Is that can really eco friendly or indeed helpful? It’s not a drink, it’s a soap, I think?
Sali Hughes #41 Head and Shoulders above the rest
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Oh God@Mselvista Microwaved brow has absolutely finished me off
Autocorrect strikes again! A blowtorch might sort them out not a flipping microwave. Disclaimer: it's a silly joke, no I don't want burn Sali's eyebrows off, Mr Baddiel
Microwaved brows surely has to be made into a thread title!
Ah you say that, but I think you'll find it is quite a complex issue.
{strokes chin thoughtfully}
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That's a very intellectual way of looking at the issue @Jelly Bean , do you by any chance have a double first from Cambridge?
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At this point if I was Baddiel I would unleash one of my infamous put downs based on your avatar 'ooh @Mselvista it rather seems as though you PHONED IN that comment'.
Yes, burn.
Thanks @NotDumbNotBlonde and @Nonhater - I’ll be there midweek so hoping it won’t be packed. I might even get colour matched by the lady herself if I’m lucky! 
I was sad not to see Lisa because I have a bit of a girl crush on her.Thanks @NotDumbNotBlonde and @Nonhater - I’ll be there midweek so hoping it won’t be packed. I might even get colour matched by the lady herself if I’m lucky!
@Nonhater I'm intrigued by the sound of shades not yet available online. Can you tell more please? Not that I'm keen to go there again unless they opened specially for meeee alone, plus, i always get lost in Covent Garden
Yes. I've tried both Dermatica and Skin+Me. For me, it's just a - not too expensive - way to get a regular supply of Tretinoin. I'm not sure if the two other ingredients they add are doing anything. I didn't have any particular skin issues before starting so wasn't looking for any particular improvement. Just for maintenance I suppose.
Given the proven effects of Tretinoin on skin quality I would recommend it above any OTC product, although I think some of the new retinol formulations (such as by Medik8) might be good too.
Did you have any preference between the two?
I started with Dermatica and then moved to Skin+Me. The formulation I get is the same. With both of them I said that I wanted 0.1% Tretinoin (because I'd been using it for years and so accustomed to it) and then I think they both automatically added Azalaeic Acid and Niacinamide.
I slightly prefer Skin+Me only because I prefer the dispenser which clicks out the right amount. I think it's also a tiny bit cheaper.
I did find the initial Skin+Me questionnaire really annoying though. You're given a multi-choice questionnaire about what you want to achieve and rather than being able to select a straightforward statement like 'I want to keep my skin plump and even toned', the statement they offer is 'I want to age on my own terms'. It pained me to have to choose that.
I absolutely hated prescription tret. I use one of the Ordinary granactive retinoid in squalane and that works for me
I was so overwhelmed by the crowds that it probably took me half an hour to find the pop-up. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you more about the unreleased shades. I was mostly occupied looking at the vintage makeup and trying to get a sample of Cinnabar because I had already bought quite a lot online. Lisa mentioned this in her stories afterwards. It did look like there were more lipstick shades though.I was sad not to see Lisa because I have a bit of a girl crush on her.
@Nonhater I'm intrigued by the sound of shades not yet available online. Can you tell more please? Not that I'm keen to go there again unless they opened specially for meeee alone, plus, i always get lost in Covent Garden
It was the foundation and Cinnabar which propelled me there! I didn't buy Cinnabar online as I thought it would be too dark and brown. By the time I saw people's photos of it and decided I "needed" it after all, it was sold out. It's actually great for me, it's what I'd hoped Dragon would be. I bought the Cinnabar pencil too to try and tone down the Dragon I bought a while back, which is disastrously too bright and orangey for me (and v unflattering to the natural tone of my teeth
)Poor Sally, even her thread (cf My Charity) gets hijacked by Lisa chat!
I think I tried the Princess one after it was all over the media - I wasn't sure I liked it, but I can't remember - might have to try it again
My specific requirement for a mascara is that it doesn't make lashes stick together because although mine are long and quite dark, I don't have that many of them so they need to be separated. My favourite ever one was discontinued - Rimmel Magnifeyes (I think) - best sub I found so far is Max Factor Masterpiece.It was the foundation and Cinnabar which propelled me there! I didn't buy Cinnabar online as I thought it would be too dark and brown. By the time I saw people's photos of it and decided I "needed" it after all, it was sold out. It's actually great for me, it's what I'd hoped Dragon would be. I bought the Cinnabar pencil too to try and tone down the Dragon I bought a while back, which is disastrously too bright and orangey for me (and v unflattering to the natural tone of my teeth
Poor Sally, even her thread (cf My Charity) gets hijacked by Lisa chat!
Didn’t SH recently go on a Covent Garden shopping spree with her friend? She mentioned the Lisa Eldridge lipstick once in her “The best luxury lipsticks” article, so I thought maybe, just MAYBE she would go to the shop.I had to try on Cinnabar first because I thought the same. I find it really hard to judge a colour online - even if it is shown on models/people. Their skin tone might be slightly different or the light.
I bought the hype and set my timer to put LE Velvet Cinnabar in my shopping cart first thing before moving down the rest of my wish list (I also set a timer to access the site as soon as it opened and nearly had a panic attack when it was down for about 10 minutes, maybe this pandemic needs to end solely so I can regain a sense of perspective about makeup?).
I had to try on Cinnabar first because I thought the same. I find it really hard to judge a colour online - even if it is shown on models/people. Their skin tone might be slightly different or the light.
Alas Cinnabar is not a great look on me. It shows up as rust which is…OK, but it looks blah with my #22 foundation face (I didn’t buy it! I just made a lucky guess with the samples). I much prefer Velvet Jazz, which is a gorgeous brick color that has enough red to contrast with my skin. I recommend it highly.
If Dragon looks orange, then I imagine Morning is even worse?
Well, Sali's right about one thing: engagement plummets when she posts about Beauty Banks. Eleven comments on that latest post and six of those are either Sali, Jo Jones, or the Beauty Banks account itself. A further two are Marcia Kilgore. Which leaves only TWO comments from beef faces.
Hurry, Sali, post a selfie or, better yet, Sylvie
Hurry, Sali, post a selfie or, better yet, Sylvie
I have bought it online from United Pharmacies. The first time I bought from them I had to pay by bank transfer but it worked OK. After that I've been able to pay by debit card. Product cheap but shipping quite expensive, so I tend to order a couple at a time.
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