Freckle pencil

You either love them or hate them, it's a bit like the girl with the straight hair who spends too many hours trying to perfect the bounciest of curls or, the girl with the curly hair spending her mornings with the straightener at a temperature that could melt iron. 

Basically we always want what we don't have! Most of my friends with freckles spends hours trying to hide them with mask like foundations. A face well scattered with youthful freckles is bang on trend this summer.

So, Gals stop hiding those freckles just embrace them.

The freckle pencil was first uncovered to me when I was browsing the pages of my favorite magazine www.vogue.com just this summer. I know other makeup brands have had freckle pencils in the past like Chanel and Lancome but they never really excited me.

freckle pencil in forever young - £5.00 

Picture from www.topshop.com

What drew my attention to this one was

Topshops freckle pencil boasts a "3D marbleized formula" which basically means it has to different shades of brown, to help mimic the natural freckles more, so each freckle becomes unique.

When apply the freckles vary the amount of pressure to ensure each freckle is a different shape and size as natural freckles are all unique and If they all look the same it's not very natural looking. Just think of where the sun would usually tan you the most, over the bridge of the nose and slightly over the cheeks, but don't put on the apples of the cheeks.

 Even scatter a few around the eyes and cheekbones. It's so important for them not to be uniform, so be as random as possible. After applying the freckles dust with a light setting powder. 

I always think freckles look best with bold brows and summer lips, or even with smudged brown or metallic eyes. Just wear a light foundation or even a tinted moisturizer. But if your confident enough just wear them with a Brigitte Bardot eye and a red lip. 

This spring/summer 2014 the catwalks where awash with barefaced beauties. From Victoria Beckham to Michael Kors and Dolce & Gabbana. 

The most important thing with the freckle pencil is - do not touch your face after applying. They will smudge and you will look ridiculous. Once set with the setting powder don't even think about scratching you nose.  

Topshop freckle pencil review coming today! 

Harlotte Eye shadow Palettes 

Smoky Eye Palette – spring 

1 x Turquoise sparkle 

1 x Aqua blue matte 

1 x Cornflower blue shimmer 

1 x Navy Blue matte 

Rock the boldest blue eyes this summer with my favorite brand Harlotte’s Smoky Eye Palette in spring.  

photo by juergen teller for nylon magazine 

Blue eye shadow was everywhere for Spring/Summer 2014 from Marc by Marc Jacobs, Miu Miu, Anna Sui to Prada everyone was in a blue mood.  

Ok blue eyes, my first thought is Eighties disco fever or the local beauty therapist (who should have retired years ago) with her blue  

shimmer eye shadow , pastel pinks lips and powerfully applied rouge. But it all depends on how you keep it modern. 

The Trick for making the blue look modern 

• Always keep cheeks and lips lighter, to let the eyes really stand out. 
• Never use too much shimmer or you will be transcended back to that 80’s disco. I think the matte shades work best in the crease and up to the brow bone.  
• Never match your blue eyes to your eye shadow, always try a different shade of blue to make your eyes pop. 
• Always blend, blend, and blend. To save it from looking cheap use a professional brush. No licking the fingers please  
• Always use softer more matte hues on mature ladies and keep the vivid shimmery shades to the youngsters. But over 60 should avoid this colour altogether.