Vivianna Does Makeup

I think I’ve got a new tagline for this blog ‘Vivianna Does Makeup – living off beans and toast and excessively buying beauty so you don’t have to‘. Or something like that, it’s a work in process but a thought … Continue reading →

Much in the fashion of my ‘Eyeliner Tips for Eyeliner Noobs’ post I thought I’d rustle up a feature for smokey eye schmucks from one cack-handed eyeshadow wearer to another – you there? If you know your outer-v’s to your … Continue reading →

I’m not one to be fussy with shower gels. In fact, between me and you – I usually root around for whatever lynx-esque wash the boy has smuggled into the shower and lather up with that. But when I exited … Continue reading →

Last week I spent one of the best smelling hours of my life being scent serenaded at a Fragrance Fitting at Diptyque. A one-on-one with a pefume peep who sniff by sniff takes you through the Diptyque lineup and curates … Continue reading →

The peeps in the skincare know squabble over all kinds of issues, but there’s one point that they can all come to some agreement on – the importance of SPF; the biggest culprit of ageing and a factor we’re exposed … Continue reading →

There’s just something about a well-edited cosmetic palette that wets my beauty whistle. Is it the handiness of all your favourites being housed in one luggable-friendly compact or just the fact that they are so darn pretty? Who knows? But … Continue reading →

There’s just some things we don’t natter enough about in the beauty world. Unspoken beauty; the not-so-sexy stuff that’s brushed under the rug but the deets of which can be really damn helpful. So get in closer as this weekend … Continue reading →

The Week in Instagram @ViviannaMakeup:  Cult Beauty buying (again) // Cinnamon eggy bread rules // Being fragrance fitted at Diptyque, post in progress // Puppy procrastination, not mine unfortunately // Palette picking for tomorrow’s video // Downing tools // Pizza party // Nails Inc Portobello is current gracing my tips // Parklife Product Pick of the … Continue reading →