UPDATED 9th January 2021

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Estée Lauder – Pure Color Envy’ Lipstick Wonders Gift Set Now £35.99 Five full-size lipsticks, £7.20 each.

I’ve used the Pure Envy lipsticks and they’re very good quality with strong pigment.

• Full Size Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 220 Naked Desire
• Full Size Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 320 Defiant Cora
• Full Size Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 420 Rebellious Rose
• Full Size Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 340 Envious
• Pure Colour Envy Sculpting Lipstick in 432 Plum Bite

Elizabeth Arden – Party Ready’ Holiday Collection Makeup Gift Set

Now £64.80

It was a toss-up between the Elizabeth Arden gift set above or this offering from Tom Ford from his 2018 collection.

TOM FORD – ‘Soleil’ Makeup Palette 

Now £73.50

This is the second Tom Ford palette I’ve bought in the past two weeks.

I read that this is more suitable for fair skin tones and I bought it specifically for summer 2021.

I bought a deep clear makeup bag from Cult Beauty. I probably paid too much for it, it comes squashed flat and it’s slightly smaller than a sheet of A4 paper folded in half, but it is deep and the plastic feels sturdy. I’m filling it with makeup and skincare for the summer holiday I will take this year. You have to look forward don’t you?

LOOK FANTASTIC

ALL BEAUTY

I’ve just bought two more bottles of these capsules after trying them out earlier this month.

I feel those who are not ‘in the know’ still think Elizabeth Arden has a slightly old fashioned image (I certainly did). But actively seek out reviews for these – and the other serum capsules in the range and it’s as if everyone was in on the secret all the time. I saw an improvement in skin softness in two weeks, by week three I knew these were going to be a permanent addition to my anti-ageing regimen. These are the cheapest out there by a mile.

RODIAL

The original price is £30.00 which is ridiculous, at half price £15.00 is pretty steep too, but I’ve read great things about the pigmentation of their shadows and highlighters and this blusher is an ideal summer shade. I’m forever looking for a watermelon blusher, Clinque did one years ago, and even though the shade looked garish in the pan, once on it was so pretty and flattering.I wish I had seen this eyeshadow palette before I bought Charlotte Tilbury’s The Sophisticate. Down from £30.00 (insane) to £15.00. It’s a basic neutral, but the shades look strong don’t they? I only wish Rodial would put the size of the palette in the description box.

FEEL UNIQUE

Lots of offers on over 350 brands, including 15% off PRAI Beauty, Aveda (see below), CeraVe, La Roche-Posay, etc.

CULT BEAUTY

Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame eyeshadow palette down to £28.00

I bought this set because I have a tiny jar of the rose mask and I was instantly hooked.