Product of the day!

Product of the day is…Soap & Glory Sexy MotherPucker!

It is a must-have for every beauty queen!

So, the first thing I love about Soap & Glory Sexy MotherPucker, £8, is the humour - the name is brilliant, the packaging cheeky and retro. It's a bit of a laugh, which is what beauty should be. So, thumbs up there.

But the best thing is that it really does pump your lips up! You tingle for a bit and then you end up with a pout which would have made Brigitte Bardot in her hey-day envious!

The glosses contain superfill microsphere which help make your lips fuller and they really do. Also, it has a lovely little touch of glitter running through it so it's not over-the-top, but subtle and sophisticated.

It's great on its own, but also lovely under, or on top of your usual lipstick or gloss.

Get out quick and buy it! Your lips will never be the same again!

Available from Boots.

Get lippy!

There's been a fair bit of fuss about Rimmel London's Vinyl Max lip gloss, £5.49. Not all of it good either.

The wand is too big, the colours too similar, too drying, too sticky - these are just some of the criticisms levelled at it.

Naturally, I wasn't going to let a little beauty controversy put me off, so I gave it a go.

It is massive, is the first thing I noticed. At least twice the size of most other lip glosses. That's not a bad thing, just an observation.

The wand itself is also a lot bigger than your average. But rather than that being a hindrance, I found it very useful and I am sure for unseasoned gloss-wearers it is a blessing as it makes the product very easy to apply.

The gloss smells delicious and fruity, not synthetic and horrid. It smears on very evenly and is extremely shiny and brilliant, in the truest sense of the word. So all good on that front. I also like the tingle-effect it had on my lips. It was cooling and I felt like my lips looked plumper - but that could have been an optical illusion because of the shine on my lips enhancing the natural shape.

The colour I've been using is Breathless but I would say that of the six colours, Addictive is probably the prettiest.

All up it's a very good lip colour. After all, what do you want from a gloss? Shine, colour, sheen, slight jamminess. Well, it's all of those things, so I don't think it deserves the bad wrap!

Double trouble?

My mum is quite glam and 'down with it' it seems! Who knew?

I had a little rifle through her make up bag and came across YSL Lip Twins! I was a little surprised not only because this dinky little gem has had some bad reviews from make-up lovers around the world, but also because my best friend (who is EXTREMELY cool) recently received this as a gift for her birthday!

So what does mum like about it?

'Well, it's very pretty so you don't mind re-applying your lipstick when you are out, and it's got a mirror, so I don't have to juggle loads of things in my hand while trying to find the mirror, the brush, my glasses and so on in my handbag'.

Okay, so I buy that. It's handy and it looks nice. All pluses in my book. But how does it look and feel on?

'I like it. The colour is very good on my skin and the texture is creamy but not too jammy like some lip glosses or creams. But I have found it can make my lips a little bit too dry'.

That's a common complaint about this beautifully packaged product, but it is easily solved!

Simply get yourself a good lip scrub. Just as you exfoliate your face and body, you need to do the same on your lips, but go gently. You want kissable lips, not a red-raw and sore mouth.

So, I gave mum one of my fave exfoliants, The Lip Scrub by Sara Happ in Brown Sugar, US$24 on Amazon (sorry guys, it's not yet available in UK) and instructed her to massage a blob into her lips every morning and then simply wipe off with a tissue, apply a slick of Vaseline and then her YSL Lip Twins, £23.50.

I popped in to see her this morning to see if my secret beauty weapon had helped only to find my dad planting a big smacker on her! So I suppose it must have!

My top tips for using YSL Lip Duo.

1. Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate! Nobody wants dry, cracked lips, so give them a gentle scrub. I love Sara Happ's Brown Sugar The Lip Scrub, but there are loads of great ones out there.

2. Apply a thin smear of your favourite lip balm. I am currently loving Vaseline Aloe Vera, It's very fresh tasting and absorbs so well after exfoliating. I buy mine in Savers which is a lot cheaper than some of the other shops.

3. Apply your YSL Lip Twins. Mum uses Coral Harmony which gives her a sexy '60s look, but I prefer Raspberry Violet. With 12 shades there is something for everyone.

4. Shove it in your handbag and pucker up those lips!