Author: Sascha Taylor-Curtis
New beauty products for Summer 2015 from Too Faced
The Too Faced Summer releases are a mix of functional and fun, with a little bit of novelty thrown in for good measure. The focus is mostly on palettes, with some additional shades of their Melted lipsticks being added with a metallic twist; not sure I can pull off a metallic lip without looking like…
Summer-ready beauty: 10 summery nail polishes
Suddenly the sun is out, winter is over, and it's time to put away your moody blues and deep, dark berry shades of polish in favour of something lighter, brighter and more tan-friendly. To help you pick out your next favourite shade, here are nine great Summer nail polishes plus one brilliant top coat to choose from:…
The Best April Beauty Launches
This month is jam packed full of exciting beauty launches, from fragrance, to base products, to all things colour, there's something for everyone coming out this April! Starting with the gorgeous new range of lipsticks from Clinique, the Pop Lip Colour and Primer, which contain 16 beautiful new shades of creamy, comfortable lipsticks in stunning packaging and fun…
The Foreo Moda 3D-prints makeup straight onto your face (NOT an April Fool!)
I've made a point of posting this today rather than tomorrow so you don't think this is an April Fool's as this is really quite something! The Foreo Moda is the world's first digital makeup artist and it's every bit as sci-fi as it sounds. It's a 3D printer containing mineral make-up and pigments that…
5 super-handy makeup storage ideas
If you’ve ever done some research into storage ideas for your massive make-up collection, you’ll no doubt have come across the Ikea ALEX unit, which is a standalone, nine drawer unit that looks as if it were made for make-up. However, if you’re like me, you’d need at least three of these (try not to…
5 of the most beautiful beauty products in the UK
The last few years have seen some amazingly affordable beauty brands launch, which has given us the option to binge buy beauty virtually guilt-free, with the main incentive being that we forgo fancy packaging and instead focus on the effectiveness and practicality of the product itself. This is all well and good, but sometimes you…
The Illamasqua ‘To Be Alive’ collection aims to bring blue makeup back from the 80s
Illamasqua are a brand that just cannot win. They built a fan base thanks to their willingness to break the rules when it comes to make-up and encourage their customers to try things outside of their comfort zone, which gave them a reputation as a ground-breaking brand in colours, textures and formulations. Purveyors of the…
5 Beauty Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just two days away, so if you haven’t had a chance to find something lovely for your mum, here are a few beauty ideas to hopefully give you some inspiration: If you’re going for the wow factor then you can’t go wrong with an Elemis Gift Set. I don’t think I know…
7 of the best new beauty launches for March
Introducing Sascha Taylor-Curtis, otherwise known as the brilliant Beauty Geek UK, as ShinyShiny's new Beauty Editor. Here's your heads-up on all the best new beauty launches for March 2015. March is a big month for beauty launches as all the Spring collections start arriving, meaning lots of room for creative colour and fun. There are some great new…
