Bobbi Brown Rose Gold Collection

Pink Sorbet, Angel Pink, Pink Gold and Pink Cocoa Bobbi Brown Rich Color Gloss

Bobbi Brown has been a little off my radar of late, but back with a bang with these gorgeous Full Color Glosses from the Rose Gold Collection (launching in a few weeks time). The one that has properly taken my fancy is Pink Cocoa; the perfect nude shade with a good mix of low tone pink and brown, but the best bit is a hit of irridescence that takes it from a run of the mill nude to something really special. There are also a couple of new shimmer bricks that I'm a lot less excited about. 

Bobbi Brown Rich Color Gloss in Pink Cocoa

 

Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

Revlon ColourBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait

I've finally managed to get hold of a couple of these lip butters from Revlon thanks to www.beautygeekuk.com whose very helpful friend brought a bunch back from a recent States trip. They're totally living up to the hype - rich, buttery, smooth and light on the lip. The shades aren't too intense giving them a (well) tinted balm look and they really do give lips a flexible and hydrated feel. 

Instant love! They don't launch here for a few weeks yet, but when they do, it's definitely worth picking a couple up because they'll see you through spring and summer with dewy, moist lips. 

Paul & Joe Pearl Foundation Primer in Bonbon

This is such a beautiful product; the presentation is faultless, but I've got to confess I'm not sure what it does in terms of priming. The coloured pearls are fat and when you pump the bottle you seem to get a burst of one shade rather than all the shades; it comes out as a pearly irridescent gel with a few shimmery bits. I can't say I looked any more illuminated as a result of using it but it felt very unobtrusive on the skin. This might come into its own in the summer on natural skin to give it a little bit of a boost. It's £23 and launches in Harrods in February.

Pacifica

If you love the smell of holidays, then look a bit further at the Pacifica range which so cleverly taps into the scent of good times, hot, sunny days and exotic flora. The range is huge in the States and relatively unknown here but it's really beautiful. With gorgeously tempting smells such as Tahitian Gardenia, Brazilian, Mango & Grapefruit and Waikiki Pikaka, they just send you straight away to sun cream, cocktails and blue skies. Pacifica does a great job of tapping into the feel-good part of the brain with scent which triggers happy feelings; they use coconut quite a lot so there's an instant exotic connection. They're also beautifully packaged in bright, cheering colours. Find a selection in the UK at http://www.planetorganic.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?p=2&q=pacifica
Pacifica is made without parabens, phthalates, mineral oil, peanut oil and artificial colours.

I've also noticed that there is a really heft whack of vanilla in a lot of fragrances I'm smelling at the moment.. in fact, it's quite hard to get scents that don't slug in a dose of vanilla. For someone who can only tolerate that smell in very small quantities, it's a bit of a fragrance nightmare. But of course, if you want a perfume to be a best-seller, a shot of vanilla is a good place to start. It's a fragrance that is all about good things... your mum's baking, sweeties, biscuits, childhood birthday cake; moving on from that, being nurtured, treated and loved. These olfactory markers are imprinted on your brain from day one so thereafter, if you have a good association with a smell, your brain instantly recalls it at any time subsequently and says, yes, this is GOOD! So, for a mass fragrancer to go without any vanilla at all to tap those embedded sensations is a bit of a risk. Which is why everything has it. Simples.

Sulwhasoo Limited Edition for Bergdorf Goodman

Sulwhasoo is a premium Korean skincare range, currently being snapped up in Berdorf Goodman, NYC. I'm obessed by this beautiful limited edition packaging using the artwork of Shin Sun-Mi to highlight the beauty of traditional Korean costumes. Sulwhasoo First Care Serum uses medicinal herbal skincare to rebalance skin that's out of whack. It's not cheap at $80, but it sure is pretty!

 

Essie Spring : Navigate Her

The Essie Spring 2012 collection is a little hit and miss for me: I love the brights, don't like the coy pales. But, because there are so many neon shades in store at the moment, it really put me in the mood for a colour injection and I couldn't be more happy with ultra-bright pink Tour de Finance from the collection. It's a completely wow colour that is a total show-stopper. It's got a little bit of pearl in the mix but the overall effect is just a blaze of pink. I got the demi-gloves from the Karl Lagerfeld collection at www.net-a-porter.com and Tour de Finance looks amazing in combination.  

With news that a 70 strong Essie diffusion range at £6.99 a bottle is launching into Boots and Superdrug in May, Essie's going to be making beauty news all year I think.

Dolce & Gabbana Make Up Charm Pencils

The Charm Pencil Intense Eye Crayon in Black

The Charm Pencil Intense Eye Crayon in Stromboli

The Charm Precision Lip Liner in Dahlia

The Charm Precision Lip Liner in Fire

I'm so impressed with these beautiful Charm Pencils from Dolce & Gabbana. I've been waiting a long time for them to do something really different with their make-up and this is definitely heading in the right direction. Four lip pencils and four eye pencils come complete with one of four talisman charms evoking D & G world; love, luck, femininity and fashion. They're £18.50 each and go on counter at Harrods (www.harrods.com) on 1st February.