Scottish Hair & Beauty

Scottish Hair & Beauty Hair & Beauty

How to find your perfect foundation

The D-Word Dandruff and how to deal with it.

Cruelty Free: EU Bans Animal Testing

Fight The Fuzz!

Summer Brights

Get the look: Dita von Teese

I need an appointment!

Contents: Welcome to the first issue of Scottish Hair & Beauty!

Bringing you the latest beauty news and goings on around Scotland. In this months issue we look at summer brights, the latest beauty releases and how to get burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese’s pin-up look.

Page 2: Get the look: Dita Von Teese

I also headed off to the INAA ‘bloggers do it best’ event in the swanky 29 Private Members Club in Glasgow, to hear all about the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards 2013.

Page 6: How to find: your perfect foundation.

We’ll be taking a look at how to find the perfect foundation, how to fight the dreaded dword (dandruff) and highlighting some fantastic Scottish beauty bloggers. So we hope you enjoy reading our first ever issue!

Let me know what you think at beautyfiend13@gmail.com or tweet me @beautyfiend_

Fiona xox

Page 3: Spring Brights Page 4: Beauty Bulletin: The latest beauty news and releases Page 5: Fight The Fuzz: Top products for hair removal.

Page 7-8: I need an appointment! ‘Bloggers do it best’ event for the INAA Scottish Hair & Beauty Awards.

Page 9-10: The D-Word: Dandruff and how to deal with it.

Page 11: Cruelty Free: UK cosmetics are now cruelty free!

Page 12: Scottish bloggers: showcasing some up and coming Scottish beauty bloggers.

My top 5 must-have beauty picks!

from l-r: Real Techniques brushes, Maybelline Color Tattoo, MAC Lipstick, Revlon Colour Stay Foundation, Benefit The Porefessional Primer.

Get The Look: Dita Von Teese

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THE classic 1950’s pin up look has been making a comeback thanks to stars like world famous Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese: Dita’s super pale skin is flawless; start by applying your foundation to get an even look. We suggest Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation, £23.00 (1), which has a huge shade range to suit any skin tone.

Next apply a setting powder all over the face; Rimmel Stay Matte Powder, £3.99 (2), is perfect for achieving matte 1950’s skin.

Dita usually goes for a very simple eye look, a pale shadow all over the lid with a matte brown in her crease.

No pin up look would be complete without a cat eye, so try using MAC Fluidline in Black Track, £14.00 (3) with an angled brush to get that perfect flick!

Lashings of black mascara and a pair of fluttery falsies add to the look.

Fill in the brows with a pencil like Rimmel’s EyeBrow Pencil, 2.99 (4) Keeping things matte, apply a pink blusher like Illamasqua Naked Rose, £18.00 (5), on to the apples of your cheeks.

Finally, line the lips with a red lip liner and apply a matte red lipstick like Dita’s favourite, MAC Russian Red, £14.00 (6). And there you have it, a classic 1950’s pin up look that will suit everyone!

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SPRING BRIGHTS As spring approaches, the trend for bright and bold make up returns. From neon nails to bold blush and super bright lipstick, Scottish Hair & Beauty has some top make up picks for this sping and summer:

Sleek iDivine Acid Palette: £7.49

Illamasqua Immodest Lipstick: £16.00

Models Own Ice Neon Collection: £5.00 each

Sleek Blush By 3 in Pumpkin: £10.00

Benefit Bella Bamba Boxed Powder: £23.50

BEAUTY BULLETIN The latest beauty news and releases:

MAC Fashion Sets 2013: MAC’s latest release includes four colour packed lipsticks and their corresponding lip liners, glosses, eye shadows and nail lacquers; available now.

Models Own Artistic Nail Duos: Combinations of the brands top selling polishes and top coats.

Available now.

Garnier Perfect Blur Primer: This new wonder primer from Garnier claims to blur imperfections such as pores and scarring, making your complexion look flawless. Available now.

Illamasqua Paranormal Collection: Bucking the trends as usually, kooky brand Illamasqua has released their new Paranormal collection. Including UV nail polishes, purple lipstick and their new Hydraveil primer, available now.

Stila Countless Colour Pigments: These stunning multi-use pigments can be used as blush or eye shadow, and you can even rub them into the ends of your hair for an ombre effect! Available from May.

Fight The Fuzz

Top products for hair removal HERE at Scottish Hair & Beauty, we believe that if you want to go au natural, then good for you! But we like our legs smooth, and here are some of our top products for the job: Gilette Razors: £3.99 for 6 - An oldie but a goodie, these razors combined with a good shaving cream will do the trick. An absolute baragain, these don’t come with any fancy blades or moisture strips but they’re brilliant to keep as a back up.

Veet In Shower Hair Removal Cream: £11.00 - Really easy to use; just pop the cream on and jump in the shower. 5-10 minutes later and you’re fuzz free! Fantastic. It can be a little smelly but on the whole the easiness of using it trumps the whiff.

Veet Touchably Smooth Rechargable Epilator: £39.99 - Although slightly painful, the benefits of using an epilator are plenty. Not only are you left with super smooth legs, the effects last a good few days. Perfect for going on holiday or to a festival.

Veet Wax Strips: £5.99 - Waxing, like epilation, can be painful but achieves the best results. Veet wax strips don’t require any messy wax or fabric. Simply warm up the strips, place them on, wait, pull them off and you’re good to go!

Laser hair removal - Laser hair removal cna be expensive option but its effects are permenant. And in the long term in can work out cheaper than buying razors for the rest of your life. Over several sessions the laser zaps your hair follicle until it falls away, and there we have it, no more unsightly hair!

If you’d like more informationon laser hair removal, visit www.sk:nclinic.co.uk. Sk:n Clinic salons in Glasgow and Edinburgh are currently offering a 30% discount on hair removal sessions.

How to find: Your perfect foundation Every woman strives to find the perfect foundation.

The base that will make them look flawless, keep their skin shine free or give them a dewy glow. So many cosmetics companies make promises they can’t keep, and cosmetics lovers keep being dissapointed with yet another foundation that doesn’t live up to its hype.

You go shopping and return home feeling great about your new purchase. The next day you try it on - and you’re suddenly orange. Or it lasts about 5 minutes before sliding off your face. The list goes on. Buying foundation can be tricky, but there are a few things you should know first Get colour matched: Getting the right colour of foundation iis the most important part. Your face definitely shouldn’t be a different colour from the rest of you! If you go to a counter that has an assistant, get them to colour match you. If you go to a stand that doesn’t have an assistant, try testing the foundation on your jawline and not your hand, as it gives a more accurate match. Illamasqua Skin Base foundation (£23.00) comes in a wide range of shades.

Coverage: What coverage do you want? Light, medium or heavy, the choice is yours. A light/medium coverage foundation will perfect your skin but won’t cover scars, spots or dark marks. A full coverage foundation should cover anything you might want to hide. A great full coverage foundation is Revlon Color Stay (£12.99), which comes in two versions for dry or oily skin.

Skin type: Your skin type is hugely important when choosing a foundation. Dryer skins suit foundations with a dewy finish - try something like MAC Mineralize Moisture (£21.50). Oilier skins need a foundation that will last - something like Estee Lauder Double Wear (£31.00) will last for hours even on oily skin. Dull skin will suit something like Rimmel Wake Me Up (£7.99).

Occasion: If you’re buying foundation for an occason like a wedding, bear in mind you’re going to be photographed. Avoid foundations with a high SPF as they tend to make you look white when flash photography is used. Look out for titanium dioxide in the ingredients even if the bottle doesn’t have an SPF on it.

MAC Face & Body foundation (£25.00) is great for events where flash photography will be used.

Hopefully these tips and tricks will help you on your way to choosing the perfect foundation!

I need an ap

Beauty Editor Fiona had the chance to attend the INAA Scottish On Monday, April 29, INAA.com (which stands for I need an appointment!) held their ‘bloggers do it best’ event at 29 Private Members Club in Glasgow. Beauty bloggers from across Scotland were invited to learn about the nominations for the INAA 2013 Scottish Hair and Beauty awards.

Lauren said “I love coming up to Scotland. It’s a big market for my brand, as Scottish girls love their tanning products. I really hope everyone gets the chance to see what Lauren’s Way is all about!”

INAA.com is the UK’s first online hair and beauty booking portal launched in 2010. They stress the importance of the relationship between salons and their clients and provide a way of booking appointments with your favourite salons online, and even help finding new ones! The Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards was the brainchild of INAA and has become a major event in the Scottish beauty community since it’s launch in 2011.

Bloggers were invited to enjoy a cocktail courtesy of Belvedere vodka and sat down for some nibbles and to hear about the awards from INAA managing director Joanne Reid. Reality star Lauren Goodger, from ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex, was also there to talk about her new tanning line Lauren’s Way. Managing Director of INAA Joanne Reid said “I really hope tonight gives Scottish bloggers a real feel for what we do at INAA and what the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards are all about. Blogging is a huge part of the beauty community and these days bloggers really are the best way to get information out there. We’re hoping that blogs about the event tonight and the upcoming awards ceremony will bring INAA to the attention of even more beauty lovers. We’ve put on an amazing event here tonight and we really hope everyone has a great time! Its a brilliant chance for the bloggers to network with each other and have fun!”

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Hair And Beauty Awards ‘Bloggers Do It Best’ event in Glasgow: The event provided bloggers with the oppurtunity to relax and get to know each other whilst promoting INAA and the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards in the beautiful surroundings of 29 Private Members Club.

Beauty blogger Victoria McEwan (Razzle Dazzle And Rock N’ Roll) from Glasgow said “Tonight has been amazing. The Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards is a fantastic event and I’m glad to have learnt more about it tonight. I’ve had the chance to sample some products and meet lots of other bloggers, it’s been great fun!

The ‘bloggers do it best’ evening gave bloggers the chance to get a heads up on the salons making the final nominations for the awards. They were invited through to another room where they had a chance to sample products from sponsors such as GHD, Bumble & Bumble, BareMinerals and of course Lauren’s Way. There were demonstrations including a tanning booth, hair tutorials and make up applications. There was also a raffle, with one lucky blogger winning a set of GHD hair stylers.

“It’s a great chance to network and really get my blog out there.”

Bloggers left the event with a goodie bag packed with samples from the event sponsors and information on The Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards 2013, which will take place at Glasgow’s prestigious Hilton Hotel on May 26th. Tickets are £100 and are available from www.inaascottishhairandbeautyawards.com.

The Dread Dandruff. No one wants to talk about it, and yes it’s embarrassing, but it’s estimated that over 10 million of us here in the UK suffer from it. So maybe we should be talking about it!

Dandruff is the excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp, and unfortunately for some it can be quite noticeable. Other problems like scalp psoriasis and seborrhoeic dermatitis can also cause embarrassing flaky skin on the scalp.

Lucy, 23 from Glasgow said: “I suffer from quite bad dandruff, and it can get really embarrassing when I get flare ups. I try and wash my hair regularly with medicated shampoos and luckily that seems to work for me”.

Jenni, 21 also from Glasgow said “I’ve got quite a severe scalp problem. It is really embarassing but you just have to remember that it happens to a lot of people and you just have to treat it the best you can. I use a combination of different shampoos and scalp creams”.

Unfortunately, dandruff can never be completely cured. Sufferers can struggle between periods of calm where they have few problems, and then have bad flare up’s. But you can never completely get rid of it, only treat it.

So what should you do if you have dandruff? Severe cases of scalp problems should be seen by a Doctor, but for any mild issues there are lots of products on the market to help:

from left-right: Philip Kingsley Scalp Toner; Head & Sh tioner; LUSH Superbalm Scalp Treatment; The Body

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Top 10 Anti-Dandruff Tips: 1. Shampooing is generally the easiest way to get rid of dandruff, as it removes excess oil and pesky flakes.

2. If your anti-dandruff shampoo isn't helping, you might have to switch products to find one with ingredients that work better for your problem: Zinc pyrithione -- reduces fungus Selenium sulfide -- limits cell turnover Salicylic acid -- removes dead skin Ketoconazole -- combats many different fungi 3. Your anti-dandruff shampoo can stop working if you build up a resistance to the active ingredients. Rotating through three different shampoos can keep the solution working.

4. Shampoo should be lathered up twice and left on for at least five minutes to have enough time to penetrate skin cells.

6. Lemon juice is a light, fruity way to remove the smell and buildup of dandruff shampoos.

7. Though tar shampoo has alleviated dandruff for hundreds of years, people with sensitive skin could develop folliculitis, an inflammation of the hair follicles. Sensitive noggins should go with a milder shampoo.

8. If you break your scalp skin -- such as by scratching too much from dandruff -- baby shampoo can help your wounds heal without hurting.

9. Working up a hard sweat can be good for the body, but not if you have dandruff. Sweat can irritate the scalp, speeding up flaking and increasing dandruff.

10. When dandruff happens, less is more. Using styling products, such as mousses, sprays and gels, can add to the oily buildup.

5. Tar has been a natural home remedy for dandruff for more than 200 years and tar shampoo is the top selling anti dandruff product.

houlders Classic Clean Shampoo; Avon Scalp Soothing CondiShop Ginger Anti-Dandruff shampoo; Neutrogena T/Gel Shampoo.

CrUelty free UK CosmetiCs are now CrUelty free!

After years of animal rights campaigning, Scottish beauty lovers can finally shop guilt free. As of March 11 2013, animal testing on all cosmetic products sold within the EU has been banned.

mals. Cruelty Free International are still fighting to bring an end to all animal testing worldwide. You can follow their campaign here www.crueltyfreeinternational.org

That means any company releasing new products into the market must make sure the finished product, or any ingredients used, are not tested on animals anywhere in the world. Brilliant news, your new lipstick won’t have been tested on cute little bunny rabbits!

1898 - The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) was founded to campaign against all forms of animal testing

The long road to crulety free:

1973 - The BUAV first brought the issue of cosmetics testing on animals to the public attention 1990 - The BUAV established the European Coalition to End Cosmetics Tests on Animals (now the European Coalition to End Animal Experiments – ECEAE) an alliance of leading European animal organisations formed for the purpose of ending animal tests for cosmetics in the EU 1991 - The BUAV and ECEAE organise an international march and rally in Brussels and an iconic, larger than life ‘laboratory rabbit’ Vanity tours countries across Europe to urge MEPs to vote to end animal tests for cosmetics 1996 - Anita Roddick, founder of The Body Shop, joined members of the BUAV, ECEAE, MEPs and Chrissie Hynde in presenting a petition containing 4 million signatures to the European Commission to end animal testing for cosmetics 2004 - A ban on animal testing of finished cosmetic products (but not ingredients) was imposed in Europe

One of the few retailers that won’t be affected by the ban is The Body Shop. Although they are owned by L’oreal, a brand well known for testing on animals, The Body Shop has remained committed to being cruelty free. The brand has backed anti-animal testing campaigns since 1996.

Cruelty Free International has been the leading force in bringing an end to animal testing for cosmetics. They have campaigned for decades to bring an end to animal testing for cosmetic products.

Cruelty Free International Chief Executive, Michelle Thew said: “ This is truly a historic event and the culmination of over 20 years of campaigning. Now we will apply our determination and vision on a global stage to ensure that the rest of the world follows this lead”.

However, even EU based companies can still sell products tested on animals to other countries, and over 80% of countries worldwide sell cosmetics tested on ani-

2009 - Testing of cosmetic ingredients on animals anywhere in the EU is made illegal, as was selling or importing into the EU any animal tested ingredients to be used in cosmetics. However, three animal tests were made exempt in order to allow non-animal tests to be validated.

2011 - The BUAV and its European partners launch the No Cruel Cosmetics campaign to call for the import and sales ban to be implemented in 2013 as planned without delay or derogation.

2012 - The BUAV founds Cruelty Free International, the first organisation to campaign for a global ban on animal tests for consumer products. The Body Shop hosts our global pledge campaign in its stores worldwide.

11th March 2013 - A complete ban on animal testing for cosmetics is implemented in the EU.

Scottish Bloggers Scottish Hair & Beauty showcases some up and coming Scottish beauty bloggers:

Victoria from Razzle Dazzle & Rock N’ Roll - Victoria’s blog is a mix of beauty and lifestyle posts.

Carlyn from Smoking Peaches - Carlyn does lots of beauty reviews and hauls.

Sarah from Flowers at Dawn - Sarah blogs about her travels and beauty finds.

Linsay from Pandora’s Beauty Basket - Linsay does plenty of reviews, website overviews and mini tutorials.

West End Girl - West End Girl’s blog is all about fashion and daily life around Glasgow.

Kirsty from Style Khaleesi - Kirsty does a mixture of fashion, beauty and lifestyle posts.