Posts tagged Tips and Tricks

Makeup Mis-hap

Oh dear. Another celebrity has fallen victim to the curse of visible face powder. I doubt Ashley Judd will be hiring this makeup artist again, who went a bit overboard with powdering Ashley’s nose and it showed up in the camera flashes. It’s the same fate that Eva Longoria and Nicole Kidman have had at [...]


Tattoo Trouble

The rumour mill has been working hard for Eva Longoria lately. Gossip has been circulating that the desperate housewives star is lasering away the tattoos she had inked relating to her husband, who she is about to get a divorce from. Have you ever had a tattoo which has ended up being a reminder of [...]


Quick Fixes

Want a fast route to looking gorgeous and glam? Here are some easy tips and tricks to up the ante on your look. Looking leggy-  Just swipe some highlighter in a vertical line down the center of your legs. It’s a sneaky way to visually lengthen the lkegs and also works to streamline arms. Bright [...]


Christmas Feet

This is the time of year when women all over the world suffer from the same condition… Christmas feet. We’re wearing heels for longer than usual and they’re often higher and less practical than our daily footwear choice. Bellasugar has some great ideas to ease the comfort from long nights wearing uncomfortable shoes. Keep toenails [...]


Quick Tip for Curly Girls

My hair is naturally fairly straight, but those with curls or frizz-prone locks may find this little trick helpful. Rather than using a standard towel to rub dry your hair, opt for paper towels instead and squueze the water out. It is thought that the softer texture of paper towels is gentler than than rough [...]


Lip Service

US beauty blog Bellasugar recently got chatting to ‘Lipstick Queen’ Poppy King about how to choose the best red lip shade for you. With winter creeping up, red lipstick is sure to be coming out the makeup drawer, so try these tips via Bellasugar. “Know your undertones: Poppy suggests, “There’s not as much a right [...]


Pucker!

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 [...]


Handy

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 [...]


Cracking Up

Summer is the time when most of us start wearing sandals and more open shoes, but if you have cracked heels and fissures running across your soles it can feel better to cover them up. Cracked feet are not only painful and unsightly, they can deepen and reach tissue causing bleeding and even infection. Here’s [...]


Facing Fashion

I am in love with this website, called fashionface.tv, and I can’t believe I didn’t come across it sooner. The site is run by sister team Nicola and Samantha and features a huge range of tutorials, from applying the right base to copying celebrity looks. My favourite section is ‘Rewind’, full of vintage style makeup [...]


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