• HOME
  • **SHOP**
    • ALL MAKEUP BAGS
    • BEAUTY ACCESSORIES
    • BAGS & PURSES
    • BUNDLES & SALE ITEMS
  • DONNA’S DIARIES
    • DONNA MAY LOVES
    • TIPS & TUTORIALS
    • CELEBRITY CHATS
  • DONNA’S DISCOUNTS
  • OUR STORY

DONNA MAY LONDON

THIS WEEK BEHIND THE SCENES AT DML HQ

This week, however manic, has been great as my business partner Sarah (instagram @sarah_donnamaylondonhq) & I managed to spend most of the week together plotting and planning for 2020.
Many of you won’t know that Sarah lives on the island of Bryher in the Isles of Scilly and the journey to my house in West Sussex really does involve planes, trains and automobiles!! 
PHOTOSHOOT DAY

Tuesday was our big photoshoot day.  We try to have at least 3 photoshoots a year to ensure all our new stock can be displayed beautifully, and also so that we have lots of fab content for the website and social media. 
Our favourite lifestyle photographer Tia (instagram: @tiatalulah) worked her magic all morning and is always full of talent and expertise…she ‘gets’ our brand and is lovely to have around.  Our wonderful distribution manager Lara joined us for most of the day to keep an eye on proceedings and join in the fun (instagram @laraatdonnamayhq) plus the current star of the business Lin, Donna’s beautiful mum, got involved with some real women shots.

Behind the scenes at Donna May London
After a long day, we took these 2 cheeky monkeys out for pizza…
BRIDAL COLLECTION
Our photoshoot mainly centred around our new Bridal Collection which we are incredibly excited to be launching soon.  Not only are our makeup bags a great accessory for a bride, ensuring she has all her makeup and accessories together on the day, but a great gift for bridesmaids…fill each makeup bag with special goodies and personalise them to make them extra special.
GORGEOUS NEW VINTAGE MULBERRY BAG
Today we are extremely excited to announce the launch of a brand new, special edition makeup bag – the Vintage Mulberry.  This bag is incredibly elegant with gold fittings and has a subtle aged effect to the vegan leather to derive memories of your favourite old leather bag or chair. 
Be one of the first to get your hands on our favourite bag of 2020 by clicking HERE. They are a limited edition range and once they are gone, they are gone! 
Vintage Mulberry Bag
GOING GREY
I have been cutting and colouring my mums hair this week, she is trying to slowly go fully grey so we are finely highlighting it, but letting the grey also come through. It is such a hard stage to be at and God only knows how I’m ever going to let my grey come through being as dark as I am…currently, I have to dye my roots every 3 weeks to keep the roots at bay which is such a pain, but I’m just not brave enough to let it go yet!
WATERCOLOUR PAINTING

For at least the last 6 months I have been saying that I want to get my paints out …well, this week I had  spare afternoon ( SPARE….I can’t believe I said that!) and had a little dabble with some flowers. My aim is to be able to paint the perfect Rose! what do you think so far?

Donna Clitheroe Rose Painting
FANTASTIC CHARITY

At work, I have been going through all my makeup and pulling away products that I just don’t use any more. There is an amazing women’s charity called Dress for Success that takes half used makeup products to give to unemployed women seeking work. So, I will be asking all the Makeup departments at ITV to dig deep and see what we can give them. So Far, Good Morning Britain and This Morning have kindly donated! 

HUDA

This week, I was kindly sent a whole range of gorgeous Nude Palettes, lipsticks and makeup essentials by Huda Beauty – Gosh they really are beautiful, the packaging alone wins me over! take a look… 

Huda beauty Nude Makeup Palettes
BACK IN STOCK
We are delighted to announce that our best-selling Makeup Face Off Cloth is now back in stock.  We have had so many people calling for this to come back, that I think we may sell out again before Valentines day!
Our customers love that it’s a reusable makeup cloth making it super eco friendly.
If you are wondering how to use it, literally just wet it and wipe! that’s it. It can be thrown in the washing machine to clean it and dries in minutes! It even gets the toughest waterproof mascara off – I know you don’t believe us, but you will just have to try one!  Get yours HERE.
Have a great week, and keep an eye out on all the teams instagram accounts for more fun, behind the scenes things happening this week.
Donna x
Share

You May Also Like

Looking after your Donna May London products

January 9, 2021

Makeup & Hair at The Chelsea Flower Show

September 25, 2021

10 minutes with Anna Richardson

April 22, 2020
  • Fabi Pennington
    May 2, 2020

    Purchased the purple leatherette makeup bag & a gold initial fir my daughter as part of birthday present. She loves them & will now hold her makeup bits that include a gold set your makeup brushes. No doubt we’ll shop again. Lovely products & delivery is always prompt. Thank you

    Reply

Leave a Comment Cancel Comment

Previous Post
It’s been a very busy week…!
Next Post
One step closer to Spring!
Donna's Diaries
We Love To Share hints, tips, tricks and insider secrets.

We Love To Share hints, tips, tricks and insider secrets.

Everything we do at Donna May London is 100% customer focussed. We bring solutions to common beauty problems not only through our products but also with regular tutorials, hints & tips. If you are a customer of Donna May London, you are a part of our active community.

DONNA'S DISCOUNTS

ENTER CODE DONNA20 FOR 20% DISCOUNT (offer ends 31/12/21)
ENTER CODE BIBIDONNA15 FOR 15% DISCOUNT

ENTER CODE BRONZIEDONNA15 FOR 15% DISCOUNT
ENTER CODE SLOWDONNA20 FOR 20% DISCOUNT
ENTER CODE LABDONNA15 FOR 15% DISCOUNT
ENTER CODE PAWDONNA15 FOR 15% DISCOUNT
(maximum of £10 spend required and discount not available on sale items or any other offers)
ENTER CODE STUDIO10DONNA20 FOR 20% DISCOUNT
ENTER CODE DONNAKOLLO TO RECEIVE YOUR FIRST MONTH AT £50. (YOU WILL ALSO GET £10 FOR EVERY SUBSCRIPTION SET UP USING YOUR CODE)
ENTER CODE DONNAMAY20 TO RECEIVE 20% DISCOUNT ACROSS ALL FULL PRICE PRODUCTS (EXCLUDING BUNDLES) OFFER ENDS 15/08/22
ENTER CODE DONNA10 FOR 10% DISCOUNT
ENTER CODE GAINDONNA25 FOR 25% DISCOUNT

Join us on Instagram

💋MAKEUP MASTERCLASS #5 - How To Apply Blush! 💋 Personally I always use cream blush on everyone I makeup, you can use powder, but if you're a maturer lady, I'm definitely recommend cream as it sits better on the skin! To apply you want a stipling brush (you'll find one in our brush set) as they won't absorb too much and apply just the right amount of product. In terms of placement, smile and then usually I'd put it on apples on the cheek, but as we all get older and our skin drops, you want to aim more for the top of the apple as it will help bring your face upwards PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS MUA ( @superdrug) Blushed Liquid Cream Blusher in Misty Rose £3 @stilauk Convertible Colour in Petunia £18 @lordandberry_official Berry Cream Blush In Fusion £22 #blushmakeup #makeuptips #makeuptipsandtricks
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

💋MAKEUP MASTERCLASS #5 – How To Apply Blush! 💋

Personally I always use cream blush on everyone I makeup, you can use powder, but if you're a maturer lady, I'm definitely recommend cream as it sits better on the skin!

To apply you want a stipling brush (you'll find one in our brush set) as they won't absorb too much and apply just the right amount of product.

In terms of placement, smile and then usually I'd put it on apples on the cheek, but as we all get older and our skin drops, you want to aim more for the top of the apple as it will help bring your face upwards

PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS

MUA ( @superdrug) Blushed Liquid Cream Blusher in Misty Rose £3

@stilauk Convertible Colour in Petunia £18

@lordandberry_official Berry Cream Blush In Fusion £22

#blushmakeup #makeuptips #makeuptipsandtricks

8 hours ago
View on Instagram |
1/6
⭐ Save 50% For A Limited Time!! ⭐ Let's be honest as much as we all wish we had the time and money to get our brows done professionally, we don't. Thanks to the Donna May London Brow Kit you don't need to, as this has all the tools that you need in one place! It's been a bestseller since we've launched and believe me once you've used one, you'll never go back to your old ways again! #browshaping #browkit #browmusthaves #makeupmusthaves #makeup accessories
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

⭐ Save 50% For A Limited Time!! ⭐

Let's be honest as much as we all wish we had the time and money to get our brows done professionally, we don't.

Thanks to the Donna May London Brow Kit you don't need to, as this has all the tools that you need in one place!

It's been a bestseller since we've launched and believe me once you've used one, you'll never go back to your old ways again!

#browshaping #browkit #browmusthaves #makeupmusthaves #makeup accessories

13 hours ago
View on Instagram |
2/6
💋 LIMITED STOCK WARNING!! 💋 We only have 25 of our New York City Bags left in stock!! These have been a real favourite with you all since they arrived and it's not hard to figure out why! The must have colour of all Autumn / Winter collection makes this bag an attention grabber, but you'll find her as practical as she is gorgeous! Handcrafted out of soft Italian leather, the bag is the perfect size for all your essentials and comes with an inner pocket to keep things extra safe! The only downside about It? If you don't act fast and buy from the DonnaMayLondon.com website they'll be out of stock! #citybag #citybags #smallbag #smallbags #teallover #tealbag
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

💋 LIMITED STOCK WARNING!! 💋

We only have 25 of our New York City Bags left in stock!! These have been a real favourite with you all since they arrived and it's not hard to figure out why!

The must have colour of all Autumn / Winter collection makes this bag an attention grabber, but you'll find her as practical as she is gorgeous!

Handcrafted out of soft Italian leather, the bag is the perfect size for all your essentials and comes with an inner pocket to keep things extra safe!

The only downside about It? If you don't act fast and buy from the DonnaMayLondon.com website they'll be out of stock!

#citybag #citybags #smallbag #smallbags #teallover #tealbag

1 day ago
View on Instagram |
3/6
This isn't any shower cap. This is a Donna May London shower cap! And why is that so important? Because when you told us all of the problems you've been having with your regular ones and we've listened. And have created the perfect cap for every woman! A lot of you told us that your biggest problem was caps often weren't big enough if you had long hair - well now it as we've sized it up to make sure you can tuck it all away. And let's be honest most shower caps aren’t that nice to look at are they? Which is why we've added not only our gorgeous lips to the front but a stunning bow. Oh,and it even comes in one of our fabulous Donna May London drawstring bags. Available now from the Donna May London website
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

This isn't any shower cap. This is a Donna May London shower cap!

And why is that so important? Because when you told us all of the problems you've been having with your regular ones and we've listened.

And have created the perfect cap for every woman!

A lot of you told us that your biggest problem was caps often weren't big enough if you had long hair – well now it as we've sized it up to make sure you can tuck it all away.

And let's be honest most shower caps aren’t that nice to look at are they? Which is why we've added not only our gorgeous lips to the front but a stunning bow.

Oh,and it even comes in one of our fabulous Donna May London drawstring bags.

Available now from the Donna May London website

2 days ago
View on Instagram |
4/6
Makeup Masterclass #4 - Bronzer and Contouring One of the biggest questions you all had about bronzer was how to use it and where to put it, particularly if you're over 50! You have two options with bronzer - cream and powder. My personal preference at the moment is cream bronzer as it gives you more shine, but it's definitely worth experimenting to see what works best for you! The thing that IS really important is the type of brush you use - it needs to be big, fast and soft like the Kabuki in our kit. A quick and easy way to remember where to put it is to think about the number 3 and sweep it along the hairline on your forehead, down to your cheekbones, then down to your jaw! 💋 My Recommendations 💋 @charlottetilbury Beautiful Skin Sun Kissed Glow Bronzer in Medium - £42 @chanel.beauty Les Beige - £43 @narsissist Bronzing Cream Laguna £32.50 @makeuprevolution Ultra Cream Bronzer £5 @tartecosmetics Breezy Cream Bronzer £29 #bronzer #makeupbronze #makeuprecommendations #makeupadvice #makeupmasterclass
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

Makeup Masterclass #4 – Bronzer and Contouring

One of the biggest questions you all had about bronzer was how to use it and where to put it, particularly if you're over 50!

You have two options with bronzer – cream and powder. My personal preference at the moment is cream bronzer as it gives you more shine, but it's definitely worth experimenting to see what works best for you!

The thing that IS really important is the type of brush you use – it needs to be big, fast and soft like the Kabuki in our kit.

A quick and easy way to remember where to put it is to think about the number 3 and sweep it along the hairline on your forehead, down to your cheekbones, then down to your jaw!

💋 My Recommendations 💋

@charlottetilbury Beautiful Skin Sun Kissed Glow Bronzer in Medium – £42

@chanel.beauty Les Beige – £43

@narsissist Bronzing Cream Laguna £32.50

@makeuprevolution Ultra Cream Bronzer £5

@tartecosmetics Breezy Cream Bronzer £29

#bronzer #makeupbronze #makeuprecommendations #makeupadvice #makeupmasterclass

2 days ago
View on Instagram |
5/6
💋 Take The Pain Out Of Your Makeup Routine With The Donna May London Brush Set!! 💋 The most convenient brush set you'll ever own, our new and improved set is all the result of you! When we asked how we could improve it, you told us and we listened and here it is, made up of: 1 x Eyes for application and blending 1 x Face for foundation and blusher 1 x Multi Use (for brow, lip, under-eye) 1 x Kabuki Order yours now at DonnaMayLondon.com #brushset #makeupbrushes #makeupbrush #makeupbrush
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

💋 Take The Pain Out Of Your Makeup Routine With The Donna May London Brush Set!! 💋

The most convenient brush set you'll ever own, our new and improved set is all the result of you!

When we asked how we could improve it, you told us and we listened and here it is, made up of:

1 x Eyes for application and blending
1 x Face for foundation and blusher
1 x Multi Use (for brow, lip, under-eye)
1 x Kabuki

Order yours now at DonnaMayLondon.com

#brushset #makeupbrushes #makeupbrush #makeupbrush

3 days ago
View on Instagram |
6/6
@donnamaylondon
Current Favourite Products

Shop My Current Faves

product_title_1

SUNDAY RILEY CEO GLOW
product_title_2

Eborian CC Eye Dore
product_title_3

Cerave Reparative Hand Cream
product_title_4

Code 8 Arch Realist
Fave Shops...

This Month we are loving…

Zara

Code 8 Beauty

Palmaira Sandals

Zara Home

John Lewis Beauty

H&M

Follow us on YouTube

Follow us on YouTube Follow us on YouTube

Lots of video tutorials covering all your makeup and hair dilemmas.
Subscribe to Our Channel

We always love to hear from you

If you have any questions or queries relating to Donna May London, Please do get in touch.

CONTACT US HERE

Join in the chat on Instagram

💋MAKEUP MASTERCLASS #5 - How To Apply Blush! 💋 Personally I always use cream blush on everyone I makeup, you can use powder, but if you're a maturer lady, I'm definitely recommend cream as it sits better on the skin! To apply you want a stipling brush (you'll find one in our brush set) as they won't absorb too much and apply just the right amount of product. In terms of placement, smile and then usually I'd put it on apples on the cheek, but as we all get older and our skin drops, you want to aim more for the top of the apple as it will help bring your face upwards PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS MUA ( @superdrug) Blushed Liquid Cream Blusher in Misty Rose £3 @stilauk Convertible Colour in Petunia £18 @lordandberry_official Berry Cream Blush In Fusion £22 #blushmakeup #makeuptips #makeuptipsandtricks
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

💋MAKEUP MASTERCLASS #5 – How To Apply Blush! 💋

Personally I always use cream blush on everyone I makeup, you can use powder, but if you're a maturer lady, I'm definitely recommend cream as it sits better on the skin!

To apply you want a stipling brush (you'll find one in our brush set) as they won't absorb too much and apply just the right amount of product.

In terms of placement, smile and then usually I'd put it on apples on the cheek, but as we all get older and our skin drops, you want to aim more for the top of the apple as it will help bring your face upwards

PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS

MUA ( @superdrug) Blushed Liquid Cream Blusher in Misty Rose £3

@stilauk Convertible Colour in Petunia £18

@lordandberry_official Berry Cream Blush In Fusion £22

#blushmakeup #makeuptips #makeuptipsandtricks

8 hours ago
View on Instagram |
1/5
⭐ Save 50% For A Limited Time!! ⭐ Let's be honest as much as we all wish we had the time and money to get our brows done professionally, we don't. Thanks to the Donna May London Brow Kit you don't need to, as this has all the tools that you need in one place! It's been a bestseller since we've launched and believe me once you've used one, you'll never go back to your old ways again! #browshaping #browkit #browmusthaves #makeupmusthaves #makeup accessories
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

⭐ Save 50% For A Limited Time!! ⭐

Let's be honest as much as we all wish we had the time and money to get our brows done professionally, we don't.

Thanks to the Donna May London Brow Kit you don't need to, as this has all the tools that you need in one place!

It's been a bestseller since we've launched and believe me once you've used one, you'll never go back to your old ways again!

#browshaping #browkit #browmusthaves #makeupmusthaves #makeup accessories

13 hours ago
View on Instagram |
2/5
💋 LIMITED STOCK WARNING!! 💋 We only have 25 of our New York City Bags left in stock!! These have been a real favourite with you all since they arrived and it's not hard to figure out why! The must have colour of all Autumn / Winter collection makes this bag an attention grabber, but you'll find her as practical as she is gorgeous! Handcrafted out of soft Italian leather, the bag is the perfect size for all your essentials and comes with an inner pocket to keep things extra safe! The only downside about It? If you don't act fast and buy from the DonnaMayLondon.com website they'll be out of stock! #citybag #citybags #smallbag #smallbags #teallover #tealbag
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

💋 LIMITED STOCK WARNING!! 💋

We only have 25 of our New York City Bags left in stock!! These have been a real favourite with you all since they arrived and it's not hard to figure out why!

The must have colour of all Autumn / Winter collection makes this bag an attention grabber, but you'll find her as practical as she is gorgeous!

Handcrafted out of soft Italian leather, the bag is the perfect size for all your essentials and comes with an inner pocket to keep things extra safe!

The only downside about It? If you don't act fast and buy from the DonnaMayLondon.com website they'll be out of stock!

#citybag #citybags #smallbag #smallbags #teallover #tealbag

1 day ago
View on Instagram |
3/5
This isn't any shower cap. This is a Donna May London shower cap! And why is that so important? Because when you told us all of the problems you've been having with your regular ones and we've listened. And have created the perfect cap for every woman! A lot of you told us that your biggest problem was caps often weren't big enough if you had long hair - well now it as we've sized it up to make sure you can tuck it all away. And let's be honest most shower caps aren’t that nice to look at are they? Which is why we've added not only our gorgeous lips to the front but a stunning bow. Oh,and it even comes in one of our fabulous Donna May London drawstring bags. Available now from the Donna May London website
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

This isn't any shower cap. This is a Donna May London shower cap!

And why is that so important? Because when you told us all of the problems you've been having with your regular ones and we've listened.

And have created the perfect cap for every woman!

A lot of you told us that your biggest problem was caps often weren't big enough if you had long hair – well now it as we've sized it up to make sure you can tuck it all away.

And let's be honest most shower caps aren’t that nice to look at are they? Which is why we've added not only our gorgeous lips to the front but a stunning bow.

Oh,and it even comes in one of our fabulous Donna May London drawstring bags.

Available now from the Donna May London website

2 days ago
View on Instagram |
4/5
Makeup Masterclass #4 - Bronzer and Contouring One of the biggest questions you all had about bronzer was how to use it and where to put it, particularly if you're over 50! You have two options with bronzer - cream and powder. My personal preference at the moment is cream bronzer as it gives you more shine, but it's definitely worth experimenting to see what works best for you! The thing that IS really important is the type of brush you use - it needs to be big, fast and soft like the Kabuki in our kit. A quick and easy way to remember where to put it is to think about the number 3 and sweep it along the hairline on your forehead, down to your cheekbones, then down to your jaw! 💋 My Recommendations 💋 @charlottetilbury Beautiful Skin Sun Kissed Glow Bronzer in Medium - £42 @chanel.beauty Les Beige - £43 @narsissist Bronzing Cream Laguna £32.50 @makeuprevolution Ultra Cream Bronzer £5 @tartecosmetics Breezy Cream Bronzer £29 #bronzer #makeupbronze #makeuprecommendations #makeupadvice #makeupmasterclass
donnamaylondon
donnamaylondon
•
Follow

Makeup Masterclass #4 – Bronzer and Contouring

One of the biggest questions you all had about bronzer was how to use it and where to put it, particularly if you're over 50!

You have two options with bronzer – cream and powder. My personal preference at the moment is cream bronzer as it gives you more shine, but it's definitely worth experimenting to see what works best for you!

The thing that IS really important is the type of brush you use – it needs to be big, fast and soft like the Kabuki in our kit.

A quick and easy way to remember where to put it is to think about the number 3 and sweep it along the hairline on your forehead, down to your cheekbones, then down to your jaw!

💋 My Recommendations 💋

@charlottetilbury Beautiful Skin Sun Kissed Glow Bronzer in Medium – £42

@chanel.beauty Les Beige – £43

@narsissist Bronzing Cream Laguna £32.50

@makeuprevolution Ultra Cream Bronzer £5

@tartecosmetics Breezy Cream Bronzer £29

#bronzer #makeupbronze #makeuprecommendations #makeupadvice #makeupmasterclass

2 days ago
View on Instagram |
5/5
  • DELIVERY
  • THE TEAM
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • RETURNS & REFUNDS POLICY
  • WHOLESALE
  • BEAUTY BAR DISCLAIMER

© Donna May London 2021 Site Powered by Pix & Hue.