When we were invited to the ASOS Beauty and Bloggers event, wild horses couldn’t keep us from heading over to ASOS HQ to be pampered, primped and to sample their S/S’10 collection (as well as pose on that famous white catwalk). Between drooling over the black organza cage dress and the irresistible celeb-inspired Ciate nail varnishes (are you a Paris or a Cheryl?) we caught up with a few beauty bloggers to get the scoop on all things beauty-related…
* Megan McCluskie and Susannah Edwards, The Beautiful and Glammed
Grazia Daily: What beauty products do you love right now?
Susannah: The Nars Soft Touch Shadow Pencil in Aigle Noir. It’s like a soft black crayon with gold pigment that you can smudge really easy to create a rock chick look.
Megan: We interviewed Leigh Lezark and she was wearing this amazing black Flatte nail varnish by KO Knockout. It was used on the
Grazia Daily: And a classic beauty item?
Megan: I know everyone says it, but I love Touch Eclat.
Susannah: And for me, it’s the Laura Mercier tinted moisturiser.
Grazia Daily: Have you got any beauty tricks?
Megan: Olive oil on your hair! I put it on the ends at night, but not the roots as that makes it greasy.
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* Cate Sevilla, Bitch Buzz
Grazia Daily: What’s your favourite beauty product?
Cate: Benefit’s Playstick and the Boots No.7 lipstick in Cherry – I’m wearing that now. It’s brilliant and you only have to use it once to get a great colour. I also love the Bourjois Paris liquid eyeliner with the felt tip.
Grazia Daily: What’s a classic beauty mistake?
Cate: Wearing too much, like doing a dark lip with a dramatic eye.
Grazia Daily: Have you got any beauty advice?
Cate: Experiment and try everything out. If you’re having a dark lip, keep your eyes light. And find a good mascara.
Grazia Daily: Do you have a beauty icon?
Cate: Gwen Stefani, I love her makeup.
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* Laetitia Wajnapel, Mademoiselle Robot
Grazia Daily: First things first, how did you dye your hair like that? It’s amazing!
Laetitia: My natural colour is very dark so I had to bleach it and then colour. My normal hairdresser wouldn’t do it so I went to one who specialises in crazy colours. He used a root tint in pure copper mixed with a crazy orange colour to create this dye.
Grazia Daily: What’s your beauty tip?
Laetitia: Don’t put on too much make-up and make sure you get the right colour foundation. So many people get that funny neck-line because the colour doesn’t match their skin properly.
Grazia Daily: How should we choose our foundation then?
Laetitia: Don’t try it on your wrist. I use the tips of my fingers because they turn the same red as your face can. Go for a shade lighter than your skin if you’re quite pale and always try samples actually on your face.
Grazia Daily: Who is your beauty icon?
Laetitia: My classic one is Audrey Hepburn as I love the simplicity of the 40s, 50s and 60s look. Now, it would have to be Alexa Chung. She has such a great natural beauty.
Grazia Daily: And who should we not try to look like?
Laetitia: Anyone who is too orange. Donatella Versace!
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* Kim Spindler, Her Secret Words
Grazia Daily: You won the ASOS blog competition, congrats!
Kim: Thanks, I had to create a Christmas beauty look so I did simple black eyes, red lips and used 40s rollers in my hair. So many people go OTT at Christmas with glitter and anything they can find, I just wanted to keep it simple.
Grazia Daily: What’s a classic beauty faux-pas?
Kim: Lip liner. I know it’s meant to stop your lip-colour bleeding but it’s so hard to match properly. And lipstick is so much better than it used to be anyway, I really love the MAC deep plum one and Rimmel’s basic reds.
Grazia Daily: Who is your beauty icon?
Kim: Paloma Faith, I love her hair! And Dita von Teese because I like the 40s look.
