In the mood for…
As single girls everywhere get ready to give a collective groan at the idea, it’s time for you more romantic types to get in the mood for love with LUSH’s new creations especially for St Valentine’s Day. This year sees the introduction of some brand new inventions – including a perfume created for a very special wedding. There’s also the return of some favourite products, with a 2012 twist to help make bath-time a truly amorous experience!
Winter (Windy!) Warmers
Well Happy New Year everyone! And some start to the year it's been. For those of you who, like us, weren't lucky enough to have jetted away to a hotter climate over the festive period, we have put together some of our favourite body products for you to indulge in and give those poor, weather-beaten bodies some much needed pampering!
First thing's first. If you are anything like me, the post-christmas blues will be well and truly setting in and the last thing you'll need is a hurricane brewing outside! In this case, some instant uplifting is in order. This gorgeous body wash/bubble bath, aptly named Gloomaway, from Origins is the perfect antidote to lift your spirits and help you get prepared to face the world.
More info at www.origins.co.uk
Next up is this sumptuous paradisiac pink pepperpod bathing milk from Molton Brown. Containing African Ginger, Patchouli and Reunion Island pink pepper, this is an utterly indulgent treat for your body and just what you need to leave your skin feeling soft and you completely relaxed and thawed!
More info at www.moltonbrown.co.uk
Then we have these brilliant little bath salts from one of my favourite brands, Arran Aromatics. Part of their After The Rain collection, this luxurious blend of rose petals, musk, floral citrus, lime, lavandin and juniper are the ultimate in relaxation. The beautiful wooden packaging is an added bonus!
More info at www.arranaromatics.com
Now. I know this list is supposed to be all about giving our bodies a well deserved rest, but this cult body butter is something of a little miracle product! Deliciously creamy and indulgent on the body, it also buffs away all the dead skin and gets your circulation really pumping which is especially needed at this time of year. Buffy contains both cocoa butter and shea butter which really looks after your skin while the ground rice, ground almonds and ground aduki beans get to work at polishing that skin!
More info at www.lush.co.uk
Even though we've already had one Origins product on the list, this baby was too good to miss! The Way of the Bath Matcha Tea Body Soak, apart from being a mouthful, is also a fabulously innovative new bath soak based on Dr Weil's knowledge of Japanese culture and traditional Japanese Tea ceremony. Containing vital antioxidants, vitamins and minerals this product aims to really re-energize the body and leave you looking glowing and healthy.
More info at www.origins.co.uk
And finally, once all the dead skin, aches and pains and gloomy thoughts have been washed away, try lighting this gorgeous aromatic candle from Aromatherapy Associates. Containing West Indian Bay and warming Myrrh, this is the perfect final step to help you really unwind for a good night's sleep.
More info at www.spacenk.co.uk
Perfect Touch
Sigma brushes. You can thank us later. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome to Paradise
New York has certainly been looking South for beauty inspiration this Fashion Week! Jeremy Scott gave us another of our favourite looks this week with his Elly May Clampett of The Beverly Hillbillies inspired collection. Fresh, luminous skin, cute-as-a-button freckles and sexy-as-hell liner combine to give us this pinup girl next door (or farm?) makeup. According to Val Garland the look was “Daisy Duke goes to Paradise City”… What a combo!! Read the rest of this entry »
Bollywood Western?
New York Fashion Week has so far brought us some gorgeous designs for Spring/Summer 2012 rtw but none have got us as excited as the amazing hair and makeup created for Thakoon’s latest offering.
Described as ‘Bollywood Western’ and fusing Indian-inspired brights of turquoises, saffrons and oranges with Western shirts, the collection was awash with summer brights to cheer us up as we enjoy the last few days of summer… But perhaps unsurprisingly, it was this striking beauty look that really caught our attention.
The brief provided by designer Panichgul was “the ideal of the iconic American cowboy gone multi-cultural. The color story came from India, inspired by the spice market — but with a cowboy flair”.
Lead artist Diane Kendall for NARS Cosmetics says of the look she created “Because the collection is so colorful, I wanted to focus on a classic, strong brow. I kept the face natural, with a little pink on the cheek for healthy color. On the eyes, I focused on contouring to show strength and attitude, a cowboy attitude that is”.
To create this gorgeous look, Kendall used NARS Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturiser followed by Zen Blush and Gaiety Blush, a beautiful soft pink due out Feb ’12.
The products used on the eyes were a combination of earthy NARS shadows in taupes and chocolate browns including Bengali, Blondie and the Portobello Duo as well as a touch of Laguna bronzer. Lips were kept soft with Belle de Jour Velvet Matte Lip Pencil, a jumbo crayon with a lipstick-like application. The look was finished with a coating of the champagne gold Versailles nail polish.
And of course we couldn’t end without talking about that INCREDIBLE hair!! Hair stylist Odile Gilbert was instructed by Thakoon that he wanted bright hair and she certainly did not disappoint, painting on powdered colored clay mixed with water to get the candy-coloured hues you see here.
Regardless of what you may make of the collection itself, there’s no denying the clothing, makeup and hair certainly combined to eye-catching effect. We likey!
Jewels of the Earth
Aveda are gearing up to launch their new makeup collection for Fall, enchantingly entitled Jewels of the Earth. Awash in intense and tarnished shades of blue, green, gold and bronze, this collection perfectly mirrors many of the rich, gemstone inspired collections we have seen for A/W 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Back to School Beauty with LUSH
It’s that time of year already when summer has come to an end and it’s time to start thinking about those school bag essentials. Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics has a whole selection of natural beauty treats to help make that first day of a new term a lot more stress free. Read the rest of this entry »
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