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Lipstick Queen The queen of lipsticks   How to use Lipstick Queen Apply the Lipstick Queen lipsticks as you wish….with a lip brush, smudge on with your fingertips or apply straight onto your lips.   Why I love Lipstick Queen The range of lipsticks vary from sheer, gloss pots and matt textures,  all of which are sumptuous colours to seduce you to wear lipstick.  Lipstick can make a huge statement on what you wear and how you feel.  I promise you, you will be stuck as to which colours to choose from this great range. My favourite 3 Lipstick Queen’s are: Medieval...


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Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick Award winning best foundation range “ The Guardian Best Beauty Buys 2013”   How to use Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick Bobbi Brown Foundation stick can be applied onto a clean moisturised and primed skin.  Start applying the foundation with either your fingertips or sponge from the T-zone area and blend with light strokes across the forehead, cheeks, nose and chin. This foundation can be used to apply a natural finish or a deeper coverage.   Why I love Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick Portable and a perfect shades of 20 colours to choose from. ...


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Ariane Poole Conceal And Contour Palette Voted the Best Concealer by She Magazine   How to use Ariane Poole Conceal and Contour Palette A trio yellow based concealer palette perfect for all year round.  This multi purpose concealer is perfect to conceal dark circles, blemishes, high colouring, spots and fine imperfections to the skin.  Apply the concealer by using your fingertips or with the concealer brush which is supplied by dabbing gently into the area you wish to conceal.  This light but semi matte finish concealer is so easy to use.   Why I love Ariane Poole Conceal...


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Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour Laura Mercier cult classic long lasting, crease-resistant stick eye colours   How to use Laura Mercier Cavier Stick Eye Colour Apply the stick directly to the eyelid and blend with either your fingertips or with a synthetic eyeshadow brush to create a smouldering smoky eye. Alternatively you can draw a line along the top and bottom lash line and softly blend for a  “smudge”  effect eyeliner.   Why I love this product These long lasting eight rich eye colours are one of the easiest products to use to create a soft subtle smoky eye effect...


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NARS Award Winning Blusher in “Orgasm” The Cult Classic and Award Winning Blusher   How to use NARS Blusher This peachy pink colour is suitable for fair to medium skin tones.  Apply this blusher with a blush brush by using a soft circular motion to the apple part of the cheeks to create a “flushed effect” or alternatively use the blusher to sculpt the face on the cheekbones.   Why I Love This Product A wonderful colour to use all year round and there is a slightly delicate shimmer to the product.   The blusher is so easy to apply to the cheeks which leaves a natural...


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Chantecaille The Wild Horses Palette This palette is a perfect present for all those horse lovers out there.  The four colours are named after breeds of horses, Black Stallion, Palomino, Mustang and Freedom.   A percentage of the proceeds of every Wild Horses Palette sold will be donated to The Humane Society of the United States to help keep the wild horses to roam free. This clever palatte has everything you need Black Stallion – Black Eyeliner Palomino – Highlighter for the cheeks Mustang – Warm gold brown eyeshadow Freedom – Sunset soft pink blusher   Why...


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Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate This is one of the key essential products to use especially this time of year with late night parties which can make the skin look tired and dehydrated.  This product is suitable for all skin types.   Why I Love This Product During this time of year my skin always feel dehydrated.  Even after only using the product once my skin felt nourished, soft and glowing the following morning. This has become my essential night time routine.   How to use Kiehls Midnight Recovery Concentrate You apply this once a night before your own chosen night...


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I was asked by the designer of the The Beehive Brand, Andrea Freeman, to work alongside her new collection. The Beehive Brand has deep routes with Patons and Baldwins factory in Darlington and the inspiration for the makeup on this location shoot was to have a fresh modern twist on inspired make up from the 1950s.  You can read the full article here on pages 17 - 20 Credit to Brand:  The Beehive Brand Photographer : Keith Moss Photography using Phase One Camera Make-up: Jo Leversuch of Make-up by Jo Hair: James Reid of Be Premiere Hair Film: Luke and Sam of Thousand Yard Films Model:...


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    Early morning 3am start for a shoot for a new brand The Beehive Brand.  Four female models and two male models all needing make-up.  We started the morning at Be Premiere Hair salon in Darlington where i worked closely with James Reid hairdresser to start prepping hair and make-up. We all headed off to a secluded location on the outskirts of Darlington probably only known to the 'Dawn Army' the factory workers who used to make their way to work at dawn, silently and on mass.. on their way into town by pedal power or on foot. Make-up kit unpacked in a field to continue with the application...


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 Everyone lets support Cervical Screening Awareness Week to 15th June and make a mark on Cervical Cancer. Every day in the UK 9 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women aged 35 and under. Get your red lipstick out this week and be glamourous whether you want to wear a matt lipstick, sheer gloss, satin finish lipstick, a chubby stick or a wash of colour lets think red.   Plus we will be able to support The Red Lippy Project. Make a donation to The Eve Appeal to raise funds for vital...


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