Beauty Trend: Getting Beautiful Skin From Within

With 35,000 people pre-ordering the new Rodial Glamtox Sticks[1], a supplement that helps to increase collagen in the skin and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, it is clear beauty supplements are a growing trend and women are increasingly looking for skin solutions that work from the inside out.
In line with this trend, Works with Water Nutraceuticals has launched its 100% natural beauty solution help: clear skin, a nutraceutical food supplement containing ingredients clinically proven to help clear acne within six weeks.

Help: clear skin uses the power of nature and clinical science to tackle the problem of acne. This innovative nutraceutical product is designed to bridge the gap between nutrition and pharmaceutical drugs, incorporating the best of both worlds: natural ingredients with clinically proven health benefits.

Help: clear skin contains 100% natural ingredients including Praventin – a bioactive protein extracted from milk using advanced scientific methods – that has been proven to deliver results after a minimum period of six weeks. All health claims are supported by clinical studies. For more information, please have a look at the attached press release.
Help: clear skin is water-soluble, allowing it to dissolve in water, other non-carbonated beverages and soft foods while retaining its full effectiveness. It won’t alter the taste or texture of your drink or food. Take a sachet of help: clear skin twice a day – just add it to your favourite drink or soft food like yoghurt- for a minimum of six weeks for best possible results.

In addition to Praventin, help: clear skin contains:

· Aloe Vera: a high extract of this healing plant has a smoothing and nourishing effect on the skin
· Oligofructose: a natural source of soluble fibre. Increasing fibre intake prevents your body from expelling toxics that affect the skin and help avert acne

Help: clear skin contains no flavourings, preservatives or sweeteners and is suitable for diabetics, vegetarians and lactose intolerant people.

Help: clear skin is available from Asda, Tesco, Waitrose and Holland & Barrett stores and online at www.workswithwater.co.uk, priced at £14.79 and £49.99 for a week’s or month’s supply (month’s supply only available via website). Visit www.workswithwater.co.uk for more information.

Eye Up The New Cosmopolitan Beauty Accessories Range

Make sure the windows to your soul stand out with three must have eye beauty accessories from Cosmopolitan.
The new, improved range of fabulous beauty accessories, created by the experts from the world’s number one glossy magazine, are set to be the must have for every make-up bag.
Make your eyes look wider and brighter with the Maximum Effect Lash Curler (RRP £3.95). For dramatic curling results they style, separate and elongate your lashes without tugging or pinching - so are sure to become your beauty best friend.

Plus it’s commonly known that the shape of your eyebrows can transform your face - so keep yours perfectly arched with the Tweezer Trio (RRP £6.95). This professional set comes with slanted, straight and pointed tweezers (perfect for those fine hairs) making it a must for your hair removal needs. It also comes in a handy wallet to store the tweezers in hygienically.

And finally, for precision eye shadow application, try Cosmo’s eye shadow applicators (RRP 2.95) which come in a handy wallet of 10 so you can keep one for each shade!

The Cosmopolitan™ Beauty Accessories range includes 21 products covering make-up brushes, false nails, make-up sponges and beauty essentials. Stockists: Superdrug, Tesco and Debenhams. For more information visit www.slgbeauty.com

Smile to Success & Top Celebrity Make-Up Tips!

Collecting her trophy at this year’s Glamour Awards the nation’s favourite singer and XFactor judge, Cheryl Cole thanked her orthodontist, crediting him for her knock out smile and the role its played in her climb to the top of the charts.
New research released today by the makers of INVISALIGN®* reveals that 69% of Brits agree a quality smile is key to success in your working life. The following high-flying women also have a lot to thank their great smiles and dentists for.

Make-up artist and beauty coach to the stars Lina Cameron has worked with many of the women above and shares her insider tips on how to achieve the perfect smile to help propel you to that next high point in your career.
“Your smile is an introduction to your personality and having straight white teeth is critical to having the confidence to smile broadly. I recommend the Invisalign treatment to any of my clients who are conscious of their teeth. It is a virtually invisible straightening treatment which is perfect for my clients who won’t consider traditional fixed brace techniques which only draw attention to the problem in the first place.With a dazzling smile your makeup possibilities become endless!”

Get Scarlett’s luscious Lips
I love working on Scarlett as she simply has the best modern face for make-up - she can carry any look with glamour and ease! The look is very old school glamour with a splash of innocence especially when sporting a swept up hairstyle. A bee stung pout really helps but if you are not blessed with such full lips, try out a lip plumping product then really lather the gloss on top as you want lots of shine, pick a pink or red for a look just like Scarlett’s.

Perfect your smile
I often see some of my celebrity clients taking drastic measures to get the perfect smile but my motto is to work with what you have. Veneers for example can be a very painful and evasive procedure. In some cases they can give a real horsey appearance and everyone ends up looking the same. To enhance your smile I recommend a virtually invisible straightening techniques such as Invisalign, to deliver a red carpet worthy smile without anyone knowing your undergoing treatment. The aligners do not affect your lifestyle and are also completely removable, allowing you to take them out for special occasions.

Copy Jennifer’s effortless look
Jen is the archetypal Californian girl and looks fabulous with a sun kissed and relaxed make-up look. She knows her style and works it beautifully for all occasions. Think earth tones for the eyes, lots of brown liner, neat brows and beiges with a touch of shimmer to catch the light beautifully. Make sure you use a specific face self tan and make sure you self tan for body is golden not orange otherwise you will fail the look. Her smile is picture perfect and a great example of how investing in your teeth can set off your whole face.

Mask stains

My top tip for discoloured teeth is to use a nude lipstick or gloss, it’s always a safe bet as it neutralises the mouth and smile unlike yellow based pigments found in many pink lipsticks. If the stains are very noticeable I will also dramatically define the eyes to draw attention away from the mouth and contour the cheeks so people will be directed to the top half of the face.

For more top tips from Lina on how to get the look or interview opportunities please contact Olivia.gerrie@hillandknowlton.com

Invisalign Background

Invisalign is a clinically recognised, virtually invisible orthodontic treatment that can straighten teeth in both adults and teens, and doesn’t involve painful surgery or the embarrassment and inconvenience of traditional fixed braces.

Whether you need minor improvements or more extensive adjustments, the series of clear, custom-made and removable aligners can successfully straighten your teeth by applying doctor-prescribed pressure on different teeth at different times.

Each aligner in the series is manufactured specifically for your teeth, and as you replace each aligner, your teeth will move – little by little, week by week – until they have straightened to the final position prescribed by your dental practitioner. With no metal wires or brackets, there’s no need to worry about mouth irritations, as the aligners are comfortable to wear and can be easily removed for eating, drinking, brushing and flossing as normal – giving you the flexibility to easily live an active lifestyle.

Unlike other dental straightening techniques, Invisalign uses unique computer software which generates a start-to-finish virtual 3D treatment plan to complement professional judgment. This technology demonstrates the series of movements the teeth are expected to go through to get from their current position to the desired final position. This allows you to view your own virtual plan and see how straight your smile should look once the treatment has been completed.

Availability

To learn more about Invisalign or to find an Invisalign trained doctor in your area, please visit www.invisalign.co.uk or call 0845 644 5462

Take The Simple Challenge And Support Macmillan

Simplify Skincare Regimes And Help Change Lives

Simple, the UK’s No. 1 Facial Skincare brand¹, has teamed with Macmillan Cancer Support, the UK’s most loved charity brand, to raise £50,000 to help improve the lives of people affected by cancer.
The Simple Challenge has been designed to help simplify skincare regimes even further by making it quick and easy to wipe, wash and moisturise with three product packs to choose from.
Each Simple Challenge pack suits a different skin type, but for those who would like advice on which to choose, there is also help at hand with a short three-step questionnaire to complete first.

The special packs are available to purchase exclusively at www.simple.co.uk/macmillan and cost £10² each. A donation of £2 from each pack will go to Macmillan Cancer Support, which helps people affected by cancer have good days, providing essential information, expert medical care, emotional support and financial help.
With no perfume and no colour, the most common causes of skin irritation, Simple products are suitable for all skin types, even the most sensitive. The Simple Challenge packs include:

Simple Goodness
Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes, Simple Kind To Skin Moisturising Facial Wash and Simple Kind To Skin Vital Vitamin Day Cream create the perfect pack to keep skin looking great all year round.

Age Resisting Goodness
Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes, Simple Regeneration Age Resisting Facial Wash and Simple Regeneration Age Resisting Day Cream combine to make the perfect pack to fight the signs of premature ageing and refine skin tone and texture.

Simply Radiant
Including Simple Kind To Skin Cleansing Facial Wipes, Simple Radiance Brightening Moisturiser and Simple Radiance Eye Cream, this pack contains Mango goodness to leave skin feeling clean and looking radiant.

Simple has pledged to raise £50,000 to help Macmillan Cancer Support improve lives.
£50,000 could fund a Macmillan nurse for one year, providing essential and expert support to people living with cancer.
The £2 from each pack could fund several copies of The (Macmillan) Cancer Guide, providing essential information for cancer patients and their families.

The Simple Challenge packs, supporting Macmillan, are available exclusively online at www.simple.co.uk/macmillan.

Stay Safe In The Sun This Weekend With Sienna Miller's Favourite Sun Protection!

With wedding season currently upon us, including the much speculated French countryside wedding between Sienna and Jude there is no better time to ensure you have an ultimate beauty staple with you during this glorious sunshine!
Sienna Miller lists PIZ BUIN® as one of her ultimate summer beauty essentials saying she uses “PIZ BUIN SPF 30 for the body” to keep her protected from the sun’s rays. With a little help from the re-launched PIZ BUIN® Allergy range you too can achieve a golden glow like hers!
The PIZ BUIN® Allergy range is a range of products specifically developed with dermatologists to help protect those with sun sensitive skin. It combines advanced UVA/UVB sun filters and Calmanelle™ - a unique shield complex proven to help strengthen the skin’s resilience[1]. Formulated with a powerful anti-oxidant, Calmanelle™ reinforces skin cell’s defence against UV rays and helps skin cell tolerance to the sun1. Calmanelle™ Shield Complex is made up of FeverFew PFE™ and a gentle soothing agent.
The newly formulated PIZ BUIN® Allergy range consists of lotions and sprays which come in SPF15, 30, 50 and 50+. The range also has two facial creams which come in SPF 30 and 50+ as well as a hydrating After Sun lotion.
So with this glorious weather upon us and plenty of outdoor partying on the horizon (especially this weekend!) don’t forget to protect skin from the powerful sun rays and still have fun in the sun thanks to PIZ BUIN®.

Camp to Glamp - Glastonbury Voted the Smelliest Festival!!

Festivals are fast approaching and with many groups opting to go ‘glamping’, festival fumes are out of the window and fragrant fans are top of the bill.
A poll of 3,000 festival goers revealed that Glastonbury is the worst smelling gig in the festival calendar according to a survey commissioned by The Perfume Shop.
More than 78 per cent of people who have attended Glastonbury named the toilets as the worst smell, while another 35 per cent found fellow campers body odour less than fragrant. Another 30 per cent struggle with the smell of the rubbish created by the 170,000 music fans.

Second place went to the Reading Festival, where 16 per cent of people admitted they didn’t wash at all over the three-day event. Researchers found that the average festival fan washes just twice during their stay, team this with 35 per cent of people disgusted by the body odour from fellow festival-goers and you have a number of unhappy campers!
More than one in five also wear the same clothes for the entire duration of the festival, with more than one in ten not bothering to use any deodorant – instead, 54 per cent rely on body spray or perfume to mask the smell.

Many campers look for a quick fix, with 38 per cent of those simply using baby wipes to freshen up and more than 15 per cent of people buying a fragrance especially to use at the festival. The new glamping trend has resulted in a mini beauty regime that is both fabulous and festival friendly. The Perfume Shop’s Festival Travalo is the perfect marriage between style and substance, the flower power patterned portable pocket perfume atomizer packs a punch with aircraft grade aluminim and handy neck strap as well as 50 sprays of your favourite scent. The Festival Travalo is available mid-July.

A spokesperson from The Perfume Shop, which carried out the study said; “Everyone knows that festivals are the perfect place to let your hair down but often day-to-day grooming goes amiss. Glastonbury is particularly notorious for its bad smells from festival-goers who go days without washing. With so many people crowded into a small area, it’s inevitable that there are going to be some less-than-pleasant smells lingering, especially if you get lucky and the sun puts in an appearance. But I’m sure many fans would say the festival wouldn’t be the same without the bad smells. However, today’s ‘I can have everything’ mentality means campers can be both glamorous and grunge all at once.
The Perfume Shop Festival Travalo is the perfect accessory for providing your favourite fragrance on the go without the worry of losing a full bottle or taking up precious pace.”
Heavy metal extravaganza Download took third place in the smelliest festival poll, with more than one in ten admitting to not bothering with deodorant. Dance event Creamfields and the Isle of Wight festival completed the top five.

The Big Chill was named as the cleanest and nicest smelling event of the year with just 21 per cent complaining about the rubbish. More than a quarter of people who have experienced the event also reckon it has the best showers and toilets of all the UK festivals. Second place went to Bestival, followed by the O2 Wireless Festival, V-Fest and Global Gathering. However, two thirds say the bad smells wouldn’t ever put them off going to a music festival, with half believing the odours help the atmosphere at the event.

Smelliest festivals
1. Glastonbury
2. Reading
3. Download
4. Creamfields
5. Isle of Wight festival

Least smelly festivals
1. The Big Chill
2. Bestival
3. O2 Wireless Festival
4. V-Fest
5. Global Gathering

www.theperfumeshop.com

Steel vs Spree - Love Your Skin Body Balm

Us girls are always on the look out for a bargain so I thought I should really include this fab product that dropped by today, they're so confident about it they're happy to play it directly against Benefit's version...
Spa ParadisaTM Love your Skin, passion fruit body balm (£10) OR BenefitTM Bathina body balm (£22.50).???!!!
Gorgeous, glowing skin is just a stroke away thanks to the sensuously fragranced Love your Skin body balm from Spa Paradisa.
Bare your skin confidently this summer with this delicious body balm to give skin a divine, luminous shine. Its exotic passion fruit fragrance lets your mind, body and soul escape to a far off tropical paradise, without leaving the comfort of your own home.
With designer doubles like this, why pay twice the price?
The complete Spa Paradisa™ range is available from Debenhams.