Juliette Has a Gun - Superbranding works wonders!

Juliette Has a Gun holds is an enigmatic brand from Romano Ricci of the famous Nina Ricci fashion family. If branding makes a product then Ricci's team have achieved an unadulterated success. As I said, the brand is enigmatic; I have never even smelt the fragrances, yet the sublime packaging, quirky typeface and luxurious website, have all my attention. The Juliette in question is of the Shakespearian fame and is the elusive persona behind each fragrance. I will reserve my full judgement until I have smelt the perfumes in question but so far I am enthralled.

Space NK - Beauty becomes beautiful.

There are posts to come from my Barcelonian experience but here is something that has caught my eye since my return. Space NK are producing their own beauty range, which would add more than a hint of coolness to any bathroom or dressing table. I adore the design value that these products offer. This is my problem; sometimes the "value for money" ethic behind beauty products is lost on me. "Is it pretty to look at?", tends to be my first question, "Does it work?", tends to be my second...so wrong! Well apparently these products work and look beautiful; everything I require!

A rare beauty post but Lipstick Queen is a rare beauty.

I rarely post about the beauty industry but the strong design ethic behind Lipstick Queen has convinced me to change my ways. Poppy, the lady behind the Queen, began the brand after a fruitless search for lipsticks, aged just 18. I always feel a greater respect for those that reveal their inspiration, especially in pictorial form, as Poppy shows us here on the left. Poppy's products are intriguingly named - Saint, Sinner and Oxymoron (one of my favourite parts of speech!) Read Poppy's story here, and in the U.K. shop at Space.NK