For a radiant glow that gives you that perfect glow all day long, try starting by applying luminizing face primer that eliminates flaws and covers up blemishes. Follow-up with liquid or cream foundation to make the skin look drier and even eliminating the oily look. Blend them well, and do not forget the eyelids and the hairline to prevent those separation lines that gives an artificial look. Try to blend it to make it look natural and even. Follow up with pink-toned concealer under the eyes and a foundation shade …

Once in a while, everyone needs a scrub. So if at times, you don’t have time to go to the nearest spa or you want to do it now, try this homemade scrubs.
*Run a warm bath & soak for a good 10 minutes
*Put on loofah mitts (the softer, the better)
*Sprinkle a palm-full of sea salt on a mitt
*Mix in the liquid body soap
*Rub mitts together so the salt & soap are mixed together and rub all over your body in a circular motion.
* Rinse thoroughly and follow with a rich …

A busy schedule is one the most perfect excuses that girls use when they start neglecting themselves. How many times have you heard the line “I have no time?” Countless right? But this shouldn’t be the case. Because believe it or not, all you need to stay pretty is ten minutes tops.
Ready? Here we go:
1. Wash, tone, and moisturize. You’ve heard it time and again, but it’s true. Following this easy, three-step secret can help keep your skin smooth, young, and zit-free. And with spotless skin, what would you need …

Even if your complexion isn’t as flawless as a china doll’s, you can achieve a natural, gorgeous look by using the right make-up techniques. Renowned makeup artist, and author of Crazy Busy Beautiful, Carmindy shows you how to lightly layer products to create a fresh and easy look.
Protect and Prevent
You already know that moisturizing with an SPF is essential in preventing wrinkles, but sun protection is also the first step in creating a flawless makeup-free look. After all, you don’t just want to …

Pamela Anderson, the recently-announced spokesperson for M.A.C. AIDS Fund and the new face of VIVA GLAM V Lipstick will host the 19th annual Fashion Cares in Toronto on June 4 and will donate $100,000, on behalf of the Fund, to the AIDS Committee of Toronto. Within just one month since becoming the newest face of VIVA GLAM, Anderson raised over $1,8 mln. for the M.A.C. AIDS Fund. The 37-year-old Baywatch star has focused her attention on the importance of getting tested and knowing …

Seldom has the synergy between fashion and fragrance been as strong as it is this spring/summer, thanks to a new trend in both arenas for the colour purple. On the runways, Burberry’s classic trenches were reinvented in lilac, while Versace and Dior both showed sumptuous purple gowns. In fragrance, purple is a scarcely-used shade, but inexplicably this year, even fragrances with scents that aren’t centred around purplish flowers like lilacs and violets are being sold in gleamingly purple bottles, from the rose-based Stella …

A purple haze descended onto the catwalks for spring/summer, proving to be the most popular of the pastels. Whether it was the washed-out violet extensions in the hair of the edgy surfer girls at Proenza Schouler or the strong lavender lids contrasting the statement red lips at Dior, or even the doubling up of metallic mauve on eyes and lips by Dick Page at Michael Kors, one thing was for sure – beauty is having an ultra-violet moment. The most wearable way to wear the …

You’ve heard of day creams and night creams, but what about change of season creams? Allow us to introduce you to a whole new, and highly timely, beauty category. Facialist Anastasia Achilleos has been taking this tack for years, and always recommends her clients have a facial at the start of every season, and we’ve gathered up our pick of transitional face creams that will lighten up your skin care regime beautifully. Lancome’s HydraZen Neurocalm Cream-Gel, £35.50, is a dead cert for summer, …

Have you ever looked jealously at pictures of attractive celebrities like Lucy Liu, Paris Hilton and Nicole Kidman and questioned your self why Mother Nature selected to bless these luminaries with amazing, lastingly long lashes whereas you toil with mascara and false eyelashes, with only mediocre effects? Here's a secret that will shock you: all of those Hollywood celebrities are lovely in their own right, but they have taken control of their eyelashes, making them even longer and more stylishl

How you pluck your eyebrows defines the way your overall face looks.  Brows add good balance to your facial features, and well-groomed eye brows can enhance your physical appearance.  Quite a few women have their eyebrows done professionally.  A few methods that conventional spas use include threading, waxing, and regular tweezing.