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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Eva Wiseman

Beauty tips: make waves with sea-green eyes

Egyptian mermaid: from the Ashish AW18 catwalk.
Egyptian mermaid: from the Ashish AW18 catwalk. Photograph: Jason Lloyd-Evans

Green eyeshadow, in shades of seaweed and emerald, glittered from the AW18 catwalk. At Ashish, the models wore it beneath bold Egyptian-style cat’s eye kohl, swooshed up to the brow with a hint of gold. It was divine. Though you’ll be seeing green, it’s everyone else who will be jealous.

Get the look

1. Fenty Beauty Mattemoiselle Plush Matte Lipstick in Midnight Wasabi £16, harveynichols.com
2. Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour in Jungle £23, johnlewis.com
3. Inglot Freedom System Eye Shadow Matte in 372 £5, inglotuk.com
4. Chantecaille Les Perles Metallic Eye Liner £36, net-a-porter.com
5. Lipstick Queen Lip Gloss in Frog Prince £22, spacenk.com
6. Chantecaille Les Perles Metallic Eye Liner £36, net-a-porter.com
7. Decorté Eye Glow Gem £25, selfridges.com
8. Nars Night Porter Eyeshadow £19, narscosmetics.co.uk
9. Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow in Zodiac £16, feelunique.com
10. Smashbox Always On Gel Liner in Baller £18, smashbox.co.uk

Famous faces 

Val Garland, one of the world’s best make-up artists, has published a book sharing the inspiration behind her work with stars, including Vivienne Westwood and Edward Enninful. £35, laurenceking.com

Water works

The most chic alternative to plastic water bottles has just got that little bit chic-er, thanks to bkr. It has launched special lids for the bottles, which have little lip balms that click neatly on top. Who needs a handbag when your water bottle does it all? £8, mybkr.co.uk

Some like it hot

Charcoal as a skincare trend is over. Enter volcanic ash, proved to ‘remineralise’ skin and draw out impurities. Start with Kiehl’s Clearly Corrective Brightening & Exfoliating Daily Cleanser (£27) then pat on Glamglow Volcasmic Moisturiser (£39, boots.com) that uses, gasp, volcanic sand!

Email Eva at e.wiseman@observer.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @EvaWiseman

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