Get the lavera Look

As we head towards the end of the year, AW12 catwalk trends indicate that the must-have look is all about top knots, berry red lips, heavy lids and bold brows. lavera has just the right products to achieve all 4 of these trends, all completely natural and organic and not a synthetic ingredient in sight!

Top knots work best on hair that hasn’t been freshly washed (a day after shampooing is ideal). First off, put your hair in a high pony tail, then wrap the hair into a top knot, and secure in place with hair grips. You can go for a sleek and tidy finish, but a slightly dishevelled look works just as well. Use lavera’s Volume and Shine Organic Hairspray to hold the style firmly in place.

Liquid eyeliner is key to achieving the heavy lid look. Don’t hold back – apply a thick sweeping line of black liquid eyeliner across the upper lash line, tapering at the end for an elegant finish. Keep the rest of the lid light and natural with Beautiful Mineral Eyeshadow in Golden Beige if you are wearing this with the berry lips; but finish with lashings of mascara, try lavera’s Intense Volumising Mascara for extra impact.

Eyebrows are bold and heavy this season (think Brooke Shields in her younger days), so it’s time to pay some attention to them. Even though the thicker brow is in, they still need to be neat and tidy, so use lavera’s Style & Care Gel to achieve this look, it’s perfect. It provides a nice finish to your brows, defining your look, but the bonus is that it nourishes them as well. The Style & Care Gel contains organic liquorice root and organic sea buckthorn to give a natural shine, providing a gorgeous finish.

For berry red lips, lavera’s Trend make-up has two great ones to choose from, the classic Beautiful Lips in Deep Red (number 04) or Red Berry Charm (number 05) for a more cranberry-red finish. The red lip look works on both blondes and brunettes, so go for it - find your shade and be brave!

It’s great (and perhaps unexpected) that there  is an innovative young team who work on product development at lavera, which means there is always natural and organic make-up available to keep your look bang on trend and up-to-date, and chemical-free!

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OK Magazine's Emma G talks lavera in the spring

                              

OK Magazine's Emma Gunavardhana talks lavera in the spring

Spring is a time for indulging, so you won’t feel guilty about pampering your skin and ensuring it’s ready for the spring/summer months by indulging in lavera’s Body Spa Organic Honey Moments Body Lotion, £8.45. Full of organic lovelies this nourishes and cares for the skin while relaxing the senses.

Ignite spring into your beauty routine with some rose-infused treats from the Organic Wild Rose collection. Nothing feels as refreshing as the soothing Rose Garden Creamy Body Wash,   £7.45. The luxurious formulation leaves the skin feeling perfectly cleansed and wonderfully soft. The Body Spa Organic Rose Garden Body Oil, £7.95 is an ideal post-shower or bath treat. With its mix of fresh rose and the softening oil texture it is the ultimate product for the body this season.  Make the most out of this body beautifying treat by using it after an indulgent bath when skin is 80 per cent dry for a real moisture boost.

For an extra special treat the Revitalising Face Mask, £2.90, is a 15 minute mask that’ll infuse skin with rose flower water and organic macadamia leaving skin looking brighter, fresher and feeling smoother. For rose-tinted treats spoil yourself over the holidays with the 24-Hour Moisturising Cream, £14.90 and Nourishing Eye Gel, £15.90, giving skin that fresh moisture it needs and eradicating tightness in the skin.

Say goodbye to the pasty winter months and treat yourself to some of lavera’s spring/summer make up bag essentials. Skin this season is all about barely there coverage and for a flawless finish that’ll suit the current catwalk looks and let your natural beauty shine through Natural Liquid Foundation, £11.90, is just the ticket. Infused with Argan oil and blossom butter it’s a gorgeously fresh colour with skin nourishing goodness too making it feel as beautiful as it looks.

Sheer colour on lips is in vogue as of now but rather than lip glosses the look is lighter, fresher and prettier. Beautiful Lips in Berry Violet, £10.90 mixed in with a lip balm is the prettiest way to pout.

A fresh blush on cheeks is the quickest and easiest way to ‘pretty’ yourself up as it screams ‘health’. So Fresh Mineral Powder in Shimmering Rose Light, £11.90, looks unbelievably fresh and glowing when applied softly to the apples of your cheeks. Just load up your blusher brush, smile in the mirror and swirl on the fullest part of your cheeks. Et voila!

Written by Emma Gunavardhana, Beauty Director of OK! Magazine