Beauty Buzz: Going dotty for Dior, our pick of the best nut based hair treatments and the newest anti-aging trick from New York
Beauty escapism doesn’t get much better than this. From next Saturday, Harrods is inviting you to leave your day-to-day life behind and enter a world dedicated to all things Dior.
Take a trip past the window displays twinkling with Dior J’Adore perfume bottles, weave your way among the new season Dior catwalk designs, and by the time you’ve clocked the iconic New Look silhouettes in the red telephone boxes, no doubt you’ll need to relax with a Dior Institut facial at Harrods Urban Retreat.
Beauty magpies will also love the limited-edition My Lady palette (above left, £48), with its light-as-air illuminating skin powder and kabuki brush.
Or snap up the Claridge’s 48 pink and grey eyeshadow duo and peachy lipgloss (above right, £52), then try the blush pink Diorling or metallic grey Windsor lacquers, £18 each, with a mini mani from resident nail artist Emma Davies.
Just don’t smudge those nails when you pick up a cupcake topped with a teeny-weeny Lady Dior handbag in the pop-up café.
At Harrods, Knightsbridge, London SW1 until 14 April.
Filler forecastOver a long-distance Skype chat, New York cosmetic surgery guru Wendy Lewis revealed that Aline HA will be the next big thing in facial fillers. A solid (rather than gel) form of hyaluronic acid, it allows for precise application, making your beautifully smooth face look like it’s all Mother Nature’s doing. wlbeauty.com.
LE CHEEK C’EST CHIC!Thanks to Margaret Howell’s S/S 13 show, blush is our new make-up favourite. Determined to re-create the bare-faced chic of Parisiennes, make-up artist Samantha Bryant prepped cheeks with lip balm then applied lip pencil in an up and down ‘sawing’ motion with her finger. Flush your way to an Audrey Tautou-esque tint with Max Factor Colour Elixir Giant Pen Stick in Subtle Coral (£6.99, available nationwide from April).
Channel the fresh faced blush of chic Parisians like Audrey Tautou (left), as seen at Margaret Howell's S/S 13 show (right) Haircare goes nutty...My edit of the kernel-based treatments that are turning heads right now.
Ojon Rare Blend Deep Conditioner Marula and ximenia oils plus hydrating butters resurrect processed hair in two minutes. £29, harrods.com from 5 April. Jenoris Pistachio Oil Its super-dose of omega fatty acids returns brittle locks to their flexible best. £20, americandreamextensions.com. Macadamia Healing Oil Spray Penetrating deeper than regular conditioners, this rebuilds hair from the inside out and reduces drying time. From £14.90, macadamiahair.co.uk. Ojon, £29 Jenoris, £20 Macadamia, £14.90
TWITTER TIP Traditionally used for nappy rash, Diprobase Cream is the insider secret to saving dry, itchy skin. From £2.26, chemistdirect.co.uk.
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