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CONTENTS Bridal Beauty Budget Bridal Buys Competition Winner Makeover Banana & Walnut Loaf Puzzles Book & Movie Review

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Beauty & Fashion Editor

About Sarah Mcgough

Sarah McGough is a beauty and fashion writer from Wishaw. She is a highly experienced Makeup Artist, and creator of makeup brand SGC. www.sarahgcosmetics.com With over 10 years experience in the merging worlds of fashion and beauty, she has a strong knowledge of current trends and style, she has covered and worked on fashion weeks across Europe, as well as styling and directing fashion shoots and shows.

Sarah will be bringing you all the latest must have beauty and fashion trends along with helpful hints and tips to have you looking fabulous all year long with Vision magazine.

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Blotting Powder

Benefit Posie Tint Poppy Pink Lip and Cheek Stain £24

A lightweight powder is a must have to prevent makeup from sliding, keep shine at bay and ensure your skin looks flawless. Even dry skins can benefit from a thin veil of protection. A little compact with mirror and sponge will be a makeup lifesaver on your wedding day.4 Urban Decay De Slick Mattifying Powder £19.50

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People will be taking your picture all day so the look needs to have staying power whilst also being as low maintenance as possible, after all you do not want to spend precious moments of your day spent having to reapply makeup.

Follow my beauty guide to ensure your bridal makeup look will make you feel confident and beautiful on your big day.

Lip Tint

A rosy lip tint will add a pretty flush of colour to your look (use a little on the cheeks also if you feel your looking washed out as the day goes on) A tint formula will ensure it is long lasting but also will provide moisture, kissable lips on your wedding day are vital!

There is no question that these products are must haves for your bridal makeup look. These products will ensure that your makeup stays put, remains flawless and is photo perfect throughout the day.

Fluttery Lashes

are the ultimate must have for a feminine bridal look, its important that they are trimmed to fit your eye properly so they don’t overwhelm your look. Ardell Wispies are a firm favourite with bridal makeup artists Ardell Wispies £5.49

No makeup makeup…

Coral is a hot colour for 2016 and a perfect choice for Spring/Summer wedding to add a pop to your makeup. Keep skin glossy and use a multipurpose product for easy application. Bobbi Brown Lip and Cheek Tint in Cabo Coral £19.50

Makeup Revolution Face Base £5.

One of the most important times you need your makeup to be on point is for your wedding day. Whilst you want to feel beautiful and confident you also should let your natural beauty shine through.

Healthy skin is a vital part of glowing no makeup makeup, a beauty trend that has been on every catwalk of late. A tinted moisturiser with a luminous finish is perfect for this look but in the lead up to your big day a strict skincare regime and plenty of water is the way to go to achieve this look.

Laura Mercier Illuminating Tinted Moisturiser £34.

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Budget Bridal Buys Planning a wedding is a very exciting yet costly time. There is a lot of expense involving the venue, flowers food/drink etc. However, to look like a beautiful bride on your big day you don’t have to break the bank. With so many well known on line and high street retailers jumping on the bridal band wagon you will be spoilt for choice.

Grab The Gown

No doubt the most important dress you will probably buy, it needs to look the part. Ok so you’re on a budget but there are a few crucial points to stick to to ensure your dress looks perfect on the day.

Details Details…..

Add your own twist to your bridal ensemble and instantly add the wow factor with pretty bridal accessories.

Beaded Cape, Coast £79.

Floral Clip, Monsoon £12.

Bridal Sash ASOS £22

ASOS £120 Crystal Feather Clip, Accessorize £15

Fit

It might be the most beautiful gown you have ever seen but if it doesn’t fit right then no one will notice anything else about it. If its strapless, does it offer support to your bust, is the hemline the right length when you’re wearing your wedding shoes, does it accentuate your best features e.g. your little waist? Even if you manage to find the perfect dress its worth while paying extra to have it specially tailored so that it fits comfortably, it will be worth it on the day.

F&F at Tesco £80.

Fabric

Ensure the fabric translates well in ‘real life’. For example a shiny satin might be too glaring in photos or crumple easily. Lace should be of good quality and not look fake. Light organza is great for giving a princess like look at a low price.

BHS £150

Detail

The right details on a dress can take it from budget to brilliant. A subtle lace accent or a little sparkle can add a touch of luxury to a budget dress. Ensure the zips/fastenings are good quality also as all these little details will make a big difference. Scout about fabric and accessory stores like Accessorize to find bridal accents that can really add a wow factor to your dress.

Shoe Love, True Love.

Finish off your outfit with gorgeous shoes that would make Cinderella jealous! With a huge variety at great prices you will find the perfect pair to match your wedding outfit

BHS £35 CHI CHI London exclusive to ASOS. £80 Jenny Packham @ Debenhams £79

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Mother’s Day Competition Winner In association with Christopher Elliott Design Salon and SGC Cosmetics

Vision would lie to thank Christopher Elliott for his expertise and the exclusive use of his Salon for the competition winner Michelle McGuinness Christopher Elliott Hair Design & Beauty offers full aspects of hair and beauty treatments. The Salon has been established in Lanark for over six years.

Christopher has over twenty years experience in hair design.

All hair treatments are carried out using Sebastian professional hair products

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Christopher Elliott offers a full range of beauty treatments. All treatments are provided by Diane Christopher’s sister. It truly is a family affair Salon @ 22 Bloomgate, Lanark 01555 661088 Opening Monday - Closed Tuesday - 9am - 5pm Wednesday - 12pm - 8pm Thursday - 12pm - 8pm Friday - 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 4pm

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Michelle’s Day Michelle McGuinness is the winner of the Mother’s Day Facebook Makeover Competition.

She was chosen at random after liking and replying to the Facebook Competition.

Michelle is Mother to two little boys, Fionn aged five and Niall aged three. Michelle lives in Wishaw.

Michelle’s prize was a cut and blow dry and style courtesy of Christopher Elliott Design.

Michelle also had a full professional makeup by makeup artist Sarah McGough From Sarah G Cosmetics.

Michelle also received a special bouquet of flowers from Blossom in Motherwell.

All Photography by James Dunlop

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If you have a special occasion coming up give Sarah a call.

Sarah also offers one on one makeup lessons and party bookings Professional makeup artist specialising in bridal, editorial & fashion 07926 535 432 www.sarahgcosmetics.com

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METHOD Preheat oven to 180C / gas 4. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin.

Mash three bananas to a pulp and chop the fourth.

Sift the flour and baking powder together into a separate bowl. Add the butter, egg and caster sugar. Using a mixer mix everything together for a minute or two. Add the mashed and chopped bananas and briefly whisk them into the mixture. Fold in the chopped walnuts and lemon zest.

Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin. Sprinkle with Demerara sugar.

Place in the pre-heated oven so that the top of the tin is in the centre. Bake for 60-70 minutes until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Let the cake cool for 10-15 minutes then turn out on to a cooling rack.

This cake is good served warm with crème fraiche, cold, or even toasted.

Bananaand Walnut Loaf Serves: 4-6 Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 60-70 minutes

Ingredients 225g plain flour 2 level tsp baking powder 80g softened or spreadable butter 1 large egg (beaten) 110g caster sugar 4 medium bananas (peeled) 50g walnuts (chopped) Zest 1 lemon Demerara sugar for sprinkling

This cake is perfect for morning or afternoon tea. It’s light and moist and really easy to make. For best results, make sure the bananas are overripe. For me this cake is a great comfort food.

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These Shallow Graves

By Jennifer Donnelly

These Shallow Graves is an historical novel set in America around the turn of the 19th century which skilfully weaves together fact and fiction in a plot filled with mystery and romance. It is the latest novel by Jennifer Donnelly, best-selling author of A Gathering Light, which was awarded a Carnegie Medal in 2003 and became a Richard and Judy Summer Read in 2004, and this new novel should appeal to the many readers of the earlier book.

Jennifer Donnelly’s settings and characters cleverly evoke the novels of Edith Wharton and Charles Dickens and the name of her heroine made me think of Little Women’s Jo March. The people in the book are fairly true to 19th century literature and if her heroine is a little too modern in her attitudes she is still a delightful creation: strong and intelligent, if rather naïve at times.

As the novel begins Josephine Montfort is about to dig up a corpse in the graveyard of Darkbriar Asylum for the Insane, New York City. It is late at night in November 1890 and 17-year-old Jo has no business being out at all, that she is preparing to break the law is something that she herself marvels at.

Her life has changed beyond recognition since the day in September when her father was found dead, having accidently shot himself while cleaning a loaded pistol.

Jo dreams of becoming an investigative journalist like her hero Nellie Bly but she knows this would never be allowed in her social circle: the Montfort’s are part of New York’s high society where young women are expected to marry young and stay at home. However when Jo learns that her father’s death may have been a suicide she is determined to investigate and she teams up with Eddie Gallagher, a penniless reporter in search of a story that can make his name. Crime readers may solve the mystery quite early but there are twists, turns and moments of jeopardy enough to keep the pages turning and the central romance is well portrayed.

Mel Foster and the Demon Butler

By Julia Golding

A reinvention of all your favourite literary monsters, Mel Foster and the Demon Butler is a fresh and exciting tale of Victorian England with more than a few unusual happenings that you won’t find in the history books.

What a character line-up: two transferable twins, two monster fairies, one vampire, one six-foot tall female Frankenstein’s monster-esque creation and Melchizedek Foster - an ordinary boy with extraordinary qualities...

Sounds like a recipe for adventure!

We first meet Mel as a cabin boy, mending the sails of a ship on a neardoomed mission to discover the North Pole. Instead, Mel finds something much more interesting buried in the ice, Eve (Ms. Frankenstein’s monster Jnr.) - who becomes his sworn friend and protector after he saves her life.

When the crew arrive back to London, with their precious monster cargo/ hostage, they realise the world has changed. The queen hasn’t been seen for weeks and her evil butler has taken charge, with a penchant for baring his muscular chest that is only a little less disturbing than the mysterious and unexplained hold he appears to have over the queen. The country lives in fear of him and only a brave few have the power to stop him. With the help of “The Monster Resistance”, has Mel got what it takes to overcome the demon butler and his evil army?

Julia Golding’s first novel, in the new series, is an exciting tale of adventure and of beautifully innocent, loyal and enduring friendships through adverse conditions. After all, who would be normal when they have the chance to be a monster? A great fun kids book… I want to be part of the gang!

Bastille Day Release Date: Friday 22nd April A young artist and former CIA agent embark on an anti-terrorist mission in France. Featuring Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Alexander Cooper, Anatol Yusef, José Garcia.

Bastille Day is co-directed by filmmakers James Watkins (of Eden Lake, The Woman in Black) & Jill Gagé, from a screenplay written by Andrew Baldwin (who also wrote the script for the upcoming Jason Bourne sequel).

The film opens in Germany and Belgium in March this year, plus the rest of Europe throughout the spring.

However, no US release date is set for this action movie. Stay tuned for more update 13

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there were some important trophy country house and estate sales during 2015 One of the most important factors in the Scottish market is the fact that the recovery, which began in prime city locations, is finally established in the suburbs and is beginning to reach more outlying locations While the prime areas like the New Town, Stockbridge and Morningside in Edinburgh and the West End in Glasgow, have been enjoying a strong market over the last five years, outlying areas had been slower to recover.

Scotland has seen an increased demand for prime property in commuter locations with the housing market as a whole generally improving, according to new research.

Scotland’s prime market is expected to grow by 18% over the next five years in terms of values, outperforming the overall residential market and in comparison to 22% across Great Britain While Scotland continues to attract overseas buyers, we are now seeing the return of wealthy home grown buyers, and

Over the past year, there has been a jump in sales across locations, with the return of the ‘closing date’, and premium prices being paid. this trend is set to continue and to ripple further outwards Property prices are predicted to rise across the UK as a whole this year, but commuter locations are expected to see the greatest growth, with lower fuel costs playing a part. As a result, further outlying areas are on the upturn.

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