The Siana cream at just £1.89 has already topped many polls beating top designer brands such as Elemis & Helena Rubenstein, the day cream sales went up by 800% & sold 35,000 in just one day alone & the night cream is set to do the same wih Aldi now putting limitations on their stock. Tomorrow's 'How to Look Good Naked' on Channel 4 features the night cream in their beauty poll where it out performs Lancome's night cream at £51 to become top of the list! So if you want to try it out get down to your local Aldi store before the progamme airs tomorrow night!
Monday, 19 May 2008
Poll Winning Anti Wrinkle Cream - Aldi's Siana Day & Night Cream at £1.89!
The latest beauty craze to hit the supermarket shelves is Aldi's Siana Anti-Wrinkle Day & Night Creams, just a few weeks ago the Waitrose Baby Bottom Butter was flying off the shelves & last year Boot's Protect & Perfect was causing queues around the block as women tried to get their hands on a tub... 
The Siana cream at just £1.89 has already topped many polls beating top designer brands such as Elemis & Helena Rubenstein, the day cream sales went up by 800% & sold 35,000 in just one day alone & the night cream is set to do the same wih Aldi now putting limitations on their stock. Tomorrow's 'How to Look Good Naked' on Channel 4 features the night cream in their beauty poll where it out performs Lancome's night cream at £51 to become top of the list! So if you want to try it out get down to your local Aldi store before the progamme airs tomorrow night!
The Siana cream at just £1.89 has already topped many polls beating top designer brands such as Elemis & Helena Rubenstein, the day cream sales went up by 800% & sold 35,000 in just one day alone & the night cream is set to do the same wih Aldi now putting limitations on their stock. Tomorrow's 'How to Look Good Naked' on Channel 4 features the night cream in their beauty poll where it out performs Lancome's night cream at £51 to become top of the list! So if you want to try it out get down to your local Aldi store before the progamme airs tomorrow night!
Latest Summer Trend - Bright Orange!
Coral lips were all the rage in early spring which now seems to have evolved into a warm orange for summer 2008, wear either on the eyes or lips (certainly not on both!) & either pale or tanned skins can wear this trend. 
For pale skins go easy with the colour & only use a small flash of colour on the top lash line if opting for the eye make-up. Also it is best to go with a matte finish with the orange when using it for eyes or lips, it avoids an orange over load! Try out Mac's EyeShadow in Orange or YSL's Lipstick in Orange Sari (pictured above).
For pale skins go easy with the colour & only use a small flash of colour on the top lash line if opting for the eye make-up. Also it is best to go with a matte finish with the orange when using it for eyes or lips, it avoids an orange over load! Try out Mac's EyeShadow in Orange or YSL's Lipstick in Orange Sari (pictured above).
Friday, 16 May 2008
Brand New - Scholl Healthy Nails, Nail Brightening System
Now that the sun is out & peep toe shoes are back in, brightening those toes is a must!! After months of hiding in woolly socks our toe nails aren't looking too hot, so Scholl's new brightening system is just the answer!!! 
It conditions & treats discoloured nails, reduces yellowing caused by varnish or thickening of the nail plate & gives you healthy looking brightened nails. You can also use this as a base coat under your varnish, available at Boots, 9.99.
It conditions & treats discoloured nails, reduces yellowing caused by varnish or thickening of the nail plate & gives you healthy looking brightened nails. You can also use this as a base coat under your varnish, available at Boots, 9.99.
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Weather Works By Frizz-Ease - Style Sealant Creme
Well I thought I'd give this a whirl after receiving my free sample, I've always had my doubts about these products to be honest as my hair generally has a mind of it's own regardless!!! 
Anyway after applying this morning & being out & about all day with barely a moment to go near a hairbrush I must say I'm pretty impressed, it's 6pm & my hair is as sleek & shiny as it was after my GHD's did their job at 8am!!
It basically works by sealing the hair, blocking out the humidity & moisture in the air as well as neutralising static, plus it seals split ends & gives a natural hold to your hair style. Perfect for going on holiday, when you don't want to have frizz all day & night in the hot weather, not forgetting the usual wet British summers!!!
Apply to your hair when wet & style as normal, also check out the shampoos & conditioners in the range too...
Anyway after applying this morning & being out & about all day with barely a moment to go near a hairbrush I must say I'm pretty impressed, it's 6pm & my hair is as sleek & shiny as it was after my GHD's did their job at 8am!! It basically works by sealing the hair, blocking out the humidity & moisture in the air as well as neutralising static, plus it seals split ends & gives a natural hold to your hair style. Perfect for going on holiday, when you don't want to have frizz all day & night in the hot weather, not forgetting the usual wet British summers!!!
Apply to your hair when wet & style as normal, also check out the shampoos & conditioners in the range too...
Brand New From The Body Shop - Eye Lustre Pearls
Brand new from the Body Shop for this summer is their Eye Lustre Pearls (£9), these are little shimmering pots of metallic beads that give a sparkling & bold flash of colour over the lids.
For best results use a fluff brush & swirl it around at the top of the beads then sweep it across your lids & blend outwards, keep the application soft as a little goes along way.
The beads come in three colours & each pot has 2 shades to compliment each other - Silver Blue, Golden Green & Lustrous Pink, all have a metallic finish which is very hot for this season!
For best results use a fluff brush & swirl it around at the top of the beads then sweep it across your lids & blend outwards, keep the application soft as a little goes along way.
The beads come in three colours & each pot has 2 shades to compliment each other - Silver Blue, Golden Green & Lustrous Pink, all have a metallic finish which is very hot for this season!
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
The Truth About Beauty Creams
Watching the documentary on Channel Four last night made interesting viewing, it researched the cosmetic industry's promises to turn back the clocks & keep us eternally youthful! Some concerning points to be honest & certainly worth taking on board as you stand at the counter about to hand over £20 a tub for these so called miracle workers! 
Six Moisturisers were put to the test, ranging from £5 to around £60, firstly there was Nivea Visage, Olay Regenerist, L'Oreal Derma Genesis, No7 Protect & Perfect, Dior Capture R60/80 XP & finally the cheapest Simple Moisture Cream. All these creams are well known & probably most if us have given them a try at some point, I know I have....and to be honest I have seen results & in my opinion they were worth spending the money on, in particular No7 Protect & Perfect, my skin looks & feels great as well as many other people I know who use it religiously (again from the hype that came from another tv documentary..) but still I'm happy to splash the cash on them, so are we actually all wasting our money.....???!!!
The main buzz words & ingrediants that are flying around right now are of course Pentapeptides, Pro Retinol, Pro-Xylane, Hyaluronic Acid & Q10. When asking around the counters, the girls really did struggle to explain why these active ingrediants are so good & how they can make a real difference to your skin, one Dermatologist said that the protein fibres said to be in these ingredients cannot penetrate the skin to have any effect so you would be just as well slapping on a piece of steak(!!), also for any cream to have a real biological effect on the skin's structure it would need to be passed medically. It's also concerning to note that no cosmetic company is required by law to publish the clinical trials carried out before the product hits the shelves... The cosmetic companies are very careful how they word their adverts to lure us in, however L'Oreal's Wrinkle Decrease was pulled by the Advertising Standards Agency for claiming it could reduce wrinkles in just 1 hour, very far fetched indeed!! However all that a cosmetic firm needs to prove in order to market a cream as an anti-ageing product is that it contains SPF, that is it, the one ingrediant that is proven to reduce ageing by protecting the skin from UV rays, nothing else is actually scientifically proven to slow the ageing process down!
Also a lot of us look to our magazine editors to recommend the best creams & products available, at the end of the day no magazine is going to say a cream is dreadful, the editors themselves say that if a cream is no good then they just won't write about it as people only want to read about what is the latest best buy, and I completely agree... However the only slight concern with this is that beauty editors at our top magazines are pampered by large cosmetic firms with glamorous business trips abroad as well as gifts, no direct incentives but of course who would kick a gift horse in the mouth!
The final tests showed not so positive results unfortunately, although a lot of the women themseves felt they could see & feel a real difference to their skin with it being a lot firmer as well as more radiant, the tests showed that the deeper wrinkles had in fact increased or had stayed the same with only two people actually seeing a real difference. So from the 'Simple' cream at £5 to the most expensive 'Dior' cream the results were over all the same... The cosmetic firms insist that a larger trial is required & extensive research has been carried out on all products proving that they have a significant effect on the skin.
At the end of the day if the cream has an effect on the surface giving you well moistured skin with a brightening effect then what harm is it really doing, these creams give excellent protection from UV light, hyrdrate & plump the skin so are brilliant under make-up & give the skin a lovely finish, the main point I think is that cosmetic firms need to be a little less dramatic with their wording on what their creams can actually do... The main thing to take into account with skin care is to use a moisturiser that is right for your skin type whether you have oily or dry skin, ensure it has an SPF, eat well, drink plenty of water & take vitamin c as it is proven to help collagen production, if you want to spend £60 on a miracle cream then by all means do, it's not going to do any harm but it won't turn back the clock!
Six Moisturisers were put to the test, ranging from £5 to around £60, firstly there was Nivea Visage, Olay Regenerist, L'Oreal Derma Genesis, No7 Protect & Perfect, Dior Capture R60/80 XP & finally the cheapest Simple Moisture Cream. All these creams are well known & probably most if us have given them a try at some point, I know I have....and to be honest I have seen results & in my opinion they were worth spending the money on, in particular No7 Protect & Perfect, my skin looks & feels great as well as many other people I know who use it religiously (again from the hype that came from another tv documentary..) but still I'm happy to splash the cash on them, so are we actually all wasting our money.....???!!!
The main buzz words & ingrediants that are flying around right now are of course Pentapeptides, Pro Retinol, Pro-Xylane, Hyaluronic Acid & Q10. When asking around the counters, the girls really did struggle to explain why these active ingrediants are so good & how they can make a real difference to your skin, one Dermatologist said that the protein fibres said to be in these ingredients cannot penetrate the skin to have any effect so you would be just as well slapping on a piece of steak(!!), also for any cream to have a real biological effect on the skin's structure it would need to be passed medically. It's also concerning to note that no cosmetic company is required by law to publish the clinical trials carried out before the product hits the shelves... The cosmetic companies are very careful how they word their adverts to lure us in, however L'Oreal's Wrinkle Decrease was pulled by the Advertising Standards Agency for claiming it could reduce wrinkles in just 1 hour, very far fetched indeed!! However all that a cosmetic firm needs to prove in order to market a cream as an anti-ageing product is that it contains SPF, that is it, the one ingrediant that is proven to reduce ageing by protecting the skin from UV rays, nothing else is actually scientifically proven to slow the ageing process down!
Also a lot of us look to our magazine editors to recommend the best creams & products available, at the end of the day no magazine is going to say a cream is dreadful, the editors themselves say that if a cream is no good then they just won't write about it as people only want to read about what is the latest best buy, and I completely agree... However the only slight concern with this is that beauty editors at our top magazines are pampered by large cosmetic firms with glamorous business trips abroad as well as gifts, no direct incentives but of course who would kick a gift horse in the mouth!
The final tests showed not so positive results unfortunately, although a lot of the women themseves felt they could see & feel a real difference to their skin with it being a lot firmer as well as more radiant, the tests showed that the deeper wrinkles had in fact increased or had stayed the same with only two people actually seeing a real difference. So from the 'Simple' cream at £5 to the most expensive 'Dior' cream the results were over all the same... The cosmetic firms insist that a larger trial is required & extensive research has been carried out on all products proving that they have a significant effect on the skin.
At the end of the day if the cream has an effect on the surface giving you well moistured skin with a brightening effect then what harm is it really doing, these creams give excellent protection from UV light, hyrdrate & plump the skin so are brilliant under make-up & give the skin a lovely finish, the main point I think is that cosmetic firms need to be a little less dramatic with their wording on what their creams can actually do... The main thing to take into account with skin care is to use a moisturiser that is right for your skin type whether you have oily or dry skin, ensure it has an SPF, eat well, drink plenty of water & take vitamin c as it is proven to help collagen production, if you want to spend £60 on a miracle cream then by all means do, it's not going to do any harm but it won't turn back the clock!
Sex And The City Movie - World Premiere!!
Last night saw the world premiere of the eagerly anticipated Sex And The City Movie, held in London's Leicester Square hoards of fans awaited the fabulous foursome to strut their stuff down the red carpet!! Sarah Jessica Parker stole the show as expected with her outrageous & quirky take on vintage style by Alexander McQueen, as Kim Catrall, Kristen Davis & Cynthia Nixon looked stunning in scarlet & black. SJP's make-up certainly stood out as well, choosing to go with a dark green smokey eye look that was defined all the way around the lash lines.
Definitely glamour all round, and of course we come to expect nothing less from our four favourite New Yorkers & with the cosmopolitans being shaken as we speak, the next chapter from Carrie & her girls promises not to disappoint!!
Definitely glamour all round, and of course we come to expect nothing less from our four favourite New Yorkers & with the cosmopolitans being shaken as we speak, the next chapter from Carrie & her girls promises not to disappoint!!
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