Makeup is commonly used to make one’s face more attractive, but it can also help conceal scars and other skin irregularities as an extension of medical treatment. Cosmetics makers have developed products designed to camouflage birthmarks, discoloration, and post-operative scars, as well as chromatosis and swelling resulting from the use of cancer drugs and other … Read More →
While the contents of the average woman’s makeup bag might be worth a lot (according to one study, nearly £200) those little bags of beauty are harbouring more than just expensive products. According to research, the average makeup bag contains six different kinds of bacteria, including the strains that cause meningitis and septicaemia. So if you’ve never … Read More →
With Halloween a mere fortnight away, it is time to start prepping your beauty look. Here are three tutorials from some of the biggest makeup artists on YouTube, to get you started. * Holographic Unicorn Let’s face it, if you can’t be a holographic unicorn mermaid hybrid on Halloween, then when can you? Star vlogger … Read More →
PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/@MAYBELLINE The Internet has been going wild for Gigi Hadid’s brand-new Maybelline collaboration. Earlier this month the model and fashion designer confirmed that she’s been working on a collection with the drugstore brand for the past year—and we finally got a look last week. First, we got a peek at her Jetsetter palette, which is perfect for anyone who travels even a … Read More →
Gone are the razor-sharp lip lines of old – this season is all about a less precise outline, resulting in more of a highly-pigmented stain, with slightly blurry edges for a sweeter, more ‘lived-in’ look. It could be seen at Missoni, where the strawberry-hued lip colour was smeared lightly across the lip line, and at Chanel, where a … Read More →
The recently concluded international fashion weeks saw models sporting trendy hair accessories and centre part hair. When it comes to make up, there was a strong trend for pastels, but there was nothing delicate about the look. The colours were painted onto the eyelids in thick stripes, creating chunky, colourful flicks at Missoni, where the palette included minty … Read More →
‘Glitter eyes’ are one of the most surprising beauty trends to have emerged during the Spring/Summer 2018 fashion shows in New York, London and Milan over the past few weeks. Blending disco influences with the current craze for all things holographic, the look tempted multiple fashion houses to put a twinkly stamp on their catwalk … Read More →