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I love the earthy but glamorous look from Shu Uemura Fall Vision of Beauty 2014. Not sure about the tiger brow though!

It’s early information at this stage but those two palettes are just sumptuous in shades of green and orange. Shu formulas are always silk-soft and blending is a non-issue – they’re a dream for blending. Although my colouring probably favours the orange led palette, my eyes are straying strongly to the green.

As well as eye-liners, the shadow palettes and a small collection of lipsticks, there are two cheek sticks (Satin Radiance Sticks) – one a golden bronze and the other more burnt orange.

I wasn’t all that interested in looking at forward collections this year for some reason, but now they’re all starting to filter through, I can feel the beauty rush again! I don’t have a launch date – it’s very early in Asia on 1st August, so I guess we will be looking at Shu Uemura Fall 2014 Vision of Beauty from September.

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Anyway, back to Dexter: he hasn’t shrunk, but I am trying to feed him up a bit. The problem is that he never stops running around – he would be a world champion dog if they judged the competition on stamina alone. He must burn off an Olympian amount of calories every day! Back to the vets this week and hopefully all we be sorted before Baby AMR arrives, otherwise things will be really stressful! (If you want to follow my pregnancy blog, then please do have a look. It’s here: www.theuphill.com)

2) I mentioned this briefly last week, but just a reminder: Colab (my dry shampoo brand) is running a brilliant competition with Superdrug. One winner and a friend will be sent to Monaco on a luxury trip – Michelin star food, helicopter ride, plush hotel, the lot. To enter, just go on over to the Colab Instagram page. It’s for UK peeps only, this time.

3) I’m starting on a new book, A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson. It’s the sequel to Life After Life, which I loved. I’m going to do a book post really soon as I’ve read some excellent novels recently, so I’ll try and finish this one quickly and add it in. If you’d like to “read along with me” (silently, if you don’t mind) then you can find A God in Ruins here. It has only just come out – I had it on pre-order and it just turned up in the post one morning last week. Lovely surprise… If you’d like to read Life After Life before you get cracking on this one, then that is here online. It’s absolutely brilliant – it’s one story told over and over and over again, but each time something tiny happens differently and the whole story changes. I couldn’t put it down.

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Someone has very kindly pointed out to me that Whistles currently have 20% off everything, including the gorgeous Lola dress that I wore on a recent trip to France. I mentioned that I wanted to buy it in khaki, so I was quick as a fox when I heard about the discount. Unfortunately, I have to wait for a call-back because the khaki one is an “order from store” item, but they have it to buy online in black (here), orange (here) and navy (here). All are reduced to £76 instead of £95.

The dress has a really relaxed fit, but the cut is extremely clever – nipped in at the right places so that it doesn’t just hang like a sack. The ultimate throw-it-on dress, looks great with sandals, boots and even Stan Smiths! The black is very chic indeed – I’m considering ordering a back-up version – but I do love a bit of khaki to jazz things up a bit. If jazz is the right word. (What is your sartorial life coming to when you consider khaki to be a jazzy splash of colour?!)

Other things in my basket, though I’m going to order them all at once when they phone me back: the bardot top, the striped Josie Dress and the double dot print Hannah dress. I’m tempted by lots of other things, but I have to rein myself in – I’m still trying to justify my one-wear Cannes dress from Issa*…

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It’s my birthday weekend and I’m having a well-earned rest. It has been a truly terrible week, with Dexter in and out of the vet hospital (he’s still not better) and various other stressful things going on. Today I’m taking a leaf out of Mr Bear’s book and just chilling out (above). Doesn’t he make relaxing look so easy?

And here’s my poor, shaggy boy Dexter before he was taken into hospital… Please send him get well vibes if you have a moment, I miss him terribly and can’t wait for him to come home.

Read more Sunday Tittle Tattles…

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It’s spring—YAY! We can finally break out our sandals & light sweaters. Bye, winter coats! While we’re doing a little spring cleaning in our closet, it’s also super important to give your skincare routine a spring refresh. As beauty lovers, we all know that the skin is the most important ingredient to a flawless face. That being said, it’s über important to make sure you take care of your skin—morning & night!

Here are some very important steps to prepping for the summer months ahead:

Wash Your Makeup Brushes

We’re just as guilty as the next makeup junkie, but this really is a key step. Your brushes create a lot of bacteria over time, so washing them every 3 months is important. Think about it—other than your fingers, your makeup brushes are touching your face more than anything else (hopefully) during your day. Scrub-a-dub-dub!

Exfoliate

We recommend exfoliating the skin at least once per week, sometimes more (or less) depending on your skin type. Your skin creates natural oils to protect your pores, however you want to make sure you’re giving it a clean sweep at least once a week. Our refined finish facial polish creates the smoothest surface, while gently exfoliating and purifying the skin to reveal your skin’s natural radiance.

Tone Up!

Another vital piece of our skincare regimen is prepping the skin before moisturizing day & night. Best way to do this? Apply our moisture prep toning lotion all over your face and neck. Its specialized formula contains vitamin E acetate, natural oat & meadowsweet, as well as botanical extracts known to purify & smooth the skin and help reduce fine lines. And, let’s be real here, there’s no better way to start or end the day than with smooth skin!

Lock In That Moisture

We don’t want to sound like a broken record, but moisturizing your skin really is the most important step. Moisturizing provides your skin with immediate & long-term hydration. When using total moisture, our hydra-concentrated facial cream with tri-radiance complex, you’re instantly helping your skin develop reserves of water & reinforce its moisture barrier.

Protect

Protect, protect, protect. Okay, okay. Every step in this skincare routine refresh seems to be the most important step, but seriously. Don’t leave the house without sunscreen, ever. Dream team? More like dream screen. What a perfect time to introduce our NEW, invisible silky-matte broad spectrum SPF 45 sunscreen for your face! Pair this with big easy, our bigger than BB, multi-balancing complexion perfector, which also has SPF 35.

Practice these steps every day, and you’ll be walking out of the house like “I woke up like dis,” obviously.

Have any questions, gorgeous? Ask away in the comments below! xo

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