For many years, I’ve been doing a lousy job at applying body moisturisers. The problem with applying body lotion before I sleep is that I always forget to do so. I’d be too doggone lazy to pick up the jar of body moisturiser, telling myself “Ah well, I’ll do it tomorrow”. Hence the horrid, dry, [...]
Total Beauty: Worst Concealers Ever
Worst Concealers Ever These proclaimed dark circle and spot camouflagers left TotalBeauty.com readers utterly exposed Concealer has the most important job of all the makeup products we put on our faces — to hide the imperfections we’d rather not show (agreed?). So when our readers told us about the second-rate concealers they tried, we had [...]
Majolica Majorca Lash Enamel Glamour Neo Mascara
Looking at my archives, I realised that I hardly reviewed mascaras. Firstly I don’t often wear mascaras, and secondly, I’m really picky about the mascara I use. As long as it has a hint of dryness in the formula, or if the brush does not feel right on my lashes, it’s NG (No Good ) [...]
Beauty Tip of the Day
Powder is about texture, not colour. Rather than choosing a shade that matches or enhances your skin colour, it’s best to go with a truly translucent formula, which means of has as little pigment as possible. – Allure: Confessions of a Beauty Editor I highly agree with this tip. Texture makes all the difference in [...]
Review: Lipstick Queen Medieval Tinted Treatment
I’ll let you in on a secret. When I was in secondary school, and makeup was absolutely forbidden to be worn to school (except for Teacher’s Day and Speech Day), when I wanted my lips to look red and pouty (just so I didn’t look completely washed out), I’d bite them. Not hard, of course; [...]