Showing posts with label Features. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Features. Show all posts

The Ultimate LFW Survival Kit

London Fashion Week starts tomorrow and with the shows we've all been waiting for fast approaching, there's just enough time to put together your LFW Survival Kit...


Some of you might still be working with pen and paper to write your 'frow' notes, but for those more tech-savvy an iPad can double as a camera, notepad and you can also tweet those all important updates out to you loyal followers. Make sure you take along your phone charger, you won't be the only one running on empty by the end of the day, on that note, snacks are essential! Nuts are great because they aren't messy and you can pop them in between shows, plus they release their energy slowly.

Feature: The Best Make-Up Brands Which Cater to Darker Skin Tones

It's surprising that this is even still a topic for discussion considering the leaps and bounds modern make-up has made. But unfortunately some people still find it hard to find a dark enough shade of foundation. Here are some of the best make-up brands that actually cater to darker skin tones...

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Fashion Fair


Feature: A Parents' Guide to Caring for Mixed Heritage Hair

One of our favourite hair care experts Jasmin Allen has been a resident Colour Master at Errol Douglas Salon, known for a team with expertise across all hair types, for over a decade. Here she shares her personal experience of managing mixed heritage hair as a type, and offers tips to parents of mixed heritage children...

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Feature: Nail Wraps: The Fast New Addition to the Beauty Industry by Phoebe Parke

The beauty industry moves incredibly fast so it’s no surprise that the latest trend in nail design, nail wraps, reflect this. With literally millions of different designs which can be applied and removed within minutes without visiting a salon, consumers are taking nail care into their own hands…

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Nail Wraps allow you to change your nail design as often as you wash your hands and have become a celebrity favourite with Rihanna famously sporting money inspired nail wraps, Myleene Klass bringing out her own range and if you’ve seen BeyoncĂ©’s Pepsi Advert you probably will have marveled at her NCLA nail wrapped talons.

Women Pour Scorn on Products Placed Next to Thin Models Says NewResearch

Advertisers who put images of female celebrities and models next to their products spark scorn rather than shopping, according to new research...

Women Pour Scorn On Products Placed Next To Thin Models Says New Research


Let's Talk Business: Networking with Instaprint

We all know how important networking is in the fashion and beauty industry, so get a head start with instaprint's professional business cards...

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In the business world, you only get a tiny window of opportunity to make an impression and business cards are the best way to make that happen. A bespoke business card tailored to reflect that conversation you simply did not have time to have, can go a long way in ensuring that you are not forgotten.


Feature: Lifting the Lid on Parabens by Phoebe Parke

The media absolutely loves to create a frenzy around ingredients that might be bad for us and demonise them instead of telling us all the facts, before we start throwing out all our favourite products, let's lift the lid on parabens...

Lifting the Lid on Parabens


Feature: De-mystifying BB Creams by Phoebe Parke

Every once in a while, a new beauty product comes along and dominates the beauty market, and we rarely stop and think how this product is any different from the other products we've been buying and using quite happily up until now...

De-mystifying BB Creams

Expensive Curls: The Price Scale of Rinse Out Conditioners for CurlyHair

If you walk into any hair shop and take a look at the curly hair section, and you will be surprised at the vast amount of different brands and products that have sprung up over the past few years, all thanks to the natural hair phenomena of course.

The rinse out conditioner is a staple for all curly and natural girls, so let's take a look at how high some of those prices have got and what these new products have to offer. Prices are listed from low to high...
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5 of the Best... Hair Care Products for Braids


Braids are back with a bang thanks to celebrity endorsements from the likes of Solange and Beyonce Knowles, with more and more girls going for this look, it has become the hot hairstyle of 2012, but do you know how to care for your braids? With so many braid virgins out there, it's important that you don't accidentally damage your hair, when you were really trying to keep it healthy. Below are five of the best braid haircare products to keep your locks looking luscious and your hair healthy.

5 of the Best... Breast Cancer Awareness Beauty Buys


It's officially October, and as well as a pinch and a punch, I want to give you an idea of some of the best products around that help you look gorgeous while you donate money to Breast Cancer Research charities as part of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Here's my top five...