Red Carpet Ready...

It's that time of year again... It's awards season!


Tinseltown is all a blaze with excitement as the red carpet gets rolled out for all the A-list stars. Starting with the Golden Globes on January 15th and ending with (of course) The 84th Oscars on Feb 26th, Awards Season means that we get to watch our favourite stars make fashion firsts or fashion faux pas all under the media glare. As celebs flock to the Hollywood Hills, beauty salons and stylists are in undated with requests for gown fittings, manicures, pedicures, facials, and no doubt a cheeky bit of Botox! 


However, for us mere mortals, all we can do is look enviously at the pictures, and say things like "Oh I wish I was wearing that beautiful dress" or "I wish I had that gorgeous guy hanging off my arm!"


But, there is a cheaper way of looking Oscars ready, and it all centres around one item: Red Lipstick. A good red lipstick is very hard to find. For most of us it has to be fairly cheap, smooth to apply, long lasting, and in a colour that suits us! The shade I use is by Rimmel in 'Diva Red'. (Available in most Supermarkets, Superdrug & Boots Stores) A few of my friends have borrowed this lipstick for various occasions, and I have to confess, it looked great on all of them! (Each of them having a different skin tone and colouring to me)


When applying lipstick make sure you have soft, kissable lips (moisturise them regularly) and before applying use a lip liner (in a shade close to that of your lipstick) to ensure your lipstick doesn't bleed. Next, keep the rest of your make up simple, I'm talking a slick of liquid or pencil eyeliner and a couple of coats of your favourite mascara! For this make up look the lips need to be the focus, so no bright eyeshadow colours!


This kind of old school glamour makeup look can be worn to just about any occasion; a day of business meetings with a tailored pin stripe suit, a big night out on the town with your favourite LBD, or a first date with jeans and a pretty blouse... The list is endless! You may not be a celebrity, but at least you'll have make up worthy of one!