Vs. is back and better than ever. First up, Annie weighs up whether we should spend £16 on a blender or just use our fingers. It’s a surprisingly difficult choice. – Has there ever been a product more set for world domination than the Beauty Blender? Who would have thought a simple teardrop shaped pink sponge […]
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Hey guys, did you hear that in Autumn it’s a really cool and interesting idea to wear a dark lip? You heard it here first, OK? OK, I know, this is a boring idea and not exactly groundbreaking beauty journalism, but the Dior runway look made me feel excited about a dark lip for Fall, […]
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Blush writer Annie, makes the case for Blue shadow, a la Chanel. – Blue eyeshadow has a bad rep. There’s nothing natural about primary colour smeared all over your eyes, that much is clear. But Chanel and Missoni said it was ok, so it’s now ok, ok? At this (interim) stage of my life, Chanel […]
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The Autumn/Winter Atelier Versace show was an absolute beauty treat. Blessed by the magic of Pat McGrath, models came down the runway with an array of looks: dark blackberry lips, graphic blue eyes, or metallic finished skin. It was hard to choose a favourite but, magpie that I am, it was inevitably the glitter lip […]
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I’ll be honest: working with glitter fills me with dread. The shimmery forays of 11-year-old me come rushing back to mind whenever I see a twinkling eyeliner or lip. The sparkle reminds me too much of Claire’s Accessories, candy necklaces and scented gel pens for me to take it seriously. But when I saw Edie […]
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Ombre lips: old news, sort of. They’ve been in every runway roundup for many moons, and in the age old way have trickled down onto the high street. Nyx and Topshop have specific kits for achieving a two toned lip. But they are typically two very similar shades: a lighter and a darker. Twice as interesting […]
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At Blush we often look to the catwalk for inspiration, but what with the no make-up make-up and berry lips we’ve seen for Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, things have been getting a little samey of late. So I asked Blush contributor Annie, to road test this season’s most radical look and brave Prada’s gold […]
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As a big fan of a light “base” and an even bigger fan of a marketing ploy, my recent trip to America warranted my stockpiling of various tinted moisturisers, BB and CC creams. While these are US brands, they are available to track down via our good friend the internet, and if you’re into this […]
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