In the spirit of my past Summer Essentials posts (check out this one and this one), here are a few of my must-haves from my recent Hawaiian escapades. It’s such a laid-back place, so I packed light and focused on multi-tasking products, with a few standouts thrown in for some extra pop.1. Bumble and bumble Creme de Coco Masque ($26) Can’t go anywhere without my favorite hair product! This proved

Find out which new MAC polish is perfect for creating a luxe Palm Beach mani…with a few caveats. A long-lost LORAC blush/bronzer emerges from the depths of the beauty closet! Nine ways to get smooth, shimmery skin this summer. Check out MAC’s latest collection, Style Warrior. Skinsheens are BACK! Estee Lauder releases three limited-edition Pleasures flankers for the summer. Eight truly awesome

I’ve been familiar with the Laura Geller line for quite some time, but never really had the chance to play with any of the products (other than on my Sephora missions). I finally took the plunge with Balance-n-Brighten, a baked powder created to even out your skin tone.Balance-n-Brighten comes in two shades, Fair and Medium. Fair is swirled with soft tan, beige and ivory, while the Medium is

One of my favorite quick fixes for pale, dry legs is Michael Kors Leg Shine (in fact, I think this marks the fourth time I’ve written about it!). This solid, shimmery bronze stick allows for hands-free application, and adds just a touch of sheer color and shine to legs.And of course, it’s scented with the delicious sandy tuberose goodness of Michael Kors. On hot summer nights, that’s all the

A while back I wrote a post on the best lip products to help you achieve that gorgeous “clear red” lip – sheer and light, but juicy and saturated. Well, it’s time to add another product to the list: MAC See Thru Lip Color in Secret Crush.See Thru Lip Color is a gel-based stain that goes on sheer and builds easily for more depth of color. Unlike many other stains, it’s not drying at all.Secret

Friends, I am on SUCH an Urban Decay kick lately! (Check out this recent post, and this one, and this one.)My latest obsession is the Get Baked Palette ($28). First off, the palette itself is adorable, with a brown floral, ’60s mod cover and an aqua interior.Inside you’ll find four shimmer-packed shadows, a fabulous 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil, and a mini Primer Potion in Sin.The shadows work really

What you see at left is the effect of the Hawaiian sun on my hair.Just a couple of weeks of playing outside kept my highlights fresh, turning the blondest pieces even blonder, and making me look like I just stepped out of the salon, even though the highlights were already almost two months old. It brought out depth and layers in the highlights that I hadn’t seen since they were truly fresh (my

I have learned two things from this experience – this treatment works, and I need to listen more closely when somebody talks to me.In my usual style, I heard only one in every four words, in this case – Neville’s Salon, New, Facial, Thursday. I was keener than mustard to go to my favourite salon and visit Cult Beauty Expert, Vanda Serrador’s new base. I started to think something was amiss when

The Dorchester Spa has just re-opened after a 3.2 million refurbishment and expansion programme, Cult Beauty brings you the interior shots hot of the press. Uber-facialist Vaishaly Patel’s signature facials (loved by Sophie Dahl, Elle Macpherson and Nigella Lawson) are the star attraction in her first foray outside her perma-booked Paddington Street Flagship clinic. The whole space was

With the crunched budgets the high street is facing at the moment, shop windows are starting to look very samey. ‘Sales’ and ‘Discounts’ have even permeated the hand-cut glass fronts of Bond Street. To celebrate The Chelsea Flower Show and, ‘Sloane in Bloom’ – sounds like Kate Middleton after a sunbed. Jo Malone have seriously put in the effort with theirs, nice to see some window display