Milk Makeup Products
It’s here! Another US-Based brand that I’m a huge fan of - Milk Makeup is finally launching in the UK at the end of this month, and I can’t bloody wait.
Maybe you don’t know who or what Milk Makeup is, but that’s fine as I’m here to give you the lowdown on the brand, and the products that have snuck their way into my Sephora basket when I’ve visited the US.
Milk Makeup was founded by Milk cofounder Mazdack Rassi, uber-stylish beauty and fashion editor, E! News correspondent, Zanna Roberts Rassi (she is also a fellow Brit), creative director Georgie Greville, and product developer and COO Dianna Ruth.
It’s not been exactly easy to get your hands on their products, unless you live in the US (I've been smuggling it back from Sephora for a while), my first experience with Milk Makeup products was when I visited Sephora on a trip to the US back in 2017. The brand had launched the year before, and I’d heard a lot of hype surrounding them.
They’re cruelty-free, paraben-free and 100% vegan. The packaging is also recyclable, which is great - more beauty brands need to jump on this. The products range from cosmetics to skincare, and some have multi-use benefits. Their focus is on easy, convenient, expressive, naturally formulated cosmetics for the girl who is always on the move. Price points of the products is affordable - pieces start from £10.25 for their infamous tattoo stamps, and range up to £34 for foundation.
Like with most beauty brands, there are some real winners that have me recommending them to anyone that will listen, and some that didn’t have me jumping for joy. So, here’s the lowdown on what I’ve tried, what I think are worth keeping, and the products that won’t be hanging around on my bathroom shelves and makeup drawers...
Cooling Water Under-Eye De-Puffer Stick
Cooling Water is a stick treatment that is formulated with caffeine and seawater that is suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin. designed to treat dry skin, dullness, puffiness, and uneven texture. Apply it directly to the under eye are for cooling and soothing benefits, and you can use it on the neck, face and body, as well as being used as a primer. It’s super handy when I travel - it even goes in the in-flight beauty bag I carry. It’s the perfect pick-me-up for tired eyes, and great for puffy eye.
Ubame Mascara
I picked this up in Chicago a couple of years ago as I ran out of mascara halfway through my trip. I liked the ‘toothpaste-style’ packaging, as it felt like you could squeeze more out of the product than a normal mascara tube. Application-wise, the wand head is made up of 3 balls, with the divets in between those created to help push up and curl the lashes. It did give my lashes a lift, but I did find that after a few hours, it seemed to transfer to my under-eye area, which is obviously, not the look I was going for!
KUSH High Volume Mascara
This volumizing mascara got its name via the formulation, as the key ingredient in it is cannabis oil. Another unique feature with this mascara is the brush design - heart-shaped fibers boost long-lasting volume, length and curl and lock on to lashes to reduce smudges. The Cannabis Oil is used to hydrate the lashes, and lock to them for thickness. I have to say, I was a little bit sceptical when reading the packaging in Sephora, but after trying it out, it actually seems to work! It definitely gave my lashes length, and there was no smudging or flaking plus, my lashes did feel quite nourished even after removing the mascara at the end of the day.
Hydrating Oil Stick
Containing natural oils such as apricot, avocado, jojoba, and orange peel oils. The stick gives you an easy way to apply a little bit of moisture anywhere you need it such as on your face, under your eyes, across a dry forehead, or down the sides of your face. It is a lot like the the Milk Makeup Cooling Water Stick but it offers a different form of moisture. This is another one of their products that I have in my in-flight beauty bag, as it’s super handy for that extra hydration you need on a flight. Plus, as it’s a solid formula, it is airport-security friendly!
Flex Concealer
This product is definitely my favourite I’ve tried from the range. With medium to full coverage, it blends easy, doesn’t cake or crease, and is long-wearing. My kind of concealer!
Milk Makeup launches online at Cult Beauty on 28th January. Click here to sign up for launch details, there will also be a pop-up shop in Covent Garden on 26 - 27 January, so if you’re in the area, head down to check out the brand.
The weather has all of a sudden gone from mild to bloody freezing down here on the coast, and I for one am embracing the cold weather by way of knitwear, eggnog lattes and central heating.
Something I’ve avoided wearing for a couple of winters now are tights - they just seem a tad frumpy, and as I reach for a pair of jeans most days, they aren’t needed. But, now I’m trying to get back into wearing cute dresses and skirts (and was fairly successful with this over the Summer months), I’m starting to dabble in throwing a pair of tights on, and as I’d rather not have a dash of hypothermia with my new-found love of dresses and midi-skirts, I’m going to have to get back into wearing tights for the next few months.
I’ve tried a few brands out over the last couple of weeks, and my favourites are from the Pretty Polly Curves range - perfect for my wide hips and bum, these have a matte look finish with a touch of cashmere.
Who said tights have to be associated with frumpiness? These ones are perfect, comfortable, and make me feel a little chic. I think throwing on a dress could become a common thing for me.
*Dress and tights were gifted by JD Williams. But all words and opinions are my own
From city to beach, Coney Island is a little break from the craziness of Manhattan. An hour on the Subway, and simple to get to, it's a perfect trip if you want to escape the intensity of city life.
Hotdogs from institution, Nathan's, Mai Tai's from Place to Beach, watching other tourists brave the rides and locals top up their tans on the beach. It's a great place for people watching.
I’ve lived in Brighton my whole life, and over the last few years, the restaurant scene has massively boomed. OctoberBest, Brighton’s premier restaurant festival is returning for its third year, bigger and better than ever.
Between 5 to 21 October, an extended selection of Brighton’s best restaurants will participate in the
festival, offering a variety of £20 menus, special discounts or one-off events featuring dishes
and dining experiences created especially for the festival.
festival, offering a variety of £20 menus, special discounts or one-off events featuring dishes
and dining experiences created especially for the festival.
OctoberBest reflects the quality, wealth and diversity of Brighton's restaurant scene, with stunning Sussex seafood at The Salt Room, The Urchin and English’s; flame grilled meat at The Coal Shed; and inventive small plates and fantastic wines at Fourth and Church and Plateau.
The festival will also feature gastropub dining at the recently refurbished Ginger Pig; modern European cuisine at Semolina; cracking Italian food at Cin Cin; and cutting edge vegetarian food at Terre a Terre.
Photo: XDB Photography
My favourite Brighton restaurants are all on the list, with highlights including a series of sold-out 64 Degrees pop-up events where chef and owner Michael Bremner and head chef Michael Notman-Watt will be going back to the roots of the restaurant to serve a menu that will illustrate ‘how it all began’; zero-waste restaurant Silo’s Ambrosia menu which chef Douglas McMaster says is ‘a twist on ‘the food of the gods’, championing wild ingredients, unknown ingredients and nose to tail that are often not given the attention they deserve’; and The Set’s Fill Your Wellie Boots menu that includes a selection of the restaurant’s creative small plates such as rabbit bao, carrot slaw, tofu, green chilli and Beef cheek flatbread, tahini, XO sauce, all with vegetarian alternative options. 
The Chilli Pickle are offering up a mysteriously titled The Nizams of Hyderabad, the ever-popular Bincho Yakitori have pulled out the stops with a generous offering of salmon sashimi, oxtail harumaki, grilled skewers, fried rice with kimchi and green tea ice cream with sesame cookies. Not to be outdone, The Gingerman are offering a sharing feast for two people of Lancing College Farm rare-breed pork Tamworth/Berkshire cross to include roasted loin, black pudding ballotine, confit belly, crispy croquette, crackling and accompaniments, and finally, my absolute favourite, Little Fish Market are offering a £20 tasting menu, that has been so popular it sold out on the day it went live.
An excuse, if any for a little visit to the seaside, and a total win for us Brighton residents!
For all the details of the offers and how to book go to www.brightonsbestrestaurants.com.
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