I'll begin by saying that purchasing this from the Chanel Counter at Holt Renfrew (I'm in Canada) felt very luxe and "treaty". I'm NC25 and was matched with the shade B30. The bottle was lovely, the s...

This was a gift from my husband, so I feel loathe to complain, but here goes. I had lovely memories of the Chanel compact powder I purchased after an acrimonious breakup in 2000 (comfort shopping!), s...

This was an impulse buy. I liked the way that this smells (herbal-facialist sort of thing), and it does have certain skin conditioning benefits, but that's about it. The colour is a weird pinkish-grey...

I've used this on and off (in NC25 for my light-medium yellowish skin) since the 90's. I've cheated on it many, many times with high and low-end products, but it's always the one I keep coming back to...

Confession: I have a soft spot in my heart for Shiseido; my mum was particularly fond of the brand in the 1970's and 80's, and I have memories of the lovely packaging lying around on her dressing tabl...

Truly awful, a real candidate for my Personal Care Hall of Shame. I like to take a few wipes with me when I'm on holiday for pre-cleaning purposes, so as not to ruin hotel towels with makeup. I'm scra...

Foundation Hater here. I'm on the dark side of 45, and I'm really finding that I hate the look and feel of a chalky/rubbery/sparkly, flaky, pore-enhancing extra layer. I was a VitaZing user, but it wo...

This is going to be an unconventional review, so bear with me. I remember when I moved back to North America in 2000 and I first discovered Stila. Everything about them was charming--their branding, ...

EDIT: This works wonderfully with a good lip liner (I use Chanel Bois de Rose) tapped into it. Instant summertime sheer lipstick! (*Chef's kiss*) Let's call a spade a spade: this is not like any othe...

Confession: I have a soft spot in my heart for Shiseido; my mum was particularly fond of the brand in the 1970's and 80's, and I have memories of the lovely packaging lying around on her dressing tabl...