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As a make-up artist, the most frequent questions you get asked are often about skin conditions, not make-up products. And at the top of the list (along with ‘how do you get rid of crows feet?’) is ‘how do I make my pores smaller?’ Pores are small openings on the skin’s surface which let the … Read more
When winter winds come a whistling…
Winter can be the easiest time to be a little slack with your beauty regime… here are some quick tips to get you back on track…remember – you only have one skin in this lifetime – take care of it! 1. Always, always, always wear sunscreen. I think I may repeat this over and over … Read more
Beauty Trending 2012 … so far …
Let’s talk trends.. 2011 saw a circle back to neutral nail polishes, natural brows, pixie cuts and Roll along 2012 and what has the first quarter shown us? A LOVE or that elusive orange/red lip colour (my fav so far is MAC Lady Danger) a massive nod to the retro flicked eye liner, the ‘wet’ … Read more
NARS Summer 2012 Collection
NARS Summer 2012 Collection. I am a most ardent admirer of everything that is NARS! I don’t go a day without NARS ‘Orgasm’ blush, and I am addicted to their lip glosses! This is a great post about the new NARS Summer 2012 Collection from Lil Miss Shanghai. Have a great Friday night! Sarah Louise … Read more
Love thy smokey eye!
There are few little luxuries in life that we should allow ourselves whenever possible.. one of them is a black liner to smudge up your peepers and get your smokey eye on! If you’re after an absolute stunning look for drinks with your friends, a special first date, a night on the town, or just … Read more
Who are you?
We all like to take inspiration from certain people, places, colours, textures and images. Inspiration from outside sources can affect all different areas of our lives, from what colour to paint the new kitchen, to what colour lipstick we use! When we go to ‘do our face’ in the morning or put a little something … Read more
Do you ever feel trapped?
Rallying up against the wires of the world.. that is how I felt today! I was so disturbed when a local news channel ran a story on teenage girls turning to strangers on the internet asking the question “Am I ugly?” An eleven year old girl, who should have happier things on her mind was … Read more
And they called her Oscar!
With some critics labelling this year’s Oscar’s bland and boring I wanted to set the record straight – our celebs got it right! The gents looked down right dapper and the ladies all outshone themselves in elegant, classic, superbly beautiful make-up and hair. See below a few of my fav’s and some quick tips on … Read more
Weekly inspiration
Do I have to elaborate? Miss Sophia Loren is the ultimate movie starlet. She oozes sex appeal simultaneously appearing very approachable and friendly. The eyeliner, the look, the nude lips.. love it all!
Keep an eye on it!
Ok loyal readers, it is time to reveal a project I’ve been working on since getting home from my mammoth NYC shopping extravaganza … My Very Own Beauty Reviews!! Starting this week I will review three different products in each beauty/make-up “must have” areas, letting you know what I’m finding is working well and what’s … Read more
Keep it simple!
Understated beauty is sometimes more impressive, more glamourous and more inspiring than a full made-up face. Take my poster girl of understated elegance, Michelle Williams. Her simple but structured looks always stand out to me (looking forward to her portrayal as uber sex-goddess Marilyn Monroe in an upcoming movie for something different!) Take inspiration from … Read more
The Beauty of Boho!
Some days, when the sun is shining warmly and the breeze is blowing softly, all you want to do is get in touch with your gypsy roots and become a boho goddess! Take your bed-head hair and softly pin it up.. perhaps adding a hair ornament or five.. pick your favourite floral maxi dress, a … Read more
Got any blacker?
For me, there is nothing more powerful than defined (but still pretty) smokey black eye make-up. And the best news is… It’s a fairly simple look to do yourself! Take inspiration from this picture – you can still look feminie and soft and rock a fierce smokey eye. Start with a clean and dry face … Read more
Shake out the stress of the year and let your holiday hair shine!
It’s officially the silly season! Yule tide parties – work and otherwise, family get togethers, friends festivities, Christmas Day and of course, the party of the year – New Year’s Eve – all scream for a new outfit, new accessories, a coordinated make-up look AND the all important ‘look-at-her-hair’ special do! I’ve taken a few … Read more
Rolling in the red
Finding the perfect red lipstick is a task in itself! I’m not going to lie – it aint going to be easy! We’ll cover how to shop and decide on your perfect red in a whole other post completely dedicated to skin tone matching and other make-up-ey rules for reds, however, for this post I … Read more
