For this week’s Friday Fun post I’m heading over to the brilliant US blog BellaSugar, where I’ve been playing their many many quizzes. Right now, you can ‘guess the cornrows’. Can you figure out who’s behind the picture and daring to wear their hair in cornrows? Play here.

It was announced this week that fashion mega-chain Topshop, has plans to launch it’s own make-up brand next year. The details are pretty much under lock and key right now, but there are rumours that the range will be made in collaboration with a top make-up artist. Topshop has long been the high-street shop of [...]

Applying the new season’s fashion trends on your nails has always been a good way to show that your are in style, without bowing to the fashion police and decking yourself from head to toe on the latest must have colours. A simple sweep of en vogue colour across the nails is a nod toward [...]

I’ve talked before about how I love to light a candle (or three) when I’m working late or I need to unwind. It seems though that I may need to cut down after scientists have discovered scented candles can be bad for our health, reports the Daily Mail. The smoke produced by many of them [...]

Baghdad stylist and salon owner Ahmed Morad endured dead bodies being dropped at his front door as a warning and his employees received death threats for working in the beauty industry just two years ago. All thanks to making a living out of helping women look beautiful — a practice forbidden by religious extremists. These [...]

The summer has been fairly miserable, the credit crunch stopped you from going on holiday this year, people are already starting to talk about Christmas and you were the bridesmaid of six weddings this season – but you’re boyfriend of 15 years still hasn’t popped the question. There’s not much to cheer about, right? Well, [...]

I tend not to wear that many lip products as they have a habit of drying my lips out. When I do wear lipstick though, I like to apply it in such a way that my lips look healthy and full. All too often lipstick can look too harsh and ageing. I’m a great fan [...]

Celebrity hair stylist and colour expert Zoe Irwin, Creative Director of London’s uber cool Hari’s salon, has created unique colour choices inspired by the latest catwalk trends and coveted celebrities. Shades include the ‘Radiance Lumi Lights’ of Jennifer Aniston, the ‘Iconic Blonde’ of Gwyneth Paltrow or the ‘Hari’s Honey’ hue of Eva Mendes. These hair [...]

Every Monday we’re going to be sharing a post all about fashion, from trends to style disasters and everything in between. This week we’re looking at Mischa Barton’s style at the Charlotte Ronson for JP Penney Party. I love this summery yet chic outfit, the floral skirt and simple black top are very on trend [...]

Would you wear black lipstick? It seems that there’s going to be trend come winter where dark as night colour will be swept over the lips. Trend spotters are blaming the current fashion for vampires in the media; the film Twilight and the new TV series True Blood in particular. It all seems a bit [...]