Getting a sharp straight line with liquid eyeliner, on yourself, is virtually impossible.  I’m a big fan of using black liner very close to lashes to make them look thicker and longer, without the need to use false lashes or an overkill of mascara. All very well, when you’re lining someone else’s eyes, you can get them to close their eyes, and you can gently pull their brow up to... 

When Hannah booked me to do her wedding makeup and told me that she wanted a Burlesque style, I was very excited. While I love natural looking bridal makeup, it’s always nice when a bride wants something slightly ‘out of the box’ for her makeup and gives me a chance to get a little bit creative. Hannah was having an intimate weekday wedding at a small country venue but wanted her dress, makeup... 

September 09, from the forum – “As you may or may not know I am slowly building my stock for my box(es) and I would be interested to hear what people like and have in their boxes that they swear by, a staple product that they love. Powder, loose or compact and in what shades. Foundations, again type and colour..Any line any range not just NARS..Lip colours and glosses, tinted or otherwise... 

On the forum, we quite frequently get asked what is in our kit, or what are our desert island must haves.  So, we’ll be running a series of ‘what’s in a pro’s kit?’ features in the coming months. All professional makeup artists have their favoured products, we are all different, adn love different things for different reasons. What one loves, another isn’t so keen... 

Credit Crunch Chic. that’s the strapline for FrontCover cosmetics.  Their range does epitomise that.  With prices ranging from £10 for 3 lipglosses and 3 lipstains, plus a lip pencil, up to£35 for their EyeSpy collection, made cult famous last year, but revamped for 2009. I’ve been testing the £25 ‘Before the Party‘ collection, with 2 shimmery eyeshadow powders, 2 glitter... 

Boots is adding extra value and style to your shopping experience this autumn - buy any three premium cosmetics products, from the same or three different brands between 9th September and 6th October 2009, and you’ll receive a limited edition Celia Birtwell Mini Shopper absolutely free!   Famed for capturing the imagination of generations of fans and inspiring fashion designers around the world,... 

With lavish reds and golds and hints of plum, Estee Lauder’s Autumn collection, The Ultimate Red Collection is simply stunning. I don’t need to talk about the quality, Estee Lauder is famous for it, and never lets us down.  The colours though, are rich and warm, the cranberry red of the lipstick and matching gloss sits beautifully alone, or with a touch of the golden lipstick or gloss... 

World famous Makeup Artist Jemma Kidd has done it again! Made makeup look simple.  Well, it actually is, it just looks complicated.  How you get the look you like in the mirror is down to technique, and Jemma’s book makes it simple. With everything covered from the very basics for a novice makeup artist right through to complex and complicated looks for the more experienced makeup fan, both... 

I love Christmas!  I’m a great big fluffy, sparkly, girly when Christmas comes around.  First weekend in December, up go the trees (yes, that is plural, we have 3 in our house!), and out comes the sparkly makeup. I’ve always worn red lips, ranging from deep dark red, to softer sheer reds, with vibrant scarlets and vintage reds in between. If it’s a red gloss or lipstick, then I’m... 

Clinique Superbalm Moisturising Gloss I tested this gloss in colour 10 – Grapefruit which is a lovely pink colour. This is priced at £12 for a 15ml tube which can be bought in Debenhams, Boots, House of Fraser or online. I found the texture quite thick when applied, but it is very easy to spread and evens out very quickly on the lips. It wasn’t sticky which is great. There was no strong... 

I don’t do mineral makeup.  It doesn’t sit nicely on my skin personally, and mostly, doesn’t look that great under flash photography. I’ve tried every range there is, and it just doesn’t like my skin.  I don’t particularly feel that I’ve got large or open pores, but for some reason, mineral powder makeup just seems to sit in them and magnify them.  So then,... 

When one hears about AIDS and HIV, it’s one of those diseases that no-one really wants to talk about, and they bury their head in the sand a little, whilst hoping it never happens to them. Back in 1994, MAC created the MAC Aids Fund (also known as MAF!) with a view to raising money and awareness of Aids and just how it’s spread, how it can be stopped and how we can try to change the way...