Alex Box was inspired by “the light of the Icelandic landscape” when creating the beauty look for Issey Miyake. Translated, that’s a warm and misty glow to the face, with blush colour-matched to the exact tone your cheeks take after a brisk walk with someone you fancy. You want a natural flush, swept up confidently from the apple of your cheeks.
Get the look
1. Fenty Beauty Match Stix Shimmer Skinstick in Yacht Lyfe £21, harveynichols.com
2. Glossier Cloud Paint in Puff £15, glossier.com
3. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blush in Incandescent Electra £32, johnlewis.com
4. Chantecaille Hydrating Gel-cream Blush £36, lookfantastic.com
5. Rosie for Autograph Cream Blusher in Romantic Flush £14, marksandspencer.com
6. Smashbox LA Lights Lip & Cheek Colour £26, smashbox.com
7. bareMinerals Gen Nude blush in pretty in pink £22, houseoffraser.co.uk
It’s a shoe-in
For hemp-wearing joy-haters like us, this is surely a perfect beauty launch. Birkenstock has moved into cosmetics. Its new all-natural skincare range contains suberin which is also found in the cork that soles its sandals.
Whiter shade of pale
Pearl Drops has introduced an overnight serum for your teeth. Apply it after brushing, smooth it over your teeth, then go to bed. It claims the serum will get to work and give you a whiter smile in three nights. £6.99, superdrug.com
Divine intervention
Honouring her muse, the fabulous Divine, Kat Von D has designed a mini-collection that promises high-impact, dramatic colour. And hopefully the lipstick won’t leave you looking like Divine in that infamous Pink Flamingos scene. Go to debenhams.com to check it out.
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