Category: Looking good
The 7 best beauty products you can buy at any Boots store
This post is not sponsored by Boots – it's all stuff we genuinely like. Boots has some kind of hold on me. I seem to spend more there than at any other shop. I'll nip in for a pair of tights and walk out with ten eyeshadows, a back scrubber, an electric toothbrush, two perfumes…
shinyshiny speaks to InTheFrow’s Victoria: the fashion and beauty blogger with a PhD
It's hard to miss Victoria, better known as InTheFrow (pronounced 'fro' – it's short for 'front row') if you're looking for fashion, beauty or lifestyle inspiration. In fact, I was blithely shopping for dresses the other day when she popped up modelling a Little Mistress number, and they're far from the only brand desperate to borrow a bit of…
Our 10 favourites from this week’s ASOS ‘New In’
[nextpage title="Next"] Just because we're going crazy over CES, this week, doesn't mean that we're neglecting our clothes shopping addiction. There's tons to buy on ASOS at the moment, including socks, handbags and coats, and we've chosen our 10 favourites from this week's 'New In' section, to save you the job of trawling through the…
Teach me, Zoella! Going back to school with the beauty vloggers
Age is a funny thing. I’m currently 26 and a half. The half never seemed important until this week, when I decided to initiate myself with the world of international YouTube darling Zoella – who is only two years, but apparently also a million light years, younger than me. ‘Over 25? Chances are you’ve never…
CES 2015: Misfit and Swarovski team up to create activity tracking jewellery
We do love a wearable and fashion team-up here at ShinyShiny, and this one could be our favourite of the lot. Today, at CES 2015, Misfit and Swarovski unveiled the Swarovski Shine Collection. The Shine Collection offers a health tracking spin on Swarovski's existing bracelet and pendant designs, and, in addition to running over six…
10 best hair and beauty Youtubers of 2014
[nextpage title="Next"] It's pretty safe to say that 2014 was the year of the hair & beauty Youtubers, what with Zoella getting her own range in Superdrug and then writing (not actually writing) an actual book. All we seemed to hear about was a new beauty blogger we needed to watch, who would tell us…
9 gadgets for beauty addicts
[nextpage title="Next"] You know they love beauty... but you've bought them every Benefit gift set there is and their bedroom is already a lipstick graveyard? Go for gadgetry instead. Just like pretty much every other industry, technology in the beauty world has come on a long way in recent years, and there are some seriously…
10 hair and makeup tutorials for New Year’s Eve
It's the night your hair and face have been waiting for! Start 2015 as you mean to go on – coiffed and glittered, or just slumped in front of YouTube... [nextpage title="next"] 1. Kathleen Lights' gilded eyes Glitter on your eyes stops being sexy the moment it migrates to your chin, so take a few tips…
6 New Year’s Eve outfits inspired by classic films
Still looking for the perfect New Year's Eve frock? Take your lead from one of these classic movie party outfits, and guarantee your night a happy ending. Probably. [nextpage title="next"] Sally – When Harry Met Sally In 1989, while Taylor Swift was being born, Meg Ryan was giving us unrealistic expectations about New Year's Eve.…
It’s party season! 13 sparkly Christmas make-up items for under £10
[nextpage title="Next"] In case it hasn't caught your attention, it's Christmas party season. Glitter has crept surreptitiously onto friends' fingernails; the dulcet harmonies of Fairytale of New York drift overhead in every shop; there's a manic look in everyone's eye as they scramble for something, ANYTHING, sparkly. Christmas jumpers are unashamedly donned; antlers and elf hats poke from…
