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Pull off hot pink a la Jessica Alba and co

It's been hot on the lips of every major catwalk beauty trend this season. And now it looks like the front row may have rubbed off some of its spring/summer charm onto the fresh faced and fashionable, Jessica...

Get sparkle in your hair with Amanda Seyfried's golden waves

Birthday girl Michelle Obama: Style lessons from the First Lady

How to achieve the ultimate red lip look

Sparkle like Glee's star Lea and get an A-list glow this party season

Only recently this year actress and singer Lea Michele was given the prestige of becoming the beautiful new face of L'Oreal and the young starlet has been looking radiant in the spotlight...

Tumbling tresses: Christmas party hairstyle ideas

Make sure that your hair is as glamorous as your festive wardrobe this Christmas with tumbling, tousled curls – we're thinking along the elegant lines of the Duchess of Cambridge and...

Pretty in plum: how to pull off the vampy vibe

Synonymous with a classic autumn/winter palette, it's hard to miss the dark shades of lipstick flooding in to match the red carpet during the winter season. The deep bordeaux and rich plum shades add...

Let it shine this winter: Top tips from celebrity hair stylist

With Christmas fast approaching it's time to think about getting gorgeous, party-ready locks. But with crisp winter air often follows dull colour with dry and brittle ends. So treat your hair as you do...

Make-up tips to achieve Kiera Knightley's purrfect feline flicks

Kiera Knightley celebrated the premiere of her newest movie, Anna Karenina, in Los Angeles on Wednesday night by making a statement with the most purrfect of fierce, feline eye-liner. The...

A defining feature: How to shape strong, sultry brows

Well defined eyebrows add strength to the face shape and frame the eye with fantastic expressions, so it's no wonder that this statement beauty essential has taken centre stage among many...

How to do smokey eyes like the 'sexiest woman alive', Mila Kunis

Quickly moving from small star cutie to international knockout Mila Kunis, 29, was recently named by Esquire magazine as the 'sexiest woman alive' thanks to her stunning performances in films such as Black...

How to create celebrity-style beach waves at home

Effortlessly rumpled, zigzaggy beach waves are the look du jour for Hollywood starlets such as Blake Lively, Jessica Biel and Kate Hudson. Now you too can achieve a similarly dishevelled, straight-off-Venice-beach...

Secrets to getting gorgeous hair

“Any time someone finds out I’m a hairstylist, I end up surrounded by women with questions about products,” says Lisa Chiccine, owner of the Lisa Chiccine Salon in New York City. Here,...

Five easy steps to Cheryl Cole’s lush lashes

Fake lashes have returned with a vengeance, with Cheryl Cole as the poster girl – she’s never seen without a pair to maximise those big brown eyes. But they’re still a mystery to many...

Five easy steps to Cheryl Cole’s lush lashes

Fake lashes have returned with a vengeance, with Cheryl Cole as the poster girl – she’s never seen without a pair to maximise those big brown eyes. But they’re still a mystery to many...

How to recreate this summer's must have 'natural' look as worn by Kate

The trend for natural-looking make-up started with Kate Winslet at a screening for Away We Go in New York and gathered pace at the Glamour Awards. There, fresh-faced beauties from Joanna Page...

How to… combat cellulite

Despite being a perfectly natural feature of the female form – you can see dimpled flesh in many Renaissance portraits – cellulite has only recently become an apparent ‘problem’...

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...

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....

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...