Beauty Spotlight: What's In Lola's...

It's time for the Beauty Spotlight Team to wrap up the "What's in her…???" series with Lola's Secret Beauty Blog. In this final installment, Lola has packed her regular makeup bag for a last minute out-of-town trip for a couple of days, and decided to travel light and pack all of her beauty needs into this single bag. Can you guess how she managed to to fit all of her skincare and makeup products in here? Click on this link to find out!

Beauty Spotlight: What's in Pammy's Shower?

For this penultimate "Whats in her...???", Pammy from Pammy Blogs Beauty is giving us a little peek inside her Shower. Pammy has a healthy obsession for shower products and is constantly on the hunt for deep conditioners for her long and highlighted hair. After a recent salon semi-disaster, Pammy amped up her conditioning routine and has found some really great products! What are her most used and most loved shower products? Be sure to click the link to find out!

Beauty Crazed: What's in My...??

For some time we've suspected that Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed is all kinds of nuts but her turn with the Beauty Spotlight's "What's In My...?" proves it beyond any doubt! Take a trip into her twisted mind and overstuffed dressing table and be sure to stay tuned for her upcoming appearance on "Hoarders - Beauty Edition"!

Beauty Spotlight: What's in Perilously Pale's...

It's Perilously Pale's turn for the What's In My...? series and she thought you might like a peek inside her professional makeup kit to see what products she trusts for her clients.

Beauty Spotlight: What's in...

It's time for another 'What's in my...' from the Beauty Spotlight team. Today it's the turn of Lisa from Beauty Info Zone, who has a mystery for us to solve. What will she put in her palette? It looks a little strange like this so you need to read and see exactly what she did to change this palette into something of beauty. Click on the empty palette to uncover the mystery.

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic: What's in my...?

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic shares the crazy amount of products hiding in the desk drawer in her office. She has to be prepared for staying a while, but this might be a bit too much!

What's in my Mum's Perfume Archive?

I embarked on a little treasure hunt when I visited my parents at Easter. The house where my parents live, used to belong to my grandparents. Despite my Mum's best efforts at space-clearing (she's really a 'keep it, just in case' kind of gal) there's evidence of my Grandma everywhere. There's also quite a lot of 'stuff' that belonged to both my sister and myself. We never lived in this house but my parents have dutifully held on to our things through their various moves. Which is quite impressive considering they've changed continents, as well as houses, since I left home!

One passion that the ladies in my family share, is a love of perfume. I was certain that if I did a little digging, I would find an eclectic mix of perfume bottles in the house, both old and new. In fact, I found quite a lot more than I expected, including a couple that might have found their way into my suitcase before I left. There are too many bottles for me to try talk about them all individually, particularly as I didn't get chance to sniff them all, but I have tried to list as many as possible. Of course, some of them really do merit a special mention, particularly from a nostalgic point of view.

Yardley Lace // Yve Eau de Parfum by Giovanni Barrini // Ylena by Giovanni Barrini // Accent Solitare // Multiple bottles of Cachet by Prince Matchabelli // Courant Eau de Parfum Mist by Helena Rubinstein // Yardley Gold Deodorant // Panache Perfume Cologne Spray by Lentheric // Four bottle of Yardley Laughter // First Lady by Dadi // Le Jardin Fleur de Rose EdT by Max Factor // Avert Avert Ypres by Constance Carroll // A Touch of Class by Faberge Cologne // Amando Noir Aftershave // Tea Rose by The Perfumer's Workshop Ltd

The collection above is dominated by bottles that belonged to my Grandmother and I was unsurprised to see a lot of Yardley fragrances. You will notice multiple bottles of Yardley Laughter. This was my Grandmother's signature scent and once it was discontinued, the whole family was under instructions to purchase bottles should we spot them. It reminds me that the irritation of discontinued favourites isn't an especially new phenomenon.

Another perfume that I found in multiples was Cachet by Prince Matchabelli. I remember this perfume well and I'm pretty sure one of these bottles once belonged to me. If memory serves me correctly, the USP for this perfume was that it allegedly smelled different on everyone. Although the name Cachet is well known, I don't think I've come across the name Prince Matchabelli before and I had assumed that Cachet was produced by a different fragrance house. Apparently, the Prince Matchabelli name was once owned by an arm of Unilever.

Shiseido - Relaxing Fragrance // Tendre Poison Eau de Toilette by Christian Dior // Tuscany Per Donna Eau de Parfum by Aramis (not pictured)  // Miss Dior Parfum by Christian Dior // Cacherel Eau de Toilette pour L'Homme // Roger & Gallet Vetyver Eau de Cologne // There's also more Yardley Laughter and other Yardley body sprays in the top picture.

Out of this group, I think the Miss Dior perfume was the most interesting find. I'm sure a perfume expert would be able tell me approximately how old this bottle is but I would guess from the packaging that it is a truly vintage bottle. I couldn't resist giving it a try and thankfully it hasn't gone off. I should mention that my Mum is careful to store her hoarded perfumes in a cool dark place, in their original boxes where possible. Even if she can't remember exactly where she's hidden them...

The Cacherel aftershave I know for certain is one of my Mum's purchases. I've often known her to wear fragrances designed for men, one of her particular favourites being Eau Sauvage by Dior. Although it isn't pictured here, I gifted her my bottle of Molton Brown Singosari, as I knew she would love it. Singosari is a unisex fragrance but seems to share some of the notes of the male fragrances that appeal to her.

The Shiseido Relaxing Fragrance was entirely new to me and I hadn't realised until discovering it that Shiseido made perfumes. It's a rather lovely fresh, green scent and, if I thought my Mum wouldn't have missed it, this would have found its way home with me too.

Chanel Allure Eau de Toilette // Yves Rocher Nature // Cabotine de Gres Limited Edition Eau de Toilete // Aftelier Perfume and For Strange Women samples in the tin

With the exception of the Yves Rocher Nature, which is an old bottle of mine, these are my Mum's newer acquisitions. Although my Mum loves perfume, she does struggle sometimes with a scent triggering a migraine. In recent years, she's become quite adept at mixing perfumes in oil form with a body cream so that she can custom blend the strength. Knowing this, I was pretty certain she would appreciate the oils and solid fragrances from Aftelier Perfumes and For Strange Women. Hence, her acquisition of my tin of samples.

Talking of samples, here's a set of my Mum's that I covet. My Mum and Dad have spent a number of years living in the Middle East and this is how she discovered Amouage. She's benefitted from sales and special shopping events and I believe this is how she came by this little sampler set. She also has some Amouage oils which I have never seen in the UK.

I thought I'd leave you with this photo of Miss MB 'helping' me. It would seem that she's poised to carry on the family tradition, maybe not in her desire to wear perfume but certainly in wanting to run off with someone else's!!

What's in Pink Sith's Emergency Kit?

The Pink Sith is in the process of transferring most of her makeup to her new Helmer and purging old cosmetics to give away to her family so her makeup organization looks...well not organized at all. However, the one thing that she always has organized is her "Emergency Makeup Kit". She carries this kit with her at all times. She figured she would show you the kit because she's always looking for suggestions on what else to carry in there! She would love to hear your comments and suggestions at the end of her post.

Beauty Spotlight: What's in Zuzu's...

It's Zuzu's turn for the "What's in my ..." series, but she had such a hard time deciding what to highlight, she just decided to show the whole thing. Check out Everyday Beauty and see what's on--and in--Zuzu's dressing table.

Beauty Spotlight: What's On...

This week the Beauty Spotlight Team takes you into the beauty closet of Jessika, aka polish insomniac, to see what's on her polish station! 

Beauty Spotlight: What's in Shannon's Drawers?

It's time for another Beauty Spotlight Team "What's In Your...?" post! This week, we're going to take a peek into Shannon from Lipstick Musings' monstrous cabinet of beauty products. Click below to see just how much she's got hiding in her drawers!

Check Out Marcia's Cans!

It's time for Marcia from Beauty Info Zone to share what's in her ??? She's chosen her can or maybe we should say CANS! How could she possibly need a dozen cans? I think we need to click on the image below to find out.

Beauty Spotlight: What's in my...

It's time for another 'What's in my..?' post from the Beauty Spotlight team. This week Older Girl Beauty shows what's in her Mum's bathroom cabinet. Click on the picture below to find out more.

London MakeUp Girl shows us what's in her....

It's London MakeUp Girl's turn to do What's In My... and she's taking us to her special skincare corner. What are the skincare products that find a place in the corner of her bathroom, rather than sitting in a cupboard? These are the items she reaches for daily or weekly. Click on the picture to find out what they are!

What's on Visionary Beauty's dressing table?

For this week's Beauty Spotlight teaser, Visionary Beauty shows us what's on her dressing table.We'll see the items she reaches for daily as she turns the spotlight on her attempt at makeup organisation. So race over to Visionary Beauty to see 'what's on her dressing table'.