Whilst it’s been fun donning bright reds or burgundy lips for Christmas and New year parties, it’s time to put them away as Maybelline have just launched a permanent nude collection for Spring to add to their Color Sensational range. It has 5 different shades so girls with different skin tones will be able to find the perfect nude with an affordable price tag. Another drugstore gem is the newly released Revlon Color burst Lacquer Balms. Better late than never, Revlon have jumped on the chubby stick bandwagon and they are delightful! These lip lacquers come in a matte or lacquer formula and have an extensive colour range. They also include moisturizing benefits, which allows them to be versatile and suitable for any occasion.
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Looking at high-end beauty, Guerlain have reformulated their renowned meteorites just in time for their Spring Collection. These illuminating powders have been a cult product for years and are now softer and more blendable than ever. Another notable release for Spring is the Eyebrow Kit, a universal brow product containing three different shades for different brow tones and a pearl highlighter.
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Calling all lip glow addicts! Dior have released their Trianon Spring collection and added a twist on their best-selling lipglow. It appears as a sheer coral in the tube but reacts according to your natural lip color to become a moisturizing colored balm. It is great all year round so you’ll definitely get your pennies worth!
‘Out with the old and in with the new’ seems to be the defining beauty zeitgeist for the coming year with a preference for metallic lids, dewy complexions and colour pop lips. So what are you waiting for? Haul yourself out of that makeup rut and freshen up your face with the top 5 beauty trends for Spring/Summer 2014.
1.The orange lip
Rearing its bold head all throughout Fashion week 2014, orange lipstick is certainly set to be the colour of the season. Spotted in a spectrum of citric hues at DKNY, Donna Karan and Rag and Bone, the orange lip is a great way to inject some warmth and sassiness into your standard makeup palette. Feeling lustful? Splash out on MAC Lipstick in Neon Orange, (a delicious matte tangerine laced with red) or mix Maybelline’s Colour Sensational Vivids Lipstick in Electric Orange and Neon Red for a perfect fruity pout.
2.Gilded lids
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Metallic eye-makeup, despite being tricky to pull off is a perennially sexy makeup look that can take you from day to night with a flick of liquid liner. What’s more, this get-gorgeous eye candy channels beach goddess even on the wettest Manchester morning. Keep it simple a la Ciara at the Grammys by dabbing a shimmery powder such a Mac Pigment in Tan or Damson all over the lids, or create depth by using a dark matte shadow in your creases and highlighting your lids and inner creases with molten makeup as at Gucci Spring 2014. Finish off with natural undulating waves and you’re ready for 2014.
3.Ethereal eyes
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Whether it’s ghostly liner, nymph-like shadow or even light mascara, the white eye makeup trend will be a force to be reckoned with. Showcased this year at Alice and Olivia Tibi and Altuzzara to name a few, it is an edgy and clean alternative to the reliable smokey eye. Wash your lids with iridescent shades of pink and white such as Bobbi Brown eye shadow in Bone and Shell for a fresh, doe-eyed look or get graphic with Illamasqua Precision ink in Scribe with a frosty feline flick across the top lid.
4.Low-key nails
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The Spring 2014 runways at Nina Ricci, Milly and Lela Rose went back-to-basics simple and sophisticated two-tone nails. 2013, the year of graphic prints, dagger nails and embellishments has officially passed in favour of a cleaner, shorter and more natural look. They key to this look is in its neatness so keep a nail file handy and make strengthening a habit. Ready for the trend transition? Create a fresh yet preppy nail look with a pastel pink base and baby blue crescents at the nail base. Essie polishes in Fiji and Find Me an Oasis are fail-safe.
5.Get the glow
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As much as I love a natural sun-kissed look us Northerner’s should know by now that when it comes to ‘getting the glow’ you have to fake it to make it. As we welcome the new year, Philip Lim and J Mendel gave fresh, matte bases the boot in favour of dewy, subtly shimmery complexions and it’s high time to follow suit. Get the balance between luminescent perfection and shine overkill just right by mixing a few drops of Nars illuminator in Copacabana or Revlon Skinlights into your regular foundation.
In an era where hybrid cars occupy the roads, vegan restaurants are popping up everywhere, and even infant children know the ins-and-outs of recycling, it comes as a shock that the fashion industry still promotes the use of animal furs and skins. When the quality of faux fur lining the rails is just as good as the real thing, why is there still a need to indulge in ripping the hide from an animal’s back because it would look ever so cute on a pair of gloves?
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This is a heated debate that still continues to create friction within the world of luxury fashion, but the latest animal cruelty issue has turned heads away from the catwalks of Paris and Milan towards our very own high street. In late 2013, undercover footage in China shot by PETA, depicted live rabbits having their precious fur ripped from their bodies, the pain and shock so unbearable the animals’ screams resembling those of a child. I assume your mind is plastered with horrible and disturbing images, and the graphic nature of the video is not for the faint hearted, but it is extremely important to acknowledge the fact that the wonderfully soft angora jumper you’ve been dying to buy from Topshop has been sourced from these incredibly cruel circumstances. Naively, we have believed that the cultivation of angora fur came from the gentle brushing of bunnies, but this luxury fibre’s production has evolved from being a worldwide industry to having 90% (according to the International Wool Textile Organisation) being sourced in China. It is well-known that China’s legislation concerning animal protection is pretty much (or definitely) non-existent, and of course the temptation of low production costs and high profits is too enticing for companies to pass by. So no wonder all of our favourite high-street stores have been filled with these unethical and cheaply-produced angora garments.
Since PETA’s reporting of this vile practice, outrage amongst shoppers has sparked many big high-street brand names, such as H&M and New Look, to suspend the order and sale of any angora garments. However, frontrunners such as Topshop and Zara, only when confronted with petitions containing hundreds of thousands of signatures did they too halt all production of angora products. Yet despite all of these brands’ attempts to publicly right this very bad wrong, the cruelty in the production of angora, as well as other animal skins, seems unnecessary in this day and age. Mock leather and faux fur provide an extremely effective alternative to the real deal, with the benefits of subtracting the trauma and slaughter of innocent animals from the equation. In a world where it is second nature to recycle our tins and plastic, why is it still considered the norm to wear a tortured bunny on your back?
A man has died following a collision with a cement mixer in Fallowfield.
Emergency services were called to the junction of Wilmslow Road and Landcross Road – next to The Joseph Whitworth pub – at about 3.25pm on Tuesday 11 February 2014, to reports of a collision between a truck and a cyclist.
21-year-old Joshua William Jarvis – who lived in Fallowfield – was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Following the incident Wilmslow Road was closed in both directions up to the junction of Old Hall Lane and Wilbraham Road, but began to open to traffic after 6:00pm.
Sergeant Lee Westhead from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said, “Our thoughts and sympathies are with this young man’s family as they try to come to terms with their loss.
“We are investigating the circumstances leading up to this collision and are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to call us as soon as possible.”
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4742.
Volklore: :Völk |foelk|; people. lore 1 |lôr|; knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.
Every season begins with a design vacation. We pack up our everyday carry and go away some place new, taking in our surroundings as we go, recording all new inspiration with sketch, paint, illustration, photography and collected memorabilia. Our collections start here. Designer Sam Giles, whose printed textile background and natural love for fabrics and production processes developed over 15 years in the industry, give Volklore its unique flavour.
Led by their own interpretation of contemporary fashion, Volklore design around a simple framework: follow the imagination to create then allow the process of design and manufacturing to inform, but not decide the result.
We have a great network of friends, folks we have met on our travels throughout Asia, Europe and the U.S., from Borneo and Bali to Vancouver. These are the folks we party with, laugh with, whose music we dig and whose creative work we believe in. We’re pretty lucky to have them believe in us too, and they have agreed to become contributors to the content area of the Volklore website, the Guild which was created to showcase their talents along side ours.
Volklore is currently selling to ASOS.com, Hypebeast.com, and Urban Outfitters in the US. In Hong Kong, we sell to the best boutiques in the city, namely Kapok and Konzepp, whose second store in Singapore also carries Volklore. We also sell through our own web shop at Volklore.com. With our AW14 collection we are looking forward to expanding via wholesale into the independent menswear market in the UK.
A what? A secret supper club is essentially having dinner with people you don’t know, in a secret location, eating food from a mystery menu. But don’t worry, it was far removed from a horror-film experience.
Booking
There are several supper clubs spread around Manchester and spread around the country. The one I went to was “Wendy’s House Supper Club”. I found this particular one through the utilisation of tools such as Google and Twitter, just search for “Manchester Supper Club”.
Wendy’s House is a vegetarian supper club, run by a lovely chef called Wendy (funnily enough), in a secret location in Manchester. The event I went to was titled “Mexico Monday” and for £25, you are served top quality, chef-cooked Mexican food, along with an experience which you won’t soon forget.
Food
Upon arrival I was treated to a tequila based cocktail named Paloma, which was dangerously drinkable. The dinner began promptly as soon as all the guests had arrived, with 5 home-made courses being served in total. Beginning with tortillas and dips, it quickly evolved into black-bean soup, with hints of chilli (delicious). The main course was a serve-it-yourself feast, consisting of several delectable dishes. The pudding was served up soon after, which was mango cooked in tequila and chilli, served with ice cream and a sauce from the heart of Mexico. It was all topped off with a hot chocolate, which guaranteed satisfied stomachs all around.
Yes, a big part of the experience is dining with other people who you have never met. It may sound worrisome, but I found it to be a great way to meet a lot of people who you normally would never come across. For a student, it was a brilliant way to escape the “student bubble” for a little bit. The great bit is that you probably won’t meet the same people twice, so it will be a different experience each time. Have faith and your stomach will thank you soon enough!
