Category: Beauty
The Foreo Moda 3D-prints makeup straight onto your face (NOT an April Fool!)
I've made a point of posting this today rather than tomorrow so you don't think this is an April Fool's as this is really quite something! The Foreo Moda is the world's first digital makeup artist and it's every bit as sci-fi as it sounds. It's a 3D printer containing mineral make-up and pigments that…
5 super-handy makeup storage ideas
If you’ve ever done some research into storage ideas for your massive make-up collection, you’ll no doubt have come across the Ikea ALEX unit, which is a standalone, nine drawer unit that looks as if it were made for make-up. However, if you’re like me, you’d need at least three of these (try not to…
This Instagrammer has created a makeup look for every Harry Potter house
The immensely-talented Briana Augustinos is someone you should definitely be following on Instagram if you're into makeup. The pink-haired beauty from Austin, Texas just released a series of Harry Potter makeup looks – one for every house – and we're in love. Not all the products she's used are available in the UK but we've…
5 of the most beautiful beauty products in the UK
The last few years have seen some amazingly affordable beauty brands launch, which has given us the option to binge buy beauty virtually guilt-free, with the main incentive being that we forgo fancy packaging and instead focus on the effectiveness and practicality of the product itself. This is all well and good, but sometimes you…
NoScrunchie helps you find brilliant Afro-Caribbean salons
When we met NoScrunchie at Tech City IWD (where we also found the fantastic Tara Binns and Birdsong), we fell in love with the name, then the idea behind this much-needed site. Essentially, if you have Afro-Caribbean hair, it's a right faff to find a salon that's good at making it look its beautiful best…
The Illamasqua ‘To Be Alive’ collection aims to bring blue makeup back from the 80s
Illamasqua are a brand that just cannot win. They built a fan base thanks to their willingness to break the rules when it comes to make-up and encourage their customers to try things outside of their comfort zone, which gave them a reputation as a ground-breaking brand in colours, textures and formulations. Purveyors of the…
Bye bye, bank balance: Sephora now ships to the UK
If you've ever been to the States, or even read a US-based beauty blog, you'll more than likely be aware of the beauty behemoth that is Sephora (actually a French company, but most successful in America). Selling absolutely everything your makeup, skincare, nailwear and perfume wardrobes could ever need, we've been very jealous of the beauty superstore ever…
5 Beauty Gifts for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is just two days away, so if you haven’t had a chance to find something lovely for your mum, here are a few beauty ideas to hopefully give you some inspiration: If you’re going for the wow factor then you can’t go wrong with an Elemis Gift Set. I don’t think I know…
7 of the best new beauty launches for March
Introducing Sascha Taylor-Curtis, otherwise known as the brilliant Beauty Geek UK, as ShinyShiny's new Beauty Editor. Here's your heads-up on all the best new beauty launches for March 2015. March is a big month for beauty launches as all the Spring collections start arriving, meaning lots of room for creative colour and fun. There are some great new…
Subscription boxes: the next generation
[nextpage title="Next"] First came veg boxes, then Graze and Glossybox – now a whole new wave of subscription services are vying to be the next through your letterbox... There was a time we thought exciting post was dead. Nobody wrote letters anymore, fewer sent postcards, the only surprise the postman would bring was whether or not…
