Tess Daly Launches New Beauty Range With Marks & Spencer

Tess Daly is certainly the hard working supermum these days & after showing off her perfect figure just 10 weeks after giving birth to her second child we'd all like to learn a few of her beauty secrets! Anyway Tess has just launched her first beauty range in collaboration with Marks & Spencer, the range has been in the making for 2 years with Tess being involved from the beginning & it is a described as an affordable range with a glamorous edge. The Range contains a luxurious bath soak to a creamy body shimmer & Tess's own personal favourite the 'Daly Face Glow', which will give you the ‘just slept for 12 hours' look - so that's how she does then?!
The pretty gold packaged products are also available in gift sets, perfect for Christmas! Available Nationwide from Marks & Spencer & prices start from £9.50.

Slendertone Face - Interact With Your Facial Muscles for Younger Looking Skin!

Anti-Ageing is one of the world's most lucrative markets with us girlies determined to keep the tell tale signs at bay, face creams, face masks, serums, to the many cosmetic treatments available all play their part in helping us look & feel our best but what about what goes on underneath the surface, where it all begins to go down south...!!!?? Our muscle tone is what in my opinion can really start to show your age & no face cream can fix that!
Slendertone are a well known brand making it easier to achieve a toned slim stomach with the aid of electro-muscle stimulators, so now they have launched 'Slendertone Face'. Just as your body, your face is built on a foundation of muscles, in order to keep your body in shape you exercises so it should be the same with your face, doing this will build a stronger foundation for your skin & will reduce any sagging, keeping a youthful firm toned shape. Slendertone Face works by gently stimulating the facial muscles to firm, tone & lift using electro-muscle stimulation which will mimic the body's natural muscle movement by sending signals to the nerves which control them. Check out the new Interactive Facial Site where you can find out more info on the product as well as the structure of your face & how to exercises your muscles.

Bobbi Brown Supports Pink Ribbon Campaign.

As it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month many cosmetic companies are showing their support for the cause by launching specially designed limited edition products & making a donation to the the charity. So in support of this, Bobbi Brown have created a limited edition lip set featuring an exclusive new shade of Creamy Lip Colour and a Glitter Lip Balm. To create added awareness of this special cause, the Pink Ribbon logo has been screened on the Glitter Lip Balm package, the set comes in a pink carton.
£28 Each, Buy Online at Bobbi Brown
Throughout the UK charities such as Pink Ribbon, Breast Cancer Campaign & Breast Cancer Care support women dealing with the condition and their tireless effort & commitment to providing emotional as well as practical support to those affected is invaluable. With additional promotion such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month we can all make a difference in supporting this worthwhile cause.
Every 11 minutes someone is diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK & it remains the most common cancer in the UK with nearly 46,000 people diagnosed every year. Many of us will at some point be affected by the disease in some way, whether it be directly or through family & friends, so during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October we need to get everybody talking about it to raise more & more awareness. By doing this we can all help raise the money required to help those affected by the disease, helping the charities to provide them with the information and support that is so important, as well as funding research & campaigning for improved standards of care for Breast Cancer patients.
If you would like to find out more on how to do your bit to help, take a look at their websites where you get involved by volunteering as well as donating. Breast Cancer Care, Breast Cancer Campaign & Pink Ribbon Support

Beauty Book Giveaway!!! - Be Beautiful By Alice Hart-Davis

The 'Be Beautiful' book is written by award winning beauty journalist Alice Hart-Davis with her teenage daughter Molly Hinghaugh & is a practical comprehensive guide to the essentials of skincare, hair and make-up for teenage girls. The book provides a unique mother and daughter perspective on the tricky questions of looks and how to make the most of them while offering a helping hand through the minefield of often inappropriate beauty advice that besets today's teens!
As Alice says herself on the book - "Sooner or later every girl reaches an age where she starts asking questions about her skin, her hair and her looks. When my daughter Molly started asking me about everything from moisturisers to mascara and whether she should shave her legs, it wasn’t too hard to give her answers. My job is writing about beauty and health, and over the years, I have worked out what works best.One question led to another: how to deal with spots, how to blow-dry hair, how to choose the right things to eat... When we put them all together, this book began to emerge. Be Beautiful is about getting to grips with the basics of skincare and discovering the fun of make-up.It’s also about learning to do all this in a way that isn’t going to cost the earth – and that’s not too grown-up."
The book is beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour photographs of Molly & her friends trying out home-made face masks to learning how to perfect smokey eyes, the book also contains tips on hair styling, skincare to spots, make up & even throwing a spa party at home! Definitely every young girl's dream book!

GIVEAWAY!!!
Thanks to Walker Books we have one of these amazing books to giveaway to a lucky reader, just simple drop me an e-mail at eyecandyblog@googlemail.com & the winner will be chosen at random to receive a copy (Uk Residents Only)

Be Beautiful, Walker Books £9.99, Publication Date 05/10/09, Age 11+

Top Natural Skincare Range - Nude

'Nude' is a luxury British brand which is re-vamping the natural skincare market!!! They have pioneered the use of pre and probiotics in anti-ageing skincare, containing bioactives and probiotics which are clinically proven to work intelligently with the skin for visible results. The range is also free from parabens, sulphates, PEGs, TEA, DEA, propylene glycol, GMO, mineral oil and silicones, making is natural & suitable for even the most sensitive of skins.
The range is modern & sleek with simple but on trend packaging that will look great in any bathroom! The high end & award winning natural skincare is even a celebrity favourite with Helena Christenson a fan of the products!
The Background - "Nude is the brainchild of Bryan Meehan, the man attributed to making organic food sexy in the UK with his organic supermarkets Fresh & Wild. Bryan noticed his eco savvy, health conscious customers were reluctant to use natural skincare because it did not deliver the anti-ageing results they wanted. Bryan worked with brand muse Ali Hewson to create a high performance natural skincare range that delivers results, so women wouldn’t have to compromise"
The range includes
- The Award Winning cleanser and eye makeup remover in one, Cleansing Facial Oil
- The Miracle Mask that gives Helena Christensen her red carpet glow
- The Replenishing Night Oil who’s ingredients list reads like a Who’s Who of essential fatty acids
- The Advanced Eye Complex, winner of Elle US Best Eye Cream Award
- The Age Defence Moisturiser, clinically proven to reduce wrinkles by up to 63%

I tested out both the 'Cleansing Facial Oil' as well as the 'Age Defence Moisturiser'. The Cleansing Oil has a very light scent & is also gentle enough to use on the eye area where it will remove all traces of eye make-up quickly & easily, as a make-up artist this product works as a dream removing stubborn eyeliner & waterproof mascara straight away, saving precious time! What's more it doesn't leave an oily residue & with Omega 3 plus Vitamin E it cleanses deeply all over leaving the skin nourished as well as feeling soft & fresh! For best results warm between hands and massage onto dry face then apply warm water to form a light milk and rinse clean.

The 'Age Defence Moisturiser' (£52.85) was 3 years in the making & is a powerful moisturiser that will visibly reduce wrinkles, it contains a proven formula of orchid, milk peptides with hyaluronic acid (todays miracle worker in the battle against ageing!) to firm & tone as well, with the pre & pro biotics strengthen the skin's natural defence against premature ageing for younger looking skin. Independent clinical trials proved that it reduced wrinkles by 63% & it was recently described by The Beauty Bible as 'An outstanding, light but super-moisturising age-defying cream with bioactive milk peptides'. In my view this is definitely an outstanding product with effective ingredients that can really make difference to the surface of your skin, after using it myself I not only found that it was easily absorbed & non-greasy as well as hydrating but it also made a visible difference to the over all tone of my skin, I don't have many wrinkles yet but with the aid of this moisturiser I need never worry!!!
Available on line at Nude Skincare, also follow them on Twitter for the latest news.

Fantastic Skincare Range - Biore Pore Perfect

I have been lucky enough to try out some fantastic new products from Biore over the last week, Biore's famous 'Facial Deep Cleansing Pore Strips' have always intrigued me seeing as I have never actually given them a shot yet & with the new improved formula that has just been launched what better a time than right now to have a go!!! They instantly remove dirt & oil from the pores in the nose area & give a deep cleanse helping to rid your skin of those nasty black heads & over time reduce the appearance of pores. They are incredibly simple to use, just wet the nose area & then with dry hands peel back the strip & stick onto the skin then leave for 10mins.
Once removed you can really feel that the skin has been thoroughly cleansed & despite the strip looking like you have received nose injury while it is on, it's perfectly comfortable to wear! I have used all the strips now & I can honestly say I've found a significant difference in the pores on my nose, there are definitely less black heads around the side & the over all appearance of the pores has reduced considerably, definitely a winner!

Also a new addition to the range is the 'Pore Unclogging Scrub' which is a fantastic daily scrub to unclog pores & remove dirt which gently exfoliates leaving the skin soft & smooth. It is in a creamy pearlescent formula & the exfoliating beads feel gentle on the skin, it rinses well without leaving a residue & I have say it smells amazing, in fact almost good enough to eat!
As an oily skin sufferer I always love to try any product that can reduce shine throughout the day & with this product I think I've cracked it!! Biore 'Shine Control Moisturiser' is brilliant controls oil without drying the skin, it absorbs well while hydrating the skin & leaving a matte finish. This is fantastic to wear under make-up & will keep the foundation matte & shine free all day. I only needed to touch up once with a little powder which was great, also unlike a of of oil control lotions, foundation just glides on perfectly with this creating a smooth finish, much better than some I have tried in the past where I have felt it was like trying to blend my concealer over glue!
Check out Biores fantastic new Dirty Little Secrets Blog, as they say themselves, we all have them, so why hide them in the dark anymore!? Biore's Dirty Little Secret Campaign allows an environment where you can share your secrets with other girls who go through just the same as you, from having blemishes in embarrassing places to a long standing acne issue or even a skin issue you're not sure about their blog is the place for you, see for yourself at www.dirtylittlesecretblog.com or check out their Twitter page at www.twitter.com/dirtylsecret.
Products Available Nationwide

NEW L'Oréal Paris Renewal Lash Serum & Double Extension Renewal Lash Serum Inside Mascara!

L'Oréal Paris Double Extension Renewal Serum Inside Mascara combines their Renewal Lash Serum inside their new two step mascara. They say themselves that the new L'Oréal Paris Double Extension Renewal Serum Inside Mascara gives a multiplied lash effect and up to 80% longer-looking lashes.

Step 1: A serum enriched base coat with arginine and centella. Lashes feel fortified and nourished.
Step 2: An ultra-lengthening mascara for a lash extension effect. Up to 80% longer-looking lashes.

This mascara is a great & simple way to brilliant lashes, it's two steps mean you get a fuller & more dramatic finish without any clogging. The first step is a white serum which coats the lashes to give them length & volume, however unlike many other mascaras the added benefit with this one is the Renewal Lash Serum which over time will keep your lashes looking longer in the long term as well as conditioning & caring for them root to tip. The mascara itself coats easily over the top giving a fantastic voluminous finish that really opens the eyes. After using this over the last few weeks I have found that it works brilliantly & the effects are great, Lancome have similar product on the higher end of the market but with L'Oreal's version at 10.99 it's definitely a winner! Available Nationwide