It’s favourites time! Camilla’s Favourites Mama Mio OMega Body Oil Givenchy Hydra Sparkling Magic Lip & Cheek Tint Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation Tom Ford Beauty Cream Colour for Eyes in Spice EcoTools Essential Eye Set Jules’ Favourites Hydraluron Moisture Booster Lush Mint Julips Lip Scrub Soleil Tan de Chanel Mama Mio Clean Slate Aloe-rich Cleanser Sleek Luminous Pressed Powder MAC Syrup lipstick
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Fresh & Fabulous Make-Up Tutorial
Ever woken up after a big night, looked in the mirror and wanted to scream/cry? Me too. With this in mind, I chose a particularly hungover morning to film this tutorial to show you how to make a scary face look bearable again. You’re welcome! Before you watch it, there are a few things I would like to bring to your attention: “Trusty” is my favourite word. The colour of my foundation looks completely mismatched in this video, but I assure you it’s just the lighting. In real life I didn’t look like the Oros man. I do eventually cover…
Curling Your Hair with a Flat Iron
We’ve had quite a few requests for this post over the past few months, but the truth is that not only are Camilla and I not very good at it, we also prefer to curl our hair using hot tongs or barrel curlers. Help is at hand, however! There are literally thousands of video tutorials online that teach you how to curl your hair with a straightening iron so I’ve scoured YouTube to find the best. They vary slightly in approach but the general principle is the same. Seeing it in action is also definitely much easier than trying to…
Flawless Face Series Part III: Concealer
Concealer helps to even out your skin tone, cover blemishes and disguise dark circles. It comes in various forms – pens, creams, sticks – you will need to play around a little and see which formulation you like best. I like to separate concealers into two categories: those for the under-eye area, and those for blemishes/the rest of the face. I always use two different concealers for these areas and I don’t like to interchange them. I like to use stick or a cream concealer for blemishes, and a light reflective concealer for under the eyes – the reason being…
Skincare 101 with Caroline Hirons and Pixiwoo
Regular readers will know much Julia and I respect and admire Caroline Hirons and the Pixiwoo sisters, Samantha Chapman and Nicola Haste. I could listen to them talk about skincare and makeup for the rest of my life, and I’d still be captivated by them. The Pixiwoo girls sat down with Caroline to have a chat about her routine and her favourite products, and she also imparted some of her much-sought-after skincare advice as well as a few handy tips and tricks (for example, don’t keep any beauty products in the bathroom – it’s too hot and the products will…
How To: De-Potting MAC Eyeshadows
Last week something very special happened – the MAC Store in the V&A Waterfront actually had stock of everything that I wanted (this has never happened). I initially went in just to get my sister and I our eyebrow pencils, but then I saw that they had stock of their pro palettes *insert singing angels here* – I had been waiting for ages for these to come in so I promptly snapped up the 4-set palette. I got home, so excited to transfer my existing eyeshadow into the palette…until I realised that I didn’t have the faintest idea of how…
Eyebrow Masterclass
Fact: eyebrows frame your face – they should be groomed, polished and above all, thick. Blame Cara Delevigne if you will, but bold brows are bigger than ever at the moment, and whilst I’m not usually a fan of following trends, I will be making an exception for this one. Learning how to thicken and shape your brows by using either powder or pencils is invaluable – you can transform your entire face in no time at all. Getting to grips with your brows can be daunting to begin with, and so with this is mind, I want to share…
Travel Beauty: Essential Make-up Kit
By the time you read this, I will freezing my perfectly pedicured toes off in London while scouring the high street for beauty bargains. I thought you might like to see what make-up I’m taking with me that pretty much comprises all my favourite and most-used products at the moment. I plan to buy more stuff than I can carry when I’m there so I’ve probably packed far more than I really need but at least I know I have all my essentials in case of any beauty emergencies! Products: Skin Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream Benefit High Beam Clinique Airbrush…
Link Love #1
Camilla and I read loads of different beauty blogs and often see interesting posts that we think our lovely readers might also enjoy. And so today, we’re sharing the (link) love: Things I love… from Kiss Blush and Tell A great round-up of Tori’s current favourites, including the Rimmel BB cream that we’re busy testing (review up soon!). Beauty Battle: Luxury vs. Budget from What I Heart Today Lily’s videos are some of our favourites on YouTube and she blogs every single day which is amazing. This is a fantastic comparison between similar high-end and budget products with her verdict…
February Favourites
Sorry this is so late guys! We shot it at the end of February but then had problems getting it up on YouTube. Here are our February Favourites nonetheless. Camilla’s Favourites: Eucerin Hyaluronic Filler My skin has been so parched lately – I felt like no matter how much water I drank or how much moisturiser I put on, my skin was still dry and flaky. I had been dabbling with the idea of hyaluronic acid for a while, so this product couldn’t have been recommended to me at a better time. In short, I love it – for the…