It’s a Parisienne beauty

by Sarah-Jane

Once I have found a perfume I like, I don’t tend to stray. I can remember smelling a particular fragrance when I was 13 and I’ve worn it ever since. So, as you can tell, it takes quite a special scent for me to usurp one of my stables in favour of a newbie.

But this is exactly what has happened with YSL’s latest perfume, Parisienne. Not only does the cute pink bottle look gorgeous, but the smell – a mixture of blackberry and rose – is divine. I haven’t stopped wearing it since it landed on my desk and I have had so many comments about it - a sure-fire way to know you're on to a winner. Plus Kate Moss is used in the advertising and if it’s good enough for Kate…

Lady in Red

by Sarah-Jane

It’s so refreshing when celebs step slightly out of the style box and try something a little different, so I am applauding Cheryl Cole for her new cherry plum coloured tresses. I’m still undecided whether I like it or not but one thing is for sure, she’ll need to protect her newly coloured locks with a shampoo and conditioner that will keep her colour looking shiny and bouncy for longer. I would recommend Alfaparf Splendore extreme colour protection shampoo, £10.50 and conditioner, £15.74 (www.mahoganyhair.co.uk)

Barry M masterclass

by Sarah-Jane

There have been lots of stories in the press recently about the popularity of online makeup demonstrations and I can totally understand why. It’s so much easier to understand how to achieve a look when you can see it being done in front of you. One of my favourite places to click on to, as well as YouTube, is the Barry M website – www.barrym.com. The online Barry M makeup artist, Daniella talks you through each step making the whole process really easy. She uses Barry M products throughout but you can substitute with whatever products you already have.

The perfect palette

by Sarah-Jane

There seem to be un-ending amount of smoky eye palettes or bright pop coloured palettes, what is harder to find is a great everyday palette filled with the colours that you need to wear to work, or for Sunday lunch.

Step in the brand new Too Faced natural eye palette, £22 (Boots, House of Fraser, Debenhams). It’s filled with soft pinks, browns, greys and light golds – keep it light for during the day and then you can always use the darker shades to create a slightly smoky eye.

LatestInBeauty.com exclusive!

by Sarah-Jane

We here at LatestInBeauty.com like to offer you girls the newest and the hottest products to try out. So it is with a sparkle in our eye and a smile on our face that we are proud to announce that we have the exclusive samples of Estee Lauder’s brand new product, Advanced Night Repair - Synchronized Recovery Complex, for you to try out 3 days before it even hits the stores.

Now here’s why you’re going to want to give this revolutionary product a go. It’s at night time that our skin gets busy and starts to rejuvenate itself, well they don’t call it beauty sleep for nothing! So any products you apply at night time are going to work twice as hard. This amazing new serum contains ‘Chronolux Technology’ which is basically a very clever way of boosting your skin’s natural method of repairing itself at nighttime and thereby making it look younger. It also contains high levels of Hyaluronic Acid a natural ingredient that draws moisture in, so your skin will look and feel uber hydrated.

You can order samples now so get clicking (www.LatestInBeauty.com)!

Berry beautiful

by Sarah-Jane

There aren’t many female celebrities who not only look amazing, are fantastically talented and you think would be super nice with it, but Halle Berry ticks all those boxes.

So it’s no surprise that her new fragrance - Halle by Halle Berry EDP, ₤23 for 30ml (available nationwide), is a huge success. A huge fan of fragrance, the Oscar winning actress says ‘For years I have created my own personal scents by mixing and layering fragrances, trying to come up with something unique and different.’

And that’s exactly what she has done with her new fragrance. It’s a mixture of fruity pear, floral freesia and woody sandalwood, but don’t take my word for it, it’s out in the shops now so stop and have a sniff.

Wonder mascara

by Sarah-Jane

I have often waxed lyrical about various new wonder mascaras that either vibrate, are shaped like a cactus or lengthen the lashes as well as coating them decadently black.

Well, there’s a new contender on the market and it’s no surprise that it comes from Lancome, who are known for their innovation in mascara. Their latest offering is the Hypnose Drama mascara, ₤19.50 (www.lancome.co.uk) , it’s unique S-shaped brush makes sure that every lash gets covered, even the teeny tiny ones in the corners of your eyes. I have had so many comments from friends about it that I’ve now got them all converted. Hopefully you will be too.