Astounding Astor

Advantages: No clumping, lovely lashes
Disadvantages: I can't find any online

...Considering my tube of Margaret Astor mascara was free with a magazine, it is one of the best items of make up I have ever used. I might not still have the magazine, let alone remember which one it was, but 7 months later I am still faithfully using my Margaret Astor Magic Style mascara. I have very sensitive eyes - anything remotely perfumed is out, and Maybelline Great Lash is a big no-no. Margaret Astor however is just right. Packaging In a nice, sleek silver tube, this is a simple yet attractive tube of mascara. It doesn't look cheap but nor is it snobbish. The top/wand has a clear plastic rounded end with a cute little flower on it. This logo adorns all of the Margaret Astor range. At approximately 4 inches long, the tube fits in any small makeup bag or you can pop it in your handbag to use after work or on a night out...

pixiedon 06.11.2002 (30.07.2003) · Read review
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A Small Deceit by Margaret Yorke

Advantages: Wonderful story with superb characters
Disadvantages: No Epilogue, no humour

...About the Author Margaret Yorke is a very accomplished, respected and famous English crime writing author. Her first book 'Summer Flight' was Published in 1957. Since then she was written 41 other crime novels. In 1999 she won the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for 'The Scent of Fear'. Storyline of the Book The book is set in the late 1980's in Northamptonshire. William Adams is a dangerous and unpredictable man. He has recently been released from prison having served seven years of a ten year sentence for rape. As soon as he is released he changes his name in order to start a new life. By doing this he is not known to the Police and the Sex Offenders Register. After a couple of short term illegal money making scams, he is on the look out for a new way to make money. One night he stays at a Bed and Breakfast in...

CPTDANIELS 15.01.2008 · Read review
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"Ring of Clay". A novel by Margaret Kaine

Advantages: Well drawn characters and a fast paced storyline.
Disadvantages: Novel ends! Leaves you wanting more...

...Review of ?Ring of Clay? a novel by Margaret Kaine. I am reviewing the paperback version of the novel, 401 pages, published by Coronet books, ISBN 0340828234. Genre- General Fiction, cover price £6.99. The Novel Ring of Clay is set in the Pottery towns of Great Britain in the period from 1947 to the late 1960's. The plot follows the life of a young girl, Beth Sherwin and her family. Beth's father returns from war and struggles to return his family to normality. He resumes is work in the packing department of one of the large 'pot banks', the local name for the pottery workshops. Ill health causes Harry Sherwin to seek alternative work out of doors and he takes a position as a post man, a job he enjoys and which takes him out of the stale, dust laden environment of the potteries. Sadly, he dies at a young age, leaving...

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disappointing lippy

Advantages: pretty casing...er, mine was free!
Disadvantages: crumbles, smells old-fashioned and doesn't last

...After buying the March 2001 issue of Marie Claire, I was very pleased (and surprised!) to find a voucher for a free-of-charge 'Soft Sensation' Margaret Astor lipstick enclosed with the magazine. After shelling out £2.70 for Marie Claire, I felt happy that I could somehow compensate myself with a lipstick that sells for £4.99 in Boots. Before claiming my lippy however, I had to telephone a special hotline to claim my Marie Claire 'Platinum Card', which has to be used in conjunction with the offers in the magazine. The Platinum Card arrived at my door a week later, and that afternoon I happily strolled on down to my local Boots to collect my freebie. My first impressions of the Margaret Astor range were that it looked quite expensive, but it appeared that it was of a higher quality than some of the cheaper make-up ranges, such as...

Eudora 19.03.2001 (16.03.2001) · Read review
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Bright Eyes, not burning like fire

Advantages: Long lasting, reasonably priced
Disadvantages: None yet.

...Finally, a long lasting eyeshadow that does exactly what it says on the tin. And from Margaret Astor - which is as yet unchartered territory for my make up hunting expeditions. This brand is apparently Rimmel's big sister - both are owned by Coty.(You remember them, your nan used to wear their perfumes!!) Margaret Astor have recently added Fresh Eye Shadow to the range, and I am delighted. I saw this in Boots recently,and you can probably see my train of thought .. new.. cheaper than Clinique... only £3.99 ... oh, go on then!! I tried it out the next morning and was very pleasantly surprised. The consistancy is a little more fluid than Cliniques Touch Tint for Eyes. This made it easier to apply, as it went on a bit like a gloss. And then it stuck. All day. And most of the night!! There were no visible creases, wrinkles or slippage...

nikki1520 02.12.2002 · Read review
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The secret shrine of The Saint Margaret Clitherow

Advantages: An interesting story, free to visit
Disadvantages: Not easy to find, a bit eerie

...I love to stumble upon places by chance and the Shrine of The Saint Margaret Clitherow is an example of one such place that I recently discovered. It is located within a small medieval house in The Shambles area of York, which is the oldest part of the town where many of the buildings are black and white timber framed. Unless you knew of its existence you would almost certainly pass it by. The exterior of this house is nothing out of the ordinary and its very existence is not widely publicised. On the outer wall, sandwiched between the many shop doorways there is a small plaque to mark its presence but other than that there is a just a small doorway. Walk through the tiny doorway however and you find that the entire front room of this building has been converted into a shrine, complete with an altar. Margaret Clitherow was...

micksheff 08.04.2008 · Read review
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I had no sensations, soft or otherwise

Advantages: Pretty packaging, it was free
Disadvantages: Dried out my lips, colour faded

...It is incredibly rare that I will treat myself to a beauty product, not because I?m not bothered about that kind of thing, but because I always seem to be spending my money on friends birthdays, or it simply vanishes from my grasp. Incase you?re wondering, no I?m not just hopeless with finances, I?m a teenager, therefore finances are slim, in other words, parents are stingy with my allowance, lol. Anyway, back to the product, the reason I managed to nab this for myself was because I was buying a friends birthday present in Boots, and as a lover of make-up I decided that?s what I?d buy her. I spotted that the Astor range had an offer on which was buy and product and receive a free lipstick, so I bought my friend a blusher, liquid eyeliner and a lipstick, and got myself a lipstick too, which was pretty good considering that they cost...

peekaboo123 11.05.2003 · Read review
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Astor the master

Advantages: fantastic staying power, low price
Disadvantages: irregular brush quailty, quite hard to remove

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biccy99 14.12.2001 · Read review
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Review of Margaret Astor- 60 Sec Nail Varnish

Whiffy Lippy

Advantages: Good range of practical colours, lovely packaging
Disadvantages: Horrible smell, horrible taste, no staying power whatsoever

...You know how it is when you have a make-up item which you have been using for years, keeping it just for special occasions as it starts to run out, because you like it so much, but know it has been discontinued? Well, that's what happened to me with a gorgeous lipstick that I bought in Top Shop about 3 years ago! I eventually resigned myself to the fact that I wasn't going to be able to make it last any longer, so I set out on the quest for a matching colour. Having been through all the makes I normally go for in Boots without any luck (and by this time with so many pink, red and brown smudges on the back of my hand I was losing count of how many I had tried!) a new range for our local store caught my eye: Margaret Astor. I was attracted by the packaging, and also the fact that you got a free nail varnish with every lipstick, so...

Pumpkin 15.05.2001 (14.05.2001) · Read review
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Water Sensation

Advantages: light and refreshing
Disadvantages: smells like granny

...Margaret Astor Water Sensation Compact Make up As you probably know by now, I?m a dedicated freebie hunter, especially for make up products as they can be so expensive to buy and so when I saw this offer I rushed off to fill in the form and claim my free sample. It?s basically a foundation or base make up if you like, which claims to give you a morning fresh feel all day long, sprtitzing your skin with moisture laden vitamins and minerals. It?s made by Coty, which is a name you should recognise in the cosmetics industry. When my sample arrived, about two weeks later I found that I had a lovely little 5g trial size version. I know that 5g doesn?t sound a lot, but compared to other make up samples you find which are usually about 2ml,it?s a good deal more. Anyway, it came in a little plastic compact, complete with it?s own sponge...

Queenofsheba 06.11.2001 · Read review
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