Rose & Co

If you love beautiful, kitsch, vintage-esq brands and products then you're going to love Rose & Co!

Available from their quaint Victorian store in Yorkshire, online or from select retailers such as Harrods, Fortnum & Mason and house of Fraser, their collection of beautiful beauty products are to die for!

Packaged in gorgeous, vintage inspired bottles and jars, I was lucky enough to try two products from their new range as well as their world renowned beauty balm, the Rose Petal Salve.

No.84 is their new signature bath and body range which is named after Rose & Co's world famous Apothecary, No.84 Main Street, Haworth.

This range is fragranced with an aromatic, modern -Rose composition with elements of tea, violet, jasmine and iris enriched win cedar, amber and musk.

It is a soft, powdery fragrance which is used across the collection, including their Hand Cream (£5) and their Cupcake Soap (£5).

The hand cream is a lovely texture and consistency, made with Shea butter and enriched with Vitamin E it leaves your hands feeling soft and smelling lovely.

I actually can't comment on the soap because as far as I'm concerned, it's just too pretty to use! I mean, look at it!

I love the smell of roses and utterly ADORE their Rose Petal Salve (£5)!

This pretty pink salve contains vitamin A, natural emollients, beeswax and sweet almond oil which work together to deliver a nourishing treat to dry skin and offers healing and antibacterial properties.

Pretty great hey!

Delicately scented with sweet smelling Rose oil, this miracle pink balm is so much more than just a lip balm. In fact, it is a real multi tasking skin saviour with around 20 different ways to use it, including;

 

Soothes chapped lips and seals in moisture

Glosses lips with a light pink sheen

Cheekbone enhancer

Softens cuticles

Rescues and treats dry patches and rough skin,

including knuckles, elbows and hands

Provides a barrier to skin for rashes

Provides a barrier against nail varnish bleeding onto skin and cuticles

Tames eyebrows

All these uses for just £5 a jar is pretty special!

You can get your hands on Rose & Co products now online or from selected independent retailers.

Bourjois La Poudre de Riz de Java

Bourjois are celebrating their 150^th birthday this year- who knew they’d be around so long!

To mark this milestone they have re-created their gorgeous, genuine cult product called La Poudre de Riz de Java which was their first ever international best selling product!

 

A delicately scented loose powder, the original Jarva Rice powder, whitened skin and offered ‘the velvety freshness of radiant youth’.

It became an overnight success in 1879 and became a much sought after product which originally marketed in 4 shades, white, pink, natural (flesh colour) and Rachel (cream colour). By the 1920’s there were 11 shades!

With the development of make-up, the production of Java Rice Powder was discontinued in France but continued to be Bourjois’ export speciality until the late 1930s.

Thankfully for us in 2013, Bourjois have decided to reinterpretation the line's original Java Rice Powder in celebration of their anniversary and it’s gorgeous peeps!

Encased within a cute, vintage inspired box is a delicate and pretty loose illuminating powder.

The powder is a pale pink shade and is ever so delicately fragranced- I’m not sure how to describe the fragrance other than it smells ‘vintage’!

The powder felt light and silky on my skin and blended beautifully to give just a hint of illumination and shimmer.

It wasn’t so pale that I was left with white powdery patches on my face and it wasn’t so shimmery that I looked like a fairy.

It is, in a word, perfect.

Bourjois’ LaPoudre De Riz De Java is available now and costs £9.99. 

It is currently available now exclusively at Selfridges before being released into Boots on September 4^th.

Spring/Summer 2012 Beauty Trends

I know it’s only January but if you’re anything like me you’ll already be looking forward to spring and summer. 

Perhaps your thinking about booking a summer holiday somewhere exotic or perhaps you are just dreaming of a time where the days are warm and its not pitch black at 4 in the afternoon.

Whatever your doing, allow me to brighten up your day by introducing you to a few of the must have looks for spring/summer 2012

Retro Glamour

The gorgeous & Timeless Jane Russell

 Step back into the past as Retro Glamour becomes big news this year, with gorgeous ladies such as Dita Von Teese, The Puppini sisters and singer Caro Emerald leading the way with their immaculately coiffed locks, flawless skin and rouged lips. 

The Puppini Sisters

 

Immaculately lined eyes and feline flicks dominated the Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier catwalk and glossy red lips completed the Hollywood glamour look.

Katy Perry Rocks Victory Rolls

Go one step further and finish the look with victory rolls (as seen on Little Mix and Katy Perry) for a truly stunning vintage look.

Clarins Joli Rouge in Poppy Red, £16.50

 

My new favourite red lippie comes in the shape of Clarins’ Joli Rouge long wearing moisturising lipstick in Poppy Red, brand new for this spring. 

Clarins Jolie Rouge, Poppy Red

It moisturises, goes on beautifully and smells divine.

Pout Paint in Pin Up, £4.99

  

Another favourite of mine is is Sleek's Pout Paint in Pin Up. A decadent, thick red which applies easily with a brush and creates a stunning look.

For the full works head to The Powder Room for some retro style pampering and beautifying!

  

Brushed Up Brows

Whether you like to admit it or not, your mum was probably right when she told the adolescent you that you had over plucked your eyebrows ‘a little’.

She was being kind really, as In reality you were actually sporting a pair of eyebrows thinner than a stand of quick cook spaghetti and hideously mismatched in both length and size.

(Anyone else? No? Just me?)

(If it’s good enough for Marilyn…)

Well put your tweezers down as the new look is brushed up brows.

Strong brows are back with a vengeance this S/S after proving to be a catwalk favourite.

 Thick boyish brows, brushed upwards instead of worn sleek immediately give you a unique and edgy new look. 

If you find yourself a little folically challenged fear not, you can still give this trend a go thanks to Dior who have created a set of brow stencils. 

Dior Backstage Brow Stencils, £26

Included in the kit are two eyebrow pencils and a selection of different stencils. Honestly, they take a while to  get the hang of,  but with a bit of practice you can have gorgeous, full brows too. 

Dior’s Backstage Brow Stencils cost £26 and you can get hold of them from Harrods.

Bright Lips

Bright Lips are going to be big news this summer. Be bold and incredibly brave and go blue! 

Stand out from the crowd by taking inspiration from lime green and bright pinks as seen at Val Garlands show.

Go one step further and follow in the steps of Thierry Mugler by finally breaking open those brightly coloured, glittery lip tattoos that you have so wanted to debut all of 2011 but never had the confidence to do so!

Violent Lips Glitteratti Temporary Tattoos, £7.99

(Note: Bright lips looks great with subtle eye make up. Do not, I repeat do not attempt to match your eye shadow to your lipstick or wear heavy eye make up at the same time. Think of it as the rule when you’re going on a night out. Show a bit of boob or legs, never both together. The same rule applies here with lips and eyes!)

There’s no such thing as too much Coral

Ok well actually there probably is, but this is the colour of the season for yet another year.

(I cant get enough of it!)

Coral coloured nails look gorgeous on everyone and a dash of coral on your cheeks is both warming and flattering.

L'Oreal Glam Shine Fresh in Aqua Mandarin

Try L'Oreal's Glam Shine Fresh lip gloss in Aqua Mandarin (£6.85) to recreate the JLO coral look on a budget.

MeMeMe have a gorgeous coral shade in their blush box range at the bargain price of just £6.50

MeMeMe Blush Box in Coral

If you’re not feeling brave enough to go all out, easy yourself in gently and try just a hint of a tint with Benefit’s Cha Cha Tint (£24.50) a try. 

Apply a little to the balls of your cheeks and dab a little on your lips for a pretty, subtle look.  


So what do you think of the hot looks for this Spring/Summer? 

Will you be brave enough to rock any of them?