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1 Beauty secrets from the Soap Awards
It was a night of glitz and glamour at the Soap Awards so we asked celebrity make-up artist Cassie Lomas to share with us her favourite trick for transforming the stars… “I loved the way...
2 How to… make small lips look fuller
1. Exaggerate Make your lips look larger than they are by slightly extending the natural lip line. Use a lip pencil to create a new line just outside the real one, but stick fairly close – within 2mm...
3 How to… make small eyes appear bigger
Cassie reckons you can't make small eyes look big, but you can accentuate them so they become a more prominent feature within your face as as a whole, which draws attention away from their actual size....
4 How to… correct a prominent nose
Clever contouring with darker shades of base and powder can make a wide nose appear slimmer… 1 Back to base To play down a wide or prominent nose, contour using a darker shade of foundation down...
5 Quick tip for top tootsies
Now that British summer-time has finally arrived, we'll be pulling out those strappy sandals – a la Courtney Cox Arquette and Victoria Beckham - from the back of the wardrobe once more. But...
6 Picture perfect tips from the top
Celeb make-up artist Cassie Lomas has been working lots with Lady GaGa lately to make sure she looks picture-perfect on photographic shoots, as well as regularly making up soap stars including Charlie...
7 Make more of your mascara
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has been pictured with her face au naturel – and we think she looks amazing. But in these straitened times, you don't have to do without make-up to make it go further;...
8 Keep legs looking smooth in short skirts
If broken veins or blemishes on your thighs make you feel self-conscious about wearing short skirts, apply foundation or concealer to the patches about which you feel most uncomfortable, setting with a...
9 Want to make your legs look longer?
Keep a continuous line of colour the whole way down the leg to draw the eye up and down in one smooth movement. If you're going out bare-legged, that means nude-coloured footwear. Otherwise match your...
10 Nails, hands and feet tip: Help stop nails from flaking
Carry nail polish over the tip of the nail as you draw the brush upwards – it helps prevent moisture loss from the layers of the nail plate and also reduces flaking.
11 Nails, hands and feet tip: Protect nails from staining
Here at hellomagazine.com's Beauty channel, we love dramatic nail colours and wear dark or bright polish all the time. Yet we never have yellowing nails – usually caused by pigments in the polishes...
12 Skincare: Help keep skin from looking oily
If you don't have time to let your moisturiser fully absorb into your skin before you apply your make-up – which will mean cosmetics just sit on top of it and slide off within a couple of hours –...
13 Caprice says take a bath if you want to look hot
Model Caprice told us that if she hasn't got time to redo her hair and make-up before a big night out, she gets into a hot bath – the steam refreshes her style and her face. The thing is to make...
14 Karen Hardy's tip for sparkling through the night
We learned a great tip from Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hardy, who won the fourth series of the show with partner Mark Ramprakash. Karen loves to sparkle and says she was still wearing high heels and...
15 Complexion perfection: Quick tip for reducing hot spots
In an emergency, take the redness out of a fresh spot by dabbing eye drops on it. In the same way that eye drops help clear bloodshot eyes by constricting blood vessels, they can also reduce swelling and...
16 Keep a steady hand for perfect lines
It's a simple trick, but one we often forget when fiddling with liquid eyeliner – keep your elbows on a flat surface while applying. It keeps hands steady for a smooth line. Do the same with nail...
17 Skincare tip: A cheap and cheerful way to soft skin
The simplest way to ensure skin feels super-soft is to pour baby oil into your bath water or smooth it over yourself with a sponge in the shower. Once you get out of your bath or shower, the oil will stay...
18 Colour and care: Swimmers beware dangers to hair
Chlorine from swimming pools is, along with heat damage from the sun and styling tools, one of hair's greatest enemies. So, for your hair's sake, wear a swimming cap with your locks coated in thick, intensive...
19 Scent selection: Be sensible with scent to avoid staining
Most of us apply our favourite fragrance after we've dressed, yet alcohol in perfume can stain our clothes – especially if they're silk – and you may only notice the damage over time. Similarly,...
20 Eyes and brows: Take the ouch out of tweezing
Dab Bonjela ulcer treatment or ice cubes on brows prior to plucking to help numb skin against the pain.