Beauty Buys

26 August 2011: Here at LLG we do like a little bit of Benefit. It’s not just the hideous puns that make us smile, it’s the efficacious products that make us look a whole lot better too. Here’s a little edit of some of our current favourites:

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They’re Real! Beyond Belief Mascara, £18.50

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The Porefessional PRO balm, £23.50

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It’s Potent Brightening Eye Cream, £23.50

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Cha-Cha Tint Lip and Cheek Stain, £24.50

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That Gal Brightening Face Primer, £21.50

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19 July 2011: Nail varnish has to be one of life’s great inexpensive pickmeups. Here’s an edit of some of our favourite colours this summer:

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YSL Long Lasting Nail Lacquer in Extreme Purple, £16.50

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Illamasqua Nail Varnish in Whack, £13.50

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Nars Nail Polish in Schiap, £13.50

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Estee Lauder Pure Color Nail Lacquer Fuschia Flame, £14

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Essie Nail Polish in Red Nouveau, £9.95

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OPI Nail Lacquer in Miami Beet, £10.50

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Dolce & Gabbana Make Up Intense Nail Lacquer in Ruby, £17.00

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08 July: There’s an amazing sale on at Space NK. Really properly amazing. Here’s our pick of what to buy.

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Mor Feijoa Lime Butter, £10 reduced from £24.50

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Laura Mercier Crème de Pistache Bath & Body Travel Trio, £15 reduced from £29

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Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Revealing Mask, £15 reduced from £29

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Diptyque Oyedo Soap Set, £15 reduced from £24

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Zelens Cellular Reconstruction Night Cream — Extra Rich, £35 reduced from £189

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Frederic Fekkai Glossing Sheer Shine Mist, £10 reduced from £19

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Nude Advanced Smoothing Complex, £15 reduced from £48

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22 June 2011: Lip and cheek stains and tints are perfect in hot weather when you don’t want to trowel on the colour. Here’s a selection from Cult Beauty:
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3 Custom Color Lip & cheek stain, £15.00
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The Balm Stainiac Lip & cheek tint, £13.00
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Becca Beach tint, £20.00
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Duwop Lip venom 2nd sin, £25.00
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08 June 2011: There’s a very good beauty sale on over at our friends ASOS right now. Here’s our LLG edit:
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Elizabeth Arden Crystal Clear Lip Gloss, £9.25, reduced from £13.50

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Lord & Berry Seta Eyeshadow Duo, £11.25, reduced from £18.00

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Elizabeth Arden Limited Edition Anniversary Skin Protectant, £12.00, reduced from £18.00

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John Masters Blood Orange & Vanilla Body Wash, £12.95, reduced from £18.00

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Murad Age Reform Sleep Reform Serum, £59.95, reduced from £80.00
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I *know* I am an adult, but that doesn’t stop me wanting this Paul & Joe cat lipstick that I saw today on ASOS.

ASOS Paul & Joe lipstick
(via India Knight’s Posterous.)

benefit high beam I love this stuff. In the summer when makeup can slide off your face in the humidity, especially in New York, Benetint adds long lasting colour to lips and cheeks. Benetint rose-tinted lip & cheek stain.
Price: £23.50 FREE UK Delivery on any order over £50 at Benefit.
Enter promo code FREEDELI at checkout. _____________________________________________________________________________ L'occitane Verdon L’Occitane Mens Verdon Travel Essentials — £15 100ml Invigorating Shaving Gel, 75ml Verdon Fresh Shower Gel, 10ml Verdon Pure Face Wash in a great L’Occitane Travel Bag. ______________________________________________________________________________________ I am so profoundly fed up with the winter, and am sniffing my bottle of Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse d’Or daily as it smells quintessentially of summer. It also makes your limbs soft as a newborn’s, and adds a supermodel-worthy sheen.

Nuxe huile prodigieuse d'or

£16.80 from lookfantastic.com

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My hands are the paws of a wrinkled old crone in the winter, & my nails a disgrace. SolarOil Cuticle Oil by Creative Nail Design £10.95 from Cult Beauty is a good solution for peeling nails and scraggy cuticles:

 

Solar Oil _________________________ I don’t travel anywhere without a travel size of Elemis Exotic Frangipani Monoi Moisture Melt £29 which can be used as bath oil, body oil or a hair treatment. It smells like paradise in a bottle. Elemis Exotic Frangipani Monoi Melt __________________________________________________________________________________– My boys in New Jersey have L’Occitane Verbena Shea Butter Liquid Soap in their cloakroom & I just love the smell. It’s £16 here L'Occitane verbena hand soap

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I’ve always been a fan of Benefit’s humorous approach to beauty. Of course, it would be pointless if their products didn’t work, but they do, so that’s all right then. I particularly like their kits for those of us who are fumbling a bit with how to use products like eyeshadow, so today’s best beauty buy is their Big Beautiful Eyes kit — eye shadow and concealer. There’s also free postage on orders over £50. Benefit Cosmetics (UK) ——————–

Ah Ren. What’s not to like? It’s skincare that uses the latest hi-tech bio actives, but still uses 100% natural fragrances, and is free from harsh sulfates and synthetic colours.   My Copenhagen hotel had Ren products in the bathrooms, and I slathered myself in the Neroli & Grapefruit Body Wash in the shower each morning. Glorious. Ren grapefruit neroli body wash Ren Ltd.