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An Ode to Jessica Chastain's Oscar hair
Isn't this picture of Jessica Chastain 's hair the dreamiest thing you've ever seen? I think she's replacing Lana Del Rey as my Subject of Hair Envy. It's just so silky smooth and so healthy looking it appears to be...
How to do scary, pretty hair for Halloween
If you'll be celebrating Halloween this weekend (there's still two days to go till the actually holiday remember, plenty of time to get some extra pumpkin carving in) we're keeping the Halloween how to's coming - today:...
How to : do the orange trend
MAC Heavenly Creature Mineralize Blush in Solar Ray, £19 | New Look Orange Nail Art Pen, £3 | Illamasqua Colour-Intense lipstick in Flare, £15.50 | Models Own Beetlejuice Nail Polish in Tropical...
How to: Punk Rebel eyes at Topshop
We love it how Topshop tend to mix things up a bit when it comes to fashion. But we love it even more when they turn a beauty routine on its head and start to make us think when it comes to how to get the most out of our...
How to: Illamasqua's Gilded Gradient Manicure
We briefly discussed the glitter fade nail art technique a few weeks ago when we awarded Hannah , our resident Aigua team member, nails of the week for her professionally done nails which we deemed super pretty. Want to...
We visit M·A·C on 3 at Selfridges
We told you about the newest string in M·A·C's bow a few weeks ago: M·A·C on 3 , a brand new space sitauted on the third floor of Selfridges where no beauty brand have gone before. In fact M·A·C are the first brand to be...
How to: do the bold eyeliner trend for summer
The eyeliner trend first appeared on catwalks during SS12 fashion month and by the time AW11 rolled around it was everywhere. One of the biggest trends for summer, how you dress your eyes has moved on from the innocent,...
How to: Panda nail art tutorial
Nail art has become super popular lately, and here at Kiss and Makeup we can't get enough of it. There's no need to go to a salon for a cool nail look - most styles are easily reproduced at home. I'm a big fan of...
Lisa Eldridge shows us how to wear the Chanel Spring 2012 Makeup Collection
Lisa Eldridge officially made me fall in love with the Chanel Spring 2012 Makeup Collection in this video. The pinky colours are perfect for spring and all the events that come with it like Easter and weddings...
Hair how-to: The 'bang braid' - French plait 'hair'band and side pony!
Once you know how to do a french plait / braid, you can use it in loads of different ways to create all kinds of different looks. Big fat ones, tiny little cornrows - they all work on the same three-strand principle and are...
How To: Get '20s hair á la Katy Perry
Did you love Katy Perry 's 20s hair in the ads she starred in for ghd as much as we did? We've got good news then: ghd have revealed to us just how they did it, so you can too! Check out their instructions below and see if...
How safe is your Halloween make-up?
Although we want to look chic-ly scary at our Halloween party on Saturday, hearing that our Halloween make-up may well be toxic is a bit of a worry. Researchers in the US are warning that many American novelty make-up...
Get the Look: Amber Heard
Amber Heard has been giving us serious red-carpet lust for a while now, but this effortlessly pretty look from a recent premiere is our favourite so far. We love the statement lips, swept-back slightly-coiffed hair,...
Halloween nailed
After banging on about Lauren Conrad's Halloween-inspired nails last week, it got us thinking. While we're all for DIY nail art , time is not on our side this week as Halloween fast-approches. So, when we stumbled...
Christian Siriano NYFW S/S 12 : Backstage Beauty looks
Christian Siriano's S/S 12 collection was inspired by the 'eccentric traveller', the idea of a wandering nomad with clean skin and spiky eyes. We went backstage to learn the secrets behind this look. Created with the MAC...
Most memorable hair of the VMA's: Katy Perry
It was a long road for Katy Perry to achieve her new pink hair color! But how about achieving her look for the MTV Video Music Awards last night? Frederic Fekka Celebrity Stylist Renato Campora was inspired by "a modern...
Eliza Doolittle Max Factor Boho Beauty look tried and tested
Eliza Doolittle is a very beautiful girl, no question about it. She has recently been appointed as the face of Max Factor's Big Night Out campaign and has had her makeup look created by the lovely Caroline Barnes . I...
Celeb inspiration for the faux bob
If the sweltering temps here on the East Coast of the US have you reaching for the scissors, or your stylist's speed dial, don't do anything drastic! There's always the faux bob to keep the hair off your neck in style....
Eyeko Leopard Print Nail Art fun
I'm a big fan of nail art, and ever since I learnt the great GemFatale trick of using liquid eyeliner to create a leopard effect I've been happy. It's simple enough to do and gives you a lovely look. I was recently...
How To Get Sexy Seventies Hair a la Aquascutum at London Fashion Week
For Aquascutum 's AW11 London Fashion Week show, models - probably tired and dehydrated from all that styling - hair was transformed into sleek, gorgeously soft looking sheets, parted straight down the middle for a...
