Category Archives: More Than Beauty

July 2020 Favourites and Empties

I know this is coming a little late but I had to share my July favourites and empties with you. Here are are my 5 favourite products for July! Do you guys want to see more? It’s hard to do … Continue reading

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Blue Eyeliner Via Rihanna

A throwback today from Rihanna. I think this look would work today too! Love the blue eyeliner and a deep navy is my favourite. What do you think? Would you wear more colour now that our faces will be covered … Continue reading

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Do Lip Plumpers Really Work?

Do Lip Plumpers really work? Yes and no. Yes they plump up the lips by irritating them with a highly minty or cinnamon-like feel. The irritation causes blood to rush to the lips and so they get plumper. Some products … Continue reading

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Oh Samples

Samples have gone the way of hugs in pandemic times – take a walk through Sephora and you’ll see that there are no testers and no samples.  Maybe that will end, or they will have everything behind lock and key … Continue reading

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Can You Use Products from Different Lines Together?

Can you use products from different lines together? Absolutely. Although most brands will suggest that you buy an entire range of products from them, the fact of the matter is that many brands don’t offer all the solutions that a … Continue reading

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The English Patient Book Review

I know that many of you have been following along with my book reads this year, and I finally read The English Patient which has been on my must-read list for a while.  All I can say is that it … Continue reading

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How This Blog Has Changed My Life

Wrote this in 2008 and thought I’d post it again – this was written pre-instagram and Youtube… I don’t often do this, but once in a while I get all reflective and inward-looking on you guys. Now, it takes something … Continue reading

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Best Beauty Products of June 2020

Here’s what I loved this month: MAC Prep + Prime Natural Radiance Primer.  $49.  I know that I usually say that I don’t like primer, and I still don’t use it daily, but I do concede that primer is a … Continue reading

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Should I Get a Facial?

Facials require not only a commitment of funds but also of time, and so a lot of people are wary of getting them before they sign away 3 hours of their afternoon. Should you get a facial? The short answer: … Continue reading

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Luminess Air Brush Foundation Review

Have you heard about the Luminess Air Brush Foundation System.  It’s the same kind of makeup that professional makeup artists use, and there’s no brushes or fingertips required to put on any of the products.  All you use is a … Continue reading

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