Space NK Apothecary

It quite often happens that I'll be flicking through the beauty pages of a magazine and I'll come across a product that I know I just have to have. Unfortunately, most of the time in magazines like Vogue or In Style, it's not going to be the kind of brand that you'll find down your local Boots store. Luckily for me, a few years ago I discovered SpaceNK apothecary, which is the equivalent of the holy grail for beauty fiends and cosmetic junkies like myself! It sells lots of brands that are particularly difficult to find, including Kiehls, Stila, Laura Mercier, NARS, ModelCo, Dr Hauschka, Eve Lom and Philosophy, as well as their own make-up range. Of course, if I bought ...  Read the complete review

Contemporary high end beauty shop. Nice clean minimal interiors, surprised no one thought of presenting beauty products like this before, clutter free, lots of mirrors. Heard the founder speak at a function and she was very smart and talked a lot of sense. I understand that there's one in Manhattan now. Disadvantages, well some of the prices are very high, one cream I looked at was priced at £125, then again perhaps this isn't a surprise as beauty products can be stupidly dear, though it was to me. As a man, their male products are dear but seem like good quality, slightly limited but choice range. £16 for shaving cream is certainly a luxury but it ...  Read the complete review

Space NK - no thanks. - Advantages: Excellent cosmetics, Well presented - Disadvantages: Staff rudeness, Expensive, Low stock

This is a great mail order catalogue for those who wants to get their hands on cult beauty products often mentioned in beauty magazines but don't get access to the Space.NK counters in London, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The products on offer are Space.NK's own range of bath products, Paula Dorf, Stila (founded by ER's Anthony Edwards' wife, Jeanine Lobell), Nars (used often by celebs such as Naomi Campbell), Chantecaille, Nuxe, Philosophy, Talika, Laura Mercier, Eve Lom, Kiehl's and many others. These products are top of the range and hence a little more pricey than products such as Boots No. 7. It is good for those who like me, live in ...  Read the complete review