Category Archives: Beauty

False lashes are loved by Northern girls

Recent research has revealed that there’s a clear North – South divide when it comes to makeup trends.

While girls in the North are happy to pile on the fake tan, makeup and eyelashes, girls in the South aim to achieve a more natural look.

The only exception to this trend is Essex, where the girls share the Northerner’s love of makeup.

The most popular product in the North is fake tan whereas tinted moisturiser is the product of choice in the South. X

Technic crackle nail varnish range

The beauty team at Mizz magazine love the new Technic crackle nail varnishes so much, they’ve feature them on mizz.com.

Check out what they have to say about these fab new polishes here!

Special Chilean honey can make you look ten years younger!

We’ve heard of some bizarre beauty treatments in the past, but this latest craze has to be one of the messiest yet.

Apparently, more and more women in the quest for beautiful skin are turning to a special honey to give them the youthful-looking complexion they desire.

When applied to the skin, a particular type of Chilean honey can create a mask that can supposedly reverses the aging process by up to ten years.

The honey comes from the nectar of the Quillay, Tineo and Ulmo trees in the Valdivian rainforest in southern Chile. Unlike normal honey it is packed with vitamins and nutrients and naturally contains a small amount of hydrogen peroxide, which can break down scar tissue and make the skin more elastic.

It might work for some, but we’ll stick to spreading honey on our toast rather than our faces! x

Coconut is the new super ingredient of the moment!

We all know that there are tonnes of super ingredients out there that claim to enhance our looks. From goji berries to pomegranates, these nutrient packed foods promised a while load of different benefits.

But the new super ingredient of the moment has to be the coconut.

Celebrities such as Madonna and Demi Moore supposedly drink coconut water by the gallon and new mum Miranda Kerr claimed that a diet rich in coconut oil helped her lose her baby weight. It’s also common knowledge that coconut oil does wonder for the skin.

Although it won’t work miracles, we think that using coconut oil, milk and water as part of our beauty regime is definitely worth a try! x

Apparently, snake venom contains anti-wrinkle qualities

We all like to have radiant looking skin, but it seems that there are a growing number of bizarre beauty treatments that more and more women are having in their quest for a youthful appearance.

First there’s the Dracula facial, which involves taking blood from the person receiving the treatment and then injecting it back into them. it’s thought that this process boosts the natural production of collagen, which improves the structure of the skin.

Then there’s leech therapy, which sees people shaving their entire body and then getting into a bath full of the blood-sucking critters – all in the name of detoxing!

One of the strangest treatments has to be the venom facial. This involves rubbing special cream into your face that contains poison and venom, which are said to have wrinkle-busting properties.

We’ll just stick to cleansing and moisturising for the time being! x

Body Collection nail art stickers - £1.29

Check out the review of the Body Collection nail art stickers on the Hels89 blog here.

We think they look great! Get your very own nail art stickers here! x

Painting their nails is just one of the things that women do in order to feel sexy!

A new poll has revealed the top 20 things that women do in order to make themselves feel sexy and painting your nails has come out at number 3!

Other things that make women feel their best is applying red lipstick, colouring or highlighting their hair, applying heavy eye make-up and wearing false eye lashes! X

Snail slime is now being used to lessen the appearance of imperfections and scars

Some people will go to extreme lengths to achieve a radiant, youthful-looking complexion.

And the latest bizarre beauty product to hit the shelves…snail slime.

Apparently, the mucus from the common garden animal is great at clearing up imperfections and scars that are often caused by acne during adolescence.