Beauty Buzz: Pinpoint highlights for your skin, doing away with greys and the beauty products to save and splurge on
At the S/S 13 shows, make-up artists did away with dewy complexions in favour of ‘pinpoint highlights’: accents of shine that lift your features and revive the skin.
Narciso Rodriguez
Giambattista Valli Jonathan Saunders At Narciso Rodriguez, Dick Page used a damp sponge to stipple a blend of Shiseido Translucent Loose Powder, £35, and Luminizing Satin Face Colour in High Beam White, £32 (both feelunique.com) beneath eyes to brighten up dark shadows. Shiseido Translucent Loose Powder Luminizing Satin Face Colour in High Beam White Make-up artist Sharon Dowsett ‘smooshes’ Maybelline white Expression Kajal Eye Liner (£2.99, boots.com) and lip balm on to shy cheekbones to entice them into the limelight. Maybelline white Expression Kajal Eye Liner Dior Addict Gloss in Beige Songe Adding a dot of shine to the centre of eyelids at Giambattista Valli, Val Garland made tired models look so wide awake that I’m doing the same with the new Dior Addict Gloss in Beige Songe (£22, available nationwide) – it looks divine on lips, too.Berry hues came to the fore at Jonathan Saunders. Fill lips with Lipstick Queen Wine Liner (5, £16, spacenk.co.uk) and top with Estée Lauder Pure Color Sheer Rollergloss in passionfruit-scented Squeeze (£17, available nationwide from May) for a summer of highlights. Lipstick Queen Wine Liner
Estée Lauder Pure Color Sheer Rollergloss
Steal VS Splurge
Save with Lush’s wallet-friendly exfoliating Porridge Soap (£2.95, lush.co.uk) so you can treat yourself to Sisley Super Soin Autobronzant Hydratant Corps (£72, harrods.com) for a gradual, even tan.
Color WowThis week we're...dusting our way to better hair with Color Wow – a water-resistant mineral powder available in four shades that covers greys, conceals roots and extends the lifespan of your salon colour (£28.50, victoriahealth.com).
Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb perfumeTres bomb
Next autumn’s most-coveted bag will be the Flowerbombette, inspired by Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb perfume bottle. If you can’t wait till then, appease your inner trend hunter with La Vie En Rose, a new twist on the classic scent. £55, available nationwide.
It's a beautiful life
Originally published in 2004, the updated book Les Couleurs de Ma Vie by Guerlain creative director Olivier Echaudemaison tells of the thrills and make-up spills of his work with the likes of Princess Margaret and Twiggy. The ultimate treat for beauty aficionados. Around £26 (Maison Guerlain, tel: 0033 145 625 257).
Olivier Echaudemaison and Natalia Vodianova for Guerlain
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