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Look Like A Lady With Stylish Dresses From Amazon
When you think of Amazon, I’m guessing that the first thing that comes into your mind is not fashion. If I was a betting girl I would say it would be books, dvds or games, but I must say, their...
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Top 5 Shampoos For Coloured Hair
I get my hair coloured about once a month and frequently change shade. In the last 18 months I’ve been brunette (darker than my natural shade), red, dark blonde, white blonde, ash blonde and now I’m...
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5 Ways You Can Save Money At Your Hair Or Beauty Salon
Following on from my tips on clothes shopping in January, I thought I would put together some ideas on how to save money on hair and beauty salon treatments at the start of 2013. Tip 1 – Ask About...
View ArticleGreat New Site For Hairdressers
You may know that (although not a hairdresser myself) I used to manage a hair salon in Glasgow. Any hairdresser readers of top5beauty, be sure to check out Hair Consult, a new site started by 2 of my...
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Love Is In The Air: My Dream Valentine’s Day Gifts
Well, next Thursday is Valentine’s Day again and while the cynic in me says it is just a way for the retailers and restaurants to cash in, the romantic side of me still wants to be wooed. Like most...
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How To Match Your Handbag To Your Outfit
We all have a favourite handbag that quickly becomes our all purpose, take everywhere, goes with everthing bag. I’m particularly guilty of this and my current favourite is my Vivienne Westwood winter...
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Guys, Find The Time To Accessorise Your Look!
Accessorising is an important part of perfecting any look and for us girls that means choosing the right bag, the right earrings etc, but how can the fashion conscious man accessorise his sharp new...
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Party Style: Give The Black Dress A Rest
I was chatting with some colleagues yesterday who are going to a networking evening at the end of the week which has a formal dress code. Naturally, the conversation turned to what everyone was going...
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Designer Fashion: My Avenue 32 Wishlist
Regular readers will be well aware that I’m an online fashion shopaholic. I must say though that I’ve fallen into the lazy habit of browsing the same 4/5 websites (you can probably guess what they...
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Mobile Bling: Turn Your iPhone Into A Fashion Accessory
It’s an accessory you carry with you everywhere, every day. Just the thought of leaving the house without it will send you into a cold sweat. What am I talking about? Your phone of course! I’m an...
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Domestic Goddess: Why John Lewis Is The Third Man In My Life
It’s often been said to me that there are 3 men in my life; my son, my boyfriend and John Lewis. It’s probably a fair comment, there’s not a week goes by when I’m not browsing around the huge...
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Things Are Getting Hairy! Hair Removal in 2013
It may not be a pleasant thing to talk about, and often it’s not a pleasant experience to go through, but it’s one of those essential things that we all have to do as part of our beauty regime. Yep,...
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Summer Style: Fashionable Flip Flops
I don’t want to jinx it, but it looks like Summer might finally be here! Here in Glasgow at least we’ve actually had 5 decent days in a row, which is probably some kind of record. Reports of people...
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What Is The True Cost Of Being Beautiful?
What Is The True Cost Of Beauty? (Photo credit: Chiew Pang) Like most girls of a certain age (i.e. the wrong side of 30!) I spend a lot on my beauty regime. I don’t know if it’s more than average, and...
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Who wears short shorts?
Men really do have it harder than women when it comes to clothing options. I mean, what choice do they actually have when it comes to what they can wear? Jeans, t-shirts, shorts, suits, trousers,...
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The Foundation of Beautiful Makeup: How to Apply Foundation Properly to...
Do you really need to apply foundation? Foundation helps smoothen your skin – which helps you apply makeup more effectively on your face. It is usually the first thing you apply, that’s why it is...
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The Basics of Stage Makeup
Who needs stage makeup? The perfect brows, the right powder tone, matching lip color and blush… How different is it on stage and when doing your everyday makeup? Who needs stage makeup by the way and...
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The Beauty of Nude Makeup
Why nude makeup? We often hear from makeup artists or those video tutorials online that it is best to wear nude makeup for a more natural look. But what does that really mean? And when should you wear...
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