Author Archive for Beauty Bartender

The Price Of The Perfect Facial

The Price Of The Perfect Facial

How much would you be prepared to pay for the best facial of your life? $100? $150? More? What if I told you I knew where you could get it at effectively no financial cost? Aesop at Myer Melbourne city store is currently offering 30 minute facials for $75 which is fully redeemable upon purchase…read the article

Tryvertising AKA Which Brands Give Good Samples

Tryvertising AKA Which Brands Give Good Samples

When I lived in the UK, I was part of a trial programme for new beauty products. I filled in a survey, paid my 20 quid a quarter (with a guarantee of receiving at least 80 pounds worth of loot in each batch) and then, like clockwork, received my tube of full-sized products to try…read the article

The Conclusion: Stockings That Give You Skinner Legs

The Conclusion: Stockings That Give You Skinner Legs

Wondering what happened with the caffine tights that were supposed to make your legs skinnier just by wearing them? Well I wore them for (most of) the timeframe and today here are my conclusions as to whether or not they work.

Cult Product Review: Nars Orgasm Blush

Cult Product Review: Nars Orgasm Blush

Continuing on my quest to personally get around to sampling and reviewing all these ‘cult classic’ beauty buys I’ve been hearing about for years, I’ve finally purchased Nars blush in Orgasm. I’ve heard a lot about this product. It’s supposed to be THE perfect blush – suiting all complexions, matching all other make-up and generally…read the article

Rave: Nivea Caregloss & Shine

Rave: Nivea Caregloss & Shine

Apologies for the post hiatus, but I’m currently in the process of moving countries again and it’s not pretty. Anyway, I’m rather pleased to tell you about Nivea Caregloss & Shine – it’s a nifty little product, with the consistency of a lipbalm, but the finish of a gloss. Slightly sticky, but not ‘adhere your…read the article

Here's To Brown Mascara

I don’t know why, but I always rather dismissed brown mascara as something old, dowdy or a bit hippyish women wore.

I've Found It! A Use For Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

I've Found It! A Use For Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

I’ve found it… the holy grail… the one reasonable use for Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream. You may recall I posted a little while ago about how Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream is the world’s most useless cult beauty product . Luckily, I’ve found a good use for it. So, if you’ve got a tube…read the article

Stockings That Give You Skinnier Legs

Stockings That Give You Skinnier Legs

Okay folks. I have here what may just be the best ‘beauty’ product ever. The subject of this post says it all. Wear the stockings, get skinnier legs. I wouldn’t have believed it myself unless I’d tried it, but I’ve been wearing them a week now and the results say it all. The premise is…read the article

Cult Product Review – Guerlain Meteorites

Cult Product Review – Guerlain Meteorites

I remember the fuss Meteorites caused, three counters over when I worked on the shop floor. Guerlain could NEVER keep them in stock – it was ridiculous. Every time they’d get them in, the consultants would spend the day calling all the people who’d been to ask about them in the last however many months,…read the article

Cult Product Reviews – Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

Cult Product Reviews – Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream is possibly the original cult product. You know how you read magazines and they’ll claim such-and-such was the ‘first’ supermodel? Well I’m gonna claim Eight Hour Cream started the cult trend. Word on the street is that Eight Hour Cream was first developed during the second world war as a…read the article

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