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gemsmaquillage
www.gemsmaquillage.com
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Gemsmaquillage is a beauty, fashion and lifestyle blog written, edited and maintained by me, Gemma, a 26 year old from the North West of England. I love life, languages, fashion, travel, tea, literature, history, family, my wonderful boyfriend, and I have something of a penchant for cosmetics .... lots of them. I started blogging years ago, with a daily diary, and would occasionally create the odd video on youtube. In August of 2008 I started posting videos to a new youtube channel, Gemsmaquillage, where I reviewed cosmetic products and did makeup tutorials. My channel grew, and I became a youtube partner. Gemsmaquillage has, as a result, become my online persona, and this site is my space online to talk about beauty, fashion, and lifestyle.
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vivo bb cream

The BB cream on my skin with no powder (just a little bit of concealer underneath) - as always with foundation photos, no image editing except resizing, no playing with colours.Vivo are the latest co...

31 min ago

nude facial scrub

Nude are a brand that have always been on my radar, but that for some reason I had never tried. I came very close to purchasing their cleansing oil in Selfridges London beauty hall but was sweet talk...

1 day ago

interlude

Very quick update tonight (sorry!) as I have been in London all day and am super tired! I headed to the capital today to do a spot of filming for Rimmel for some of their LFW makeup videos. My first ...

1 day ago 2 people like this

big skincare mystery

Ive been testing out this mystery skin cleanser/mask for the last week or so, I have no idea what brand or company is behind this nor what price range or packaging it will have. I love this idea. I a...

2 days ago 2 people like this

glossybox february 2012

As always, here is my monthly sneak peek into the latest Glossybox, the February edition. It doesnt seem like a week ago I was blogging about the Valentines themed January box! Here are the products ...

4 days ago 1 person likes this

silver lining

Today I was meant to be in London for Fashion Week, but sadly being from the North can have disadvantages and I couldnt justify the crazy train ticket prices for a few hours in London when I was ther...

4 days ago 2 people like this

manekineko

I first showed some Paul & Joe items in this post - the blush stick and lipstick pained me to test because they were so beautiful and perfect I almost didnt want to use them! They are very p...

6 days ago 5 people like this

four reasons - shapers

Ive recently been putting some haircare to the test, all the way from Finland. Its made by the brand Four Reasons and since I am a fan of all things Nordic, I was already excited to try it out. The p...

6 days ago 1 person likes this

sharing some love

Hi guys, apologies for the late blog post tonight. Honestly, I usually have something scheduled but not tonight! Normal service will resume tomorrow with some nice new posts (I have lots to show you!...

15 feb 12 6 people like this

every february, youll be my valentine

Happy Valentines Day! I know, I know, its a little cheesy. Im personally on the fence about V- Day. Its horrendously commercial and a bit tacky, and Im one of those people that think every day counts...

14 feb 12 2 people like this

yes to carrots body butter

Whilst living in Valencia I tried a couple of products from the Yes to Carrots range since it was sold in my local Sephora. I was suitably impressed but upon returning to the UK it was always a brand...

13 feb 12 1 person likes this

estee lauder invisible fluid makeup

This week I went to the Estee Lauder head office to try out their new foundation, Invisible Fluid. I love light coverage, natural makeup, so I was intrigued to find out more. Since this is a foundati...

13 feb 12 4 people like this

london roundup and photodiary

Hey guys, very late bit of blogging from me as Ive been travelling the majority of the day! Have been in London for the past few days with Matt for a few different things. I have to say no to a lot o...

12 feb 12 4 people like this

coney island

I bought two American Apparel nailpolishes in Selfridges quite a while ago whilst shopping with Fleur. I picked up LEsprit, a really nice blue that has grey and lavender tones depending on the lighti...

10 feb 12 4 people like this

sweet dreams till sunbeams find you...

Ive never had a lot of problems sleeping, but I do find it hard to switch off. My brain seems to be ridiculously active as soon as I get into bed and whilst I sleep well, I can find it hard to get th...

09 feb 12 6 people like this

feel unique beauty box february 2012

I got my Feel Unique box today, I had already watched spoiler videos (cant help myself!) and was excited, I always feel like this box is steady (from reading blogs) and although I have only been a pa...

08 feb 12 5 people like this

makeup mixup (3)

Chanel Loose Powder, LOreal Superliner Perfect Slim, Benefit Erase Paste, Benefit Hervana, Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge in Calypso Coral,  LOreal Telescopic Infinite Length, Blink & Go Mascara, Lan...

07 feb 12 5 people like this

battle of the hair oils

Left to Right: VO5 Miracle Concentrate, LOreal Mythic Oil, MorrocanOil, Seven Wonders Miracle Oil, Aromatherapy Associates Enrich Hair Oil, Life-Flo Pure Argan Oil, The Body Shop Coconut Oil Hair Shi...

06 feb 12 6 people like this

melt your heart

Hope you have all had a lovely week! I started my week in London for the launch of the new lipstick from The London Lipgloss & Rockalily London like I mentioned here. The next day I attended the ...

05 feb 12 4 people like this

benefit hervana

This little beauty arrived in the post today and I was really rather excited indeed. It has been a while since Ive used a Benefit boxed powder, and whilst the price tag isnt small (£23.50), they do l...

04 feb 12 7 people like this

caudalie beauty elixir

Im very dubious about celebrity endorsements. When I say dubious what I really mean is that I hate them. I feel for celebrities that are passionate about beauty, because no matter how involved they a...

03 feb 12 3 people like this

real techniques brushes

RealTechniques Powder BrushIf you watch my videos you know that I have a lot of love for the Real Techniques brushes designed by Samantha Chapman of Pixiwoo, particularly the buffing brush which I ha...

03 feb 12 9 people like this

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