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I am an eyeshadow collector and these are the palettes I obsess over
Shrewd collectors invest in eternal objects like art dolls, antique furniture and Pokémon cards. ‘Forever’ treasures that will likely increase in value as they hang on walls, gather dust on shelves or exist hidden from the world behind a lock and key until the next time they go under an auctioneer’s hammer. Not me. I am among the rarest of collectors, hoarding what are, in essence, perishable goods - eyeshadow palettes. With a lifespan that can be numbered in just a few shor

Belinda Bennett
Jun 26, 2024


Incredible £10 makeup mystery box available on the high street
A tenner used to buy a month’s worth of sweets, now it barely covers a fancy coffee. When it comes to cosmetics, a ten pound note is...

Belinda Bennett
Feb 25, 2024


Y2K makeup Baby Flip Phone eyeshadow palette review
The 2000s, christened the ‘noughties’, were a decade of technological boom, cultural shifts and global anxieties. Flip phones morphed...

Belinda Bennett
Feb 17, 2024


Dive into dark desires with Beauty Bay's Reckless Romance palette
Beneath the veil of moonlight, where passion and mystery intertwine, blooms the alluring pigments of dark romance themed makeup. They are...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 31, 2024


Best Temu eyeshadow palette dupes
Temu makeup dupes have turned the cost of living crisis on its head for literally thousands of beauty enthusiasts. The clamour to get on...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 24, 2024


Profusion Cosmetics Kaleidoscope eyeshadow palette review
Consumers are currently in two minds about large eyeshadow palettes. Some are concerned that anything with more than 20 pans depicting...

Belinda Bennett
Jan 2, 2024


Profusion Cosmetics Best of Beauty Portfolio review
Profusion Cosmetics is one of those makeup brands that sits quite comfortably in the ‘budget’ space but never gets much positive...

Belinda Bennett
Dec 12, 2023


PLouise makeup review - unique products, unique experience
OMG! I honestly don’t know where to start with my review of PLouise makeup. To say that I’ve been blown away by the products I ordered is...

Belinda Bennett
Dec 1, 2023


The Beauty Crop Stargazing palette review
I came across The Beauty Crop by chance while shopping Jeffree Star’s Gothic Beach collection. There must be some irony in that. It was...

Belinda Bennett
Nov 26, 2023


Beauty vloggers turning the cosmetics business ugly
The biggest make-up launch of 2023 is taking place this Friday (September 29) - but, thanks to bitching beauty vloggers, it could be a...

Belinda Bennett
Sep 26, 2023


W7 Lift and Sculpt review
It's taken me half a century to realise that those chiselled features you so often see in the pages of fashion magazines haven't come...

Belinda Bennett
Oct 27, 2022
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