Author Archive: Christianna Garrett-Martin
Christianna Garrett-Martin
November 16, 2015
Dating
St. Valentines day is a great day if you happen to be in love, and it is always fun trying to think up fun and novel ideas to surprise your man on this special Valentines night. The act of exchanging…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
November 13, 2015
Makeup
– MY EYES HAVE BEEN OPENED – – BENEFIT LEMON AID – ~# An Instant color Correcter For Baby Fresh Eyelids #~ I love the Benefit brand, and I seem to own quite a lot of their cosmetics . Their…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
November 8, 2015
Hair
– JOHN FRIEDA –London. Paris. New York. The John Frieda hairstyling products are extremely impressive. In the hairdressing business since he was 16 years old, when he was apprentice hairdresser to the ‘stars’. Once married to the songstress Lulu he…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
October 22, 2015
Hair
– GHD SMOOTHING BALM.- Good Hair Day. GHD smoothing balm comes from their impressive range of hair styling products. It comes in a bronzed stand up 6 inch plastic container. It has a modern abstract design to the front, with…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
October 14, 2015
Dating
~ Teen advice.~ ~ How to tell if your relationship can be saved.~ ~ So the object of your desire has told you he no longer wants to go with you. He has his eye on his next victim already,…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
September 8, 2015
Dating
– Clever ways to say I love you – Valentines day is a special day devoted to the one you love. What better way to express your love than to write them a poem. Poetry comes from the heart, and…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
September 8, 2015
Style and Beauty - Other
– WHAT DEFINES BEAUTY? – What defines beauty? That is such a large question; External beauty is transient as a passing breeze. Yet true beauty from within will never age. “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety”….
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
September 1, 2015
Skin and Body
– Guerlain Eau de Cologne Imperiale – Perfume House description: * Perfumer: Pierre-Francois-Pascal Guerlain Guerlain is a world renowned house of perfume founded in 1853. The Guerlain brand have a great respect for tradition and are a forefront in purveyor…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
August 21, 2015
Makeup
-BOURJOIS MASCARA VOLUME CLUBBING- – Lashes With Attitude! – Bourjois ‘Volume Clubbing mascara is serious lash! Lash with attitude. This is no natural look. This is mascara for a serious nights partying.Stand-out lash, lash to get you noticed. Lash for…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
August 7, 2015
Skin and Body
– Champs-Elyses by Guerlain – Guerlain is one of the oldest perfume houses in the world. A large percentage of Guerlain Perfumes are inspired by the scent of confections, and you will often find vanilla and amber accord in many…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
August 7, 2015
Skin and Body
“Kenzo has always worked towards a multicultural world, a world of colors and beauty, with nature as a vibrant, inexhaustible source of inspiration. Classic, contemporary, or visionary, the women’s and men’s perfumes Kenzo created are based on values of life,…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
July 25, 2015
Skin and Body
~~~ CERRUTI 1881 Nino Cerruti ~~~ Cerruti 1881 is a delightful fragrance produced by the design house of Nino Cerruti in 1995. The Nino Cerruti line of perfumes is made to stand for consistency and evolution. His uplifting and inspirational…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
July 7, 2015
Skin and Body
– RIVE GAUCHE POUR FEMME- – A Timeless French Classic – ~ By Yves St Laurent ~ ‘Rive Gauche is a state of mind, a way of being, a lifestyle, a unique ‘Avant-Garde’ perfume for an independent and unpredictable woman’…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
July 7, 2015
Skin and Body
The Estee Lauder pioneering cosmetic company was founded in 1935. The Estee Lauder brand specialises in quality make-up and perfumes designed to bring out the woman in us. ‘Beautiful’ is one their many gorgeous perfumes. The Estee Lauder brand really…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
June 12, 2015
Makeup
– BOURJOIS EAU DE GLOSS – With so many lip glosses on the market, how do we choose? There are an abundance of glosses, shimmers, sparkling and fragranced lip glosses out there, that we are absolutely spoilt for choice. Some…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
June 10, 2015
Makeup
– BOURJOIS – BOURJOIS 10 HOUR SLEEP EFFECT FOUNDATION – Make-up and I are best friends. Like any other woman on the planet, I have stacks of it. Though probably not ‘quite’ as much as most other woman; Make-up is…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
June 10, 2015
Makeup
– BOURJOIS, PARIS . EFFET 3D LIP GLOSS ROSE SYMPHONIC – I love the Bourjois range of cosmetics. For me, it is either Benefit or Bourjois and these two are the only brands that I choose to use. Apart from…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
June 8, 2015
Dating
– TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME? OR JUST PLAIN SCARY?! – – THE DANGERS OF AN ONLINE DATING ROMANCE. – In todays age the Internet is very much the reality of our civilization. The hectic pace of our lives leaves us…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 29, 2015
Makeup
– Benefit Benetint – Benefit is a Funky, luxury range of cosmetics and beauty products. It has Cult status with celebrities, as it is a one-of-a kind’ type of brand. With it’s bright packaging featuring 50’S glamour girl pictures, and…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 29, 2015
Makeup
– BOURJOIS, PARIS . EFFET 3D COSMIC – I love the Bourjois range of cosmetics. For me, it is either Benefit or Bourjois and these two are the only brands that I choose to use. Apart from the odd item…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 12, 2015
Skin and Body
– I’m just a Baby Doll – I love all perfumes and Eau de Toilette by Yves Saint Laurent. Each one has its unique fragrance and I love the bottles that the perfume is contained in. Apart from the Opium…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 12, 2015
Skin and Body
– CHRISTIAN DIOR EAU SAUVAGE – Eau Sauvage Eau de Toilette comes in a rather nice bottle. It has swirly ridges all around the glass. To the middle it has a silver band with the Eau Sauvage written in black…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 12, 2015
Skin and Body
-OOPS I DID IT AGAIN- -SPRITZ ME BABY ONE MORE TIME- Britney Spears foray into the world of perfume in 2004 was viewed with some scepticism and with more than a little ridicule. I think most people thought that anything…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 11, 2015
Skin and Body
-PARIS by Yves Saint Laurent – I just adore the perfumes of Yves Saint Laurent. There are so many I like from this one maker. All very distinctive too. His ‘Y’ is the most beautiful fragrance, as is Rive Gauche,…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 11, 2015
Skin and Body
– ‘Y’ Perfume by Yves Saint Laurent – Y is one of the many perfumes from the range of Yves Saint Laurent. It comes in a plain white box with gold writing and a large Y to the front. The…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
May 1, 2015
Skin and Body
-Cocoa butter vs. shea butter- – So, cocoa butter ‘or’ shea butter. What are the differences? it is entirely up to the individual. They are both gorgeous to use, with their wonderful emollient quality. It’s up to personal choice really….
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
April 21, 2015
Clothes
DARE TO BE PROVOCATIVE- Agent Provocateur – ‘Joseph Corr and Serena Rees opened the first Agent Provocateur shop in December 1994, arousing a media frenzy usually reserved for superstars. The response was both exceptional and overwhelming! ‘ What the Company…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
April 14, 2015
Skin and Body
This classic perfume is made by the French fashion house of Nina Ricci. It was first released into the public domain in 1948, and such is its staying power. Still going strong in 2008 it is as a well known…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
April 14, 2015
Skin and Body
~ CLARINS EAU DYNAMISANTE ~ Clarins Eau Dynamisante is a rather unique Eau de Toilette. I tend to go for the much lighter perfume normally, but this was a gift, and it contains contains extremly beneficial plant extract oils. Eau…
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Christianna Garrett-Martin
April 9, 2015
Hair
Along with my GHD’s and various other electrical hair equipment I also have CarmenGirl Angel Curls for those times that I want a real curl or ringlet effect to my hair. My GHD’s are great for giving a flicked effect,…
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