Read on for five beauty innovations - including eyelashes that stick on with magnets and candles that never drip - that will have you scratching your head, wondering 'Why didn't I think of that?'
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TODAY'S BEAUTY NEWS
- Is this the world's most EXPENSIVE lip look? A make-up artist used 80 diamonds that cost $26,500.
- Before and after: Woman born with no chin and protruding teeth wins TV contest to have free plastic surgery.
- Foods with beauty benefits Calcium in cheese can encourage hair growth, yogurt firms skin + more.
- How to take the perfect photo using an IPHONE Turn off overhead lights, ditch the heavy filters and learn how to pan.
- Cellulite shredders! Eat clean food for every meal, get monthly massages and do cardio EVERY morning.
- Hair she goes! Victoria's Secret model Sara Sampaio smolders in campaign for Moroccanoil.
PRODUCT REVIEWS
FASHION AND BEAUTY FAVOURITES
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PUCKER UP
Named by fans, Matte Revolution in Sunset Lover is the newest addition to Charlotte Tilburys growing beauty empire and comes in a beautiful peach pink shade perfect for seductive summer lips. The limited edition matte lipstick, exclusive to charlottetilbury.com, has all the ingredients to create lit-from-within lips and a fuller-looking pout.
Named by fans, Matte Revolution in Sunset Lover is the newest addition to Charlotte Tilburys growing beauty empire and comes in a beautiful peach pink shade perfect for seductive summer lips. The limited edition matte lipstick, exclusive to charlottetilbury.com, has all the ingredients to create lit-from-within lips and a fuller-looking pout.
COMING UP ROSES
Get glossy, straight hair in minutes with the brand new Panasonic Nanoe Ceramic hair straightener. The clever tool harnesses Nanoe technology to hydrate hair and reduce static as you style, for a smooth, sleek finish. It is proven to improve visible shine to your hair and comes in a gorgeous rose gold hue. The ceramic-coated plates improve the performance of straightening hair, as it has a lower potential to burn your tresses, while the five temperature settings ranging from 150-230C allow you to control the heat you use on your hair.
Get glossy, straight hair in minutes with the brand new Panasonic Nanoe Ceramic hair straightener. The clever tool harnesses Nanoe technology to hydrate hair and reduce static as you style, for a smooth, sleek finish. It is proven to improve visible shine to your hair and comes in a gorgeous rose gold hue. The ceramic-coated plates improve the performance of straightening hair, as it has a lower potential to burn your tresses, while the five temperature settings ranging from 150-230C allow you to control the heat you use on your hair.
GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT
The latest addition to the Venus portfolio, ComfortGlide Vanilla Crème, is the perfect beauty tool to help tackle one of the UKs biggest summer beauty challenges; shaving rash. The swee-smelling razor features triple-blade technology and flexible moisture bars enriched with vanilla-scented body butters that release a gentle lather after contact with water, wrapping the skin in comfort and reducing drag and the chance of irritation with every stroke - leaving behind healthy-looking and cared for skin.
The latest addition to the Venus portfolio, ComfortGlide Vanilla Crème, is the perfect beauty tool to help tackle one of the UKs biggest summer beauty challenges; shaving rash. The swee-smelling razor features triple-blade technology and flexible moisture bars enriched with vanilla-scented body butters that release a gentle lather after contact with water, wrapping the skin in comfort and reducing drag and the chance of irritation with every stroke - leaving behind healthy-looking and cared for skin.
BLONDE AMBITION
PRO:VOKE Liquid Blonde is a new range of products that has been specifically designed to meet the needs of those with honey and golden, warm blonde hair who want to enhance their colour vibrancy, and help to prolong time between salon visits. Creating beautiful shine and depth of colour, the product range infuses warm blonde tones and leaves hair with a high gloss finish in just one wash.
PRO:VOKE Liquid Blonde is a new range of products that has been specifically designed to meet the needs of those with honey and golden, warm blonde hair who want to enhance their colour vibrancy, and help to prolong time between salon visits. Creating beautiful shine and depth of colour, the product range infuses warm blonde tones and leaves hair with a high gloss finish in just one wash.
BRUSH AWAY
Up your beauty game with Spectrum Collections irresistible range of make-up brush sets. Our favourite is the 35-piece Holy Grail set, crafted in a gorgeous rose gold and marble colourway. This set is not just for professionals, it's perfect for aspiring makeup artists, makeup enthusiasts, or just beauty lovers who want to apply their make-up with works of art. The pouch is designed to hold up to 35 makeup brushes, but if you prefer it's also a perfect clutch bag for day or night.
Up your beauty game with Spectrum Collections irresistible range of make-up brush sets. Our favourite is the 35-piece Holy Grail set, crafted in a gorgeous rose gold and marble colourway. This set is not just for professionals, it's perfect for aspiring makeup artists, makeup enthusiasts, or just beauty lovers who want to apply their make-up with works of art. The pouch is designed to hold up to 35 makeup brushes, but if you prefer it's also a perfect clutch bag for day or night.
STEP INTO SUMMER
Your summer wardrobe is sorted with Tobis gorgeous clothing range. Its flattering, ultra-feminine designs are inspired by the beachy coast to the heart of downtown LA and include everything from flirty floral prints to slinky dinner dresses, button-up shirts and even swimwear. Whether youre off on holiday or simply want to make the most of summer in the city, its your one-stop shop for summer dressing.
Your summer wardrobe is sorted with Tobis gorgeous clothing range. Its flattering, ultra-feminine designs are inspired by the beachy coast to the heart of downtown LA and include everything from flirty floral prints to slinky dinner dresses, button-up shirts and even swimwear. Whether youre off on holiday or simply want to make the most of summer in the city, its your one-stop shop for summer dressing.
SHINE BRIGHT
Get smiling this summer with Diamond Whites, who offer a celeb-worthy range of whitening products that can help achieve the perfect smile at home. Their latest product to launch is the new Home Whitening Kit which has a quicker-than-ever whitening time of just 10 minutes. The sensitivity-free kit includes three non-peroxide syringes, silicon mouth tray and an LED light and is £29.99.
Get smiling this summer with Diamond Whites, who offer a celeb-worthy range of whitening products that can help achieve the perfect smile at home. Their latest product to launch is the new Home Whitening Kit which has a quicker-than-ever whitening time of just 10 minutes. The sensitivity-free kit includes three non-peroxide syringes, silicon mouth tray and an LED light and is £29.99.
DONT LASH OUT
Theyve swept the world of skincare, and now beauty giant Glossier has brought out its first ever mascara after 248 formulations. The perfect everyday mascara, Lash Slick lifts, curls, and sculpts as it lengthens, enhancing the look of your natural lashes instead of clumping them together or spackling them in product. Teeny-tiny fibers coat lashes from root to tip to create a lengthened baby-extension, while the film-form formula lifts, curls, and holds them in place all day like an extra-strength hair gel.
Theyve swept the world of skincare, and now beauty giant Glossier has brought out its first ever mascara after 248 formulations. The perfect everyday mascara, Lash Slick lifts, curls, and sculpts as it lengthens, enhancing the look of your natural lashes instead of clumping them together or spackling them in product. Teeny-tiny fibers coat lashes from root to tip to create a lengthened baby-extension, while the film-form formula lifts, curls, and holds them in place all day like an extra-strength hair gel.
PUCKER UP!
This hard-working balm is the perfect companion to carry with you wherever you go, for whenever you need it, in a handy 25ml tube. The multi-purpose formula which comes in aloe, coconut, papaya, pomegranate and shea can also be used to protect brittle nails and cuticles, and for cosmetic finishes such as taming eyebrows and elongating the appearance of eyelashes.
This hard-working balm is the perfect companion to carry with you wherever you go, for whenever you need it, in a handy 25ml tube. The multi-purpose formula which comes in aloe, coconut, papaya, pomegranate and shea can also be used to protect brittle nails and cuticles, and for cosmetic finishes such as taming eyebrows and elongating the appearance of eyelashes.
EARTHY TONES
Create endless, beautiful looks with these 20 highly pigmented shades from Iconic Londons Day To Slay Eyeshadow Palette. Its velvety soft powders include a mixture of mattes, shimmers and glitters for flawless day to night looks and better yet, theyre 100 per cent cruelty-free.
Create endless, beautiful looks with these 20 highly pigmented shades from Iconic Londons Day To Slay Eyeshadow Palette. Its velvety soft powders include a mixture of mattes, shimmers and glitters for flawless day to night looks and better yet, theyre 100 per cent cruelty-free.
SOLUTION
Glossier's latest skincare offering is sending the internet into a frenzy. The brand's most powerful formula yet has been custom developed over the course of 15 months for maximum efficacy. Unlike physical exfoliators that scrape off the surface of your skin, Solution gently sloughs dead cells away through chemical exfoliation, breaking the cellular bonds gluing dull, dead cells to the healthy skin beneath.
Glossier's latest skincare offering is sending the internet into a frenzy. The brand's most powerful formula yet has been custom developed over the course of 15 months for maximum efficacy. Unlike physical exfoliators that scrape off the surface of your skin, Solution gently sloughs dead cells away through chemical exfoliation, breaking the cellular bonds gluing dull, dead cells to the healthy skin beneath.
MGW
My Gym Wardrobe is the brainchild of Jenny Squires, who was increasingly living in activewear but disappointed not to find labels that gave her the comfort, style and workout attitude she craved. So, MGW was born. MGW brings new, exciting, cutting edge activewear brands from around the globe together, so you can shop them all in one place. The website is all about perfect activewear for every occasion, whether youre walking the dog, doing a HIIT class, boxing, spinning, yoga, Pilates, swimming, SUP, cycling from London to Paris, running a marathon, tackling a Tough Mudder or just heading for coffee.
My Gym Wardrobe is the brainchild of Jenny Squires, who was increasingly living in activewear but disappointed not to find labels that gave her the comfort, style and workout attitude she craved. So, MGW was born. MGW brings new, exciting, cutting edge activewear brands from around the globe together, so you can shop them all in one place. The website is all about perfect activewear for every occasion, whether youre walking the dog, doing a HIIT class, boxing, spinning, yoga, Pilates, swimming, SUP, cycling from London to Paris, running a marathon, tackling a Tough Mudder or just heading for coffee.
BEAUTY TUTORIALS
One and done! Add a gold or sparkly pin, headband or barrette to your hair for a 10-SECOND red-carpet-ready hairstyle
Whether you're headed to your company's holiday party straight from the office or simply procrastinated too long before a big night out, a hair accessory is your key looking festive in seconds. Take a cue from celebrities like Alicia Vikander (left), 28, Amandla Stenberg (center) 18, and Marion Cotillard (right), 41, and scoop up the season's hottest pieces from brands including Lelet NY, Rosantica and Chloe + Isabel.