_Say hello to Liz Loves! Each and every week, our Health & Beauty Director, Liz Hambleton, will be revealing her beauty secrets and makeup must-haves direct from Grazia _HQ...__*
Alexa Chung Shows Me How To Curl My Lashes...
You'd think in this job, at my age, with the access I have to beauty products I might have learnt how to handle a lash curler but no, 'tis not the case. I've actually had something of a long-term phobia of these torture-like devices despite seeing first-hand just how eye opening they can be.Yesterday I was lucky enough to sit down with the gorgeous Alexa Chung in her capacity as all round mascara/eyeliner expert and the face of Eyeko who pretty much forced me to get over my fear and curl, curl, curl. Did I look better? Yes. Did my eyes look brighter? Yes. Will I be doing it again? Yes. Do I love Alexa? Yes..... break your lash curling virginity with mine and Alexa's favourite curler: Eyeko Black Velvet Lash Curler, £12.00.
Bigger Is Better - Say Hello To My Pro-Sized Pureology Bottles
If there's one thing that drives me mad it's that annoying moment when you're in the shower and you knock every shampoo bottle, every tube of conditionerand every other bit of bathtime paraphernalia over. Cue an hour of awkward bending over, picking up and cleaning up various spillages. Not fun. With this in mind it's my great pleasure to introduce you to my new shower time solutions - these supersizedbabies from Pureologywon't budge once they're sat pride of place in my bathroom - even when a certain white cat tries her very best to knock them off. Normally reserved for professional backwashes in salons I've managed to get a set for myself courtesy of the lovely Pureology PR team (who I've nagged and nagged about it until they finally gave in)Now what else can I supersize in my bathroom? This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray maybe...
New Tom Ford Beauty Inspo
When the gorgeous Daphne Groeneveld, the fabulous Charlotte Tilbury and the amazing Sam McKnight get together you know a bit of beauty magic is about to happen. And here it is: the new Tom Ford beauty campaign flies in the face of the recent less-is-more aesthetic we've seen coming out of the shows and thank goodness. Rock and roll hair worthy of any groupie, signature smoked out Charlotte Tilbury eyes and a nude lip so impressive I felt instantly inspired to get naked (on my lips, of course.) The shade in question is Tom Ford Sable Smoke (£37.00), and yes, it is very, very luxurious and very, very nude...
Get A Life Mantra
I'm slightly obsessed with mantras and feel that there's one for every occasion. Here's my top four....
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You're having one of those days:'Breathe it all in, love it all out'
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You're struggling to make a decision:'Do What Makes You Happy'
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You’re afraid to take the plunge:'Feel the fear and do it anyway.'
....And One For Me: 'Time spent with cats is never wasted' wise words from Sigmund Freud. Quite.
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