Eyes at Armani Privé looked like smudged butterflies, or a watercolour left out in the rain. They layered blues and pinks and greens, and added highlighter, and it looked quite beautiful, if a bit of a faff. For a simpler nod to this dreamy eye, concentrate on that green, and use your fingers to blend emerald shadow or cream off to a gently tapered wing.
Get the look
1. Shiseido Paperlight Cream Eye Color in Hisui Green, £22, johnlewis.com
2. Eyeshadow refills, £5, thebodyshop.com
3. Dolce & Gabbana Perfect Mono Eyeshadow in Sage, £27, harrods.com
4. Eyeshadow Trio, £20, smashbox.co.uk
5. Eyeshadow Trio in Jade, £22, dr.hauschka.com
6. Laura Mercier Caviar Stick in Peacock, £23, libertylondon.com
7. Mark Big Colour Eye Pencil in Teal Switch, £6, avon.uk.com
Affordable luxury
The brand Makeup Revolution has become a cult favourite for recreating a high-end look at a high street price. Their new Fast Base Foundation Stick (available this week at Superdrug) is being applauded by beauty bloggers for its high coverage. And it’s only £5.
Feel the power
Bobbi Brown are donating the full RRP of all new Pretty Powerful Pot Rouges sold to the women’s charity Smart Works. Same with the sparkly T-shirts they’ve designed with Markus Lupfer (bobbibrown.co.uk).
Pure magic
Soap is back. Solid cleansers (like Avène’s Cold Cream Ultra Rich Soap-Free Cleansing Bar) aren’t just nostalgic treats. Soap bars last for ages, have minimal packaging, and contain soothing oils – they are no longer the drying nightmares of your childhood routine. Lather up.
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