Beauty Buzz

Beauty Editor Katie Corcoran brings you this week's hottest beauty news...

A classic beauty mix

This week sees beauty giants Olay and make-up gurus Max Factor combine their many years of beauty knowledge into a fab new product. Keep that fresh faced look this winter with this fantastic new Olay Complete Touch of Foundation. It's a tinted moisturiser with all the skincare benefits of a good Olay daily moisturiser to keep your skin in tip-top condition. The touch of colour acts to smooth out your complexion, cover blemishes and diminish skin imperfections. This is one multi-tasker which will keep your looking fresh, beautiful and your skin looking radiant.

Olay Complete Touch of Foundation, £9.99 Superdrug

Offer of the week

Boots really know how to spoil us right now! Not only are a huge amount of their products and top brands on ‘buy two get one free', they have this fashionable eye shadow palette at a half price! So if you need over 25 cool winter shades to choose from, two fab new eye brushes and even a miracle product which turns every eye shadow into a glam eye liner - this is for you! Or perhaps you're buying some early Christmas presents... well for the beauty addict friend this is not a bad place to start...

Front Cover Rainbow Eyes now £15. Offer from Friday 24 October until Thursday 29 October at Boots stores and boots.com

Skincare conscious

If you're health conscious and want to start being more skincare conscious then this might be the brand for you. The Pai product range is made from certified organic ingredients, is free from artificial colours, prarbens, nasty chemicals and fragrances. They are a sensitive skin's dream! Not only that but they are quite a buzz word in beauty right now with many products being praised by testers and journalists alike. Their new Camellia and Rose Cleanser is getting a lot of attention with its mix of Camellia, which is packed with omega 3 and vitamins, and also Rose, which is fab for giving your skin a moisture boost and helping to reduce scars and redness. As winter kicks in there is no better excuse not to treat your skin to some pampering...

Pai products and the new Pai Camellia & Rose Cleanser, £20 at paiskincare.com

Pampering treat for shoppers

This weekend why not enjoy some great food along with a relaxing massage? Yes, right now restaurant Vapiano is offering weekly pampering sessions at their London restaurant for weary shoppers - and luckily it's a heel loving 100m from Oxford Street! So dive in, take a seat order a bowl of pasta or a homemade pizza (for as little as £5.50!) and simply unwind. Choose from a free manicure, shoulder massage and several other beauty advice services from qualified beauticians to help you get that well deserved me time with a perfect combination of shopping, eating and relaxing... bliss!

Every Saturday at Vapiano 19-21 Great Portland Street London W1W 8QB, 020 7268 0090

Eco-friendly beauty

If you're a fan of the super luxurious La Prairie range or want to become one, these new products might be just what you need! The Advanced Marine Biology Collection features an Advanced Marine Biology Solution for day and night care and a Marine Biology Tonic for skin brightening. Together or alone these new products will provide you with a holistic approach to natural skincare. Using only land-cultivated algae, kelp and purified sea water, these products will help de-stress your skin and rid it of pollution and environmental damage. Perfect, whether you want a new brightening tonic to revitalise dull, tired skin or a light serum that repairs and hydrates after a hard day in the office.

Products from £56. For each jar of the three products sold in 2008 La Prairie will make a contribution to Ocean Futures Society to promote the awareness and preservation of our planet's oceans. Available November

Budget beauty!

The credit crunch is not stopping many of us buying our favourite beauty products or indulging in new ones. And thanks to www.brandalley.co.uk there might now be even more of an excuse to treat yourself with offers of up to 80% off major beauty brands! It's a concept that first started in France and that did so well it's coming to Britain with big names such as Elemis, Nails Inc and Pixi, among others, ready to be snapped up online! So from 26 October you can enjoy some super savings without so much as lifting a finger!

Visit www.brandalley.co.uk from 26 October 2008

Honey lips

Studies have shown that Manuka honey is fantastic for the skin, with its highly moisturising, nourishing and protecting qualities. It's a fab natural ingredient that's packed with nutrients and skin loving vitamins. So we are not surprised to find it in this handy lip balm from natural beauty brand Living Nature. And since London Fashion Week front row model Erin O'Connor was spotted with it, everyone's been going lip-tastic! So give your lips a real treat as the cold weather sets in and later them in this fab lip balm full of Manuka honey and shea butter for soft kissable lips...

£8, livingnature.com

Picture perfect!

Take the stress out of ‘cheese' with this new clever Samsung camera. Why do we like it? Well, its clever ‘Beauty Shot' function allows you to retouch skin for a brighter smoother look! Hurrah! De tagging all your facebook photos and cringing at blotchy skin may soon be a thing of the past...

The Samsung Perfect Portrait System is available on the L310W, NV9 and NV100HD. Prices start from £199. Visit samsungcamera.co.uk or ring 0845 726 7864 for further information

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