The new Uemura eyelash curler?

We've recently discovered this new eyelash curler. Now, it might sound like a trivial thing to write about, but Shu Uemura's eyelash curler's have held the no. 1 spot in the beauty industry for years. And knowing how much money we women spend on beauty products, it's big news when a competitor crops up on the market. Utowa eyelash curlers have yet to surface in the UK but we'll keep our eyes peeled.

Strangely enough, Utowa was started by Hiroshi Uemura, son of Shu.

Now you know: It's Pout that's gone under (sort of)

Well, we weren't at liberty to say before, but a little birdie had told us that Pout was shutting it's doors (at least on the colour cosmetic front. Apparently they're soldiering on with bodycare). Now you know. We wonder what they're doing with all their stock? Do we heard the faint clacking of high heels at a future beauty sample sale? BellaSugar gives us hope with their announcement of big sales to come.

And at the moment, EVERYTHING IS 50% OFF! So hurry up and get down to the Covent Garden shop (or buy your goods online).

MAC Viva Glam compacts

This little product is fantastic for the holiday season, not least of all because red lips are the accessory to be seen in this season. The nicely baroque compact is pretty in and of itself and MAC was wise enough to create two palettes -- a warm and a cool one (with reds it's especially important to get that right or you might end up looking garish). And, every single penny of the sale price goes to the MAC Aids foundation. Not just a sliver of it... ALL. OF. IT.

Another compact of reds we like, and think merits a mention here, is the 3 Custom Color Specialists A Century in Red lip palette which has 10 different reds to represent each of the decades. We bring it everywhere.