Burlesque The Movie

When we heard Christina Augiliara and Cher were making a film about singing and dancing we literally could not wait for it to come out. When Burlesque hit the big screen, we unfortunately were unable to get the time to go and see the film. K being the amazing person she is, brought me the DVD for my birthday. We finally got round to watching the film a few weeks ago. The story lines were incredibly predictable but rather cheesy but we did not care! We had the costumes, make-up, fashion, songs and dancing to keep us occupied.

Cher and Christina were amazing to say the least! I do not care if Christina has put on a few pounds (you cannot see it in the film) and we are not very bothered about Cher’s pillow face (she still looks 21! Nevertheless, good on her!)

Christina was given an incredible range of different looks during the film, from small town American girl, to sexy songstress, to vampy torch song singer. Every look she wore suited her, meaning you can wear them too! To be honest – her ‘small town American girl’ look was a bit ‘wiggy’ in terms of her hair, but still her au natural make up was truly lovely!

Below is a selection of the key looks achieved by Christina in the film...

Dressing up is fun, and always-on trend. Take red lipstick for example – so many fabulous brands are bringing out shades of red to suite every skin tone, Kate Moss for Rimmel, Tom Ford, Kate Winslet, YSL, Dior and Chanel – there are so many, so go and get one!

False eyelashes to are a hug winner in my eyes (sorry could not resist the pun!) with Christmas just around the corner and New Year parties already being planned – when better to step on stage and shine!

 

BTW I couldn’t do a post on Burlesque without including the ‘love interest’ *SWOOOOON*

And the 'footwear love interest'...

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A truly worthy cause...

Yesterday was the launch of an A-list collection by Lancome for Kate Winslet’s Golden Hat Foundation.

After A lister Kate Winslet narrated a documentary about a child with autism she was instantly touched and set up the Golden Hat Foundation to raise awareness and money for children with autism – that’s around 67 million worldwide.

Now Lancome (for which Kate is already a spokesperson) has teamed up with the multi-tasking actress to help kick-start the fundraising: they’ll be donating a 150,000 Euros to The Golden Hat Foundation.

“I’ve been thinking about setting up this project for a long time, and Lancôme’s instant offer of support is a huge display of confidence and generosity. Lancôme has given me the strength to go all the way and I know that this will open many doors...” said Kate Winslet.

One of my best friend’s worked with autistic children so I know just how important it is to raise awareness and money for them and their familys.

The collaboration includes a gorgeous blush compact embossed with the foundation’s golden hat logo for a sheeny glow to your cheeks and L'Absolu Rouge lipstick and slick of Le Vernis both in ever-stylish red.

A beautiful collection for a truly worthy cause.

K x