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Check out this weeks beauty page at 5pm.
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Set the scene with seasonal scents

Pineneedle, gingerbread and chestnut. Mmmmmmmmm. These scents will fill your home with festive fragrance. Check out my beauty page at 5pm.

Craig
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All that Glitters

Strictly speaking we all need a little shimmer as we shimmy or dare I say it dazzle on the dance floor. Check out this cute collection of gorgeous glosses. A trio of tiny glitterballs that open to reveal three creamy colours.

A super stocking filler these are just £6.00.

Of course don't just limit shimmer to your lips. Lids love it to. Dare to dazzle with the Starry Eyes Glitter Liner from 17. I recently did a tripe liner on lids. I used silver, black liquid liner and then the gold version to create a shimmering stripe along the lash line. Even I was starstruck! £2.99

Both from www.boots.com

Magnetised

I'm drawn to anything that's new and quirky so you will understand my attraction when I explain a little bit more about the NEW Magnetic Nail Polish from beauty brand Filthy Gorgeous. It's all been about the 'crackle glaze' of late and this talon treat marks a welcome change to the art of DIY nail design. Charged with iron oxide this new nail colour allows you to make satin like ripples on your nail. Simply apply a coat of colour and then hold the lid above the nail. The magnetic force pushes the nail colour into tiny ripple like swirls. Finish with a clear top coat.

Available in three shades. Heavy Metal - a metallic silver, Got the Blues -a vibrant glossy blue and In a Trance - a teal green.

£12.00 from Filthy Gorgeous London at Debenhams or visit http://www.filthygorgeouslondon.com/

Form an orderly Pugh

Not all creative collaborations between designers and beauty brands work well. It either comes across as being too predictably gimmicky or in fact a little lack lustre. Not this one. MAC's most recent partnership with London based designer Gareth Pugh delivers a line up of products that not only embody the designers powerful and dramatic  style but formulations and shades that fit with his esoteric and futuristic style. The geometric packaging is, well shall we say sooooooo Pugh too. Angular, sharp and dark!

Available nationwide from December, I'm sure this long awaited and highly anticipated limited edition launch wont last long. Even a glance at glorious frosted  gunmetal cream eye-shadow named Obscura will have you hooked and when the textures are tried, well the rest shall we say is fashion history. Blackened  burgundy shadows and graphic black kohl liners are punctuated when worn with sleek cool mono chromatic counterparts (my own words, not from a press release) like Vacant, the violet pearl lipglass and Inert. A greyed mid toned nude nail colour.Look out for the Flight Lash Triangular shaped false lashes too. Amazing. Some of the textures and indeed the packaging reminds me a little of Illamasqua.

Prices start at £13.50 for the Studio Fix Bold Black Mascara, with Lipglass coming in at £19.00, Metal-X Cream Shadow at £24.50 and a Gareth Pugh for MAC Make up bag at £60.00

www.maccosmetics.co.uk

It's been a while

Yes it has been I hear you all say. My weekly beauty bits and make up musings have fallen by the wayside of late. Of course I only mean as far as my blog has been concerned. I'm sure you all still see me in my column in The Sunday Mail and my weekly beauty page at 5pm.co.uk. Now that things have settled down a little I am back at in the blogger driving seat. So without further ado, make an orderly Pugh. (it will make sense in a minute, honest!)

Be beautiful

Craig
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Enjoy
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