John Frieda Competition - Your chance to win an A-list celebrity weekend!

Have you ever wished that you could be famous, to live the life of a celebrity for just a few hours?
Well now’s your chance. The John Frieda Elite® Members Club is offering you the chance to win the stylish lifestyle of an A-list celebrity for a whole weekend!
Two days and nights of celebrity pampering and transformation are up for grabs for you and one very lucky friend.
To give you an idea of what you could get up to, take a peek at your celebrity diary:

Saturday 24th October, 2009

3pm: Colour and cut by Nicola Clarke at John Frieda Salon, Mayfair.
7pm: Champagne tasting at an exclusive London bar. Such amazing views!
9pm: OMG, more champagne. This time at a fabulous Michelin Star restaurant.
12am: VIP entry to one of London’s uber-fashionable clubs. Luckily have reserved a private table with £500 of free drinks.
2am: What a day! Back to the hotel. Nothing quite like a 5-star deluxe suite after a night out.

Sunday 25th October, 2009

11am: Chauffeur picks me up. He’s so nice and drives me anywhere I want, all day.
12pm: Two hours with a personal stylist and I now know exactly what to wear!
2pm: Popped into a designer boutique and picked out my favourite pair of shoes, glorious shoes!
3pm: There’s always time for a £1,000 shopping spree
5pm: After all that shopping time for some refreshments! Off for afternoon tea at an exclusive London hotel.

Not only that but twenty lucky runners-up will win their tailored John Frieda® hair care prescription for a year and another thirty will receive a Frizz-Ease Overnight Serum, for hair that dazzles after just one night's sleep.
Tempted by the glitz and the glamour? Want to be transformed into a page-stopping celebrity for the weekend? Head to www.johnfriedacompetition.co.uk to enter and find out more about winning an A-list celebrity weekend. Closing date is 16th October.

Just About To Launch - Lily Lolo Make-Up Kits!

Mineral makeup brand Lily Lolo is launching four gorgeous new makeup kits, available from mid October. Launching in time for your Christmas shopping, the kits save £££s on the individual product prices, plus you’ll get a beautiful little box to pop on your dressing table!
The four new kits are named 'Complexion Perfection', 'Get Up and Glow', 'Be Dazzled' and 'Eye Spy' with my 'Gorgeous Eye'. Each set is available online where drop down options allow you to select the right shade for you or your friends. It means your gifts can be tailored exactly to your favourite colours,the top trends or a particular look like smoky eyes.
With prices ranging from £14 to £45 there is an option to suit all, treat your friends to an eyeshadow trio in their favourite colours for a snip at £14, or splash out on the ultimate 'Get up and Glow' kit for yourself or a family member at £45. If you haven’t tried minerals yet this is the perfect opportunity; the product options mean you can sample lots of the collection, saving money at the same time! The full Lily Lolo range is available to buy online at www.lilylolo.co.uk and at selected salons nationwide. Stockists and a full list of natural ingredients are available online.

Backstage at Milan Fashion Week with Sam McKnight (Global Ambassador for Pantene Pro-V)

The Look: "Glamping" - Glamorous Camping
The S/S ’10 DSquared2 collection was inspired by ‘grunge goes glam’. For this look think camping with ball gowns and tents with chandeliers.
For the hair, Sam McKnight captured this ‘grunge goes glam’ inspiration by creating a hair look that screamed ‘Day 3 at Glastonbury*’ - with not so neat, random braids. Keeping it loose and individual, the models wore sometimes one, sometimes two and sometimes three braids of varying thickness, texture and positioning on the head.



Get the Look:
Firstly work mousse through the lengths of the hair to add texture and hold - ensuring the braids don’t slip out. Then randomly divide hair into one, two or even three uneven sections. Plait each section into braids of varying thicknesses.

The key to the look is keeping the braid loose. To achieve this start braiding the section of hair part way down the hair length and secure at the ends with a clear ponytail band. Then to finish the look, run your fingers from the end of the braid upwards to create this loose, dishevelled appearance. To add further texture, work the braid between the fingers.



“To ensure this look is ‘grunge goes glam’ rather than plain ‘grunge’ make sure hair is in the best condition possible before and after styling. Use a shampoo and conditioning regime that will protect hair against mechanical damage caused by this kind of styling” Sam McKnight.

Products:
Pantene Pro-V Volume and Body Magnifying Mousse RRP £2.99
Pantene Pro-V Volume & Body Shampoo and Conditioner RRP £2.19 (each)

Am I Wearing False Lashes - New L'Oreal Telescopic Explosion Mascara!!!

Here is the latest innovation from L'Oreal, the new Telescopic Explosion Mascara, not only does the innovation lie with the brush style but it is a new formula that is based on water & polymers as well as D-Pantenol which coat the mascara with an extra thick layer of mascara keeping the lashes stronger & more flexible. The ingredients add volume as well as shape to the lashes & the small globe brush makes it super easy to coat every lash right into the inner corners so even the hardest to reach lashes have an even coat from root to tip with no lumps which leaves an impressive panoramic effect. Anyway it's a firm favourite for me, even my husband noticed the difference after applying it for the first time, commenting on my false lashes...!!!! Of course I wasn't wearing any, so an impressive illusion!
Available Nationwide - £8.80.

Brand New - Cloud Nine Styling Irons!

Well we all thought we could never live with out our ghd's but now there's a new rival in the market that is set to be a best seller, the new hair styling iron brand Cloud Nine, which has just launched.

Developed by the original founders and manufacturers behind ghd, Cloud Nine is a totally new and separate brand that combines state of the art technology with temperature control, allowing you to create loose waves, soft curls, poker straight for those that still wish and even smooth a blow dry without losing volume.
Now that you can select a temperature that suits your individual hair type and without the searing heat of competitor irons, damage is reduced and the ceramic plates are also coated with a 'magic' ingredient that leaves your hair looking shiny and healthy, what more could a girl possibly ask for!!!
Also James Brown used Cloud Nines at London Fashion Week just last Saturday and was very impressed, and they're making their mark in the professional hair trade already.
Imagine… a hair styling iron that allows you to achieve breathtaking results - without constant, searing heat!!!!
From natural and smooth, to experimental and bold, you can now get the hair you want, everyday, no matter what its type, your challenges or your hair-aspirations.
With its low, medium and high heat options, six in total, and a perfectly constructed, rounded barrel, Cloud Nine is one tool that enables you to achieve a whole range of finishes. You can create natural curls and waves, or even simply smooth a blow dry, as well as crank up the heat when you do need to achieve something more structured or adventurous.
The varied heat settings also mean you can adjust the temperature to suit your hair type. Finer hair may not require white-hot temperatures to smooth out a kink, while thicker hair can benefit from a variety of heat settings as you style layer-by-layer.
Poker straight hair delivered through searing heat, and the same look day-in, day-out, is over.


With Cloud Nine, you can, at last, go a bit easier on your hair, while discovering a whole world of flexibility. Curly, wavy, straight or voluminous - you choose.
Look closely at the iron’s black ceramic plates, and you will see they contain an element of pearl sparkle. This patented technological element actually adds extra shine to your hair.
The iron also features a hibernation mode. So if you don’t pick up your irons for ten minutes, it automatically switches off, and will only re-heat when you switch it on again.

Cloud Nine is set to take you and your hair to new heights from October ’09. The professional styling brand is now available from the finest salons nationwide, priced at £129.99. Cloud Nine is also available to buy at www.cloudninehair.com from the end of October.

Body Shop Vit E Cream Only £5 Today!

For today only the body shop are giving away they're best seller Vitamin E Cream at just £5 a pot, everybody's favourite it is an easily absorbed cream that has the lightness of a lotion with the moisturising benefits of a rich cream & helps to protect the skin, leaving it feeling soft, smooth with a healthy glow!
Log onto www.bodyshop.co.uk to bag yourself a pot at the special offer price of £5!

Backstage at London Fashion Week with Barbara Daly Make-Up & Amanda Wakeley!

EyeCandy have been prive to some great backstage insight into this season's London Fashion Week, check out some of the latest looks sported on the runway this week!
Barbara Daly make-up was delighted to collaborate with renowned women’s wear designer, Amanda Wakeley, at London Fashion Week 2009 at her show on Tuesday 22nd September 2009.
Leading make-up artist Sharon Dowsett used Barbara Daly make-up to create a beautifully dramatic look that took inspiration from an Indian Summer (a nod to the numerous spicy tones and luxurious silky drapery used in Amanda’s palette); a neutral dewy base set off striking smoky eyes and defined eyebrows which was paired with a warm nude lip and cool nude nails.
Sharon Dowsett commented:
“I am delighted to be collaborating with Barbara Daly make-up – the products are fantastic, particularly Face Lift, the Eye Pencils and High Impact Mascara, they have helped me to create a beautiful look for today’s show.”



The Look – How it was Created:

The Base -

Sharon Dowsett started the look with a slick of Face Lift to give the model’s skin a beautifully luminous, dewy appearance (the use of this product was a personal tip off from Amanda Wakeley herself), she then progressed to prep the skin with Moisture Foundation and Concealer (depending on the coverage needed for the individual model). Cheek-to-cheek Bronzer was then used to highlight the cheek bone and shade underneath (using the two shades in the bronzer). Once the base was finished with a sweep of the Super Sheer Loose Powder, Sharon and her eight strong team started on the smoky eye.

The Eye -

Eye Pencil in Dark Brown was used to contour the eye around the upper and lower lashes and out into the inner and outer corner of the eye, Eye Shadow in Smoke and the Designer Eyes Trio in Graphite was then used to shade the eye socket with a clear space left between the socket and the brow. The eye was finished off with two coats of High Impact Mascara in black (which the models loved and begged the make-up team to let them keep). Strong brows were created using the Eye Brow Pencil in Fair or Dark (depending on the model’s colouring) and finished with a slick of Smudge-Proof Mascara in Brown (the moussy texture was perfect for this purpose).

The Lip -

Nude lips were created with the Lip Pencil in Fig contouring the lip followed by Lipstick in Naturelle filling in the rest of the lip.

The Nails -

Nail technician Liza Smith and team used a cocktail of Barbara Daly make-up nail colours (a mix of Whimsy – a stone colour, Sweetie – a pinky neutral, Tattoo – a deep navy blue and Clear Top Coat) to create a bespoke cool neutral to paint the model’s finger and toe nails that perfectly complemented the make-up and Amanda’s collection.

The Barbara Daly make-up products used to create the look are as follows:

Base:

Face Life Moisturiser (used as foundation on most models to create dewy skin)
Moisture Foundation
Cheek-to-Cheek Bronzer

Smoky Eye:

Eye Shadow – Smoke
Designer Eyes Trio – Graphite
Eye Pencil – Dark Brown and Black
Eye Define – Brown
Light Effect Concealer Pen
High Impact Mascara – Black

Strong Eyebrows:

Smudge-proof Mascara – Brown (Sharon recommends that the moussey texture makes it great for eyebrows)
Eye Brow Pencil – Light and dark

Nude Lips:

Lip Pencil – Fig
Lipstick – Naturelle

Nude Nails:

Nail Colour (a cocktail of Whimsy, Sweetie, Tattoo and Clear Top Coat)