Its ALL about Bronze mascara this week. We have sold out of the BECCA Ultimate mascara in Bronze TWICE now. How wonderfully savvy our customers are! A little something special on your lashes is a great way to channel the S/S'09 metallic trend!

The Apprentice: Sandalwood Soap Opera!

I thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday's episode of the Apprentice! The challenge was to make a beauty product. The tragedy was, one team made a great product (that wouldn't have looked out of place on the shelves at Lush!- the host of this challenge) but lost due to losing track of finances. A fatal error it turns out as the other team, led by the more than hopeless Nooral, actually managed to scrape through and win.....surely he'll be fired as soon as he has the misfortune of stepping into that boardroom!!

Here are the pretty products that team leader Paula created. And luxurious as well, with lashings of the pricey sandalwood oil making it smell all gorgeous!

Mischa Barton on Cellulite

So, Mischa Barton has posed naked for Cosmo to finally put an end to the scathing attacks she has been subjected to of late regarding her cellulite issues.

Do you remember the uproar surrounding the pap snaps from her trip to Australia? Its amazing how excited we all get! Comments varied, from the people that were horrified that Mischa had cellulite at the age of 22, through to those that blamed overly retouched images for the 'fake' ideals that preside over the beauty industry.

Personally, I do enjoy flipping through the pages of a glossy magazine and seeing the aspirational images of beauty. But that is all they are- aspirational. They are not real. Its important to remember that before attacking someone for displaying signs of reality!

Good for Mischa, although the retouched images of her splashed across the Cosmo pages are definitely verging on the 'aspirational'!

BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector

This week it seems like you are all inspired by the idea of Luminous Skin. We just can't seem to keep the BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector in stock! I am not really suprised, it is a GREAT product.

I use the BECCA Shimmering Skin Perfector as a base under my foundation in the evening or on days where i want my skin to appear especially glowing!

I always get compliments on my skin when I use it. I currently have the BECCA Skin Perfector in Opal, which I love, but when I run out I think I'm going to try the Gold or the Rose.

I don't like luminisers that make your skin look to greasy or to shiny...this one just gives you that healthy, glowing sheen!

Time to stock up on Blush!

Be Cheeky

It seems the rosy glow has replaced the tan this season as the new feel-good complexion enhancer. To replicate the sort of fresh flush you get from a hike in the Scottish Highlands, try a cream blush such as Model Co’s Cheeky Tints, £17.62, or Becca’s Cream Blush, £21.63 blended into the apples of the cheeks (this is where we naturally flush). For longer lasting colour, top off with a powder blush such as Korres Zea Mays Powder Blush, £16.15.

2009 trends brought to you by Susannah Taylor.

Spring/Summer 09 Beauty Trends

Susannah Taylor explores the new smokey eye:

Softly smoked

When it comes to smoky eyes, brown is the new black. Softer, more flattering and more expensive-looking than rock chick ebony, shades of chocolate and chestnut also look more modern. One look we’ll be stealing this spring is hot off the Valentino catwalks – a blend of chocolate brown, enhanced with a layer of burnished gold on the centre of the lids and the inner corners of the eyes for dazzling, bejewelled effect. Try Becca’s eye colour in brocade, £16.64 and customise with Becca’s Jewel Dust, £16.64 in Xantho, a burnished bronze gold.

Elle UK Beauty Website

I must admit, I am a big fan of the new look Elle website. It is the first online environment that really represents the physical magazine well, with great online content.
Check it out at http://www.elleuk.com/beauty

I definitely respect people that are making a big effort to make the online environment a little more glamorous!

Well done Elle!