Hot Pink Lips!

New this season is Shocking Pink lipstick, a great beauty statement to make in 2008! One golden rule though, don't match with a your favourite pink outfit, stick to neautrals like black or go for the daring look & clash with red, recently tried out by make-up goddess Sophie Ellis-Bexter!

Perfect Matte!

Get the ultimate matte look with Maybelline's new Dream Matte Powder (£6.99), while some matte powders can be heavy this gives a soft matte finish, feels light on the skin & doesn't cause any build up that can make your skin look lifeless. Get it quick as it's starting to sell out fast in the shops!

Urban Decay

Get Urban Decay Survival Kit (£22), it has all their most popular items & all you need to look ultra chic - 4 Eyeshadows all in funky shades that glitter & shimmer which will be sure to make your eyes stand out!
Also includes their EyeShadow Primer Lotion, a little genie in a bottle that keeps your eyeshadow colour on all day with no creasing (a miracle indeed!!), plus mascara & eyepencil, and as if that wasn't enough Lip Gloss & their Greedy Lip Envy too - what more could a girl ask for!!!

Contouring Makes a Come a Back!!!

Contouring has been around for a long time & is used in TV/Film as well as Fashion Shows & Photoshoots, it basically will enhance the features you want & disguise those you don't want as well as giving depth to your features too. Both Stila & Mac have just released their brand new contouring kits & this technique is set to become a lot more popular at the cosmetic counters this year!

Stila's new Face Contouring Trio kit comes with 3 shades, a light shade for highlighting, a dark shade for the shading & a middle shade for shimmer.
A quick basic way to add defintion to your cheek bones is to take your powder brush & in the hollow of you cheek (the soft part under your cheek bone)& lightly blend the dark shade in this area, then take the light shade as your highlighter along the top of your cheek bone & blend both thoroughly together by taking a little more of the highlighter & in light circular movements go over the whole cheek area to soften the look. Lastly take the medium colour (or flash colour as they call it) & blend this over the apple of your cheek, to find this, smile & apply to the fleshy part of your cheek. This will give a lot more defintion to your face structure & can trick the eye, making others believe you have high cheek bones worthy of the front cover of vogue!!!!
You can also narrow your nose, simply take the dark shade on each side of your nose, make sure you belend this to give a very soft finish, then with the highlighter blend down the bridge of your nose. There are some diagrams below to help show how to do this, the tip that I can't stress enough is to blend thoroughly using soft circular movements!!!!



Macs version 'Sculpt & Shape' uses the same idea but with 2 colours rather than 3 but they come ina range of shades so suitable for really pale skins, so follow the instructions as above....

Brand New From Benefit!

Just out from Benefit is their new blush powder "Thrrrob', a great new colour for Spring & gives a healthy pink flush to the skin!
This has only been released over in the US just now but is available on www.benefitcosmetics.com.

All That Glitters is Sparkling Eye Candy for 2008!

For 2008 all that gitters is great for evening-wear make-up, one way to get this look for your eyes is with Barry M, a celebrity favourite with the likes of Christina Aguilera, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Kimberly Stewart & Jamelia all devoteess of the product!
There is a great range of colours & you can get that ultimate dazzle effect with their 'Fine Glitter Dust' (£4.50), it has diamond glitter flecks that will really catch the light & will shimmer to the max!
The best way to apply this powder is to use a base first, usually a cream, one that I always go for is 'Shell Base' from Mac, it really holds the pigments in the shadow so you get the full effect of the colour. Once this applied take one of your smaller brushes & apply as much as you like to get the desired effect, start across the lid & into the socket line, for a soft glittering effect use a 'fluff' style brush then blend softly & upwards across the lid (this works best with the lighter shimmers).

For an even more striking glitter effect go for their new Glitter Eye Candy Kit (£12), it has glitter with fixing gel as well as glitter eyeliner, normally it is best to apply a little eyeshadow in your chosen colour first to get a bit more depth.

Kate Moss Turns 34 in Style!

Super Model Kate Moss celebrated her 34th Birthday in style yesterday at the Dorchester in London, starting at 2.30 in the afternoon it was set to be a 34 hour party marathon to commemorate each year of her life so far, so she'll be partying well into today as well!
As always Kate set the style for the evening & took a rather bold version of this season's 'glitz & glam' evening look with gold face painting over one eye...seemed some of her friends took the idea on too, such as Kelly Osbourne..
Watch this space, Kate always is the first to spot a new trend & all be it a wacky look she has managed to give it a wearable glamorous edge, I won't be surprised if we see more of this in 2008.
More on this coming next.....

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The Basics - Choosing Make-Up Colours to Suit.

With every New Season, new colours & make-up ranges are in abundance but how do you know what will suit you...??
Well there is one main thing to consider when working out what colours will suit, whether you have a 'Cool' Complexion or a 'Warm' Complexion.
Normally cool skin tones are quite pink, sometimes with a little redness through them, they also tend to go red/pink in the sun rather than brown. Warm skin tones will go brown in the sun & have a golden tint through them.
If you have a Cool Complexion some of the colours you should opt for are Plums, Rose & Pink Colours as well as Purples/Lilacs to Silver & Grey. For Warm Complexions opt for Dark to Light Browns, Bronze & Golds as well as Light Peach to Deep Reds.

Basically any warm colours will suit a Warm Complexion & cooler colours for a Cool Complexion, so take this into account before deciding on what to choose.

Katie Holmes Shapes Her Very Own 'Pob'

All over the news today - Katie Holmes has stolen the famous 'Pob' for herself...so it appears that even Victoria's best friend wants to steal her style now! I'm not sure myself if it really is a 'Pob' though, a short-cut bob it may be but not necessarily the same..? Never the less Katie looks the epitome of Hollywood Glamour with her new look & it's a sure fire sign that the bob is here to stay for 2008!


Speaking of Victoria Beckham, the first picture for her Ad Campaign with Marc Jacobs has been released, although not much to discuss on her style really, seeing as all that is on show is her legs! No commenting on her make-up then, however the fake tan as always looks pretty good on her perfectly toned pins!! Very original & witty ad campaign though, looking forward to seeing the rest, hopefully we'll see a bit more of her in them as well!

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Spring Season Colours 2008 - Lip Gloss

Get Bobbi Brown's Limited Edition Lip-Gloss Trio, perfect colours for the new Spring Season - Peach, Pink & Rose
They have a shimmer through them as well giving a subtle hint of colour keeping the look soft & natural. Available on line only at Bobbi Brown (£32)

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New Spring Trends for 2008 - White Eyeliner & Highlighter

Back in trend this spring is White Eyeliner which is great news for all those tired post party eyes!!!!
An easy trick to master, it makes your eyes appear wider, brighter & more awake with an added sparkle!
The best way to apply this is to the inner rim of your bottom lash line (inside your lower lid), it reflects light really opening up the eye as well as brightening the whites of your eyes too. To get this look go for Mac's Eye Kohl in Fascinating (£11).
Also to really get those eyes shimmering this year use a little highlighter in the inner corners, it will draw light into this area, opening up the eye & giving a more youthful appearance, try Mac's eye shadow in 'Phloof' (£10)


Another big trend for spring 2008 is highlighter which gives a fresh glow to the skin, simply use alone without make-up for a natural dewy look. Apply to the upper part of your cheek bone (just below the eye), take it right up to the brow bone & for some extra definition apply some along the bridge of your nose.
Try Maybelline's Dream Mouse Shimmer, it's really easy to apply & comes in 2 shades - Champagne or Porcelain (£5.99)

January Beauty Detox

With the festive season finally over 'The Detox' is the main thing on everybodys' mind, that & their credit card statement..!
We're going to dedicate the next few weeks to some of the best detox treatments as well as some magical products to take away any tell tale signs of over indulgence during the festive period!!

First up is fresh seaweed...not the most glamorous I know but it truly works wonders in detoxing your skin, perfect for getting back on track with your beauty regime this Jan!


In short seaweed is rich in many vitamins including B Vits -B1, B2, B6, B12 as well as containing many detoxifying minerals, it encourages absorption of minerals into the skin tissue eliminating any toxins. Extracts from seaweed are used in many top spa treatments & is not only good for a healthy glow on your skin but it can also help to break down cellulite deposits on the body.
There are few ways you can treat yourself to this, you could go down the natural organic route & order fresh seaweed directly from the North of Scotland - www.justseaweed.com is a small business on the ISLE OF BUTE & from just £15 you will receive a bag of freshly cut seaweed to make your own face or body mask, just add warm water & place the seaweed on your skin....

Not keen on using fresh seaweed itself...then there's another great way to get all the detoxifying effects. Space NK Spa do a fantastic Seaweed extract bath range, try their bath crystals for a toning & revitalising experience, £18.