Five Favourites: Red Lipsticks

Red lipstick has long been, and will be, an iconic look for women. Keep the lip neat, the rest of the makeup simple and only ever apply a good shade that suits you skintone onto properly moisturised lips and you cant go wrong! Matte shades of red have always been my favourite, but the stunning editorial of the equally stunning Rosie Huntington-Whiteley from the UK edition of Vogue, March 2011, has me craving a big fat glossy red lip. 

My favourite ever, suits-everyone reds are; Chanel Rogue Allure Luminous Satin Lipcolour in Lover - 09 (£25)  |  Yves Saint Laurent Rogue Pur Couture Pure Colour Lipstick SPF 15 in Rouge Vernis - 35 (£22)  | NARS Cosmetics Semi-Matte Lipstick in Heatwave (£17.50)  |  NARS Cosmetics Semi Matte Lipstick in Red Lizard (£17.50)  |  Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick by Kate Moss in Red'n Chic (£8.95)  |  not a lipstick, and we're now onto number six of five favourites.. but you cant create Rosies red lip without this hero NARS Cosmetics Larger than Life Lipgloss  bin Norma (£19).

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rachel xo

Fashion Inspiration: Print & Pattern

 

I may be a little late to this party, but I somehow (probably on Pinterest) managed to stumble across the seneca rising spring 2011 lookbook, and of course, fell in love with the motion of the shots, the soft colour palette and beautiful mix of prints & patterns.

Beauty Icon: Brigitte Bardot

Model, actress, singer - French fatale Brigitte Bardot has led an amazing life. Starring in over fifty films, popularising the bikini, a romance with Serge Gainsbourgh, a millionaire playboy husband and a bedroom scene with Hermes icon Jane Birkin, in her heyday, Bardot was the only one to watch.

Breathtakingly beautiful and explicitly sensual, her beauty is still iconic. With her signature cat eye, trademark tousled blonde locks, a girly grin and womanly curves, in the 1950's she was equalled only by Marilyn Monroe as an international bombshell.

The easiest way to achieve a Bardot flick is with Bobbi Browns Gel Liner in Black Ink on their Ultra Fine Eyeliner Brush which has two sides, allowing you to do both thick and thin lines. Build up your liner in stages and clean up with a cotton bud dipped in eye makeup remover. Look straight ahead in the mirror when getting the angle of your flick in the correct place - it should give your eyes a subtle lift, crucial for getting Bardot's kittenish, sexy appeal.

Spotlight On: Stylestalker

To avoid feeling like a useless, new-fangled & part time blogger (after just one day of opening the site...) I've taken approximately seven minutes of a hectic day of packing, waxing, mani/pedi-ing, shopping & mostly drinking home made Martinis to share a few of my favourite images from the new stylestalker collection.

I love the candid, casual shots & the desire the pictures provides to get dressed up, drink too many vodkas & have a good old girls night out!

This will be my last post for the forseeable future; don't hate me, lets just call it a bit of bad timing!

Rachel x