Get the VAMP look with our BYZANTIUM make-up tutorial

 Stylish vampire film BYZANTIUM, starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan is due to hit our screens on the 31st of May and us gals just can't wait! Not only do we love British beauty Gemma Arterton we love a bit of dark glamour and this movie certainly has that! 

To celebrate the release we have opened up our beauty black books to reveal our top tips on how to wear the VAMP look. This look is great for evening glamour all year round and well worth following for your next night out ...

GET THE VAMP LOOK - make-up tutorial: 

1. Start with a blank canvas, perfectly primed and ready for your foundation. Apply with brush, sponge or simply fingers! But make sure you blend well and have no streaks or edges; a wedge sponge is good for this. But don’t forget when doing smokey eyes you may want to do this after step 8. Prime the eyes and cover with a light eye concealer, some products do both these jobs in one. Lightly powder all over.
2. Take your eyeshadow brush and coat it with your charcoal eyeshadow, gently flick off any excess, and starting sparingly and in very small circular movements start at the outer edge of the lid and socket and gradually blend towards the inner corner. 

3. Repeat on the other side.

4. You can repeat step 2 until you get the required density. Much better to build up gradually. And use your blending brush to make sure you don’t have any hard edges.

5. With a more defining brush or sponge applicator dip in the eyeshadow, tap off the excess and starting at the outer corner of the lower lid gently take the colour along the lower lashes getting narrower towards the centre and trailing off just after the centre.

6. Eyebrows should be quite thin and dark, long and angled down, you can just define them well with a small angled brush and a complimentary eyeshadow or a matte pencil. 

7.  Apply lashings of mascara to top and bottom eyelashes.

8. Very subtle dusting of a peachy blusher to the apples of the cheeks (find these by smiling!) 

9. Last but not least! Apply a bright or berry red to fully lined lips to complete your vamp look. A vamp is never without her perfect pout! 

Gemma - Rocking the Vamp look in the movie! 

The Powderpuff Girls xx 

Bond Beauties

Bond girls are always the perfect cocktail of all our favourite things. They are glamorous, strong, sophisticated, beautiful, intelligent and have the most adorable names. They are the kind of gals that you want to dislike but you just can't, you envy them and their sassy ways. Oh Bond girls with your perfectly coiffed hair, gorgeous make-up, decadent wardrobes and curves to die for, we are forever your fans. Ally, enemy, lover or eye candy we don't care we just adore you.  

Enjoy our TOP 5 Bond Beauties from NOW and THEN 

1. Honour Blackman as Pussy Galore in  Goldfinger 1964 

Golden locks and lashings of lashes.

2. Claudine Auger  as Dominique "Domino Derval" in  Thunderball 1965

Brunette beehives and flicks to die for we love her 60's look.

3. Ursula Andress as "Honey Ryder" in  Dr No 1962

Even without the bikini this gal is breathtakingly beautiful. 

4. Eva Green as "Vesper Lynd" Casino Royale 2006 

One ravishing raven haired beauty. 

5. Gemma Arterton as Strawberry Fields in Quantum of Solice 2008 

Cute as a button and pretty, oh so pretty.

Bond is back! Yes that's right gals, the man with the bulges in all the right places is back on our screens in October. So nudge your man or your fav gals and schedule in a good old fashion Saturday night at the movies. 

Always wanted to be Bond Girl? Get the look at The Powder Room. 

Simply book in for Twin Treats (hair & make-up) this October for just £30  

only with your pink passport. 

Don't have one? Simply email your postal address to us here and we will post you one. 

 Dolls@thepowderpuffgirls.co.uk 

See you soon 

The Powderpuff Girls xx 

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Beautiful Barnets: Hair trends we LOVE

Autumn is here and Winter is fast approaching and although it is very tempting to hibernate, DON'T.

This seasons catwalk inspired hair do's are big bold and beautiful and will certainly inspire you to shrug off that inevitable hat hair and simply wear your hair as your hat!  

These magnificent up dos are just perfect for the office and with the party season approaching, now's the time to try out some hot new looks. So prepare to be inspired glamourette, this will leave you feeling less tempted to pull on a hat and hide your hair away...

24 hour chic: A really simple hairstyle that gives a perfectly polished the look in minutes. This is the perfect look to take you from boardroom to bar. 

Get the look: Take the hair into a ponytail at the nape of the neck keeping the ends trapped in the hair band. Leave a section free to wrap around the band and hide the ends of the hair. 

Tip: If you have thin hair backcombe the ponytail a little before tucking in the ends.  

Hero Products: For fine hair use a little Bumble & Bumble Styling Wax to smooth over the hair and get a really sleek look NOW just £12.00 in our SALE 

                                       Or for a really glassy look go for Sumo Wax 

                                               NOW just £14.00 in our SALE  

                                    heat it with your hair dryer for an easy application. 

More bang for your buck: We love this retro inspired look. This high fashion look is bang on trend (excuse the pun) .  

Get the look:The back is the same as the above look but with a bold fringe added in. This look is great if you do not have a fringe but would like to try one on for the day. Bangs are really easy to create with a little backcombing and some hairspray. 

Tip: If you are really struggling with those rolls you could cut up a hair bun and roll your hair around it to get the same look.  

Hero product: Use some Bumble and Bumble Big Bb shine 

NOW just £21.60 in our SALE 

Glamour after dark: A classy siren look that we all would love to wake up with every day. 

Big bouncy waves that are bound to turn heads. 

Get the look: For these loose waves set the hair with large barrel curlers and loosen with a small amount of ... 

Hero Product: Bumble and Bumble Serum on your finger tips 

NOW just £14.00 in our SALE 

Downtown Downton: Channel your inner Lady Mary with this Edwardian inspired look. It's big and bold and will do a great job of making sure you look perfectly pretty all day long. 

Get the look: To create this beehive you will need a lot of hairspray, the Loreal Infinium Lumiere is perfect, as it is not too sticky and brushes out nicely without damaging the hair. Backcombe the whole head of hair in sections, working backwards and hair spraying each section, leaving a little out at the front for smoothing over afterwards. 

Tip: if you have really long hair, try putting it into a high ponytail and backcombing to get a similar look.

Hero Product: Loreal Infinium Lumiere, we use lashings of this for all our do's. 

Want to get the look without the fuss just book on in for a 

SPEEDY HAIR DO at The Powder Room just £25 

CLICK HERE TO BOOK 

All Bumble & Bumble products now with 20% off at The Powder Room 

Remember girls, your hair should always be your finishing touch! 

The Powderpuff Girls xx