Girly Festival Essential - Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder!

Another must have when packing your wet wipes for this year's festival season & as Glastonbury kicks off this weekend it's a product that any girly festival goer shouldn't be without! Bumble & Bumble Hair Powder is a magic, multi-purpose spray which creates instant fullness, enhances colour, blend roots & most importantly it gives you an extra day or two from your last hair wash....! It evens creates extra grip when tying up hair giving your style more hold & flexibility so you can afford to be even more creative with your hair at the same time, better than just hiding under a hat! The powder comes in Brown, Black, Blonde, Red & White - £15.

Johnson's New Baby Soft Range

Building on an Icon.... Johnson's have now brought out their new Baby Soft Range which brings you all the benefits of Johnson's Baby Lotion in two new products, so you can choose the perfect one to suit your skincare regime! Baby Lotion now has a large celebrity fan base, being a favourite to the likes of Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Aniston as well as Beyonce to name but a few, and has been a beauty classic since 1943, passed from generation to generation.
Firstly is the new 'Baby Softwash', a shower wash & moisturiser all in one, many shower gels have 'surface active ingredients' that can strip the skin & create dryness after showering, Baby Softwash is mild & gentle, enriched with baby lotion to help replenish moisture whilst showering. During it's trials 95% of woman said they would use it every day & 90% said it left their skin feeling clean & fresh as well as being soft & gentle. I certainly found this to be the case with my skin feeling silky & smooth, plus you have the added bonus of smelling baby fresh, definitely an all in one wash & moisturiser for girls on the go!

Secondly is a new intensive moisturiser 'Baby Soft Cream' which is perfect for tackling those dry areas on hands, knees or elbows & anywhere that needs a bit of extra attention. The cream is easily absorbed, soothes & moisturises instantly, a great instant fix to dry hands & what's more again it leaves you smelling baby fresh!
New Baby Soft Wash £2.99 & Baby Soft Cream £2.29.

Rimmel's New Sexy Curves Waterproof Mascara

Rimmel have just released a fab new mascara to add to their brilliant collection, 'Sexy Curves Waterproof Mascara', it creates up to 70% curlier looking lashes with 'extreme resistance' & added volume. It's unique & curvaceous triple plump brush is designed to curve both in and out to shape your lashes for a dramatic finish. What's even better is the new 100% solvent-free formula, waterproof doesn't mean compromising on performance so you have amazing long lashes with mascara that won’t budge or smudge but is easy to remove when you choose to! So no more spider leg lashes that hang around for a week after you apply your waterproof mascara! A great budget buy at £5.99

They're Just Like Us - Celebs With No Make-Up On!

When was the last time you dared leave the house without so much as a scratch of make-up on & are you one of us many women who fear that leaving the house without any make-up on may cause such a wave of shock & horror, it would send people running away at the mere sight of you!? Well even some of our most favourite celebs have managed to step out bare faced without terrifying any small children or causing gasps of horror from passers by, they just have the paparazzi following them instead, so we can all gaze at how they too look just the same as us (well almost!) on a quick dash for a pint of milk! Here are a few of my favourite 'with & without make-up' shots I found today -

Fearne Cotton - Out of all the celebs I've seen without make-up Fearne definitely has the best transformation with her dark smokey eye looks & sculpted cheek bones.



Keira Knightly - Still looking pretty fresh faced without, although her 'femme fatal' look is certainly helped along with the aid of her make-up artist!



Hilary Duff - Not quite the sun kissed glow on the right as we see on the red carpet!



Courtney Cox - Again the sun kissed glow & healthy complexion is all gone!



Drew Barrymore - A little more 'pasty' than the flawless porcelain look we're used to seeing Drew with!

The Simple Suncare Solution

Simple have just launched their new Simple Sun Sensitive range, it includes 13 products for the face and body formulated to protect the skin in adults to kids as well as babies. As with all Simple products, these are formulated with no harsh perfume or colour, so they are even suitable for the most sensitive skin skin types.
Whether at home or abroad all skin is sensitive in the sun and therefore the products you use to protect it should care for it too. What’s surprising is that most sun-care products contain perfume and colour, which are the most common causes of skin irritation.
The Simple Sun Sensitive Protecting products are the only sun-care range with sunflower goodness to enhance the skin’s natural sun defence, whilst the Simple Sun Sensitive after-sun products contain Aloe Vera and Vitamin goodness for naturally healthy skin.
So the result is Simple - naturally healthy and beautiful skin this summer!

This Week's Celebrity Red Carpet Beauty!

Here's just a few looks that caught my eye from the red carpet this week -

Firstly is Sienna Miller with flawless & fresh natural make-up teamed with loose curls, to get Sienna's look got for a light perfecting foundation such as Chanel's Lumiere, use a nude eyeshadow teamed with a brown eye pencil to define the lash lines & apply plenty of mascara, also go for a light flesh-tone lipgloss.



Next is Clare Danes & I love this look, very glamorous but simple & chic, the smokey effect really brings out her eyes. To get this look for yourself, take your eye pencil & line all the way around the eye & into the corners, then with a liquid liner take it right into the inside of your lower lash line to give a bold finish.



Lastly is Lauren Conrad, now I'm not too sure of the look she is trying to go for here & the shade of red on her lips really isn't doing her complexion any favours! A softer warmer colour would have been better I think, although I love the eye make-up, again very simple but effective, just blend a nude shadow across the lids & with liquid liner define the top lash line, then take a pencil lightly underneath on the bottom lash line to complete the look.

The Apprentice Becomes the Master of Chic!

Everyone is on the edge of their seats, waiting to see who will be crowned victorious as Alan Sugar’s next apprentice. This is the first time since 2006 that we have seen an all girl final, and of course in 2006 Michelle Dewberry walked away with that prestigious prize.
Three years on, Michelle has taken all her business know how, combined it with her love of all things stylish and create the ultimate ‘go to’ website. Chiconomise is set to launch today (5th June 2009) and will take the internet and bargain hunters by storm.
Chiconomise was initially born out of a newsletter created by Michelle who wanted readers to get deals on their favourite things. The success of the newsletter cannot be disputed having attracted over 10,000 readers in its first month on just word of mouth alone.
The new site was developed because Michelle knows that everyone wants to hear about all the coolest things around and everyone loves a deal but we don’t always have the time to spend looking for them. At Chiconomise, exclusive discounts, deals, competitions, sample sales and promotions are combined with articles on every aspect of a woman’s life. From fashion to health, you can find it all at Chiconomise of the best sales from across the high street and web stored in one easy to search diary, you’ll never miss out on your favourite brand again!
Talking about the launch and the upcoming Apprentice final Michelle commented: “It’s great to see two strong, independent women in the final again battling it out for that six figure salary. But, no matter what the budget, savvy women should check out Chiconomise. It really is the perfect solution to living stylishly for less. After all, doesn’t every girl want to be a chiconomista?” Check out the site for yourself www.chiconomise.com