A new year can often prompt you to think about spring cleaning your beauty regime and consider trying something new to look your very best. So what will the next 12 months bring us on the beauty front? Emma Parlons delved a little deeper to discover which trends we may be trying this year and to find new ways to glow and sparkle in 2012.
In general, I think we all look a great deal better than we did in our 20s. Recently, when moving house, I found some shocking pictures of myself after university. Big frizzy hair, even bigger eyebrows and a terrible habit of wearing overly-baggy clothes. Make-up wasn’t ever high on my list of priorities either, except for the non negotiable black eyeliner (top and bottom).
Hair removal can be the bane of many of beauty regimes. Shaving is quick and cheap but regrowth is also quick, depilatory creams are messy, smelly and don’t last much longer. The ‘ouch’ factor of epilators, as well as how long they take to remove the hair, can make this an unacceptable method for many and while waxing produces a nice smooth finish it is expensive if you have it done at a salon and needs to be done every three to four weeks.
With Christmas fast approaching, our social lives are getting very busy indeed and with late nights a little too much over indulging and the cold weather, it is hard to keep our tresses in tip-top condition. Whether you are struggling with dehydrated, frizzy locks or limp, lank hair, there is something you can do to make sure that your hair looks great everyday.
I get how busy you are – every woman does. Lack of time is surely the curse of the modern woman. We all want to be the best employee, friend and partner we can be, somehow ourselves always becoming the lowest priority. We drive ourselves to distraction wishing there were an extra few hours in the day…
If we add up what we spend on looking good, we know that we spend big but if it keeps us looking young, pert and feeling good it is a price we’re prepared to pay. With Nanoblur the latest in a long line of ‘miracle’ creams hitting the shops, we are ready to open our wallets and give this newcomer the benefit of the doubt to see if it is the one product that we must have in our arsenal. At £19.99, it isn’t too much to spare if it turns out to be just a lovely moisturiser but if you are forking out a little more, you want to make sure that it has luxurious ingredients that really make a difference in the long run.
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK with someone being diagnosed every 10 minutes. While there are a great many success stories about people who have beaten it, there are also still a lot of people, predominantly women, who are still losing the battle. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so at Belle we would like to highlight how you to check your own breasts and what you can do to help raise money for breast cancer charities.
Sadly, summer is over, and that can also mean that your skin is scaly, your face is showing signs of time in the sun and your hair is parched. So it’s time to refresh, repair and get ready to see in autumn rejuvenated and looking gorgeous. Luckily, London-based luxury hair and beauty spa Aldo Coppola has introduced a bespoke Restore And Repair Spa Therapy treatment package, designed to offer a much-needed boost to kick-start the new autumn/winter season.
Some people only feel properly groomed if they have mascara on, others with a lick of lip gloss, I however don’t feel fully made up unless my nails are manicured and painted in a shiny hue. To this end I have tried many types of semi-permanent nail polishes eventually settling into a long-term relationship with powder gel to ensure the colour I love stays on for a good three weeks. When applied well it was long lasting, didn’t chip or crack and looked good until it was time to refill or remove.
It seems that everywhere you look nowadays there are pictures of perfect models with flawless skin, wonderful bodies and not a wrinkle in sight. Now more than ever before looking immaculate seems to be top on a woman’s list.
Belle About Town is for the woman who is time deprived but style rich.
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