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Currently I’m lusting over Skinceuticals products. This is a favourite range of mine for their potent formulas and well researched products. Phloretin CF has received world wide acclaim for it’s line diminishing power, and I love how the fluid sinks into my skin and gives it a healthy glow. Right now, Skinceuticals Daily Sun Defence [...]

Get ready for Autumn and start stocking up on gold and copper glistening makeup now. The autumn season is always the time for metallics to creep back in to fashion and this year the trend will be full throttle. Burnt gold will gild eyelids while more sheer, brassy tones dust the cheekbones to contour and [...]

Poppy King has quickly risen to fame in the beauty bizz for her take on red lipstick. Her range consists of a multitude of formulas from highly pigmented lippies to sheer shades, and now lip glosses and pencils too. I came across an interview with her in the telegraph where she suggests applying lipstick straight [...]

Coconut isn’t just a tasty ingredient for pina coladas, bounty bars and Indian curries. It is a tropical oil that has many uses in beauty. Coconut oil is an emollient which smoothes and softens the skin. It smells sweet and is extracted from the flesh of a coconut. The oil contains antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral [...]

I can’t say I’m a fan of body modification – the ‘art’ of cutting and re sticking parts of the body to make different shapes or patterns. There are some very extreme cases out there, but this story in particular caught my eye. The young girl pictured wanted elf-like ears, apparently in an homage to [...]

There’s surely no better way to relax than with a good massage, so why not brush up on your technique? You can help your friends and loved ones chill out with a good massage, or teach them some skills and get pampered yourself. These step by step videos provide a wonderful and simple guide to [...]

Twitter is alive with the sound of shocked tweets today as blog network Shiny Media goes into administration. The network was founded five years ago and is home to many lifestyle blogs including Kiss and Makeup, Catwalk Queen and Bridalwave. There has been no official word of the news from Shiny Media as of yet, [...]

I have to admit, I have used false nails before. They’re considered fairly tacky these days, with shorter more natural nails being in fashion at the moment. When I used to bit my nails a few years ago they were really handy (excuse the pun) and I would find myself reaching for the fakes on [...]

Ulrika Jonsson recently unveiled her new and improved body after undergoing £11,000 worth of cosmetic surgery. In March, the 41-year-old mother-of-four had two breast remodelling procedures, as well as trying a new surgical technique to remove excess fat from under her arms. Ulrika told Hello! magazine: “I just wanted to repair what Mother Nature had [...]