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 [...]
Weekend Reading: 16 July 2011
July 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Power of a Haircut
March 30, 2011 By 17 Comments
Imogen with a bob at about 6 years old When was the last time you got yourself a new hair style? Have you had the same haircut for the past 2 years? 5 years? 10 years? Not only does a modern, current hairstyle make you look up-to-date, it also gives others the impression that you [...]
How to Tie Head Scarves
March 23, 2011 By 8 Comments
Keeping Wrinkles at Bay
February 3, 2011 By 5 Comments
I’m often asked for my beauty tips as people think I’m at least 5 years younger than my chronological age. My biggest tip is to wear sunscreen. Environmental damage from the sun and pollution (smoking is a terrible pollutant and causer of wrinkles too, fortunately I’ve never smoked). At the moment here in Melbourne it’s [...]
Why Do We Still Feel the Need to Tan?
December 20, 2010 By 26 Comments
Why do we still feel the need to tan? Even though we know that a tan is the sign of skin damage (and I don’t think anyone wants a melanoma) there is still an urge to be tanned. The other day I was speaking to a client who feels that she can’t go out [...]
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 [...]
