If you're looking for a product to jazz up your peepers for all those after-work and weekend BBQs this summer, then this is on little piece of kit to invest in!
The Khojati Kajal Eyeliners come in 6 fantastic colours, my favourite was the mauve - a slight of shimmer to get you in the party feeling without having to reapply from scratch in the work loos.
Find out all the colours and where you can purchase your day-to-night savior on TotallyLiving's homepage.
And with the long, lazy days of summer also come the hot, beach lounging and pool-side posing come those two weeks in _______(insert appropriate exotic location here) you've booked.
So why waste precious time shaving your legs, time that could be better spent soaking up the sunshine. Never mind the fact that when you shave it strips away that little bit of healthy tan you worked up. (Of course, while wearing SPF!)
This little bottle has found a permanent home in my bathroom and results are promised in just two weeks! Silky smooth legs, here I come!
If you are anything like me...you will have already started thinking about what to pack for your beach holidays. Granted the date nor location have been decided on yet, but one thing is for sure, I WILL be brining this.
Here is why I love it and why it will be getting a privy spot in my suitcase beside my sun hat and SPF 50.
1. It's two moisturisers in one.
2. It saves me having to pack two bottles/tubs (one for my scaly knees and other for arms and tum).
3. Affordable considering you're getting two for the price of one normal tub of The Body Shop Body Butter.
4. It smells lush.
Available in the yummy scents of Floral Açai, Vanilla, Macadamia and Sweet Pea and for £12.50 you can't go wrong. Not to mention it does all the do-gooding The Body Shop is known for! :)
Well, I was lucky enough to nab five minutes of Mr. Edmonds' time before he jet-setted off to make some people fabulous, for red carpet events no doubt, to talk about summer hair.
If you are anything like me, your hair goes rather wide, rather frizzy, and rather Simba-the-lion-cub-esque once you hit the beach. So, I was eager to learn if there was anything I could do to prep my hair for the inevitable straw-like afro that would appear where my hair used to be once I hit the beach.
I am a sucker for pretty packaging. And that is exactly why I LOVE Benefit.
There is just something special in knowing that the box/tub/tube/jar/bottle is just as gorgeous as the product inside. It makes it worth the extra spend and when a little box comes along that holds more than one amazing product, it gets pride of place on my shelf.
I actually think it is a bit of home interiors mixed with cosmetics. Actually, I think I could be on to something here...
So you can only imagine my glee when I spotted this:
I give you Finding Mr Bright - Benefit's latest hero-product-kit.
This one is designed to give you the perfect complexion instantly and has all products you need in mini sizes.
So for your hard earned £28.50 you will get mini version of:
Erase Paste - for concealing and camouflage those nasty
blemishes or dark circles.
Girl Meets Pearl - for a golden-pink liquid primer or base.
Posietint - poppy-pink tinted liquid cheek and lip stain.
High Beam - illuminating complexion highlighter.
So if you want to be instantly perked up, both emotionally and visually, then this is going to be your new best friend!
You might have spotted on TotallyLiving the b-e-a-utiful Brush with Fashion collection that launched this week in The Body Shop on Oxford Street. You might also have noticed that I couldn't shut-up about it on Twitter.
Well, I'm not going to stop now.
Not only are the products bang-on-trend for this spring season, they are part of the Fair Trade Community Programme too, making them an ethical, statement-beauty purchase. Who could say no to that?
If you have popped down to your nearest store and bagged yourself a couple of makeup gems, then you will have to try out some of the looks the professionals at The Body Shop have come up with.
Celebrity makeup artist, Nikki Palmer is the go-to-girl for contemporary glamour and cutting edge makeup. When she was creating the ‘Brush With Fashion’ faces, she was inspired from the makeups fresh and modern colour palettes and the latest catwalk designs of Britiain’s hottest fashion talents, like William Tempest whose Spring/Summer Collection 2011 is a delicious mix of coral, lime and nude shades.
Nikki said: “This spring is a celebration of vivid brights, with blush pink and peach taking key roles. It’s all about playing and creating, using the pencils to define and be artistic and the shadows to soften and add colour.
"I like to highlight an individual area so each of the four key ‘Brush With Fashion’ looks focuses on a strong eye or a strong flushed cheek balanced by more subtle, glossy nude lips.”
Granted, the looks are a bit 'out-there', but these are the bold and daring looks the catwalk was full of.
Nikki explained, “These catwalk-inspired looks can easily be worn in everyday life by taking elements down a notch and using the colour palettes as a guide."
Va Va Vixen
This strong, almost feline look really plays on graphic shape and bold use of colour.Eyes are fierce in shades of brown, framed by defined eyebrows, with apricot shadow used to pump up the colour on cheeks and temple.
Get the look:
Apply Lightening Touch around the eye area to conceal dark shadows and create a base for the eyes
Using the Mini Eye Definer 02 Rich Brown from the 01 Boho Beauty Limited Collection For Eyes, create a strong shape under the brow bone coming down outer side of the bridge of the nose
Apply Haute Chocolate eye shadow over the top of the shape you have created
Apply New Nude eye shadow over the eyelid and up to the eyebrow
Apply Boho Brown eye shadow along the socket and up and out towards the temples
Apply a thin line with Mini Eye Definer 02 Rich Brown as close to the upper and lower lash line as you can
Coat top and bottom lashes with Super Volume Mascara in 01 Black
Using a wipe, remove any excess eye colour from the face, then apply Moisture Foundation to the face with a brush for a fresh dewy finish, using Concealer pencil to cover any blemishes
Apply Vintage Apricot eye colour as a blush. For a fashion-forward look apply to forehead, cheeks and at the sides of the face. For an everyday look, apply to cheeks only
Apply Illuminating Face Base along nose and cheek bones to highlight
Apply Colourglide lipstick shade 64 Latte Swirl for nude matte lips, which work well with this look
Super Flirt
Go girly and flirty with this edgy modern romantic look. Eyes are dressed in an ethereal silvery-lilac, cheeks are prettily flushed and lips are rose-tinted. Nikki said: “The A La Mode eye palette is used with shimmering effect here, with the black underneath the eye adding definition. The lips are super glossed-up, with the cheek tint smudged over the cheek bone.”
Get the look:
Apply Lightening Touch around the eye area to conceal any dark shadows
Apply Minimalist White eye colour from the 02 A La Mode Limited Collection For Eyes onto the eyelid with the mini brush applicator. Top Tip: apply on top of Lightening Touch to help the eye colour bind to the eyelids for added intensity
Apply Prêt-a-Pink to the centre of the lid
Apply Silver to the outer corners of the lid and blend
Blend the three colours across the lid in an outward motion so the colours merge into a lilac
Using the Mini Eye Definer in 01 Black, apply along the inner rim of your eye
Apply Little Black Dress outside the lower lashes and blend out so the shape gets thicker towards the outer corners of the eye
Wipe clean any loose eye colour from the face and then apply your base using Moisture Foundation and Concealer pencil to conceal any blemishes
Apply Tailored Cheek Tint at the bottom of your cheek bones and blend upwards along the cheek bone
Apply Illuminating Face Base along nose and cheek bones to highlight
Apply Tailored Cheek Tint to the lips and then sweep Hi-Shine Lip Treatment in 01 Pink Cream over the top to complete the look
Dolly Minx
Have fun playing with candy-colour with this sassy look that balances glossy lips and flushed cheeks with a more neutral eye. “I love the shimmering white shadow in the A La Mode eye palette and here it really comes into its own. Offset with layers of cheek tint and pink juicy glossy lips, it’s a saucy spring look that’s super-easy to create,” said Nikki.
Get the look:
Apply Minimalist White from the 02 A La Mode Limited Collection For Eyes to the whole eye area right up to the eye brow
Apply a healthy dose of Super Volume Mascara in 01 Black
Comb through the eyebrows to remove any stray white eye colour
Remove any stray white eye colour from the face, and apply your base
Dab plenty of Tailored Cheek Tint on the apples of the cheeks and blend to create strong rosy cheeks
Apply Colourglide Lip Colour in Neon Pink 59 and then Hi-Shine Lip Treatment in 11 Juicy Peach for pink glossy lips
Spring Siren
“This look was inspired by the classy, classic eyeliner flick but turned up to the max!” said Nikki. Focused on sexy, seductive eyes, this edgy yet elegant look demands strong brows and defined lashes, complemented with pretty peachy lips. When it comes to creating this dramatic eye-catching eye-look, Nikki says, “Create strong contours with shadows from the Boho Beauty eye palette to make a deep socket line, then use the lightest shade to highlight to make the eyes really pop.”
Get the look:
Apply Lightening Touch around the eye and on the eyelid blending it with your fingertip up towards the eyebrow
Apply New Nude eye colour from the 01 Boho Beauty Limited Collection For Eyes to the eyelid, keeping the socket line empty, and also apply under the eyebrow
Apply Haute Chocolate next to the socket line keeping all the areas quite contained until you blend to ensure the look is dramatic
Apply Eye Definer in 05 White to the inner rim of the eye
Apply the Mini Eye Definer in 02 Rich Brown along the top and bottom lash line as close to the lashes as you can and create an upward and downward curve extending outwards from the outer corner of the eyes
Apply lashings of the Super Volume Mascara in 01 Black
Wipe off any excess eye colour from the face
Apply Moisture Foundation to the face and use a concealer pencil to cover any blemishes
Apply Illuminating Face Base along nose and cheek bones to highlight
Apply Tailored Cheek Tint to the cheeks, blending well
Layer Hi-shine Lip Treatment 11 Juicy Peach over Colourglide Shade 57 Pink Flirt for lovely pink glossy lips.
So, there you have it. If you're brave and bold enough, follow Nikki's expert tips and get yourself looking like you have just walked off the runway at London Fashion Week, even if it is only to clean the house on Sunday.
