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Estée Lauder’s Limited Edition Michael Kors Blush is the perfect makeup buy to get you in the mood for spring. Just sweep over your cheekbones and you’re good to go!

Buy Estée Lauder Michael Kors Blush, £23

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Creative directing both the Chanel show and Karl Lagerfeld collection, Karl Lagerfeld brought us two opposite beauty looks for autumn/winter 2010 in Paris this week. The Karl Lagerfeld show was all about the polish, with flawless skin, red lacquered lips and a practically perfect Brigitte Bardot beehives. Chanel, on the other hand, focused on undone, roughly backcombed hair, barely there base and morning-after smoky eyes. We know which style we’re most likely to adopt – especially after a boozy one on a school night… PS

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OK, so the plait might be big hair news this season, but the ponytail shouldn’t ignored. Spotted at the Chanel pre-Oscar 2010 party on none other than Diane Kruger, the side ponytail has never looked so hot. And it couldn’t be easier: add volume to hair with mousse, sweep to the side and pin. Who said party sophistication had to be tricky? PS

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Katherine Heigl looked unrecognisable as she strolled around Los Angeles with a dark and mysterious hairdo. The Grey’s Anatomy actress has ditched her signature blonde Hollywood locks for a super-sleek brown hairstyle – and we have to admit, we like it! Katherine teamed her glossy mane with an off-duty ensemble consisting of a black chunky knit, skinny jeans and chunky black boots. -SD

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This year’s red carpet at the Oscars waved goodbye to overdone hairstyles and instead made way for a sleeker updo! Celebrities such as Rachel McAdams, Kristen Stewart, Nicole Richie, Diane Kruger, Amanda Seyfried and Sarah Jessica Parker, to name just a few, all opted for the super-slick, pulled back updo, and we reckon they are rocking the red carpet. The best bit about this trend is that any length of hair works, from super-short crops to Rapunzel-esque locks. All you need to do is brush your hair back into a ponytail or bun and clean up fly-aways with a good spritz of hairspray. Try Charles Worthington Results Maximum Hold Spray, £4.49. KS

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There’s a little something that brightens up March every year and has become a welcome tradition in the LOOK office – Givenchy’s Harvest Collection has returned for 2010.

Each year, our four favourite Givenchy fragrances get a new twist and are re-worked to use only the finest crop from that year, wherever in the world it was grown. The limited edition collection uses roses harvested in Morocco, Mimosa flowers picked in France, jasmine gathered in India and orange blossom that grows on the edge of the Nile. So whether you like a tangy orange, girlie rose or sexy jasmine, you’ll be sure to love at least one of the range. They’re unique and perfect for your dresser – the ultimate investment scents. Available at Harrods.com, £65 each. MD

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One of our favourite things about being backstage at London Fashion Week 2010 is poking around in make-up artists’ kits and seeing what the pros really use. It’s mostly blatant nosiness but there’s always the slight chance that you’ll stumble across a miracle product that’s been kept secret for all these years…..

This season, we discovered Egyptian Magic at the House of Holland show. Top make-up artist Lucia Pica was applying this amazing beauty balm to the models’ cheekbones and down their noses to create the best highlighting we’ve ever seen. What’s more, this solves-all skin cream has healing properties and can be used on chapped lips, scars, stretch marks, eczema and even to smooth and de-frizz your hair!

Clearly we’re not the first to catch on though, Egyptian Magic already has a hoard of celeb fans including Juliette Lewis, Kate Hudson and Madonna. You can thank us later!

Buy JH Egyptian Magic, £29.50

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