Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Lisa Haynes

Get passionate about pink with our round-up of products for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Whether your weakness is cosmetics, hair care or bathroom pampering products, you can make a difference to Breast Cancer Awareness Month with your beauty routine.

Every month, almost 1,000 women in the UK die from Breast Cancer. Throughout October a whole host of beauty brands are showing their support for charities that help stop statistics like this from rising.

You look and feel good by thinking pink for Breast Cancer Awareness with our round-up of good cause wonders.

Clinique Breast Cancer Awareness Long Last Glosswear SPF15 Pink Ribbon Charm, £15. Three mini pink shades on a limited edition key chain complete with pink ribbon charm.
Donation: £2 will be donated in total to the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. (£1 will be donated by Clinique and £1 by Boots to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation).  Stockists: Exclusive to Boots stores only.

ghd Pink Limited Edition IV Styler box set, £135 - This is the sixth year running ghd have created a collectable special styler for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The baby pink box set comes complete with ghd styling accessories.
Donation: £10 will be donated to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Stockists: Approved ghd salons and online at

Elemis Limited Edition Essential Beauty Secrets collection, £50 - A fuchsia pink cosmetic bag containing four award-winning Elemis products: Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment Neck and Bust in exclusive pink 'boob tube', Pro-Collagen Marine Cream, Pro-Collagen Oxygenating Night Cream and Papaya Enzyme Peel.
Donation: Elemis has pledged a donation of £10,000 from this promotion to Breast Cancer Care.  Stockists: Online at

or selected salons, spas and department stores. For stockists or mail order call 01278 727830.

Tweezerman Special Edition Pink Ribbon Slant Tweezers, £20 - Pink ribbon print-decorated slanted tweezers, ideal for precise plucking.
Donation: Buy from website feelunique.com and a total donation of £4 will go to Breast Cancer Campaign (Tweezerman will contribute £2 for each pair bought and feelunique.com will match this with a further £2.)  Stockists: Online at

Darphin Arovita C Energic Firming Cream, £46 - A best-selling cream formulated for the first signs of ageing in special edition packaging.
Donation: £5 from each sale during October will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's programme at the UK's Royal Marsden Institute of Cancer Research. Stockists: For direct mail order call 0870 034 2318 or online at

QVC bareMinerals Cloud Nine Collection, £18 - A three-piece collection of pink and purple eyeshadows made from 100% crushed minerals in pink cosmetics bag, designed exclusively for QVC and Breast Cancer Care.
Donation: 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Breast Cancer Care. Stockists: Exclusively on QVC's Be Aware, Show You Care show on October 15 and online at

or call 01892 750 850.

Donna Karan Limited Edition Cashmere Mist EDT Spray, £39 - The Cashmere Mist Eau de Toilette Spray features a pink ribbon print deco on both the bottle and box to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Donation: £2 per bottle sold will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  Stockists: Call 0870 034 2566.

Prestige Cosmetics Fresh Glow Baked Mineral Blush in Pink, £7.99 - A pink baked mineral blush that is 100% oil-free, talc-free and fragrance-free.
Donation: £1 from every sale will be donated to Breast Cancer Care. Stockists: Available at Boots nationwide. To find your nearest stockist call 0845 070 8090.

Ethel Austin I Love... Strawberries & Milkshake Bubble Bath and Shower Creme, £2, Bodybutter, £2 and Lip Balm, £1 - They smell delicious, so stockpile this strawberry range in your bathroom.
Donation: 20p from Bubble Bath and Bodybutter and 10p from Lip Balm will be donated to Breast Cancer Campaign. Stockists: Ethel Austin stores nationwide. For stockists visit