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Thakoon for NARS

We’re obsessed with NARS nail varnishes at the best of times but this Thakoon for NARS collection marks NARS’s first collaboration with a fashion designer. The six fabulous shades are all inspired by the vibrant colours found in an Indian spice market and they’re great for bringing a pop of colour in for the summer. £14 each at Narscosmetics.co.uk Tweet
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On our wish list: Ultra Plush Glosses from Benefit

Benefit have some newbies in town (well almost – they’re heading into stores in June) and they’re so on our wish list. The six shiny new glosses include Bella Bamba (sheer bright watermelon), Dallas (dusty rose), Coralista (sheer coral), Dandelion (soft pearly pink), Sugarbomb (shimmering pinky nude) and Hoola (shimmering golden nude). Designed to colour complement the famous Benefit Box...
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New nail trend: Ciate caviar manicure

Ciate’s caviar manicure is taking the nail world by storm. As the first of its kind, this 3-dimensional bobbly ‘caviar’-style manicure is brand new and available at Selfridges or at home using an £18 kit. Apparently Sefridges have 14,000 people on the waiting list for the kit, but you can also buy the white – mother of pearl – colour...
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Beauty in the pipeline for Christian Louboutin

We’re all about Christian Louboutin at the moment and couldn’t be happier that the Parisian fashion designer has just announced he’ll be branching out into beauty. Louboutin explained to WWD.com that: “the beauty adventure is a natural extension for someone like me, who likes to empower women. To be a part of creating beauty seems like the right next step.”...
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John Lewis’ new Beauty Hall

We’ve just had a peek at John Lewis’ shiny new Beauty Hall (unveiled yesterday) in Oxford Street and it’s super-sleek and groovy. It’s a gorgeous place to hangout in and a great improvement that really takes the department store into the realms of luxe. And so it should really because the whole refit cost a MASSIVE £7 million for 18,000-square-feet...
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Molton Brown’s new skincare range

Molton Brown has recently launched its first anti-ageing skincare and bodycare range and we’ve been testing it out. We love their shower gels so had high expectations for the new collection. As you can see the packaging looks pretty plain – there seems to be a bit of a trend emerging for basic, clean-looking packaging that’s verging on scientific; take new...
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Bad news for makeup bags everywhere

How about this for a cute ad for Bobbi Brown? The poor wee bag is left redundant after being replaced with the brand’s new Long-Wear Makeup. Tweet
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Alicia Silverstone’s new beauty line with Juice Beauty

Actress and environmentalist Alicia Silverstone has teamed up with Juice Beauty – an American cosmetics company that specialises in natural and organic ingredients – to create a collection of five skincare and makeup items. But rest assured, this is not just some half-hearted attempt to align a famous face with a brand. Alicia actually took part in the product line’s...
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