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Saturday, July 2, 2011

Friday, July 1, 2011

According to new research out today, the most beautiful British women stand at an average of five foot five inches tall, have blue eyes, dark brown hair, and are actresses by profession, according to an analysis of the top one hundred most beautiful British women of all time.

To celebrate the start of its Beauty Month this July, QVC, the world’s leading online and TV shopping channel, asked 2,000 men and women to vote on who they believed to be the most beautiful British women over the decades.

Audrey Hepburn has been named as the most beautiful British woman of all time. The timeless beauty andBreakfast at Tiffany’s star took the top spot in the nationwide poll. Glamorous Elizabeth Taylor narrowly missed out and came in second place whilst Princess Diana’s iconic natural beauty made her the third most beautiful Brit of all time.

With Cheryl Cole, Kelly Brook and Holly Willoughby all making the top ten, results showed that 21st century beauties are holding their own against old school glamour. Catherine Zeta Jones and Kate Beckinsale may have moved across the pond but remain firm favourites with the British public.

The top ten most beautiful Brits were voted as;
Audrey Hepburn (11 per cent)
Elizabeth Taylor (6 per cent)
Princess Diana (6 per cent)
Catherine Zeta Jones (5 per cent)
Cheryl Cole (4 per cent)
Kelly Brook (3 per cent)
Keira Knightley (3 per cent)
Kate Beckinsale (3 per cent)
Holly Willoughby (2 per cent)
Twiggy (2 per cent)

Late entries from the Middleton family saw the new Duchess of Cambridge (12th) steal Kate Moss’s (29th) crown while Catherine’s sister also pipped the notorious supermodel to the post coming in 28th place.

Blue eyed Brits appear to have beaten brown eyed girls to the top beauty spots with just under half of the top one hundred being blessed with blue eyes compared to only thirty nine brown eyed girls. With only fourteen British beauties having green eyes, this was the rarest eye colour.

Stepping over to the dark side is obviously the way forward with fifty three brunettes dominating the top one hundred versus only forty three blondes, leaving Dr Who’s Karen Gillan, model Lily Cole, singer Nicola Roberts and award winning actress Tilda Swinton flying the flag for redheads.

Actresses meanwhile seem to have the edge on any other profession in the beauty stakes as forty six of our top one hundred are thespians by trade, this is compared to eighteen models, sixteen singers, thirteen television presenters, two members of the British Royal family (with one other relative of the Royals), one chef, one athlete, one designer and one beautiful ballet dancer.

To celebrate these findings and the best of British beauty, QVC has commissioned the hottest vlogger on the web, Fleur de Force, to create video tutorials using a whole range of beauty products from QVC so you can get the look of the top ten British beauties at home – www.qvcuk.com/britishbeauties.

Fleur de Force, comments, ‘Just like every girl, I love experimenting with different beauty products and looks at home. It’s great to take inspiration from celebrities you admire and adapting their looks to suit your own style. You don’t need to have an a-list make-up artist to hand, you just need to steal a few tricks of the trade that you can perfect yourself at home.’

CRAZY ANGEL LAUNCH DUO PACKS!

Crazy Angel, the stunning collection of Fauxy tanning products that deliver unrivalled deep and natural results, has just launched 2 striking new Duo Packs. They are designed to enable you to easily top up your tan at home or to target the areas of flesh that you are likely to flash over the summer!

EXPRESS TAN DUO
Perfect if you are an angel with medium to dark skin and with little time on your hands, the Express Tan Duo Pack contains:
Angel Express Liquid Tan - This fast acting liquid formulation smoothes onto the skin to provide an instant bronzing glow. The fabulous formula develops in just 4-6 hours to leave a luxurious deep and natural looking tan.
Supreme Goddess - a supreme body moisturiser specially formulated to prolong your natural or self-tan. It is rich in Bearberry and Shea Butter to moisturise and nourish your skin while the mild tanning agent helps to extend the life of your tan. Applied daily Supreme Goddess will leave the skin smooth and glossy with a luxurious golden glow.
RRP: £24.95

GOLDEN TAN DUO
For angels with light and medium skin colour, the Golden Tan Duo Pack contains:
Golden Kiss – a lush milk chocolate colour tanning lotion which is perfect for angels looking to achieve a warm sun kissed glow.
Halo Polish - A luxurious body scrub that refines and polishes to reveal fresh new skin; the perfect base for tanning. Infused with Sesame and Bearberry for a deep moisturising surge and soft white pearl beads to gently exfoliate away dead skin cells, Halo Polish leaves your skin feeling silky soft, smooth and nourished and should be a must have product all year round.

RRP: £19.95

SilkPerfect Pillowcases - Fresh Face & Glossy Hair!

WANT TO KNOW ROCHELLE’S SECRET TO A GREAT SATURDAY NIGHT SLEEP . . . ?

Whether it’s an early morning start at the recording studio or a late night out, Rochelle Wiseman never fails to look like she’s had her full 8 hours of beauty sleep . . . and now we know it’s all down to her SilkPerfect pillowcases!

Rochelle let us know how much she loves her silk pillows – and how much MARVIN loves them too!

"I love my SilkPerfect pillowcases! They keep my hair matte free and feel lovely and cool on my face. Marvin pinched one of mine so I’ve had to get a new set!"

It’s no secret that sleeping on silk is the key to a fresh face and glossy hair in the morning. Ordinary pillowcases made out of polyester and cottons are relatively rough on skin and can significantly contribute to the formation of lines and wrinkles. SilkPerfect however, proactively retain moisture, keeping skin hydrated, while the fine soft nature of the silk fibres provides a smooth base to rest your head.

SilkPerfect Pillowcases also act to prevent the loss of natural oils leaving hair with a healthy, glossy shine! Made up of strings of amino acid, silk helps to prevent fizzing and split ends, ensuring you wake up without the dreaded bed head.

SilkPerfect Pillowcases cost £22 for two from www.silkperfect.com

METROWEAR 2011: FILIPINIANA NOW.......

NOW, Filipiniana. The collections were directional, 100 designers created 100 parts, evoking mixed styles that promote the psyche, the vision of one nation, one dress. While the brigade crumbled to present their platform and identity, sense and sensibilities focused on their skills. Metrowear melted the best in the crop to sashay its way onto the national fashion map to celebrate our identity as fashionably Filipino in Filipiniana.

The show was a surprise, few dramatized and rendered their interpretation of the national garment on the runway with utmost care. Innovations failed to make the deserved impact. There were more variations in shape and silhouettes....but to execute the venerable Filipiniana, a "complete designer"- GLORIOUSLY DIVINE CREATORS, who can give justice and life to clothes, not necessarily old-schooled, BUT have the artistic prowess to reinvent, to recreate the "NOW FILIPINIANA"....fierce, global and glamorous. Over all...the show did not leave a lasting aftertaste, too many clothes with less breathing spaces.

THE 10 FABULOUS, FILIPINIANA COLLECTIONS ARE:

1. EZRA SANTOS

EZRA, in his early outings as a fashion designer in the Philippines, was so enamoured by the butterfly sleeves, so aptly immortalized by the social butterfly of her own era, the legendary Imelda Marcos. It is stiff and protrudes where the shoulder blades end. The fabric is often made of pineapple fiber indigenous to the Philippines, and lined with "cana maso" for the standing effect. The complete ensemble is usually cut empire to achieve a soft, voluminous draping in the bodice, perhaps to contradict the sharpness of the sleeves. It became de riguer for the flamboyant erstwhile Filipino First Lady to wear to state dinners and official foreign visits in her more than two decades of rule that it became her trademark look. Needless to say, it is reminiscent of the halcyon days of a not so distant past, of pomp and pageantry, of an almost mythical era that exuded sinful decadence, and excesses and intrigues.

And in true renaissance form, EZRA takes pride as he reprises the iconic sleeves, albeit subtly. In his trademark masterful cutting and precision tailoring, he has done away with the cumbersome pleats that stiffen and form the semi oval sleeves and make it appear seamless. He adroitly softens the look and gives it a much more feminine edge and a universal look.

And yet again, EZRA never disappoints. He has truly mastered his craft. He is a purveyor of good taste and all things beautiful and elegant. He creates. He trailblazes. He invents and reinvents. And no wonder, he revolutionizes the butterfly sleeves. And in the bigger scheme of fashion, imagine what else EZRA is truly capable of.

words by VAL TAGUBA

2. FERDIE ABUEL

3. LOUIS MAGALONA CLAPAROLS

4. JAMES REYES

5. VEEJAY FLORESCA

6. FRANCIS LIBIRAN

7. ALBERT ANDRADA

8. PHILIP RODRIGUEZ

9. CARY SANTIAGO

10. RAJO LAUREL

PHOTO CREDITS: ENRICO DC II