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Be a natural beauty with pointers from the net’s beauty experts

Tropicana are working with Stylist to create a Beauty Bible with your best beauty hints and tips, and guess who is one of the featured ‘experts’? 

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Natio Lip Butter & Daniel Sandler Invisible Blotting Powder

This week I’ve been loving two products in particular.

With the weather seemingly unable to make its mind up, my skin has been battered with cold and rain then baked and burnt by the warm sun and humidity.

It’s hard to know which products to use when you’re never sure what your going to face when you step out the front door, but these two products have served me well!

Natio Mineral Lip Butter (£7)

Natio Mineral Lip Butter in LOVING

This gorgeous little pot offers just the right amount of pigment and moisturising benefits without being either too cakey or too oily.

Infused with pure mineral pigments, the two in one butter has a revitalising hint of peppermint to gently invigorate your lips while the extracts of Sweet Almond, Jojoba and Vitamin E ensure your lips are soft and nourished.

Natio Mineral Lip Butter in LOVING

 

I love this as in summer, lippie tends to dry my lips out and some lip balms can end up melting off my lips and dribbling down my chin.

Attractive

Natio Mineral Lip Butter in LOVING

This little gem ensures that I’m left with a pretty, sheer, natural colour and  silky, soft, smooth lips. 

AND it's only £7!

Winner

 Daniel Sandler Invisible Blotting Powder (£19.50)

Daniel Sandler Invisible Blotting Powder

 I have combination/oily skin so tend find myself with an oil slick on my face just a few hours after freshly applying my make up.

Never is this worse than in summer when the hot, humid weather seems to call out to my pores, enticing them to produce more oil which leaves me looking a greasy mess.

Daniel Sandler Invisible Blotting Powder

 In the past I’ve simply applied more powder to hide the shine, but this ends up adding more colour to my very naturally pale skin and i end up looking orange by the end of the day.

No more

Say hello to Daniel Sandler's  Invisible Blotting Powder.  This does what it says on the tin. 

Daniel Sandler Invisible Blotting Powder

 

The product  is an invisible (translucent)  powder which banishes shine without altering the shade of your foundation.

The shine- free, technologically advanced formula doesn’t  cake or dry out your skin, it simply leaves you with a gorgeous, matte complexion.

If you look closely, you can just see the light, transparent powder on the skin (NOTE: I've swatched this and added more than usual so you can see the powder)

 If you have oily skin, this product will change your life. Trust me! 

So, have any of you used either of these products? What do you think of them?

Beach Bound Brits Beauty Habits

 

New research released today reveals that nearly half of Brits would rather stay at home than go on a beach holiday without thorough preparation to ensure they were body beautiful. 

 

The survey, commissioned by TV and online retailer QVC to celebrate its June Beauty Month, quizzed 2,000 British adults on their summer beauty habits and revealed that they spend up to three working days preparing their bodies for a beach holiday and that nearly half of women wouldn't step onto the beach without wearing make-up.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my make up, but I’d never wear it on a beach! No sooner than i put it on  it would melt off!
Some of the pre-holiday beauty treatments that Brits confessed to investing in to ensure they look their best on the beach include getting a haircut, having a wax and giving themselves a cute mani and pedi.

 Others ensure that they have luscious lashes by getting them tinted and having extensions, while others chose to invest in a personal trainer!

 Whilst 71 per cent of women admitted to making an effort in preparation for a holiday to keep themselves happy, 37 per cent confessed that it was to impress their partners whilst they were away.

 

It’s easy to see how women can be influenced into thinking there is a certain way one should look while on the beach.

You only have to open up any woman’s magazine to see a photos of a plethora of celebs enjoying their beach holidays, looking stunning in an array of gorgeous bikinis, but which celebs do the British public think look best on the beach?

Ranked number one is Kelly Brook followed by Elle-the-body-McPherson.

 

 Louise Redknapp and Kim Kardashian are ranked third and fourth, with Colleen Rooney and Liz Hurley coming in fifth and sixth.

Personally, Kim K does it for me. 

Think what you like about her, but id give my right (and probably my left) arm to have her figure!

So, what do you think? Do you spend longer than 3 days preparing yourself  for your beach holiday?  Which celeb do you think rocks the best beach look?

Spring/Summer 2012 Beauty Trends

I know it’s only January but if you’re anything like me you’ll already be looking forward to spring and summer. 

Perhaps your thinking about booking a summer holiday somewhere exotic or perhaps you are just dreaming of a time where the days are warm and its not pitch black at 4 in the afternoon.

Whatever your doing, allow me to brighten up your day by introducing you to a few of the must have looks for spring/summer 2012

Retro Glamour

The gorgeous & Timeless Jane Russell

 Step back into the past as Retro Glamour becomes big news this year, with gorgeous ladies such as Dita Von Teese, The Puppini sisters and singer Caro Emerald leading the way with their immaculately coiffed locks, flawless skin and rouged lips. 

The Puppini Sisters

 

Immaculately lined eyes and feline flicks dominated the Yves Saint Laurent and Jean Paul Gaultier catwalk and glossy red lips completed the Hollywood glamour look.

Katy Perry Rocks Victory Rolls

Go one step further and finish the look with victory rolls (as seen on Little Mix and Katy Perry) for a truly stunning vintage look.

Clarins Joli Rouge in Poppy Red, £16.50

 

My new favourite red lippie comes in the shape of Clarins’ Joli Rouge long wearing moisturising lipstick in Poppy Red, brand new for this spring. 

Clarins Jolie Rouge, Poppy Red

It moisturises, goes on beautifully and smells divine.

Pout Paint in Pin Up, £4.99

  

Another favourite of mine is is Sleek's Pout Paint in Pin Up. A decadent, thick red which applies easily with a brush and creates a stunning look.

For the full works head to The Powder Room for some retro style pampering and beautifying!

  

Brushed Up Brows

Whether you like to admit it or not, your mum was probably right when she told the adolescent you that you had over plucked your eyebrows ‘a little’.

She was being kind really, as In reality you were actually sporting a pair of eyebrows thinner than a stand of quick cook spaghetti and hideously mismatched in both length and size.

(Anyone else? No? Just me?)

(If it’s good enough for Marilyn…)

Well put your tweezers down as the new look is brushed up brows.

Strong brows are back with a vengeance this S/S after proving to be a catwalk favourite.

 Thick boyish brows, brushed upwards instead of worn sleek immediately give you a unique and edgy new look. 

If you find yourself a little folically challenged fear not, you can still give this trend a go thanks to Dior who have created a set of brow stencils. 

Dior Backstage Brow Stencils, £26

Included in the kit are two eyebrow pencils and a selection of different stencils. Honestly, they take a while to  get the hang of,  but with a bit of practice you can have gorgeous, full brows too. 

Dior’s Backstage Brow Stencils cost £26 and you can get hold of them from Harrods.

Bright Lips

Bright Lips are going to be big news this summer. Be bold and incredibly brave and go blue! 

Stand out from the crowd by taking inspiration from lime green and bright pinks as seen at Val Garlands show.

Go one step further and follow in the steps of Thierry Mugler by finally breaking open those brightly coloured, glittery lip tattoos that you have so wanted to debut all of 2011 but never had the confidence to do so!

Violent Lips Glitteratti Temporary Tattoos, £7.99

(Note: Bright lips looks great with subtle eye make up. Do not, I repeat do not attempt to match your eye shadow to your lipstick or wear heavy eye make up at the same time. Think of it as the rule when you’re going on a night out. Show a bit of boob or legs, never both together. The same rule applies here with lips and eyes!)

There’s no such thing as too much Coral

Ok well actually there probably is, but this is the colour of the season for yet another year.

(I cant get enough of it!)

Coral coloured nails look gorgeous on everyone and a dash of coral on your cheeks is both warming and flattering.

L'Oreal Glam Shine Fresh in Aqua Mandarin

Try L'Oreal's Glam Shine Fresh lip gloss in Aqua Mandarin (£6.85) to recreate the JLO coral look on a budget.

MeMeMe have a gorgeous coral shade in their blush box range at the bargain price of just £6.50

MeMeMe Blush Box in Coral

If you’re not feeling brave enough to go all out, easy yourself in gently and try just a hint of a tint with Benefit’s Cha Cha Tint (£24.50) a try. 

Apply a little to the balls of your cheeks and dab a little on your lips for a pretty, subtle look.  


So what do you think of the hot looks for this Spring/Summer? 

Will you be brave enough to rock any of them?