Promise This

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Stick to these simple resolutions for a beautiful 2012

“I will not spend money on three products when one will suffice”

BB Creams were big news in 2011 and the craze is sure to continue into the New Year, as time-poor consumers seek ways to save time and money with multi-benefit products. Clinique Age Defense BB Cream SPF30 launches in Harrods on 1 January and nationwide from 2 March, and is a multi-tasking BB Cream designed to help prevent the premature signs of ageing with UVA/UVB and environmental protection while immediately concealing imperfections. Continue reading →

Body Work

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Banish body care blues with our top-to-toe guide

“The skin on the body has 100 oil glands per square centimeter versus 300 on the face,” says head of education at Decléor, Fiona Brackenbury, “so it dehydrates easily.” We reckon this is the perfect little fact to regale to customers who might be neglecting their body care routines under layers of winter woollies. Continue reading →

’Tis the season to be jolly

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A step-by-step guide to achieving party perfect looks for the sparkling festive season

Forget socialising, eating, and dancing, the Christmas party season is all about one thing – looking good. Now you’d think for people addicted to beauty that needn’t be a daunting task, but it’s just our luck that the most sociable calendar month of the year also comes at the time our skin and hair are under the most strain. Continue reading →

In Season

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We reveal 2011′s hottest Autumn/Winter trends

BOURJOIS

Simple or dramatic, playful or cold – Bourjois’s autumn/winter season is going to be one of exciting contrasts.

The Look

From a polished, youthful glow to bursts of colour, 2011 is the year to mix things up. Bourjois has taken its inspiration from the catwalks with eyes washed in anything from cool blues to reds; experimental eyeliner; juicy Iips in shades ranging from cherry to damson; and dewy, fresh faces framed by not-too-groomed eyebrows.

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Gorgeous getaway

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Make packing a doddle with our guide to summer holiday essentials

Squeezing two week’s – okay one week’s – alright, a couple of days worth of beauty products into one small, neatly packed wash bag is without a doubt every beauty addict’s worst nightmare. We need the tweezers, we need the epilator, we need the three types of moisturiser, we absolutely cannot go without at least four perfumes and how dare anyone suggest we leave 15 of those eyeshadows behind? Okay, we admit we’re probably not the best advocates of packing ‘only the essentials’ but, in the name of overweight baggage fines, we have battled the odds to come up with a concise guide to holiday beauty necessities. Continue reading →

Body guard

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Shield customers’ skin from damaging 
 rays with our guide to sun care

It’s no surprise that after endless months of trudging through puddles, huddling under umbrellas and staring hopefully up at grey skies, us Brits jump at even the smallest opportunity to spend some time soaking up the sun’s rays – and who can blame us?! But it is imperative that everyone spending time in the sun, no matter for how long or how often, protects their skin properly. Sunburn might be a bothersome condition for a few days, but it is a sign that skin has been irreparably damaged, and wrinkles, sun spots and skin cancer are problems that last a lifetime. Continue reading →