Beauty Buzz - 6 October '08

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

Nude is the new naughty

The Mac Crèmesheen Collection is finally here and this new collection of nudes and sensual corals are perfect for any dull winter's day. The creamy textures of these fantastic new lip colours means your lips are left soft, conditioned and covered in delicious right on trend colour. We love the colour ‘Ravishing' which is a perfect bright coral that leaves you with a slightly contradicted look - it's natural but, oh, such a statement...

Crèmesheen lipsticks £11, at Mac counters nationwide

Face mask heaven

Go on, treat yourself to a night in with some skin-loving pampering. Put your feet up, pour yourself and drink and enjoy one of Lulu's Time Bomb Face-To-Face masks. The name might be a bit of a mouthful but applying these little beauties is simple. This is not a traditional face mask but a conditioning sheet that you lay over your face. It's designed to soak your skin in moisture, re-generate plump up stressed, tired skin as well as reducing signs of ageing. Packed with Coenzyme Q10, found in some of the most popular anti-ageing creams, these masks are simple to apply, revitalising and thankfully mess-free.

Lulu's Time Bomb revitalising face mask, £13 for four masks. lulusplace.co.uk

Benefit bad gal plum mascara The BAD gals must-have...

Benefit's long standing hero product, BAD gal mascara, is back, and this time full of some colourful vengeance. Known to you and me as Benefit's lash defining mascara, this new product has all the qualities of the original black, except now it comes in a fantastic purple. Add some colour to your eyes as well as the long luscious lashes you so deserve. What's more, their BAD gal mascara is loved by some true A-listers such as Keira Knightley and Sarah Jessica Parker, so follow their lead but this time go for some much needed winter colour.

£14.50, benefitcosmetics.co.uk

Shaken not stirred

This month sees Daniel Craig return to our screens as Bond and we are literally counting down the days but, luckily for us, Bond mania is causing some pleasant Bond-like distractions. For instance, take this new Bond Girl perfume from Avon that is a sexy mix of peach, orange blossom, jasmine, vibrant green freshness and warm woody undertones. It's an irresistible mix of sophistication and Bond girl glamour. Gemma Arterton (pictured), Agent Fields in Quantum Of Solace not only gets to kiss Daniel Craig but is the new face of this yummy smelling scent. Us, jealous? Never!

£16, avonshop.co.uk

Winter moisture surge

If you're a Clinique fan you will probably be familiar with their Superdefense range of moisturisers, but if you're not then this new face cream is perfect to try for the colder months ahead. It's designed to help support the skin's natural immunity layers, meaning it's a dab hand at helping with crucial age prevention. It contains an SPF 25 to help protect skin from the stresses of environmental damage and will help to maintain the skins natural collagen level. Tom Mammone, Clinique's Executive Director of Research and Development says, "This product is our first to address the damaging visible effects of physiological and emotional stress on the skin. It also includes ingredients to fight external stress and will help keep the skin's moisture barrier in the best possible condition." It's the perfect pay day treat for you and your skin.

£24, Clinique counters nationwide

Hot offer

We love Roc here in the office and their eye cream is one of our firm favourites. Thankfully, with the purse strings a little tighter than usual, you can get your favourite Roc products for a fraction of the price. All the products in the Retin-Ox^TM, CompleteLift, Retin-Ox Multi-Correxion^TM range are now reduced to a fantastic are £19.99 - that's a saving of around £5 a product! Hurry, while stocks last.

From 8 October to 4 November. rocskinclinic.co.uk

Charity nails

This month really has a real charity theme to it with many companies donating to Breast Cancer Awareness campaigns. Right now Nails Inc are showing their support for another worth cause by donating £1 from every set of their new - and rather lovely - Autumn Colour Collection to ACT, a charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. So, if you were waiting for the perfect reason to buy some new nail colours for winter, here it is! With deep blackberry purples, a metallic cranberry, a mushroom toupe and a dark aubergine plum, get fashionable in the nail department and help give something to charity

£20 for all four shades, nailsinc.com

Psssst...

We are fully supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month here at Handbag Towers - which gives us another reason to love this creamy Aveda Hand Cream. It's rich in natural plant extracts to hydrate your skin, exfoliating fruit particles to softly get rid of dry skin cells and vitamins A and E to diminish the signs of ageing. £2 from each sale of this specially designed hand cream will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for their research study at the Royal Marsden Institute of Research in the UK. A feelgood beauty buy if ever there was one.

£15.50 aveda.co.uk

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Published: 06 October 2008