Lanolips 101 Ointment and High-End Healing…

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lanolips 101 ointment review

I have a strong and long-lasting love for Lanolips. It’s a high-powered lip-healer that stays put for hours and protects the skin from even the most bitter winter chills. If you’ve ever had cracked nipples, the bleeding sort of chapped nipples that are so painful you can’t even muster up the energy to cry, then you’ll know that lanolin – a waxy, waterproofing substance – is the one saving grace.

And if it can help with cracked nips then it sure as hell can do the trick on cracked lips – I regularly use the nips one (Lansinoh) on lips, though I’ve never used my lips one (Lano 101 Ointment) on nips. Mainly because I like the banana one the most, and I was never sure whether the newborn baby would take to banana flavoured nipples. I mean, I would, if I was a baby, but I still drink banana-flavoured Nesquik so my opinion shouldn’t really count for anything.

Also, the banana flavoured 101 Ointment isn’t pure lanolin – it’s got extra bits and pieces added in, like (obviously) banana flavouring and shea butter and beeswax and castor seed oil. If you wanted lips n’ nips covered, you’d need the original 101 Ointment (£10.99 online) and not one with “added extras”. I’d say, too, that the original is the best version if you do want to treat ragged cuticles and itchy skin and annoying insect bites and so on – there are apparently 101 uses for lanolin (hence the 101 in the name) so it’s much more than just a lip balm.

lanolips 101 ointment review

I digress! Lano have created an exclusive and especially fruity 101 Ointment package for high-end purveyors of fashion, Net-a-Porter. It’s a duo containing a Peach 101 Ointment and a Strawberry one, with the most gorgeous retro packaging. And actually, these Ointments are mostly lanolin with just Vitamin E added along with fruit extract, so fine to use on dry patches and as a nail treatment and so on, if you don’t mind being scented all over…

Sunday Tittle Tattle: Face by Pixiwoo

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Face by Pixiwoo book review

If you’ve ever dilly-dallied with the idea of buying a makeup manual, a sort of “how-to” of face-painting, then Face by Pixiwoo should be the one that you go for. A million miles away from the cringe-worthy tomes that were available when I was in my late teens and desperate for some sort of cosmetics advice, this beautiful book covers everything from eyebrow maintenance to picking the right foundation to making your blemishes disappear.

Face by Pixiwoo book review

I should mention that it’s written by two of my very good friends, Sam and Nic Chapman, women I admire tremendously for their obvious talent as makeup artists but also for their relentless hard work and ability to keep on building their successful Pixiwoo brand. If you’re already Pixiwoo fans then this book is a must – filled with anecdotes and Q&As and charming personal touches – if you’re not familiar with the girls then I urge you to check out their Youtube channel here.

Face by Pixiwoo book review

But I don’t actually think that it matters a jot whether you’re au fait or not with the Pixiwoo back-catalogue of makeup tutorials; this book is so well put-together and so packed with beautiful imagery that it’s just a joy to read. I started to flick through it on Friday night as soon as it arrived, thinking I’d just have a quick dip into it before reading properly the next day, but I sat at the kitchen table and read it from cover to cover. The only thing I didn’t do was download the free app that accompanies the book (gives you loads of video content and demos to bring the makeup tips to life) but that was because I was so engrossed I didn’t want to go upstairs and get my iPhone!

Face by Pixiwoo book review

Face was released last week and it is currently £10 for the hardback on Amazon here. I can see it topping many people’s Christmas wish-lists this year and rightfully so.

NB: this post was supposed to have a review of Sali Hughes new book, Pretty Iconic, too, but someone has mysteriously moved my copy and I have been searching the house frantically for it all weekend! I’m on it – watch this space.

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Before I forget: OM Skincare winners. The big prize winner this time is April (aswieconrk), who wins the full skincare set. and the four runners-up each winning the boosters are Marianne Berends, Grace Turner, Maryse Groen and Anna (tannawarren). Well done to the winners – you’ll be contacted directly by the PR next week – and thank you to everyone who entered. There will be another excellent giveaway soon.

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