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Gold standard December 30, 2011Makeup0 Comments

When it’s time to shine, nothing picks up the light like a bit of gold on cheeks, lips and eyes. Get a touch of shimmer without going completely disco, with these golden make-up products…

When it’s time to shine, nothing picks up the light like a bit of gold on cheeks, lips and eyes.

Get a touch of shimmer without going completely disco, with these golden make-up products…

You don’t need to go THIS full-on with the gold trend to get a little bit o’ the bling into your everyday life.

Rather, a little goes a long way. Here are some new products to get your gold on.

Want gold lips? Here’s an extreme look, via gold glitter.

Here’s a much more achievable look, that’s more Girl Glam than Gary Glitter, via Smashbox O Gloss Gold.

The limited edition 2010 lip gloss is back by popular demand and is now a core Smashbox product that turns lips your own perfect shade of peach. This "intuitive" gloss is formulated to go from gold to gilded peach. It retails for $45 from selected Life Pharmacies, at Smashbox on Ponsonby Road or online at www.smashboxcosmetics.co.nz

I have been using this little tube of gold on my hair for the past month since I got it. Joico K-PAK Revitaluxe ($33) is an intensive hair treatment for damaged hair, ideal as a home treatment. I have coloured my hair for years so it is no doubt a bit damaged, not to mention using straighteners too. It uses Keratin Peptide Complex to mimic hair’s natural hair repair mechanism. Their tests show that after one use, hair contains four times the keratin peptides; and after three days it contains seven times as many.

I like to use a light touch in my make-up over summer and Inika’s founder, Miranda Bond, agrees. She says summer makeup should be minimal and recommends using Inika Mineral Bronzer to add a healthy tan and dusting the eyelids with a light sparkle such as Inika Mineral Eyeshadow in Gold Dust.

Inika Mineral Bronzer RRP $49.99 adds a beautiful sun-kissed glow to your skin, perfect as a contour on your cheek bones or dusted lightly all over your face and décolletage for a total natural glow.
Hot tip: Mix with your favourite moisturiser for a quick and easy rub on tan.

Inika Mineral Eyeshadow in Gold Dust RRP $28.99 may be blended with other brown eyeshadows in the Inika range, or use on its own as a highlighter. Inika’s Gold Dust eyeshadow provides a vibrant and opulent look that will last from day to night.

Need a make-up ‘How To’ tutorial? Inika has one in their Beauty Room section online, with makeup tips and tricks from professional makeup artists and step by step instructions on how to achieve certain beauty looks here www.inikacosmetics.co.nz/how-to-makeup-application

Megan Robinson
9 January 2012