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Get saving: Benefit’s latest, greatest cheek and lip tint lands at the end of the month, and yes, you will want it. Cha Cha Tint, €33.50, is a dewy, glowy coral gel that’s best applied to the apples of cheeks with fingertips for a peachy flush that’s super-pretty.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Well, actually, Bare Escentuals Pretty Amazing lipcolour, €18, is a hybrid liquid lipstick. Delivering full, creamy opacity in eight long-last shades, these are a brilliant bet for anyone who loves the longevity of a lipstick but likes the slip of gloss. I can’t get enough of the cushiony comfort and gorgeous shade range. !
Bourjois’ Little Round Pots got many of us through college and beyond but a criticism was often that colour pay-off was poor. The original pots have been reformulated and now there’s a new, super-duper intense version which does exactly what it says on the tin. Ten shades offer a mix of deeply pigmented mattes, shimmers and glitters for €10.49 a pop. On the counter from June 15.
What do you get if you add up a stellar colour choice with good longevity and throw in an affordable price-point? Sally Hansen’s new Complete Salon Manicure range, that’s what. Our US sisters jealously guarded this nail range until now but it’s finally made landfall and oh, it’s a good ’un. Thirty six colours are available at €8.95 each, and we predict sell-outs all over.
A brilliant bridal bet, Smashbox’s lovely Softbox Eye Palette, €55, contains nine wearable shadow shades in a mix of matte and shimmers plus two cream liners. That’s not all — you also get a decent brush and a mini eye primer included and here’s the clincher: the packaging contains a code you can scan using an iPhone to download an exclusive insider secrets video, to help you get the most out of your new purchase.
Pucker up at Cork city boutique Amity where you can bag yourself one of these cute retro lip balm tins for just €4.
A. HELP is at hand from none other than Elle McPherson’s fitness guru, James Duigan, who has just published his second book, Flat Tummy Fast!, €14.75.
Working with Hollywood celebrities like Rosie Huntington-Whitely, who often have to get red-carpet ready in a matter of days, Duigan’s got the know-how to get you into shape quickly, but healthily.
The six-day tummy transformer chapter is well worth a look for quick pre-holiday fixes, but has he got any insider secrets for Irish Examiner readers? You betcha.
“The week before, have a couple of Epsom salts baths,” he instructs, “they’re brilliant for battling water retention.”
Amity Boutique, 17 French Church Street, Cork, 021-4275038
Bare Escentuals at BT2 stores and selected spas and salons
Benefit at department stores and larger Boots
Bourjois at pharmacies and Boots
Sally Hansen at pharmacies and supermarkets;
Smashbox at Debenhams, Arnotts and Clerys.
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