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Beauty Scoop: Lovely lips from Loreal

Beauty Scoop: Lovely lips from Loreal

Loreal has always been one of my favourite lipstick brands and I can’t tell if it’s the lovely colours or the delicious smell that I love more.  I still remember my very first Loreal lipstick, bought at the airport on the way to Greece in 1996.  I remember scraping every last bit out of the case! And thirteen years down the line I feel the same about their lipsticks… This week I got to try three new ranges from the lovely lip brand: All three of these lipstick ranges are part of the Loreal Colour Riche range which comes in a variety of shades, and when I say variety I mean variety!  The first two have also been designed to give you “a healthy glow – just like a blush” and each shade has been specially chosen to compliment your skin and hair colour too, so you can find your perfect match. You can choose fro; Loreal Colour Riche Made for me Naturals which includes 10 shades in nude and chocolate (R114.95), Colour Riche Gold which includes 23 shades available in ginger spice, Brazil nut, sable, raisin rapture (R114.95) or, my top pick, Colour Riche Gelee which comes in a…

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August 27, 2009
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Beauty Scoop – Revlon Colourstay Mineral Lipglaze

Beauty Scoop – Revlon Colourstay Mineral Lipglaze

Winter lips need lots of loving care, but you don’t have to compromise your lips looking sensational.  For a truly long lasting lip gloss, you’ve got to check out Revlon Colourstay Mineral Lipglaze, which is available in 12 super sexy, glossy shades.  The colour is long lasting, and it gives your lips a sexy  sheen that’s not greasy or caked.  Plus, it smells divine.  It’s as though I took a bite of  a delicious orange chocolate truffle , sprinkled with coconut. I am using the shade Everlasting Blush and it’s the perfect on-the-go lip goody for your handbag.  The tinted sheen means you don’t even need to apply lipstick first, so go check it out! Other shades include; Continuous Pink, Unlimited Nectar, Lasting Shimmer, Never ending Nude, Eternal Blossom, Infinite Rose, Forever Fig, Stay Ablaze, Forever Raisin, Perpetual Plum and Overtime Wine.

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June 26, 2009
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Pallets of purple

Pallets of purple

Mix up different shades of complimenting colours with Revlon Beyond Natural Cream to Powder Eye Shadow in Plumberry Prune.  This quad has all you need for purple prettified eyes – perfect for a day or for nailing that natural look. RSP R135.

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May 21, 2009
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Berry-Bold lips

Berry-Bold lips

This week I got to play with loads of glorious lip colour.  From wine stained shades to bright reds, to the more toned down, berry delights.  This winter, heat up your lips with sensational, berry-proud pouts with my top picks for the season… 1. YARDLEY  Supermoist lipstick colour in Coco 2. ESTEE LAUDER Signature Lipstick in Cranberry. 3. ESTEE LAUDER Automatic  Lip Pencil Duo in Chocolate. 4. MAYBELINE NEW YORK Volume XL Seduction Lip Plumber in Full-Bodied Wine. 5. BENEFIT Full Finish Lipstick in Nice Knickers. 6. ESTEE LAUDER Signature Lipstick in Radiant Wine. 7. CHARLIE Bling Lip Gloss. 8. ESTEE LAUDER Signature Lipstick in Scarlet 9.  REVLON Lipgloss in Shine That Pink.

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May 14, 2009
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Glam Rock beauty

Glam Rock beauty

Glam rock is a fun, sexy way to wear your makeup. Glam up the eyes and leave the lips nude for the day and then transform into a sexy siren by adding a pop of bright colour to your lips.  Lady Gaga has nailed glam-rock to perfection, with nude lips and diva eyes, but Christina Aguilera rocks it with clean, porcelin skin, dramatic eyes and intense lips. It’s easy to create the glam rock look when you have the right products.  I’ve been playing with a few brands this past week, testing them out, trying on new looks and really having fun with the whole glam-rock look, to bring you this week’s beauty feature… Rimmel London Glam Eyes Professional Liquid Liner in Aqua Glow is great for applying precision liner to your lids and the colour is simply stunning.  I really like doing the whole “carbon copy” eye with a black gel liner (see 7) and then adding a stoke of colour with this product to the outer corners.  The easy to use applicator makes it simple to use.  I also like applying just a bit of this color to the ends of my lashes lashes after applying mascara and…

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April 23, 2009
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Fab Find Friday – Bobbi Brown Customizable Palette

Fab Find Friday – Bobbi Brown Customizable Palette

Now, I don’t know about you, but I think Bobbi Brown has got to be one of the most innovative cosmetics producers of all time.  This woman, not only knows how to make gorgeous makeup that lasts, but she really understands how us women use it too, and to me that’s a huge plus.  That’s why, this week Bobbi Brown gets my Fab Find Friday (again). Lately, I’m obsessed with her new innovation, The Customizable Palette. It’s basically an empty, mirrored palette that can be customised to fit all your favourite Bobbi Brown eye shadows, blushes and even lip colours and gloss.  So instead of lugging all your makeup in a huge makeup case, that takes up space, all you really need is to (literally) pop your favourite Bobbi Brown shades into the palette and you’re done. Another plus is that you can quickly replace colours when you run out without having to get rid of the whole palette.  I know I’m not the only one that has bought a palette of colours, only to use one shade and then get rid of it.  This is a great innovation to choose the colours you want and you get the option…

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April 10, 2009
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Makeup to make you sparkle

Makeup to make you sparkle

Add some gorgeous sparkle to your palette this winter with pretty sparkles, perky pinks and soft golds.  Check out my my favourite, tried and tested beauty products…

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April 9, 2009
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MAC – Colour Ready or not

MAC – Colour Ready or not

About as “basic as your 4-inch heel Louboutins” This April-May, MAC is launching it’s brand new Colour Ready make up Line.  A collection of intense lipsticks with super sexy, bold and defined eyes.   The new Transparent Finishing Powder and Line Filler sets the stage for your perfect canvas.  It’s MAC’s lightest formula yet, that is completely invisible when applied.  The silky, colourless polymers set and stabilize your makeup in a flash.  The 129SH All purpose brush (R280) is all you need to apply your powder. Keep it all in place with Prep + Prime Skin Refined Zone. Eyes take a dramatic approach with White Frost and Vivid shimmery Eye Shadows (R130 each).  Add depth and definition with the Penultimate Eye Liner in true black (R160) and finish with bold, perfectly penciled eye brows with Stud (R115) Let your lips take centre stage with super hot shades, in Show Orchid, a vivid hot pink and Impassioned, an amped up fuchsia (R130 each). Check out some of the products in the collection…

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April 6, 2009
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Check out my desk – It’s loaded with lip colour

Check out my desk – It’s loaded with lip colour

Tell me I don’t have THE best job in the world!  One of the perks of my Beauty Editors title (among others) is experimenting with makeup all day long and yesterday morning I got the most delightful bag of goodies, sent to me from the fabulous Jessica Lawther – Communications Manager for Estee Lauder. Like any (sane) girl, I couldn’t wait to see the colour selection from the delicious Estee Lauder Signature range. So, this morning I unloaded the selection on my desk, check it out… I’ve been fully stocked with fabulous lip colour for practically a lifetime.  And judging by this range’s staying on power, I don’t think anyone would need more lipstick. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! With so many shades which one is a girl to choose? All of them! Keep an eye out on StyleScoop as I will be featuring these shades on future issues of my Star Beauty column, which by the way, is published every Thursday on StyleScoop. Have a fab Friday Dimi

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April 3, 2009
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Star Beauty – Be bold

Star Beauty – Be bold

“There is the rule book that says, if you are creating drama with the eyes, down-play the lips and vice versa so the two don’t compete for attention” says Jessica Lawther, Communications Manager at Estee Lauder. Winter has always been a season to smoulder, and you can play by the rules, by focusing on defining either the eyes or the lips.  Or you can break the rules and combine smokey eyes with sexy, provocative lips.  There is sexy and there is trashy when it comes to this look, but if you follow Penelope Cruz’ lead, you’ll break the rules with style and seduction. Personally, I like to play by the rules too, I don’t know if its just a safe zone or if I prefer to have one focal point, but I must admit, solid coloured lips with sexy, defined eyes really do look amazing together. So, here are some products I got to play with this week, and some I have yet to try but am just as intrigued.  These products will help you nail the winter smoulder look whether you’re playing it safe or living on the wild side. Eyes Instead of using eyeshadow for smokey eyes, check…

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March 5, 2009
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March Lust List

March Lust List

I’ve got the inside scoop on all the got-to-have-goodies this March .  Check out the new and exciting things that are launching in March, from cosmetics to fabulous read.  Every girls’ gotta have…

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March 2, 2009
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Star Beauty: Red Hot Love

Star Beauty: Red Hot Love

Show yourself some love this Valentines day with these red-hot, sizzling and sexy beauty products.  Be sure to check out the end of this article, for our expert tip on how to keep red lipstick lasting longer.

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February 5, 2009
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