Glasses Appeal

Handbag.com shows you how to get the best make-up looks to pair with your favourite frames - from natural English Rose to a bold evening look with a smoky eye.

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Simply sweet

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There\'s no reason why glasses can\'t be cute - this playful pair, £99 at Specsavers are so sweet. If you\'re wearing colourful or quirky frames, keep make-up monochrome and skin flawless; an elegant flick of liquid liner is all that\'s needed for a striking look. Pair with perfectly plucked and pencilled-in brows and just-nude lips to keep the eyes in focus.

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Get the look - Simply sweet

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Skin should be dewy and blemish-free, easily achieved with Organic Glam\'s Antioxidant Foundation, £29.95 from The Organic Pharmacy - it\'s ultra moisturising and gives just enough coverage. For fashionable liquid lined lids, use MAC\'s Fluidline in Blacktrack, £11; it has a great thick texture that makes dramatic looks a cinch. Paint it on with Benefit\'s Get Bent brush, £11.50 - it\'s heaven-sent for bespectacled beauty queens as the bent angle means you could almost apply the liner with your glasses on! Brows should be neat but strong - define your new shape with Blink\'s Eyebrow Pencil, £13. A touch of Max Factor Masterpiece mascara, £8.99, and a slick of Rose and Co\'s Cherry Kiss lip balm, £5, completes an on-trend look.

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Vintage va-va-voom

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Retro look glasses are totally covetable - just take a look at these fabulous Unisex 888 frames from Specsavers, £85. To keep vintage-look glasses from seeming staid, keep skin tanned and eyes bright, for a look that oozes Californian cool. Showcase pretty peepers (kept sparkly with Organic Pharmacy\'s Eye bright tincture, £9.99) by keeping eye make-up low key, but don\'t be afraid of colour - a shot of sixties pink on the lips is fun and pretty, while a high shine finish makes the look totally 21st century.

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Get the look - Vintage va va voom

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If your glasses are quirky, let them do the talking and keep eye make-up simple. Get a warm natural tan with Benefit\'s excellent Talk to the Tan, £19.50, then smudge lids with Becca Eye Tint in Baroque, an almost-brown that\'s better than bare. A slick of brown mascara adds definition - Becca\'s Ultimate Mascara in Bronze stays fast, while Ruby & Millie\'s i-Lash Curler, £8.50, gives added flutter factor and keeps long lashes from touching lenses. Keep brows groomed for a natural feel and finish with a pop of patent pink - Shu Uemura do the best, shiniest colours and their Rouge Unlimited Crystal Shine will give the Bardot pout you want.

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Pretty natural

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Sophisticated, subtle or frameless glasses (like these by Red or Dead at Specsavers, £125) require a lighter touch with make-up - anything too heavy will look unbalanced and overdone. In this case less really is more. Go for a naturally pretty English Rose look - flushed cheeks, bright eyes, neat brows and the perfect shade of nude on lips gives an old-fashioned look with a twist - think Jane Austen heroine crossed with Jennifer Garner.

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Get the look - Pretty natural

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A perfect complexion is key to this look - the uber natural looking skin-kind i.d. bareMinerals from Bare Escentuals is perfect - pick up the Starter Kit, £45 from hqhair.com. Open and brighten eyes with a pretty shimmery pink on lids - L\'Oreal\'s Color Minerals Eye Shadow, £7.99, is perfect - finish with L\'Oreal\'s Extra Collagene mascara, £9.99 for ultra pretty peepers. Dust on some pretty pink blush - find the correct place by sucking in cheeks and dusting onto the thinnest part. MAC for Emanuel Ungaro\'s Beauty Powder in Flower Mist Dew, £15.50 is the perfect peony pink and gives a beautiful outdoorsy glow. Finish with Paul & Joe\'s Lipstick C in Inspiree, £14 at hqhair.com - a stunning pinkish nude shade that looks as pretty on your dressing table as it does on your lips.

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Smoking hot

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For evening, Specsavers\' elegant Bella frames, £85, look fabulous. A party calls for a more dramatic look, and with these bold frames a smoky eye, in black and grey with lashings of mascara - is perfect. Traditionally, lips would be played down, but as glasses distract from bold eye make-up stronger colour is desirable and looks super fierce on nights out.

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Get the look - Smoking hot

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The smoky eye is easier than you think; Revlon\'s 12 Hour Eyeshadow Quad in Sultry Smoke contains all the shades you need. Liquid liner will define the eye beautifully - try Too Faced\'s Liquify for the top and Lancome\'s fabulous Le Crayon Khol in Silver, £13.95, for underneath - slightly warmed this gives a stunning molten metal line. Don\'t forget to finish eyes with the essential black mascara - Chanel\'s Exceptionnel mascara in 10, £19.50, is smudge-free and fabulous. Nars blushers are cult products - for this look try their Blush in Oasis, £18.50, which contains tiny particles of gold glitter and pair with their Sheer Lipstick in Beautiful Liar, £17 - the perfect match and finish for this look.

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