Pure Beauty Picks Beauty myths busted!
Removing mascara smudges with a pencil rubber DOES work I began this little experiment by trying to smudge away the eyeliner that gets into the creases under my eyes with
the rubber on top of a pencil. It worked well, but you had to clean the rubber by rubbing it onto some paper in between wipes – otherwise I’d just have been smudging eyeliner around my face. Removing mascara, however, was a lot easier, as the rubber flakes the mascara off the skin, so there’s no need for cleaning it in between. But, (there’s always a but!) you do have to press quite hard with the rubber in order to get rid of the mascara, which isn’t comfortable and does leave your eye looking red from the friction. Under normal circumstances, I’d say it’s easier to use eye make up remover on a cotton pad or bud, but if you’re on the train or on the run without access to either of those things then the rubber pencil technique does work. But so would Simple Kind to Eyes Make-Up Corrector Pen…just saying. KE
BEAUTY BUZZ
Bark-ing Mad I am a huge Korres fan; the products are affordable,
THE PURE BEAUTY TEAM’S PICK OF THE LATEST AND GREATEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS
yet feel and smell luxurious and contain cutting edge ingredients designed to tackle specific problems by working with the skin. The new Magnolia Bark range is no exception. I used the day and night creams, both of which feel and smell gorgeous and leave my skin even, soft and supple. Designed to tackle fine
lines and first wrinkles, the magnolia bark extract within the range contains anti-inflammatory magnolol and honokiol to tackle the causes of skin ageing. Rsp £22.50 each, 0870 850 3868. EM
Spin When You’re Winning My friend Lucy is incredible at doing her hair. Without fail, with ten minutes
to go before leaving the house, she will throw her hair up with pins and plaits and accessories into the most gorgeous up do you’ve ever seen. I, meanwhile, will be fumbling around with the straighteners. Goody Simple Styles Spin Pins are simply a Godsend. Simply twist hair into a bun and twist the spin pin into place to fasten the hair. There won’t be any straggly ends, only an easy-to-achieve, glam style in one, easy step. Rsp £4.99,
www.goody.com. KE
Lip Smacking Lippie
I’ve always been more of an ‘eyes’ than ‘lips’ girl when it comes to make up but when I stumbled across Dainty Doll Lipstick in 003 It’s My Party I really wanted to give the colour-pop pink a whirl. Nicola Roberts has done pale girls everywhere a real favour with her wearable yet covetable make up range, and it’s the only lipstick in a long time that has given my complexion a much-needed perk without making me too self conscious. It doesn’t make your lips feel dry like many other lippies – the only downside is that it needed a lot of re-application, but I think that’s to be expected with any shade this bright and beautiful. Rsp £12.50,
www.daintydoll.com. EM
Close To Perfection
I was so excited about the launch of Chanel Perfection Lumière. I don’t often splash out on expensive foundation but everyone deserves a treat once in a while! The formula evens out my skin tone, makes my pores disappear, and basically makes me look like I have a better version of my own skin. I have one gripe; it doesn’t hide my breakouts and red marks so I have to carry concealer around with me. I don’t mind, because of what it does for the overall clarity of my skin, but I wouldn’t say it was suited to people who require a lot of coverage. Rsp £36,
www.chanel.com. KE
Trio on trial… Foot Creams
Liz Earle Foot Repair Moisturiser I was sent this moisturiser with a pair of cotton socks so at bedtime I slathered it and popped the socks over the top before going to sleep. When I awoke the socks were long gone (having fallen into the deep abyss of under my bed!) but my feet were the smoothest they have been in a long time. The scent is not overpoweringly minty compared to many other foot creams I’ve tried, and the hard-working softening ingredients of shea butter, avocado oil and wheatgerm oil really seem to make a difference to dry skin. Rsp £13,
www.lizearle.com. EM
L’Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream I love a good foot cream - it has to be one of the most effortless beauty treatments of all time. L’Occitane Shea Butter Foot Cream is one of the most effective I have tried, which is no surprise given I have already voted its Shea Butter Hand Cream as one of my all time faves. The foot cream formula is easy to apply, smells delicious, and you’re guaranteed to wake up with super soft, sumptuous feet. It has even gained a place in InStyle’s Best Beauty Buys Hall of Fame this year.
Rsp from £7.50,
www.loccitane.co.uk. KE
www.purebeauty.co.uk
Margaret Dabbs Intensive Hydrating Foot Lotion
This comes in a really generous sized bottle and a little goes a long way, so one bottle should last a decent amount of time – always a bonus! More importantly, this luxurious-feeling cream absorbs easily and leaves feet feeling fresh, smooth and hydrated – the transformation after a few
days was pretty spectacular, which the brand claims is down to the emu oil in the formula. It also smells amazing thanks to its inclusion of lemon myrtle. Rsp £25,
www.margaretdabbs.co.uk. EM
March 2012 Pure Beauty 59
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