Quirky British brand Soap & Glory has recently ventured into the realms of color cosmetics and their latest addition to the range is a new luscious lip balm. A Great Kisser Lip Balm is just what your pout needs in this cold, harsh winter weather. It moisturizes lips, keeping them soft and hydrated, and protects them against the elements. Plus, the retro-style packaging is so pretty! A Great Kisser is available in three shades:

Chocolate Cherry: a sheer, popsicle pink
Juicy Peach: a gorgeous coral
Sweet Coconut: clear with a hint of shimmer

My favourite is Chocolate Cherry but I would like to try them all. They retail at £5 each and are available now at http://www.soapandglory.com. What do you think of them?

Calling all chocoholics! The Body Shop has created a new bath and body range that smells like dark chocolate. Doesn’t that sounds scrumptious? Just in time for San Valentine’s, Chocomania would make a great gift for this romantic occasion, or you can buy the products for yourself as a pampering and delicious treat. This sweet range includes:

Body Scrub: it removes the dead skin cells on the surface to reveal the brighter and smoother skin underneath (€15.00)
Shower Cream: a creamy body wash that leaves skin clean and soft. (€6.00)
Soap: this heart-shaped soap can be used to wash hands or in the shower. (€2,50 each or €5.00 for a bag of four)
Body Lotion: a lightweight lotion that moisturizes skin and leaves it soft. (€10.00)
Body Butter: a rich body butter that moisturizes skin for 48 hours. (€15.00)
Lip Butter: a buttery and moisturizing lip balm. (€5.00)

And for San Valentine’s, The Body Shop has also created a delicious set. Chocomania (€32.00) contains the Shower Gel, Body Scrub, Body Butter, Lip Butter, a heart-shaped soap and an exfoliating glove!

The range is now available at thebodyshop-usa.com. I’d love to try everything, all the products sound so scrumptious! What about you? What do you think of this range?

Avviso a tutti gli amanti del cioccolato! The Body Shop ha creato una nuova linea Bagno & Corpo che profuma come il cioccolato fondente. Non sembra delizioso? Proprio in tempo per San Valentino, Chocomania sarebbe davvero un regalo fantastico per questa occasione romantica, o potete comprarla per coccolare voi stesse. Questa linea dolcissima include:

Esfoliante Corpo: rimuove le cellule morte per ottenere una pelle liscia e luminosa. (€15.00)
Doccia Crema: un detergente cremoso che lascia la pelle pulita e morbida. (€6.00)
Sapone Cuore: piccoli saponi a forma di cuore che possono essere utilizzati sotto la doccia o per le mani. (€2,50 ciascuno o €5.00 per una busta da 4)
Idratante Corpo: una lozione leggera che idrata e rende morbida la pelle. (€10.00)
Burro Corpo: ricco e corposo, idrata la pelle per 48 ore. (€15.00)
Burro Labbra: un cremoso e idratante burro per le labbra. (€5.00)

E per San Valentino, The Body Shop ha anche creato un set dolcissimo. Chocomania (€32.00) contiene il Doccia Crema, l’Esfoliante Corpo, il Burro Corpo, il Burro Labbra, un Sapone Cuore e un guanto esfoliante!

Chocomania è disponibile su the-body-shop.it. A me piacerebbe provare tutto, i prodotti sembrano così dolci! E voi? Cosa pensate di questa linea?

Butter London has just released their spring 2012 collection and it’s gorgeous! Already available on the Butter London website, the 5 piece collection features both bright and soft shades, a couple of which have glitters to add some sparkle to your nails. Here’s what the collection includes:

Bossy Boots: light pistachio green
Disco Biscuit: tropical hot pink with tiny iridescent glitter particles
Knacked: sheer oyster with micro-glitter particles
Slapper: bright teal
Trout Pout: pale cantaloupe

Each polish retails at $14. I’m in love with Knackered and Slapper, but the others are very pretty too. What’s your favourite?

Are you looking for a moisturizing lip balm that provides a hint of color to your lips and smells delicious too? Then check out The Body Shop Born Lippy Lip Balms. The brand has just released six new Born Lippy lip balms, this time packaged in a practical stick form, while the “old” Born Lippy lip balms, housed in cute little tins, underwent a restyling. The new design is inspired by pop art and is fun and cool.

Born Lippy in stick format is available in Pomegranate, Plum, Pink Berry, Toffee, Strawberry and Lychee, while in the tin format it is available in Goyave, Passionberry, Watermelon, Raspberry, Strawberry and Satsuma Shimmer. They are available at www-the-body-shop.it and retail at €4,00 and €3,50 respectively. What do you think of them?

State cercando un balsamo labbra idratante, che doni un leggero velo di colore e abbia anche un profumo delizioso? Allora provate i balsmi labbra The Body Shop Born Lippy. TBS ha appena lanciato sei nuovi balsami labbra Born Lippy, questa volta in un pratico formato stick, mentre i “vecchi” balsami labbra Born Lippy, racchiusi in un piccolo e carino vasetto, hanno un nuovo look. Il nuovo design è ispirato all pop art ed è molto carino.

Born Lippy nel formato stick è disponibile in Melograno, Prugna, Bacche, Caramella Mou, Fragola e Litchi, mentre nella confezione vasetto in Guava Rosa, Frutto Della Passione, Anguria, Lampone, Freagola e Satsuma. Sono disponibili su www-the-body-shop.it e costano rispettivamente €4,00 e €3,50. Che cosa ne pensate?

Hello everyone,

it really is a shame that Physicians Formula isn’t available here in Italy because the brand is coming out with some very interesting and super cute products lately. I’m not really sure if the extracts in these products can actually boost our moods, but they look so pretty that I feel better just by looking at them! Here’s what’s available:

CASHMERE WEAR ULTRA-SMOOTHING BLUSH ($12.95)
Available in Natural and Rose, the blush features pearlescent blushing shades that are delicately woven together to deliver ultra-rich and luminous color. It is also said to have the classic look and feel of cashmere and leave skin feeling smooth and soft.

HAPPY BOOSTER GLOW & MOOD BOOSTING BLUSH ($11.95)
This soft and blendable blushing powder features a fresh and vibrant mix of blushing tones infused with a pop of color to create a healthy glow, and multi-reflective pearls to provide a soft iridescence to highlight contour and add radiance to cheeks. It is infused with the Happy Boost Blend, featuring Happy Skin and Euphoryl, natural plant extracts which have been shown to promote a feeling of happiness by mimicking the effect of Endorphins and helping protect the skin from environmental stress.

HAPPY BOOSTER GLOW & MOOD BOOSTING BRONZER & BLUSH ($13.95)
This cute, smooth and easily blendable powder features a bronzer to add warmth and depth for a natural tan glow and three blushing shades to enhance and accentuate cheeks for a radiant glow. It is infused with the Happy Boost Blend featuring Happy Skin™ and Euphoryl, natural plant extracts which have been shown to promote a feeling of happiness by mimicking the effect of Endorphins and helping protect the skin from environmental stress. Available in Bronze/Rose and Bronze/Natural.

BRONZE BOOSTER GLOW-BOOSTING SEASON-TO-SEASON BRONZER ($14.95)
A multi-colored bronzing powder that provides an instant and lasting tan-boost that blends and builds easily to your desired level of bronze. It is one of the prettiest bronzers I’ve seen. I like that it has a bronzer for every season although of course they can be used together as well to give you the tan glow you want. And it also contains a gold shade in the center to highlight the complexion.

HAPPY BOOSTER GLOW & MOOD BOOSTING LIPSTICK ($8.95)
Isn’t this lipstick cute? I love the little heart imprint. The lipstick promises to provide rich color and luminous shine and to make lips look plump and smooth. It is infused with the Happy Boost Blend, featuring Happy Skin* and Euphoryl, natural plant extracts which have been shown to promote a feeling of happiness by mimicking the effect of Endorphins and helping to protect skin from environmental stress. It is available in 2 shades: Rose and Nude.

What do you think of these products?

I was just browsing the Sephora website and came across this new blush palette by Stila. How cute is it? Appropriately named Love At First Blush Palette (cos how can you not fall in love with it straight away?), it is embossed with cute little hearts and features three wearable pink shades with a delicate pearl shimmer finish to provide a natural and soft glow to your cheeks.

The palette costs only $14.00 and is limited edition, so if you’re interested, grab yours while you can!

What do you think of this palette? Are you in love with it too?

I am a huge fan of creme gel liners and am always glad when a drugstore brand is releasing their own version. The latest brand to come out with this type of eyeliner is Revlon, with their Colorstay Creme Gel Eyeliner. The eyeliner, which promises to be longlasting, is only available in four basic but pretty and wearable shades at the moment: Black, Charcoal, Plum and Brown. In addition, in the cap is housed a brush for easier application. The eyeliner is already available at Ulta and other drugstores and retails at only $9.99.

What do you think of it? Are you gonna give it a try?

I’m a sucker for tinted lip balms that actually provide some color to the lips while keeping them soft and moisturized, so I couldn’t help but get excited when I discovered NYX had just launched their own. The NYX Color Lip Balms promise to provide moisture, shine, and a sheer wash of color to your lips while still making them looking natural. And unlike most tinted lip balms, which are available in only one or two shades, the Color Lip Balms come in 12 shades, ranging from pinks to corals, from browns to red. Here are their names:

Merci
Grazie
Thank You
Xie Xie
Sukriya
Obrigado
Spasibo
Arigato
Asante
Danke
Shukran

The NYX Color Lip Balms are available on nyxcosmetics.com and retail at only $3.75 each. What do you think of them? Will you try one?