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BASICS BY B DRAMA MASCARA

The carefully formulated Drama Mascara gives you perfectly defined full volume lashes. It's smudge proof, transfer proof, water proof, yet easy to remove with cleanser. This is a tubular formula so when you're in the shower let the warm water soak into your lashes and gently loosen the formula with some cleanser on your fingertips. RRP: $28 www.basicsbyb.com.au

BASICS BY B FACE PALETTE

This versatile palette contains 5 eyeshadow colours, blush, bronzer and illuminate all in one place. It holds eight shades that combine to create countless different looks and have been carefully chosen to suit all ages, all skin and hair tones. The three larger colours can be used on both the eyes and the face. The five smaller shades are for the eyes. RRP: $60 www.basicsbyb.com.au

CEMOY POMEGRANATE ENERGETIC VITALITY FACE MASK

A sheet mask designed to rejuvenate and refine skin texture with the therapeutic powers of pomegranate. Invigorates, re-energises and repairs skin to create a visibly revitalised, radiant complexion that glows with health. RRP: $29.95 www.cemoy.com NEUTRIDERM KS CREAM

Protect and heal your skin with the KS Cream for advanced scar repair. Enriched with natural ingredients, KS Cream is formulated to reduce the appearance of keloid and surgical scars. Designed for long-lasting results and to bring restoring and firming benefits to the skin. RRP $69.95 www.neutriderm.com.au

ESK SKINCARE NEW REPAIR+

A deeply hydrating and repairing serum with Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide), Ceramides, Hyaluronic acid and Peptides to help calm, restore and hydrate the skin. Repair+ contains ingredients that have been shown to help manage Eczema, Acne, Rosacea and Psoriasis as well as reduce wrinkle formation. RRP $95 www.eskcare.com

CTZN NUDIVERSAL LIPSTICK

Welcome to NUDIVERSE, the new vegan friendly, cruelty-free cosmetics from CTZN that complement every skin tone. NUDIVERSAL Lip Duo is a dual-ended lip product available in 25 shades of nude. One end is a velvety matte lipstick infused with wild mango butter for added nourishment. On the other end is a hydrating, pigmented lip gloss with a doe-foot applicator, in the same nude shade. RRP: $39 www.theiconic.com.au

French summer

The latest Summer trends

The eighties and nineties were a great time and when it comes to French manicures…they’re back! Whilst the French manicure has been a long time favourite, this comeback sees some upgrades to go with any Summer look this year.

Cindy Butler Nails, Mermaid Waters 0414 531 523

When the French first featured in the eighties, it was a shade of neutral with a shade of bright white. The biggest problem with this was the shade of neutral was not so neutral on all skin tones. So today there is every shade of white from soft to dramatic and neutrals to match every skin tone. The look this season is to match the neutral to your unique skin tone, to give an elongated illusion, and then drop the ‘smile line’. By dropping the line between the neutral and white, the look of the elongated nail bed exaggerates and gives the appearance of a slim and sexy silhouette.

To gain the full effect, the creamy neutral must match the client’s skin tone exactly. This is where your nail technician’s experience and advice is paramount. With the advancing technology and the elevation of gels, gel paint and gel polish combined with new tools and products has allowed for an easier application and push-wear to three plus weeks without yellowing or breaking down. This is important, a stark white tip must stay that way to appear fresh and vibrant.

Shape and length are just as important when interpreting this comeback trend for the client. Over time the French took a short square look steering away from sleek and femme. The smile line was too low, only heightening the look of a short finger or toe. Today the look has modernised by going back in time to a sleek and slender look.

This new trend, modernising an already popular look, now personalising with precise matching of skin tone, with a sexy shape can be customised with colours and patterns to really bring out mood and personality. Experiment and

GO FRENCH!

Lords of the RINGS

Turn your beloved jewellery pieces from dated and tired to timeless treasures

When someone decides to remodel a jewellery piece, there is usually a great deal of sentiment attached to the specimens to be made over. It may be a piece that belonged to a relative that may no longer be with us or something that has been given with a great deal of love. In this particular case, special clients come to us after being engaged for 10 years. Time, as it often does, slipped away and things got postponed. After buying a house and starting a family, they finally decided to tie the knot but felt the original ring needed some updating. On this occasion and after careful inspection, an upgrade was promised which would add to the original engagement ring. We sat down with the bride-to-be and listened to what she had in mind, taking careful note of what they already had in relation to diamonds and gold. Our ideas were then combined and using a CAD design we could show the couple exactly what the end result would look like.

Fine tuning is done at this stage, suggestions are offered, alterations to the design are made thus ensuring the client is completely satisfied with the final look of the ring. One specific request was that the client wanted the work performed by hand. This is craftsmanship of the highest order and involves processing the existing metal into a workable state, and then using fabrication techniques of rolling, shaping, filing, and joining the raw material to match the design required.