus, I'm reposting this review with swatches of all my 42 Juicy Tubes! I doubt there is anyone who doesn't recognise the original squeezy tube gloss. JT's come in a variety of flavours and scents and there are several different finishes, some are metallic, some infused with micro-glitter, some with more sparse glitter and so on. The gloss is usually quite thick and sticky which some don't like (it doesn't bother me), but you'll find this makes them more long lasting and the shine is incredible, like a glossy, glass shine. Lancome have produced several limited edition colours in special packaging over the years. The first illustrated tube was Marshmallow Electro with an image by Julie Verhoeven. Then came the 'World Tour' series named after the fashion capitals of the world and featuring designs by Christopher Kane on the tube. As you'll see from my collection, I was completely enthralled by that range and bought as m...

This month on the blog, it's going to be Lancome month! It's a new 'brand focus' type feature that I'd like to try out. You can expect lots of reviews, news and bits and bobs over the next few weeks and although I won't be exclusively blogging about the brand, the emphasis will be on them. I have a couple of product reviews lined up, I'd like to look back at older Limited Edition products and collections, plus there will be a super fantabulous swatch fest of all my Lancome lip products (that's a lot ). I've chosen Lancome this month, because they're genuinely one of my all-time favourite beauty brands. I've been a fan of their products for all of my makeup wearing life in fact! At school, my friends would envy my perfectly flicked eyes (courtesy of the must have ArtLiner) and working after school in my local chemist on the perfume/makeup counter (where we sold Lancome) I was able to get my hands on all the latest releases and try out luxury ...