Beauty has made her own video with FRENCH CONNECTION for their new collection! WATCH IT HERE: http://makeascene.frenchconnection.com/watch/sd/1362157498407204#se9ms4JkfRs7hOZB.32

Urban Decay: Limited Edition OZ Palettes: For the launch of the new OZ The Great and Powerful film, Urban decay has made two limited edition palettes: The Theodora OZ Palette & The Glinda OZ Palette. If you like dark colours, but still like an edge than the Theodora palette is perfect with bewitching mauve purples, greens and greys eyeshadows, and a popping high red gloss for the lips. However, if you like a fresh peachy, goody angelic look, the Glinda palette offers perfect pinks, lilacs and peachy tones for eyes, and a perfect pout pink high gloss for lips. The textures are easily blendable and easy to use and to build for day to night looks. I’m all for the Glinda palette, but love the red gloss in the Theodora palette as it’s right on trend at the moment. Get them while they’re still here and available! £35 each at www.houseoffraser.co.uk

Paul & Joe: My favourite blusher at the moment for SS’13 is Number 05, ‘Gamine’ from Paul & Joe. Although appearing rather bright in the box, it lights up your cheeks with that perfect ENGLISH ROSE glow! It makes such a difference to any day look, you’ll be amazed; and it’ll be your best accessory yet this season! £12.50 for refills, box sold separately, £6 at www.asos.com

Azamay London, Mascarade Mineral Blush: This blusher was spotted on Taylor Swift at the Brit Awards! Always looking fresh, and beautiful, Taylor is in the know to use this secret weapon for Red carpet events! It creates a tanned but luminous look, as well as having anti-aging properties as well. Use some of the other faceted colours in the compact to light up the eyes too as eye shadows! Great for quick touch ups for staying fresh as a daisy! Available in a number of shades to suit your skintone, £22 at www.azamay.com

KIKO Make Up- Colours of World Collection for Spring: The new Spring Collection: Colours of the World from KIKO Cosmetics offers bright vivid colours to lift any complexion. As greens and blues are apparent on the catwalks this season, follow suit and light up the eyes lagoon like greens and blues in pigment loose eyeshadows, or kajal jumbo pencil liners. Interweaving blendable colours, the collection’s blushers offer a light lifting effect to any cheekbone-making you look flawless! One of my favourite products in the range is the long lasting lipsticks which are super as they have a non-smudge finish. Try 03 in the lipstick if you like fuchia reds or pinks. The collection is now available from £6.90-£16.90 at: www.kikocosmetics.com



Brainchild behind Aromatherapy Associates, Geraldine Howard, creates a very personal blend: Inner Strength. During her lowest points amidst her treatment for cancer, Geraldine found certain oils gave her courage, strength, and a positive frame of mind to continue her way on the path to wellness. The oil creates incredible surge of circulation, and uplifts your mood instantly. Containing: clary sage, frankincense, cardamom , rosemary, rose and vertivert, the oils clear mind and soul. Each bottle on sale£39/55ml, 10% proceeds to be given to Cancer Charity Foundation ATK, Holland. ATK is working on developing new cancer vaccination. To purchaseAromatherapy Associates, INNER STRENGTH:www.aromatherapyassociates.com

Launched 25 years ago to raise money to help provide shelter for the young & homeless in the UK Red Nose Day is coming up again March 15, 2013.



  The cartoon ‘Dinosesaurs’ have appeared on Nail Rock, Body Rock (temporary tattoos) and Eye Rock…show your support as each sale of the £6.50 packs donates £1 to Red Nose Day!  Exclusively at Claire’s: www.claires.com

If you’ve ever wanted to look into the secret world of, true Hollywood Golden Era icon, Greta Garbo, here is your chance. From February 15th through to March 19th, 2013, some of Garbo’s personal items from her wardrobe and New York home will be on display at the Belmacz space: 45 Davies Street W1K 4LX.

The curators of the exhibit: Miss G, are none other than Belmacz designer Julia Muggenburg and fashion historian Browyn Cosgrave. The two ladies acquired the various pieces from a landmark auction of Garbo’s possessions at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California. To the world, Greta Garbo, was seen as the seductive, legendary, Swedish actress, who made 23 movies at MGM, and contributed to the film studio’s heyday. Yet, Garbo, was in fact, an incredibly private person, known to be a bit of a recluse or ‘hermit around town’, of Upper Manhattan, and preferred to dress in mannish attire when she was off-screen. (Hence, creating an androgynous chic, if you will.)

On the night of the debut of this exhibition, in February, all the items had gone on silent auction, to raise support for ‘Magic Breakfast’, in London. Some of the pieces show the deep contrast of Garbo’s character off and on screen, such as the cooking apron-she probably wore to entertain her guests at home (suggesting her warm nature to those she knew) to the modernist jersey ski cap, created by Stephen Jones, for the exhibit, inspired by Garbo’s character in Soviet spy title: Ninotchka. Don’t feel though, that perhaps you can’t get a bit of Garbo style yourself, as there is a pair of brogues, by Manolo Blahnik, on display, that will be available to order soon! The exhibit is definitely worth a visit, as opportunities like this is rare, and promises to be a unique experience. Admission is free of charge and the Belmacz space is open each day from 11-6 Monday-Friday. For more information email: gallery@belmacz.com or call 0207 629 7863.    






Beauty Says: There is no joy, like the joy, of finding a firming product that will give you instant visible results. Many firming products leave you a wee bit deflated both inside and out! Fear not, ladies, I’ve found some fabulous Face & Body Plumpers to bounce you back and get you ready for swimsuit season. You can say after some of these- in the department of skin care 101 you are: A FIRM BELIEVER!

Elizabeth Arden -Ceramide Lift & Firm Day Cream SPF 30: This cream gives instant plump and ‘oomph’ to the face upon first application. I usually know if the product works or notice the first difference in my cheeks. You can actually feel the cheeks plump up after 10 minutes! This is not however, one of those gimmick products that when you don’t use it the effects go away. Instead, you will find the overall visible improvements with using this product. The texture of this product is also gorgeous as it is velvety soft and smooth. With SPF 30 too, what more could you want in a firming cream? £55, 50ml at Peter Jones, Sloane Square call 0207 881 6418

Elizabeth Arden-Ceramide (GOLD) Youth Restoring Capsules: This product is not only a serum for the face, but a multi-functional product. You can use it as a serum, a booster for the day, pop it on before a flight to prevent dehydration, and on the chest & décolleté as well. (I got a top tip from a consultant, that if you pop this on your breasts it will give them some extra oomph as well!) The texture may feel a bit oily at first, but if you continue to massage it in until completely absorbed you will find that it is incredibly soft. Best yet, it is easy to travel with and there is no waste, as each little capsule measures a proper dose. I usually use them as a night treatment or after masks, and just pop it on without moisturiser on top. With being so versatile, you can work this into any other products you are currently using or without interrupting your normal skincare regime. The effects are as the Day cream: Instant LIFT OFF! The only thing you’ll be counting down is how many you’ve got left in the bottle! They come in 30, 60, 90 pieces (and also do capsules for the eyes) from £33 at Peter Jones, Sloane Square call 0207 881 6418

BLISS SPA introduces: FIRM BABY FIRM (serum): I recently took part in a trial of Bliss Spa’s new launch product: Firm Baby Firm-a dual action lifting and volumising serum for thirty days. At first I was dubious, as I am, with the hundreds of products I trial. However, after about seven days of use, I found an improvement of a more plumped out and lifted jawline and cheeks. It literally looked like the skin had plumped from the inside out! Upon analyzing the ingredients I noticed that it contained cell-targeting peptides. It also has a five patented technology not to mention, gardenia phyto stem cells that boost the making of elasticity and collagen. Get it back to baby firmness £55/30ml at:www.blissworld.co.uk

Filorga: Hydra-Filler:  This moisturiser has a built in reservoir when it comes to hydration. It’s a smart moisturiser that has two high and low molecular weight hyaluronic acids. This means they can in effect increase the skin’s reservoir capacity. Not only does it do that, but it also has a film-forming effecting acting as a micro-filler. In simple terms, it limits water loss to the skin, and reinforces the barrier effect while also making lipids for the skin. The result? Pretty perky skin! £45, 50ml only at: www.marksandspencer.com

 

 

 Skyn, Iceland: Firm eyes are just as important to a complete looking firm face. SKYN Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels are a great quick fix to getting firm results fast within the eye area. Pop the eye masks on for 10 minutes and see the eyes restored. Their secret is a hexapeptide technology. I recommend these masks for the great value as well as long lasting hydration. £25, 8 pairs of eye gels only at: www.marksandspencer.com

Beauty Says: Swimsuit season is closer than you think! Don’t worry though about any wiggles and jiggles this summer as I’ve found some great firming body products that will keep it all together! Common ladies: Let’s Body Plump!

 

 

Love Your Skin-London: Collagen Moisturising Gel:One of the key reasons I love love love this body product is that it’s OIL FREE! The water-based gel leaves the skin soft and not oily, and you are able to dress immediately. Containing a collagen protein, and Evening Primrose to plump and redensify the skin-it’s one serious firming gel. Aloe Vera cools and soothes the skin, so this is a great one to use in heat or hotter weather as well. Best of all, you can use it on the face as well. £16.99 at: www.lys-london.com

 

Dr. Ceuticals: Tummy Tone: For those who want to tighten and don’t like sit-ups, maybe Dr. Ceuticals’ Tummy Tone can help you tighten up your belt! The product has been clinically proven to be able to slim down waistlines and reduce fat storing cells in 28 days. I’ve been using it for a week while now, twice daily, and noticed a difference in the sense that my flesh around the middle feels tighter and firmer. The secret weapon in this product is brown seaweed which goes to directly target retained fat cells. £19.99, 150ml at www.drceuticals.co.uk

 

NUXE: Firming Cream, Anti-Aging, Tightening Effect, Crème Fondante Raffermissante: This has become one of my favourites in the department of body firming, as it has dual-action and also lifts! Their secret is Brazilian Mimosa, and Oat sugar which firms, while Kigela Africana and extracts Flake Rye help to strengthen the skin mesh and lift. The texture of course, is smooth, but the smell is gorgeous as it smells of orange, jasmine and almond oils. £33.90, 200ml www.feelunique.com

Beauty Says: On March 10^th, MUM is the word! Here are some of my wonderful suggestions to show MUM how much you appreciate her in everyway…

Shavata, Brow Arch Package: Groom mum well on this day with a mother, daughter package for brow arches at Shavata. In just 15 min, get super tamed brows by threading, and enjoy a glass of bubbly with her too! £25.50, to book: www.shavata.com

Per-fekt Skin Perfection Gel: Give Mum Perfect flawless skin in an instant with Per-fekt Skin Gel. Easily enhancing her natural beauty, and colour and a great alternative to normal foundation or primers! Loved by Hollywood A-listers, treat mum like a star! £49.50 at www.beautybay.com

Aromatherapy Associates, Mini Bath & Body Oils set: Spoil your mum if she’s a lady on the move….she’ll appreciate this lovely box of 9x3ml oils to relax with in the evenings. Give her inner joy with Aromatherapy Associates! £30 for set of miniatures at: www.aromatherapyassociates.com

Liz Earle, Energising Body Lotion: Want to be a smooth operator to mum? Then nothing beats Liz Earle’s Energising Body Lotion with damask rose, and sweet orange oils. £18 www.uk.lizearle.com

Ragdale Hall, Temple Balm: Mum’s a hectic lady that needs to calm moments. Get her this temple balm to soothe her nerves! £4 www.marksandspencer.com

Tea for 2 at CANTEEN: Get some special just you and mum time and lounge at CANTEEN with high tea for 2: Smoked salmon, cucumber sarnies, cakes, scones, tea & fizz for just £19.99! Book at your nearest CANTEEN now: www.canteen.co.uk

DL & Co., Forbidden Fruit Candles: Treat mum to this collection of crisp apple candles. Striking in appearance it will lift her up any day of the week! £69 at www.dlcompany.com

Kindle Pink Python Clutch: Whether she’s putting her Kindle there, or she’s just going out on a lunch date, give mum serious style with his Python Clutch! £49, http://www.gift-library.com/Pink-Python/pid-w1nyweo90002pnk

LUSH Spa: Give Mum the most LUSH-u-rious experience at LUSH Spa, Kings Road, and the Comforter Exfoliating Treatment. She’ll be in heaven with warm chocolate scrub, hot body serum massage, and be uplifted and nourished both inside and out! £65, one hour treatment, to book e-mail: kings.rd@lush.co.uk

Elemis Spa Day out at Harvey Nichols: Do a girlie day out with mum at Harvey Nichols and get 2-for-1 package which includes: 2x3 course lunch at Seasons Restaurant, 2x Elemis Facials, and 1x complimentary Elemis gift for £100 (package worth £150). Elemis voucher valid for 6 months to use. Call 0207 201 8584 or e-mail elemis_hnlondon@hotmail.co.uk to book now.

Baume & Mercier, Linea Watch: For the woman who has always made time for you…give her this luxury watch from Baume & Mercier. Linea watch comes in a variety of colours, and have loads of elegance! £1420 available at www.thewatchgallery.co.uk

Beauty Says: In beauty we often talk about the benefits of mineral based make-up, but what about mineral based skincare? Omorovicza, from Budapest, champions in this area, when it comes to offering you an ‘at home spa’ experience.

Thermal Cleansing Balm(£46, 50ml): This product turns around the assumption that using a mud-based product will leave you with an uncomfortable tight feeling. In fact, it leaves your skin incredibly soft, and firm. The smell is also unlike traditional mud-based products, smelling of seaweed or clay as it has a beautiful orange blossom scent that lifts the senses! I especially liked the fact that it removes all make-up with ease as well. My skin definitely looked radiant after the cleansing, and squeaky clean- it was well-conditioned, and replenished.



Deep Cleansing Mask(£57, 50ml): I was glad to open the cleansing mask to realise it was not another black mud mask staring back at me. The mask was slightly tingly and warming, and upon taking it off I saw an incredibly radiance and luminescence to the skin. The smell was also not overpowering, but subtle, with hints of aromatherapy oils. This is also packed full of nutrients as it is made from Hungarian Moor mud which is rich in calcium and magnesium carbonates.

Instant Plumping Cream(£105, 50ml): I’ve used many firming or plumping creams in my time, and the true test to see if it indeed plumps is only if the plumping effect is instant. The area to truly feel this is in the cheeks. I’ve only known one other product that truly does this (which I’m currently using) and I was pleasantly surprised by this cream. At last I found the culprit ingredient in the cream to be omega ceramide 6 which retextures the lipid matrix-meaning that it restores elasticity and gives it that oomph! Aside from that, it also of course, has hyaluronic spheres, and plenty of peptides. Top tip: A little goes a long long way with this product, use it sparingly! It is so creamy and smooth, and you feel the drench of hydration straight away. 



Snob says: I can’t resist a little muchie while watching a film. I’ve recently discovered the incredible fresh CRUNCH of Kracklecorn by Portlebay Popcorn. It’s not your usual popcorn….so I’m ‘popping’ the secret now…check it out!