Many women don’t like wearing much makeup but still want some of the benefits that it can bring. We want to look less tired and more youthful, so how to do this quickly and easily – literally in a few seconds? Watch this short video to see my easy tips. What are you favourite [...]
How Long Should You Keep that Makeup For?
September 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
Makeup Buying Guide: What to Buy, and When to Throw Away – Guest Post Walk into any department store, and you’re immediately surrounded by makeup counters, and women in white or black coats. The coats are meant to make them look like some sort of lab technicians or scientists, but really, they’re just there to [...]
How to Conceal Dark Circles Under Your Eyes
August 18, 2011 By 5 Comments
How to Choose the Right Foundation Colour
July 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
I received this email from a reader the other day: Hi Imogen, I have been reading your article on skin’s undertones and overtones. I have skin exactly as you describe… cool undertone and yellow overtone. Do you have a technique for choosing liquid foundation that you could recommend? I need to try some but get [...]
How to Make Your Eyes look Brighter.
November 25, 2010 By 11 Comments
The colours that really make your eyes pop are part of your signature colour range. These are the colours that really brighten you up and make you look your best. signature colours eyes by imogenl featuring long sleeve tops If you wear a top that is similar to your eye colour it will help to [...]
Matte, Sheen or Shine?
November 10, 2010 By 8 Comments
always shiny .Niamh was looking through some old photo albums, you know, the ones with pictures of me in my primary school classes, she was going through and picking me out of the sea of faces in each class. When I asked her how she knew it was me, she said “see, your face is [...]
What Does Your Partner Think About You Wearing Makeup?
October 31, 2010 By 16 Comments
.. Do you wear makeup? A lot? A little? Everyday? Only to work? Never at work but on the weekend? Only going out somewhere special? My ex-husband would have preferred I wore no makeup. He said he liked to see the face that he got to wake up to each morning. I once worked with [...]
How to Make Your Own Tinted Moisturiser
October 6, 2010 By 5 Comments
.. When I was away recently a few times I wanted a tinted moisturiser, and of course I didn’t take one with me, and I often find it hard to find the right shade of tinted moisturiser for my skin anyway. Then I remembered the old trick of mixing in equal portions your regular moisturiser [...]
What’s Your Favourite Mascara?
February 9, 2010 By 20 Comments
As mascara is the makeup product that has to be disposed of most frequently (every 3-6 months), it’s the product I’m least faithful to, and like to mix up and try different ones. I’ve just started sing L’Oreal Carbon Black which claims to give you a ‘false lash effect’. I have to say the claims are [...]
My Beauty Favourites – Cetaphil Cleanser
January 27, 2010 By 16 Comments
I was asked by one of my lovely Australian readers if I could do some posts on my favourite beauty products, as many products reviewed on the blogsphere are not available in Australia, though we do get lots. So I thought I’d start with some of my favourites that I use daily. Cetaphil Cleanser – [...]
