TEA AND SYMPATHY

Luanne Mclean

Add a little tea and sympathy to your beauty regime with this gorgeous BRAVURA GREEN TEA MINERAL MOISTURISER SPF30,  it's now a permanent fixture in my bathroom. I have sensitive skin that is very pale so this is perfect.

 The cream gives a light tingle on application and has to be rubbed in well. Once on the skin it takes 15 minutes to soak in before make up application. I am in love with this product a must for this summer and a bargain at just over £10 - the packaging makes it look worth 3 times that and it really does what it says on the jar!

The Bravura London Green Tea Mineral Moisturisers is available for £10.36 at www.bravuralondon.com/green-tea-mineral-moisturiser-spf30.html.

 BOOMBASTIC MASCARA GIVEAWAY



Treat your lashes to this luscious mascara from Gosh - achieve XXL volume, smudgeproof lashes and an easy use wand.

Gosh Boombastic Mascara is just £8.49 from www.superdrug.com but we have five to giveaway.

Just comment below as to why you would love this mascara and where you would flutter your Boombastic lashes...

Closing date April 30th

 BOOMBASTIC WINNERS

Thanks to all those who enetered. Winners are...

KP

HEART GALLERY


ETHAN (AND MUMMY AND DADDY)


STEPHANIE909

SHARONA


 WINNERS CAN YOU PLEASE EMAIL NAME AND POSTAL ADDRESS TO luannemclean16@hotmail.com

MOTHERING SUNDAY

Make your mammy smile this mother's day with my tips for top pressies whatever your budget...

Designer luxury with this beautiful Twenty8Twelve with Lily and Lionel, £140 but worth treating your mum for , if only so you can borrow it yourself!

Perfect pocket money treats from Radox , the Radiant bath soak and shower scrub bring a little bit of Spa heaven to your bathroom available at most chemists and supermarkets at just £2.21 each

 Gorgeous Navy and tan satchel, £30 Next , www.next.co.uk , lots of run for all of mum's essentials

For something a little different a24ct 12inch rose from www.goldgenie.com at £114.99 - something she will treasure forever

 

Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration range with Clary Sage,smells gorgeous and has all the goodness you would expect  of Burts skincare . Starting at just £9.99 for the Intense Hydration Cream Cleanser and £19.99 each for the Day Lotion, Eye Cream, Treatment Mask and Night Cream. Gorgeous essentials for a little bit of luxury every day, www.burtsbees.co.uk

 

OSCAR RED CARPET SPECIAL 2013

OSCAR RED CARPET SPECIAL 2013

Oscar Sunday is finally here so let that red carpet fashion heat up your winters evening, who got it right and who got it so verywrong?

Luanne  McLean

JENNIFER LAWRENCE

The IT girl of the moment nominated for Silver Linings Playbook was by far my favourite in this beautiful devore satin Dior Haute Couture princess gown complete with train - perfect Oscar hair too

NAOMI WATT

Nominated for the amazing The Impossible Naomi pulled it out of the bag yet again with this fantastic futuristic Armarni Prive metallic cutaway gown

JENNIFER HUDSON

Having won an Oscar for Dreamgirls a few years ago Jen is an Oscars vetran now and no wonder her Cavali gown made her stylist Eric Archibald cry she looks stunning, the blue metallic armour effect shows off her fantastic new figure perfectly

REESE WITHERSPOON

Reese looked gorgeous in this navy and black Louis Vuitton dress - hard to believe she just had a baby!Love the old school Hollywood wavy hair

AMANDA SEGFRIED

The cutaway neckline looks stunning on Amanda and i love the fabric in this Alexander McQueen dress - great choice and the lilacy silver looks great on her skin tone

CHARLIZE THERON

How many women can have a buzz cut for a film role and still look this good? Charlize looks stunning in this white Dior Couture peplum dress

JESSICA CASTAIN
Jessica rabbit eat your heart out, the red hair, red lipstick and nude strapless Armani Prive gown scream old school red carpet siren - perfect homage to Hollywood for the star nominated for Zero Dark Twenty

ANNE HATHAWAY

Les Mis has had its share of critisim and I'm afraid Anne I think your outfit will too, picked 3 hours before the ceremony it really shows I love the crossed backed detail but this pale pink Prada does nothing for her stunning  figure

JENNIFER GARNER

Supporting director husband Ben Affkeck , Jen looks stunning in this Plum tuille Gucci gown

ADELE
Our very own Adele did us proud wearing the cream of British Design, Jenny Packham, gorgeous hair and makeup complimented the black beaded gown - stunning, classic, style

Valentine's Kisses!

Pucker up this Valentine's day with super soft kissable lips.

 Our favourite natural  beauty brand  Burt's Bees have a fantastic range of tinted lip balms, made with 100% natural beeswax, Vitamin E and Shea butter and available in a range of six gorgeous colours. There is a shade for everyone from the soft neutral Honeysuckle shade, to the deep burgundy Red Dahlia. Each of the six hues  have a natural hint of colour whilst leaving your lips feeling kissable soft, perfect for all this recent cold weather to eradicate trapped lips and get you ready for a hot Valentines date. My personal favourite shade is the classic Rose , but at just £5.99 each you can afford to love more than one. So give your valentines a loving soft kiss this Valentine's day!

Available from www.burtsbees.co.uk and Boots and John Lewis stores nation wide

Mmm Smells like Christmas...

Luanne McLean

Make Christmas come to your corner of the earth this Christmas Eve with a beautiful candle from Marie Reynolds London. Hot Toddy got me feeling as festive as my homemade mince pie and just unwrapping it from its beautiful packaging releases the scent pine cones and cinnamon ... just what every house needs this December. Marie also has beautiful fragrances to last the whole year round and with 50g votive candles starting at £8.50 these make perfect last minute gifts too...

View the range at www.mariereynoldslondon.com

Prices 

Luxury 135g - £30

Votive 50g - £8.50

Travel 30g - £5.50

Set of 6 Travels - £30

For a list of stockists visit www.dragonflydistribution.co.uk.  

Autumn Beauty Must Haves 


Luanne McLean

As the nights draw in and the weather draws colder our beauty bags need to follow suit. I've just discovered the fantastic Denman Be-Bop Shower brush - perfect to wake you up on a dark winters morning. It massages the scalp every time you shampoo - like a bit of salon heaven at home not only that but he circular brush has extra-soft plastic pins which stimulates the blood flow to the hair follicles in the scalp, this helps strengthen the hair’s roots and encourages healthy growth.

Denman D6 Black and Silver Be-Bop Shower Brush £4.00

Available from Boots, Superdrug and John Lewis For stockists, call Freefone 0800 262 509 or buy online at www.denmanbrush.com

Use your Be-Bop brush with the gorgeous JASON sea Kelp shampoo and conditioner to recondition your hair for the autumn  months. The scent reminds you of your summer holidays  with Ginseng root and natural sea kelp to rehydrate hair dried out over summer.

JASON Sea Kelp shampoo & conditioner

£6.29 each

For further information on JĀSÖN® natural care products visit www.jasonnaturalcare.co.uk, call 0845 072 5825 or tweet @Jason_Natural.

I love a new moisturiser as the weather turns colder and the amazing Fade Out Improve the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and even out/brighten skin tone, it's  active formula stimulates collagen production and protects the skin against age inducing free radicals, leaving fine lines and wrinkles visibly reduced. I really saw the difference in my skin and the harsh lights in my bathroom seemed to be kinder to me when using it! It also has a 'clean" sensation when you use it which I love - makes you feel like it's doing something exciting! 

 FADE OUT WHITE REJUVENATING ANTI-WRINKLE CREAM, 50ml, £8.99

The new and improved Fade Out line-up is available from Boots, Savers and independent pharmacies from October 2010.