Cassie Steer
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8 Valentine’s Day Date Night Beauty Looks We’ve Pinched From The SS14 Catwalks
Runways and romance might sound like an incongruous mix but, take it from us, if you’re hung up about what hair and make-up look to rock on Friday, it’s here you’ll find ‘the one’ for you.
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10 Tricks Of The Trade That'll Make You Glow... On The Outside At Least
Lacklustre, sallow and pasty. Not the most endearing adjectives, we grant you, but spare a thought for your poor overworked epidermis at this time of year. Devoid of sunlight and being subjected to an unhelpful cycle of central heating and polar vortexes, no wonder it’s feeling a bit, well, ‘meh’. Luckily, we have a raft of industry experts on hand to give your skin back its get up and glow.
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6 Beauty Products That Will Give You A Much-Needed Energy Boost
Suffering a mid-January slump? We've been on the hunt for beauty products that will make you feel a whole lot better.
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Beauty School Drop Out: 4 Things You Should Have Learnt To Do But Never Did
From liquid eyeliner to perfectly-shaped brows, you'll be graduating from beauty school in no time with our easy-to-follow guide.
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Feeling Sluggish? 10 Health And Wellbeing Techniques To Put A Spring In Your Step
Post-Christmas fatigue, Blue Monday… it’s not surprising that at this time of year our get-up-and-go has well and truly got-up-and-gone. Luckily for us, health and fitness guru James Duigan (and the man behind the bodies of A-listers such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Elle Macpherson) is about to take our mojo in hand. Here’s how:
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How To Shape Your Eyebrows To Suit You
'The best way to create your perfect shape at home is to start off by using a brow stencil kit,' says queen of facial topiary Shavata.
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5 Beauty Ideas We're Going To Steal From The Golden Globes
The 5 stand-out (and simple) beauty tricks we learnt from the 2014 Golden Globes.
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Hair Chalks: Could This Be The Perfect Look For Christmas Day?
Thought streaking was just for summer? Well Santa is in for a surprise as the new wave of hair chalks could be about to change your mind.
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One-Minute Beauty Treatments: Our Favourite 60 Second Products (Because Who Really Has The Time?)
Let’s face it, most of us barely have time to get dressed let alone do a ‘cleanse, tone and beautify’. Luckily those considerate beauty boffins have stepped in with a plethora of products to snatch back some precious morning-time (set that alarm clock to snooze now). Here are our top ten...
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Would You Be Daring Enough To Try This Season's Hottest Hair Trend?
Grey. It's the new black (red, blonde and brunette, too, for that matter). No longer the preserve of the bus pass brigade, silver locks are officially cool and not just for those carrying the Y chromosome; the fairer sex have finally got in on the act as grey finally becomes socially acceptable (if it's good enough for Kate Middleton...).
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The 5 Hotly Anticipated Backstage Beauty Products We Can FINALLY Get Our Hands On
These are the five hero products the backstage make-up pros swear by and now we, yes you, can get our hands on.
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5 Amazing Backstage Beauty Moments From Paris Fashion Week SS14
From meteorological mishaps to alien activity – we knew there was a reason backstage at PFW got a big thumbs up from us. Here are our favourite soundbites from the hair and make-up maestros behind the looks...
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Milan Fashion Week SS14: 5 Ways To Nail The 'Natural' Look At Home
The 'I'm-not-wearing-any-make-up-but-really-I-am' look is a skill that we're still trying to perfect, but thanks to the beauty pros backstage at Milan Fashion Week, we're that bit closer to nailing it.
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Milan Fashion Week SS14: 5 Beauty Secrets The Pros Didn't Want You To Know
We've been sniffing around backstage at Milan Fashion Week to bring you the latest tips and tricks from the beauty pros. You can thank us later.
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London Fashion Week: The 2 Beauty Looks We'll Be Trying Next Season
Our Beauty and Style Editor Cassie Steer on the two make-up looks she'll be trying come SS14.
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The Hottest Place To End NY Fashion Week? Backstage At Marc Jacobs, Natch...
Our beauty and style editor Cassie Steer rounded off New York Fashion Week in style. Come and find out why Marc Jacobs is a cut above the rest...
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5 Brilliant Beauty Buys The Pros Are Using Backstage At New York Fashion Week
Straight from the backstage make-up stations at New York Fashion Week, we bring you the key beauty products that you really need to know about. If they're good enough for the likes of Cara and Karli...
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New York Fashion Week SS14: Marie Claire's Top 5 Beauty Looks
We've been scouting around backstage at New York Fashion Week to bring you the five stunning catwalk beauty looks that will turn heads back in Blighty.
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Charlotte Tilbury's Make-Up Range Is Here... And It's Gorgeous
The hotly-anticipated beauty range from the make-up artist to the stars is about to hit the shelves. Elbows at the ready, girls…
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Festival Beauty: The Looks You Can Only Get Away With When Stuck In A Field With 100,000 Other Revellers
Let’s face it, there aren’t many places outside of pre-school that you can get away with wearing welly boots, teeny tiny shorts, face paint and a chicken on your head. Luckily we have festivals to make all that socially acceptable. That in mind, here’s our VIP pass to the looks we wish we could rock every day thanks to a little inspiration from the SS13 shows.
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Heatwave Beauty: 9 Ways You Can Fight The Make-up Melt This Summer
That elusive glowing orb in the sky is looking set to stay, so here are the products to help you keep your cool.
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The Essential Nail Tips You Need To Know About
Make mani mistakes the stuff of beauty past with a little help from Adam Slee, talon-ted manicurist to the stars, official Rimmel spokesperson and all-round nail guru (cue rapturous applause).
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Behind The Scenes At Stella McCartney’s Resort 2014
We were invited backstage at the Stella McCartney Resort show in New York to learn all about the designer's eco credentials, all with a little thanks to Aveda.
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Tools Of The Trade: Making The Most Of Your Make-Up Bag
To create a masterpiece you need the right tools, so ditch those iddy-biddy applicators that come free with eyeshadow palettes and compacts and swot up on the make-up tools every girl should own.
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Northern Delights
If there’s one thing us beauty journos excel in, it’s crisis management. Work woes? I can proffer the perfect MAC lipstick for it. Having a down day? It’s amazing what an uplifting fragrance (or let’s face it, any fragrance) can do. But when a friend (who shall remain nameless) was going through a particularly rough break-up, I knew that a beauty bag just wasn’t going to cut it - this was a case for some serious spa intervention
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Summer Hair 2013: All You Need To Know
The good news is that SS13’s hair forecast is looking decidedly low-key compared to some of the overly-elaborate coifs of season’s past
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Nail Art: Top Five Trends To Try Now
Forget the 'Boy Brick Bag', this season’s must-have fashion accessory is at the end of your fingertips
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