Pat McGrath is one of the world’s most respected and admired makeup artists. For the Dolce and Gabbana Spring Summer show in Milan, she created a beautifully simply, modern fifties look which was inspired by Sophia Loren. We love this makeup and have been sporting our own version ever since. To find out how to [...]

Using makeup on acne can be tricky business. One the one hand, you want to hide those spots as much as possible, but on the other you don’t want to use thick layers of foundation and potentially make the acne worse or less likely to heal quickly. You may be surprised to hear that you [...]

Remember Emma Watson’s makeup for the final premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2? She combined a smoky black eye with gold leaf for an unusual and decadent look. It seems that a few makeup artists in Milan were watching. At Milan Fashion Week D Squared and Fendi opted for similar style. [...]

Whilst America doesn’t have its own monarchy, Kim Kardashian is the nation’s sweetheart and the queen of reality television. So, when she got married this week it was huge news. She tied the knot in a huge and lavish ceremony and looked even more gorgeous then usual. She stuck with her signature makeup style opting [...]

You’ve heard of the it-bag, now enter the it-lipstick! Handbag designer Kate Spade and lipstick creator Poppy King have teamed up for new Supercalifragilipstick, a collection of boldly coloured lipstick and gloss hybrids. The lipsticks are designed to be both moist and shiny as well as long wearing. Poppy King is well known by lipstick [...]

We read it time and time again; the best way to apply blusher is to smile and blend the colour into the apples of the cheeks. However, this technique was originally used on stage and screen to age people. Once you stop smiling, the apples of the cheeks drop and the colour is low down [...]

Artist Katie Alves Artist Katie Alves has been putting her painting skills to use here, creating incredible eye shadow “landscapes” which represent famous fictional scenes. Do you recognise this image from a much-loved Disney film?

Meet Alex Ebert, lead singer of Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – he’s hiding in this picturesque little outdoor scene. This amazing makeup look was created by makeup artist William Lemon III for the band’s music video. The ‘manscapes’ as William calls them are pretty extraordinary, don’t you think?

Kate Middleton is yet to confirm whether or not she applied her own makeup for the Royal Wedding as rumoured, but one thing seems to be for sure: the makeup used for the bridal party, including Kate, was Bobbi Brown Cosmetics. In a status update on the company’s Facebook page, a slightly mysterious statement was [...]

Rumour has it that Kate Middleton has insisted on doing her own make-up for the Royal wedding on 29th April. The princess famously refused a makeup artist for her engagement photographs taken with Prince William, and shot by Mario Testino, and sources say that she feels the same about her makeup on the big day. [...]