Beauty School Drop Out? Don't worry! Superdrug is coming to the rescue with the launch of new free in-store beauty academies. From this week onwards at five selected stores, any 16-19-year-old can drop in and book a free makeup tutorial from a professional makeup artist. The half-hour tutorials will be running each Thursday throughout August in the company's Bangor, Scarborough, Oban, Worthing Read more
Natural Makeup is hitting the High Street! Bourjois is set to launch its first ever eco-friendly natural makeup collection Une this week and already beauty blogosphere is going nuts for it. The line goes on sale in Boots and includes everything from blush to eye shadows, all made with natural and organic ingredients. Natural makeup is becoming a bit of a phenomenon in itself these days as brands Read more
Natural Cosmetics started out as a niche area of the beauty market, but it looks like they're gathering steam as more of us wake up to their benefits. According to recent reports its one of the fastest growing areas in beauty! It makes sense. More and more, I am starting to question what goes in to the product I put on my face, and how eco-friendly it is. It helps that there are also some Read more
The bronzers I prefer are matte and come in the form of a pressed powder. I like the way they give you a soft, subtle and natural-looking tan without the distraction of shimmer all over your face. Also, they can double as a contour colour when you're looking to define your jaw or sculpt your cheekbones. When I talk about matte bronzers to my friends, I often hear them complain about the muddy Read more
At the National Television Awards last night, Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna sparkled on the red carpet. She combined her bright blonde bob with smouldering dark eye makeup and luminous skin. A light tan plus smudgy charcoal eyes gave her look Old Hollywood appeal. I love Gemma's super flattering lip colour too and glowing cheeks. This is a simply stunning evening look that will suit most skin Read more
Recently I switched sides on the great cream versus powder blush debate. This summer I got into the habit of swapping my faithful shimmery Bourjois blush for the gorgeous creamy Becca shades. The dewy fresh look that you only seem to get from a cream blush is a hard addiction to break so I was thrilled to hear about the latest backstage makeup artist trick. Apparently there's now no need to be a Read more
Channel your inner evil teen this Halloween by taking your lead from the catwalk. Le Freak has never been so chic with models sporting black lipstick, pale skin, zombie eyes and crimped hair at the Autumn/Winter shows this season. Take note though, this look is not about being pretty or glamorous, if that's more your bag then try a cat beauty style instead. If, however, you want to look both Read more
One of my favourite beauty websites, The-Beauty-Pages is linking with BellaSugarUK to pick the best products to recreate the Autumn/Winter trends. The-Beauty-Pages Founding Editor, Louise Emma Clarke, talks us through the superskin trend. This is her exclusive blog for us: "My favourite beauty trends are those that we can emulate with little effort or practice. Earlier this year, as I sat Read more
One of my favourite brands, Bourjois, has just launched another great holiday essential, to add to my August Holiday Must-Haves. Soleil Ambré, (£7.95), is a fantastically subtle bronzing powder, to give you a healthy, weekend-away glow – as seen on the Spring/Summer catwalks at Michael Kors and Etro. Bronzer is pretty much a beauty essential for summer, and much less messy than a facial Read more
This Spring/Summer the catwalks were awash with ultra modern makeup looks, from theatrical glitter, to bursts of bright colour. The trend we all actually want to wear though, is going by the name of Rustic Romance. Think fierce, bold brows, rust eye shadow shades and gently blushed cheeks. Rustic Romance was the main makeup story at the Milan shows, where grown up glamour is always on the Read more
