Archive for the ‘Hair, Beauty and Millinery’ Category

Bow Braids

So cute and easy to do on dry or wet hair One of my favourite things about this braid is all the different ways it can be worn to suit your mood or the occasion. For a girly and practical style, two braids to hold all the hair securely back. For a more formal and […]

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Spring Summer 2014 Nails

What to expect for nails in SS14 This SS14 matte nails are back! According to our fashion guru’s at Stylist, matte nails are due to make a big comeback this season and trust us, we could not be more excited! Especially as, in the past, matte-look nails have been something that only the bravest of […]

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Love Thy Scrunchie

Scrunchies are associated with pigtails and games of ‘it’, or as an accessory which screams necessity, or alternatively as a warning to the observer that you cannot be trusted with money if you’re going to spend it on 80’s naff. But, as my frizzy hair gives me baby curls (which aren’t cute by the way, […]

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Fight the Frost -top tip beauty guide for the winter

As cold air from the North Pole blankets the UK later this week, a top tip beauty guide for how to survive the winter seems ideal. Forecasters have said that once the cold weather arrives it is set to stay for 3 months with the worst weather coming in January. So how do you stay […]

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Your beauty guide this AW13

It’s not just your wardrobe that’s in need of a transformation this winter season, it’s time to shake-up your make-up too. Ban the tan, get rid of the pastel lippy, and throw out the warm bronze eye-shadows. This winter is all about the heavy smoky eye (think character from a Tim Burton film) and giving […]

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Winter Hair Trends for 2013

This winter we’re going to see a combination of wild new trends in hair and the continuation of some tried and trusted favourites, so we’ve teamed up with Secret Salons to give you the lowdown… Individuality still reigns –so you might as well make the most of this carte blanche to express yourself through those […]

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What does the flower in your hair say about you?

Although though the summer sun has long bid us adieu, there is no excuse for not adding a floral addition to your hair. The grey skies do not have to be a pathetic fallacy for our moods and wardrobes, but what are the origins of the dainty accessory? I’m not just taking about the Summer […]

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Brows About Town

2013’s the year of the eyebrow they say? Whoever they are, did they not know that Cara Delevigne has been dubbed queen of the brow for so much longer. It may be official, but long before the beauty phenomenon dubbed “the Scouse brow” came around, brows have been dominating the catwalks. Beauty professionals have long […]

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‘AW13 Hair Tweak’

If you are happy with your current length, bring it up to date by freshening it with an AW hair tweak. Short to Mid-length Hair For shorter to mid-length hair, spice up your style with a ‘Chewed Fringe’ This adds a youthful feel to bobbed hair which can sometimes look strict. Loosen that uptight vibe […]

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Baby it’s cold outside

It’s October. First of all, how did that happen and second of all, this doesn’t sound good for our skin. Octoberis an odd month; not quite the light autumnal month we come to expect from September, but not as cold and dark as November. It really is the transitional month. And when we face a […]

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