Summer brights

Nicolas Degenne, Artistic Director of Givenchy Make-up, talks us through the new Acid Summer Collection. I want it all! Keep a look out for Nicolas’ new favourite Mister Radiant which is a clear gel for the face which contains microbeads of colour which burst on the skin to instantly give you a sun-kissed glow.
Out on 16th May 2011.

Rose inspired beauty

Give tired skin a boost with Bourjois’ latest rose scented blushers.

See more of my favourite new rose beauty buys here.

£7.49, exclusive to Boots stores.

Instant eye opener

Clinique's latest offering is this small teeny little mascara designed for just your bottom lashes. You may not think you need it but believe me, you do! It's amazing how your lower lashes can completely open up your eyes when they have mascara on. This whole 'mascara wardrobe' was a lovely Friday afternoon treat from Clinique. Thanks ladies.

Oh-so cute biscuits...

Many thanks to Diet Coke who sent over these scrummy, cute looking biscuits. They are currently celebrating this year's nails inc collaboration where if you buy two 500ml bottles of Diet Coke in selected Boots stores, you will get a free nails inc limited edition polish. Nice!
See more here.

The silver screen

Metallic make-up is set to make a welcomed return to beauty this spring (did it ever really go away?) and while holidaying in Florida I found the perfect nail polish to ease myself into the trend. It's called 918 Silver Screen, $5, by one of my favourite make-up brands, Revlon. It is thick, long-lasting and the shiny metallic finish reminds me of Minx (which costs a cool £35 per manicure BTW). So far I can't find it in the UK online but will check with the PRs on my return.

Sun hopeful

My Christmas present from Clarins, a white leather toiletry bag, is being put to good use while I'm in Florida. It's thankfully big enough to look after ALL my holiday essentials, including my suntan cream. Now all I need is more sun!

Christmas Mulberry

The Mulberry for Target range launched in the US two months ago, so imagine my delight when I spotted my local St Petersburg's Target in Tampa had a small selected of the bags left! Merry Christmas to me and all for under £30!