Sorry, I look a bit moody here don’t I? I do smile but I never catch it on camera properly for a stills shot. I always get myself mid-grin looking like someone who’s escaped from an institution. Oh well. It won’t affect your enjoyment of the video, I hope – it’s an informal old thing,…
I wanted to do a bit of a perky-skin tan video this week, what with all the snow here in the UK. It’s easy to feel pasty and pale and sometimes nice to look a little sunkissed even if summer is ridiculously far away. I have a little colour on my face to begin with…
I pretty much stuck to the same makeup look every night that I was away on holiday – boring, I know, but I just couldn’t be bothered to play around. I had only taken a few key items away with me, anyway, and had done on purpose so that I couldn’t be tempted to do…
I filmed a Q&A session with Wayne Goss (makeup artist with a HUGE Youtube following, if you haven’t watched him his channel is here) and thought that you might like a quick look. If anyone reading wants to get into makeup artistry then there’s a really, really good tip from Wayne about where to start. I can’t…
A quick style and beauty video for you, but with a slight difference because I’m wearing a rather odd ensemble – my Christmas jumper and slippers! And trousers, obviously, otherwise that really would give you a jolt! There’s more info on the makeup used underneath the video pane – if you can’t see the video…
I’ve been itching to tell you about this cute little “mini Naked” palette from Urban Decay! It’s not actually a “mini” version of the Naked palette at all, though it is much, much smaller; it’s actually something of a matte version. If you have either of the original Naked palettes then you’ll know that they’re chock-full of…
Here’s my latest video – the makeup routine that I’ve been following for my latest bout of filming days. (Daily Mix TV launches next week, by the way – if you’re not subscribed, you can find all of the details on this page here.) If you were interested in seeing the Givenchy Matte foundation in…
Please be seated for my Autumn Favourites video – a little edit of some bits and pieces that I’ve been messing about with recently. It’s actually very few products compared to the usual seasonal round-ups – I always feel as though I put too much in, and so I’ve really only gone for the things that I’ve…
Another Top-to-Toe Tutorial – makeup, hair, clothes, nails, shoes. The last one (cashmere and the sultry eye) was a roaring success so I’ve decided to keep this format. For those who were worrying that this might replace shorter, makeup-only vids, fear not. I’m far too lazy to film Top-to-Toes every week – it takes an…
I have a new video format that I hope you’ll enjoy; it incorporates makeup, hair, nails and fashion in one lovely hit! It won’t replace dedicated makeup tutorials, but I do hope that you’ll find these “Top to Tow” videos more interesting and useful. I’m kind of bored of just seeing my head on screen…
This is my latest makeup look for my beauty section at The Telegraph. If you want to find out more about my contributions to The Telegraph you can visit my section on their website HERE. This look is a recreation of the AW12 makeup seen at the Versace Couture show. It caught my eye in…
I first filmed this tutorial in Greece, but when I got ALL THE WAY HOME I realised that the application part hadn’t filmed properly! So it has taken me a while to get the finished video to you – some will remember the original teaser pics on Instagram. July, was it? Oh well. I actually…
This is a lovely, natural look for late summer. Let’s not get bogged down with the heavy, russety autumnal colours just yet, eh? I’ll leave off for at least another week, so long as you don’t mind me being “behind the times”. Let’s say that I’m just being “fashionably late” instead. There’s still some summer…
I messed up with this video and managed to post it under the Budget Beauty Buys piece last week! That’s because my brain is like a sieve at the moment. If I’m not writing about “Unreliable Narrators” then I’m just not properly paying attention, I’m afraid. Anyway, my deadline for my MA stuff is tomorrow…
It’s been a long while since I did a budget video. I was inspired to make this one because I have been judging products for the Zest Beauty Awards and there were some absolute gems from the high-street and budget brands. This is the first of two videos – the next one will cover haircare, skincare and…
Some of you may have seen me appearing here there and everywhere in a little Youtube commercial for YSL’s Teinte Touche Éclat. I’ve got the full-length version of my “section” embedded below should you want to watch it! Did anyone try the foundation when they were doing the free trials? I really like it –…
I have made a Lancome makeup video using some of their latest eye products – the Hypnose Star mascara, which is an all-singing all-dancing lash-building lash-separating mascara, and the Liner Plume, a cool little felt-tip-pen-style eyeliner. (Could I have actually used any more hyphens in that sentence?) I spent quite a few weeks practising the…
Date Night Makeup! It was my wedding anniversary last Thursday (you can read my wedding dress post here) and I went to a lovely local Italian restaurant for dinner. With Mr AMR, obviously – it would have been rather weird if I had gone alone! Here’s the makeup look that I wore to go out…