October 2013
23
beauty101
Beauty
on a budget
Award-winning
hair stylist and
make-up artist
Rennie Fensham
is well-known
for her passion and skills.
Her glamorous background spans 30
years of working in beauty, fashion
and TV, in South Africa, the US and,
for the last seven years, in Hong Kong.
Check out her salon, Hollywood Hair,
at 23F, 1 Duddell Street, Central.
GHD Eclipse
We’ve already talked about the Brazilian
Blowout in this column. For those of you
who have opted out of that or other
chemical straightening treatments,
but who still crave smooth, straight
locks, I recommend the latest Eclipse
straightener from hair care brand GHD.
This is truly a ground-breaking new
styling tool. It can handle any hair
texture quickly and easily – even very
thick, course, or curly hair – using a new,
patented technology fromGHD. It can
also style larger sections of hair at a time
than most straighteners, making styling
significantly faster.
Kong Kong
must-have
False
advertising
Fashion magazines are filled with
gorgeous ads featuring gorgeous
models with gorgeous skin, all
designed to convince you to
buy the products that allegedly
created their looks. Who wouldn’t
want perfectly smooth skin, and
if all it takes is shelling out a few
bucks for a product…Don’t be
fooled! While different products
will make your skin look better,
it takes a team of stylists and
professionals to get those models
looking picture-perfect. Lighting
and photography experts use
light and shadow to show the
models’ best features. Then, after
hours of carefully applied make-
up and professional hair coiffing,
graphic artists digitally remove
pimples, freckles and any other
visible imperfections. It can all
lead to a beautiful ad, but also to
a look that’s utterly unachievable
in real life.
You could spend a fortune
buying every product
you see. But, with a
few tips and some
smart shopping, you
can save some money
without sacrificing
your style.
Multitaskers:
Look for
products with multiple
functions, like tinted moisturisers that
contain sun protection; two-in-one
cheek and lip balms; and eye shadows
that, when wet, can be used as liner.
From the kitchen:
Some great beauty treatments
are hiding in your kitchen. Did you know you can use:
• pure honey for a hydrating mask?
• olive oil for conditioning your hair?
• coconut oil and sugar as a body scrub?
• baking soda as a face scrub?
• milk to tone down your skin’s redness?
• eggs as a firming mask?
• lemons – which provide a
natural source of alpha hydroxyl
acid – to smooth your skin
after a scrub or mask?
Grandma’s favourite:
Cheap
and cheerful Vaseline works as a
lip gloss, or to tame flyaway hair. You can
even tame your eyebrows – just put a tiny bit on a
cotton bud and smooth your brows for a look that’s
polished and lasts all day.
