How can you create that smokey sultry eye look without looking like a panda? We all want to look sophisticated and sun kissed, but how do you apply bronzer without looking like a Fake Bake disaster?

If anyone knows about these beauty secrets, it’s Caroline Harding. The make-up artist to the stars will be showcasing this summer’s key looks on our model so you can recreate them. Do you want to know the formula for that show stopping look this summer? Then look no further…think Brighten, Illuminate, Reflect and Conceal!

Whether on Nikki Beach in St. Tropez or hiking in the Malvern Hills, a lady’s got to look her best and be prepared for all eventualities. Face the summer armed with your lip-gloss and lipstick; for the perfect pout, it’s the wet-look finish that all the celebs are aiming for this season.

In a rare opportunity Caroline Harding, whose portfolio of clients includes the likes of Katie Melua, Charlotte Church and Liberty X to name but a few, will join us for a live makeover using the latest AVON range to give hints and tips on how to create the flawless looks just in time for the summer.

Caroline Harding and model join us live online on Wednesday 30th May at 12:30pm to demonstrate her tips on getting the summers hottest looks

KP: Hello and welcome to today's Lifestyle Show brought to you by Avon, I'm Katy Pullinger. Now with summer fast approaching I'm sure we're all looking out for what are the hot looks for this summer and apparently it all about lips and eyes. But how do we get the look of lovely smokey eyes without looking like a panda or getting a lovely sun kissed look without looking streaky and orange. Well we're going to be getting the best tips from Caroline Harding, she's joining us here today, a celebrity makeup artist who's worked with the likes of Liberty [Interruption], Katie Melua, Charlotte Church and more. Well if you want to ask her any questions today then you need to be submitting your questions to us. At the bottom of your screen there's a little box where you can put your question, press send and that's as simple as that, we'll try and get through as many as possible. So Caroline how are you today?

CH: Hello, I'm very good, very good.

KP: Good, good now we're going to be doing a lot of with the eyes and lips today aren't we?

CH: We are yes.

KP: And we've got lots of questions in already. So we're gonna' get stuck in with a few of those.

CH: Okay.

KP: Starting with one from Christina, [err] and she says “What should I use daily for glowing skin?”

CH: Ooh. I'd recommend probably a very light foundation, keep with your skintone don't try and go too dark is you're tryna' get the skin kissed look and then powder, powder is always very important keep the skin nice and matt and then bronzing powders are lovely, and then you can just apply them on the cheeks, slightly on the forehead, on the nose, where the sun would automatically kind of hit the face.

KP: What's your best tip for finding the right colour of foundation 'cos it's very easy to have the orange [laugh] face curtain

CH: It is and that's not a good look.

KP: and white neck.

CH: That's not a good look. I mean the best way is to just to test it.

KP: Right.

CH: And test little bit on your face and it's should just blend away into nothing you shouldn't see the edge of the colour.

KP: Right and just keep and keep blending that's one of the keys isn't it?

CH: Yeah keep it all nice and blended. And foundation really you shouldn't have to put all over you face if you kind of concentrate kind of on the T zone nose, eyes, and blending your way out you shouldn't need to wear it as a mask

KP: Oh that's,

CH: if you've got the colour right.

KP: that's a good tip so you don't actually need to put a big solid.

CH: You don't, you shouldn't need to put it all over unless you've got very uneven skin but no.

KP: Right and what's your best tip for application? Do you use a brush or your fingers?

CH: I personally like sponges.

KP: Right.

CH: And then you can just use them once you've finished throw them away.

KP: Oh you throw them away not just wash them and use them again.

CH: I tend to, well you can do, you can do.

KP: Yeah.

CH: They do wash out quite well, but no I tend to use disposable sponges.

KP: And that's a good way to blend?

CH: Yeah some people use their fingers and they're absolutely fine but because you've got natural oils in your skin that's why I tend not to use my fingers too much.

KP: Okay well that's a good tip.

CH: Or bushes can be lovely as well.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Good brushes.

KP: Right well that's a good tip to get us started. We've got one from Jemma Fields as well

CH: Okay.

KP: she says “I've got such pale skin and can only be bothered to use fake tan every so often is there a makeup look that will make the most of my paleness?”

CH: Okay probably bronzing again and you can get little pearl balls I think they're called pearl balls which we have here, again keep the foundation the same colour as the skin don't start going dark with the foundation 'cos that just isn't a good look.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Keep the foundation the same tone and again bronze, a nice light shimmery bronzes and you should get a really nice glowing look.

KP: Fabulous.

CH: And you can use them on your eyes as well, cheeks, a little bit on your forehead, on your nose to keep it blended, a little bit on the eyes and it can be really pretty.

KP: Nice and where do you suggest you actually do your makeup 'cos I think maybe some people make the mistake of doing it in a maybe a fairly dark room

CH: Yeah.

KP: and then going out into the light not realising.

CH: It can be a little bit scary.

KP: Yeah.

CH: If you're, for a daytime look if you're, obviously if you're wearing your makeup in the daylight daylight is the best light to do your makeup in.

KP: Right.

CH: In the evening if you're in artificial light then it's not a problem.

KP: Just as good?

CH: Yeah.

KP: Okay cool. Right we've got a question from Gayle and she says, “What's the best way to add light and glow to tired looking skin using the new range?” So we have kind of touched on using or getting a glow but she's talking about the new range specifically.

CH: Yes, right okay.

KP: Bronzing balls.

CH: Yeah.

KP: Yeah.

CH: They're fantastic and they're really easy to use, they're really light they're not heavy weight, they're very pretty. Very, very pretty

KP: Fabulous. Well we've already started, well you've already started on our model Bonny today with a base and a little bit of bronzing haven't you?

CH: Yeah a little bit of bronze, we've done the nice base, concealer around the eyes, lots of powder

KP: Right.

CH: Well not lots of powder but when you're starting on eye shadow you need to make sure you've got plenty of powder on the eyes.

KP: Okay well lets get started on the

CH: A nice

KP: on the rest of the look then.

CH: base for the eye shadow.

KP: And Bonny do you want to come and join us here on the hot seat

BB: Okay.

KP: and get comfortable. Hello to you. Are you alright?

BB: Yeah. I'm alright thank you.

KP: Good, good.

CH: Right.

KP: So we're gonna be starting with the eyes today aren't we?

CH: We are yes we're gonna' go for a nice smokey eye look today and I'm gonna' concentrate on greens actually with summer coming up lots of nice bright colours

KP: Yeah.

CH: so we're gonna' go for greens which look really nice on Bonny. Okay I'm gonna start by putting loose powder under the eye.

KP: And what's that for?

CH: And this is to catch any eye shadows that drop.

KP: Okay so you don't end up with a sort of a smeary speckled look under the eye.

CH: Exactly.

KP: Yeah.

CH: 'Cos you don't want it sticking onto the foundation. So that's a good way of catching the eye shadow.

KP: And I suppose that doesn't, does that still need to be a colour that matches you really 'cos even through you're gonna' brush it off?

CH: Just a nice translucent powder

KP: Yeah.

CH: or the powder you've used on your own skin.

KP: Okay.

CH: is fine Okay. I'm gonna start with, I'm using this pallet here with the 4 greens which is, that's all the colours you need.

KP: Right.

CH: So we're gonna' go for one of the mid-tones and just brush this

KP: Over the whole socket?

CH: over the whole eyelid taking it up slightly to the socket.

KP: Okay. So you've got about 4 shades there of different greens that's you?

CH: We have yes so I'm gonna' try demonstrate using all of them [laugh] and it's always important to get rid of the excess powder onto the back of your hand,

KP: Okay that's a good tip.

CH: otherwise you're gonna be putting too much into the eye. It's much easier to keep adding colour than it is to try and take it away of you've used too much.

KP: That's a very good tip for you out there yeah, don't go straight in with anything too dark 'cos it'll

CH: No.

KP: be a mess to try and clean up afterwards.

CH: And once you build up your confidence.

KP: Right I suppose it's all comes down to practice as well doesn't it?

CH: Exactly.

KP: You've got to have practice at it 'cos it's not going to look necessarily fabulous straight away.

CH: It's good to maybe start with more neutral tones or sort of more browns, colours that you're happy with and

KP: Right.

CH: then once you've got the knack of that then you can sort of be a bit more daring and try a bit more colour.

KP: And it's nice to go with a bit of colour 'cos I think a lot people can be quite scared of using colours.

CH: Yeah.

KP: I mean I'm speaking for myself as well I tend to go for my browns and like to just stick with them.

CH: Exactly.

KP: But you know for summer you wanna go for something a bit brighter you know, don't you?

CH: It's just having the confidence really. So I'm going with a slightly shade, darker shade now,

KP: Okay.

CH: in the socket

KP: And you've changed brushes there have you?

CH: I have I've gone for a smaller more of a dome brush now.

KP: Right so it's good to have a good mixture and selection of brushes to use as well.

CH: Yeah and if you get a good set of brushes they will last you for years and years. Look after them keep them clean and they'll last you for ages.

KP: Definitely worth spending the money on good brushes yeah.

CH: Definitely.

KP: Cool. Right a question from Joy and she wants to know “I'm a natural blonde with large brown eyes I try to use colours on my eyes but it always seems that if my skin looks really great my eyes look terrible or visa versa. Please can you tell me how to achieve good results for pale skin and dark eyes?”

CH: Right if you've got dark eyes then that's kind of doing the job for you without makeup anyway. I'd maybe concentrate on the skin and get a really lovely complexion, get your skin glowing and then keep the eyes quite simple if you've got the dark eyes anyway.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Nice neutral tones, plenty of mascara, and that should work. And just look up.

KP: And always go sort of for one or the other as opposed to heavy eyes and heavy skin and just keep something light.

CH: Yeah you can try a little bit too hard sometimes less really is more.

KP: Mmm.

CH: As long as you've got everything nice and even that can make a really big difference.

KP: 'Cos the trouble is with makeup if you wear too much you just look like you're wearing too much make up.

CH: Yeah you really do look like you're trying.

KP: It doesn't necessarily look fabulous.

CH: Yeah.

KP: No you just look caked.

CH: Exactly.

KP: Which is not a very attractive look.

CH: No.

KP: But especially in summer you don't wanna' be caked in it do you because of course you're you know

CH: Uncomfortable, exactly.

KP: sweating.

CH: Exactly you really don't

KP: So where are we now on, on the eyes?

CH: I've just taken the same shade underneath the eye to get a nice smokey look you need to balance the colour underneath the eye as well. Some people just concentrate on the top.

KP: Right.

CH: But.

KP: Or also just stick a load of eyeliner there as well, so you're actually putting colour under the eye as well.

CH: Yeah.

KP: Yeah.

CH: I tend to keep everything really blended.

KP: Blend, blend, blend, that's always the tip isn't it.

CH: Yeah and keep blending, keep adding until you're happy with the results really. And just look down. Right now I'm taking a darker shade,

KP: Right.

CH: I'm running it along the lashes.

KP: Is that another brush?

CH: It is.

KP: Is it a flatter thinner looking brush, that one?

CH: It is yeah, it's an eyeliner brush.

KP: Okay.

CH: And I'm kind of lifting out it's, you can sort of feel free obviously to move the eyes, move the skin around to, 'cos I wanna' get right in with the lashes so by lifting it I can get the colour right in.

KP: Now that's a good tip so just above the brow you're kind of just sort of stretching it out a little bit.

CH: Yeah exactly. So all the way along the eye line.

KP: All the way long. And that's just one of the darker greens there is it?

CH: This is the darker green yeah.

KP: So I'm assuming this is the same sort of set up you can do with any colour range

CH: Exactly.

KP: it's just, we just happen to be doing green today but if you

CH: Yeah. I'm just demonstrating on greens.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Just to kind of show the basic idea really. So that's goes all the way along. Okay just keep adding until you're happy with the colour, you can have, be as light or as heavy as you want.

KP: But what's nice is that I think

CH: And also taking it sorry just to the outer corner here

KP: Yeah.

CH: as well.

KP: Oh right all the way to the edge. What's nice though is I think some people might sort of go ‘oh green eye shadow I'd never do that' but what you're doing right now looks so nice and subtle.

CH: Yeah you can just keep it soft, just keep it nice and soft and blended and you can really have a play with any colours you fancy.

KP: 'Cos you can get some wonderful sort of metallicy colours as well can't you

CH: Exactly.

KP: which if you really want to go to town on the colour.

CH: And there's some really bright colours sort of in clothes around at the moment as well

KP: Yeah.

CH: so I mean you can have just as much fun with your makeup as you can with your clothes.

KP: Yeah there's as lot of citrus colours and luminous colours isn't there.

CH: Yeah.

KP: I don't suppose you want you know full garish dress and full garish makeup.

CH: No maybe not.

KP: Looking a bit crazy.

CH: Trying a bit too hard.

KP: Right we have another question in then from Emily she says “How can I make my eyes look really nice without wearing really heavy makeup and where should I put the shadows when I wear eye shadow?” Oh well that's kind of what were going through at the moment isn't it.

CH: It is, if you don't want to wear too much you can really kind of just stick to one tone. Put one tone all over the lid blending up slightly here but once you get to here just keep it nice and soft, keep it blended plenty of mascaras, I always like to curl eyelashes as well just to give that extra lift, it really does make a difference.

KP: What do you think about all these, there are some sort of crazy contraptions for your eyelashes aren't there?

CH: Some can be quite scary.

KP: Do you just use a nice simple curler.

CH: Yeah. I definitely recommend getting good set off curlers.

KP: So it's as much down to your tools

CH: That's probably the one thing I can't live without in my kit is my eyelashes curlers and mascara. And look up, I'm just taking the darker green underneath now.

KP: Okay so you've layered the colour underneath as well

CH: Yeah just keep building it up.

KP: So that's the second colour of green that you've used underneath isn't it.

CH: It is.

KP: We've actually,

CH: Just going closer to the lashes.

KP: We've actually got a question about eyelashes here from Sarah. Hello Sarah thanks for your question, how does she get extra and long eyelashes?

CH: Right okay again curling them, make sure you curl them.

KP: Yeah.

CH: And also actually this is a very good mascara, bushes are quite important for me for mascaras I have to say and this is a fantastic brush. It's kind of like a plasticy brush and put a couple of layers, start from the base keep taking the mascara all the way up, let it dry and then go again with second coat.

KP: Okay.

CH: And if you're getting eye shadow on top of the lashes which I have here, if you do a sweep on top of the lashes it just takes away the eye shadow.

KP: Okay.

CH: And just look up.

KP: But obviously you've got to be careful not to sort of make it look all cloggy and spider like.

CH: And it's another good tip actually is when you take the wand out give the wand a wipe with a tissue.

KP: Okay.

CH: It takes off any extra mascara 'cos especially if you've been using them for a few weeks they can get a little bit cloggy.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Just keep cleaning the brush and they'll be fine, they last a lot longer.

KP: It's quite easy to get very sort of mascara happy isn't it and just to keep going and try and thicken them and thicken them

CH: Yeah.

KP: but then it's just looks a bit of a mess really. So just two layers and that should be enough.

CH: Yes, that should be fine.

KP: Great.

CH: Right I'm actually gonna go in with a black eyeliner now as well.

KP: And you're just moving onto the eyeliner which is perfect timing because we've got a question from Pam who says “I have brown eyes which are quite deep set and look small how can I draw them out and I'm useless at applying eyeliner?”

CH: Okay I wouldn't say so much with the eyeliner, I would say with the shadow.

KP: Okay.

CH: This part of the eye up here up, on the brow if you can take your eye colour up to here and take in the eye shadow underneath the lash as well that will help to make your eyes look bigger.

KP: Okay to draw them out.

CH: I'd worry about that rather than the eyeliner really.

KP: So what kind of eyeliner are you using there?

CH: This is actually, this actually is called a Glimmer Stick it's an eyeliner pencil and you want to get this as close to the lashes as you can, so you're actually drawing into the lashes.

KP: Right.

CH: And that's another good tip if people aren't confident with eyeliner or don't really know how to apply it, if you start by thinking if you're actually drawing into the lashes rather then trying to draw a line on top of the lashes

KP: Right. Okay.

CH: It does actually make it a lot easier.

KP: And not to go too thick or what do you suggest?

CH: No I'd keep it thin until you're confident

KP: Right.

CH: And then you can start being a bit thicker with it and I'm blending this as well I do keep everything very blended.

KP: Okay back to the brushes again and the blending.

CH: That's it.

KP: So filling in right up to the eye lashes.

CH: Yeah

KP: And all the way to the, from what from the inner eye all the way too?

CH: Yeah right from the corner

KP: Right.

CH: to the edge and you can, you can go for the stronger looks and put a big flick in and

KP: Which is quite fashionable nowadays isn't it?

CH: You can get quite dramatic but I'm gonna keep it fairly straight forward today.

KP: There's a lot of people like sort of Dita Vontease with the full kind of fifties liquid

CH: Yeah.

KP: you know, flick at the end.

CH: No the liquid eyeliner does take a little bit of practice I probably recommend trying to do it, and also wet eye shadow, of you wet and eyeliner brush you can use eye shadows

KP: Yeah.

CH: for and eyeliner.

KP: I like to do that actually. So again practice, practice,

CH: And you've got a whole range of colours.

KP: and blend

CH: Exactly and so just keep as close to the lashes as you can.

KP: And are you gonna go underneath as well with this?

CH: I am yes. Keep it soft keep it blended. Yeah the liquid eyeliner you do need to be a little bit careful with.

KP: Well you don't want to end up tight the Cleopatra look do you especially with the green eye shadow you don't want to have a big block of colour and then a big giant black liquid eyeliner.

CH: It can look amazing or it can

KP: Yeah.

CH: look really bad if you get it wrong. And they're harder to blend you've got, there's a lot more room for blending with these.

KP: Now if you wanted to go darker and go with a more smokey look how would you do that? We've had a question from Emma who wants to know how she can create the smoked eye effect.

CH: Okay well that is kind of what we're doing now.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Just keep blending up your colours have the colour coming up on to the eye, along the lashes and make sure you go underneath the lashes as well.

KP: Yeah.

CH: It really makes the eyes look bigger. And just open your eyes.

KP: And I guess just to go heavier at nigh time

CH: Yeah.

KP: if you wanna go for the really sultry look.

CH: And you can line inside which I'm gonna do here actually, you can line inside the eye as well, that's makes it a lot stronger. So I'm going with the black right into the lashes.

KP: Now we do grow up with a lot of rules don't we with the makeup. Your mum passes down those rules and you hear those ones like ‘if you're gonna go with dark eyes don't go with dark lips' I mean how-ho do you feel about that? If you're gonna go with smokey eyes what would you do?

CH: I would probably keep the lip quite neutral actually

KP: Okay.

CH: it can be a little bit too much. Sorry you've got a little bit of a watery eye here.

KP: Right well we're halfway through a chat right now so if you do have any more questions that you want to get in make sure you submit them right now otherwise we might not get a chance to get through them. So remember there is a little box at the bottom of your screen so pop your question in there and press send and we will try and get through as many of our tips as we can. So where're we up to now? What we doing?

CH: Just putting the eyeliner underneath.

KP: Okay.

CH: Right through the lashes this is with the black again. Or you can go with a darker green if you're using the greens, I'm just going with the black to make it a little bit more dramatic and again keep it all really soft and blended.

KP: Again back to the brushes, again blending with the brushes. So, so far we're recommending all your good brushes, invest in good brushes I think that definitely a good tip isn't it.

CH: Definitely invest in good brushes.

KP: And make sure you're got enough of ranges of colours to actually blend nicely as well.

CH: Yeah start with your lighter colours.

KP: Yeah.

CH: And then blend you darker colours over the top. Look up.

KP: And keep building until you're happy with what you've got.

CH: Yeah at least until you're confident with what you're doing anyway.

KP: Right we've got a question from Lynn's and she says “I'm getting married in September” congratulations to you, “and am keen to go for something heavy on the eyes but don't want to look unlike myself. Help!” she says.

CH: Okay for a wedding I would keep the colours fairly neutral you can get some really pretty shimmery shades of sort of pinks and browns

KP: Mmm.

CH: you really don't need to go too heavy at all. Again skintone make sure you've got a nice skintone nice glowing skintone.

KP: You want to look radiant on your wedding day don't you?

CH: You do, you don't want to look too heavy and you certainly don't want to look like somebody else you need to feel like yourself.

KP: But if you did like Lynn said I mean, I guess, I suppose you could stick with browns do you think?

CH: Yeah that's always a good call.

KP: You don't want the big black heavy eyes do you in your eyes otherwise.

CH: No if you like eyeliner stick with the browns rather than going for black. Right.

KP: Now what about sort of eyebrow tips and things like that are we gonna' perhaps touch on that 'cos I sometimes find that you know

CH: Right we're doing the eyebrows now actually.

KP: your eyebrows can and really set everything off can' they?

CH: Yeah the eyebrows are a really good frame for the eye, it's really important to get the eyebrows right. I mean these eyebrow are already nice and tweezed, they're a great shape already but, and you don't have to do this, you don't have to go mad with this you just very gently just fill in the gaps and just give them a nice shape, I mean that's very subtle but it does make quite a difference for framing the eye. And just continue along your own browline.

KP: I was quite shocked to find that

CH: Very gentle

KP: I went and got my eyebrows waxed a little while ago.

CH: Right.

KP: It's the first time I'd done it and the woman put, sort of lined up where my eyebrows should start and finish and I was quite shocked that I was completely out [laugh]

CH: Oh really

KP: and needed to grow them in quite a lot more and I think that's quite a good tip to actually get them done properly isn't it? Just to.

CH: Definitely and then once you've got the shape you can, it's a bit easier to maintain yourself.

KP: Yeah. Nothing worse than over plucking.

CH: It good to have a bit of help to get the shape there initially.

KP: Right.

CH: Right.

KP: We've got a question here form Rushi and she says “I'm an Asian and have dark brown eyes, what colour eye shadow can I wear to make my eyes noticeable but not out of place in the office?” There's a good question.

CH: Ooh aubergines are quite nice with dark eyes that kind of dark

KP: Okay like that kind of purpley, dark?

CH: yeah aubergine purple colours, dark browns.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Goldie colours they're quite pretty.

KP: But again just don't over do it I guess for the office.

CH: Yeah just keep it simple, bit of mascara.

KP: You can't turn up looking like you're off to a party really can you.

CH: No and of you are go out afterwards you can always take some bits to add to it afterwards.

KP: Yeah always have those little extras in your handbag ready to go.

CH: Exactly. Right I'm just taking the lighter colour here now, the highlighter colour and just putting it underneath the brow. Once you've drawn the brow in it's just nice to put the highlighter underneath there. I've brushed away all the powder underneath as well.

KP: Okay. So we're gonna' be moving on to lips very shortly just in a minute or two once you've finished the eyes

CH: Okay.

KP: so if you do have any lip questions quickly get them in now. So what kind of colours do you think are gonna balance this green nicely?

CH: I'm actually gonna' stick with quite neutral lip for this look

KP: Right.

CH: And then we'll take it off and demonstrate a darker look as well.

KP: Try a few others.

CH: Right so we're going for the mascara. So if you use the one that way first and give it a lift that's the way to take.

KP: So on the top rather than just go straight to underneath it. Right.

CH: Yeah it just removes the eye shadow that's fallen on the lashes.

KP: And really getting it right down to the out of the lash yeah.

CH: Yeah.

KP: And of course having already done the curl you're gonna' have that lovely shape to it.

CH: Exactly we did curl them earlier

KP: Yeah.

CH: so just to save some time really.

KP: My problem with, with makeup is that I'm quite lazy when I go out

CH: Right.

KP: in that I don't always reapply and reapply you know I just forget really.

CH: Right.

KP: So what tips do you have for making sure that your makeup sort of stays on and you don't leave and suddenly realise that you've got nothing left.

CH: All fallen off. Plenty of powder once you've put your base on even though you probably don't want it too look too matt if you do powder especially your eyes,

KP: Yeah.

CH: along your nose, your cheeks it does keep everything in place. But obviously lip gloss is always good to have in your packet to throw on.

KP: Yeah you don't generally have to get to a mirror.

CH: And you get some really smudge proof eyeliners and mascaras and they really to work, once they're on they don't shift. That would be a good tip as well, so that's the top lashes

KP: Looking really, really pretty. And it's not and over powering green is it?

CH: No not at all this is the easiest way I've find to do the bottom, as you can see just to move the brush along.

KP: Really opens up the eye there doesn't.

CH: Yeah it does.

KP: I'm gonna' take a few more questions before we move on to lips starting with one from Peachy Pal and they want to know “At the moment I apply my makeup on the train into work what advice do you've for applying makeup in a hurry?” I think not just in a hurry in a moving train that's pretty skilled.

CH: You need to have a still hand. Cream eye shadows are quite good for that actually you can use them with your finger.

KP: Right.

CH: So your base is kind of fairly easy to do whilst moving [laugh] use your fingers rather than brushes then you're not gonna' poke yourself and cream eye shadows you can just dab onto your eyes and

KP: Right. Right.

CH: I'd maybe wait and do mascara when you stop.

KP: Yeah I think recommend you get up five minutes earlier and try and do it before you leave.

CH: We've all done it.

KP: And the number of people you see doing their makeup in the car

CH: I know.

KP: going to work in traffic

CH: It's not good really

KP: Not good.

CH: But I think we've all been there. I've just taken the highlighter now the lighter colour

KP: Okay.

CH: and using it in the inside

KP: Okay.

CH: You can take the dark all the round to be quite dramatic but I'm keeping it a little bit softer and just putting the highlight in there.

KP: And what's that achieving, well I can see what's it's achieving but what do you think?

CH: It's just really softens the look just keeps to really pretty

KP: Yeah.

CH: and the light catches there.

KP: I think greens as well are a really nice colour to suit all different skin shades

CH: Yeah.

KP: and hair colour as well.

CH: Green's are actually a really flattering tone but they look beautiful with Bonny's eyes here. So yeah just keep everything nice of soft.

KP: Right then so lets get the lips in then before the end 'cos we all want to get that lovely Angelina look don't we.

CH: We do

KP: Got quite a lot of people asking about how to get that lovely full lip

CH: She does have the best lips.

KP: without having to get injected 'cos we don't want to do that.

CH: Right okay well what I normally do with my lips first is put a base over the top of them just to remove, just to take away your own natural skin colour really.

KP: Okay.

CH: And we can start fresh so I'm gonna start off with a nice nude colour which I'd probably go for if I'd gone bit heavier with the lips.

KP: Right.

CH: This is nice browny tone, so with the lipliner start in the middle. Now if you want to make your lips bigger than they actually are you take this very slightly above your natural lip line.

KP: Okay be careful not to go and do the old Jody Marsh look though 'cos

CH: Yeah that is not a good one.

KP: a full drawing on right outside [laugh] the lips doesn't.

CH: We're not gonna go for that.

KP: It's not very natural looking is it?

CH: Not at all.

KP: So just a tiny bit outside right?

CH: Just a tiny bit.

KP: Okay.

CH: Unless you've got lovely lips anyway in which case you won't need to.

KP: Lucky things

CH: Now I kind of draw this in little, some people do it in one stroke

KP: Right.

CH: I tend to do it in little bits and then take the lipliner right the way down over the lip as well as it gives you a nice base for your lip colour.

KP: Okay now talking about lipsticks, Jasmine

CH: And so you don't get the hideous lipliner.

KP: Oh exactly you don't get that sort of two tone look. Jasmine wants to know which lipsticks look natural.

CH: Ooh these are really pretty actually in fact shall show you now, I'm gonna use one now.

KP: Okay just finish the lip line first.

CH: It's kind of a cross between a lipgloss and lipstick.

KP: Okay. A lot of people like to go for that look that's almost like they're not really wearing any makeup at all don't they.

CH: Yeah I mean another way to do that is just to use a lipliner and then just some lipbalm

KP: Mh-hm.

CH: over the top you don't actually have to use anything with any pigment if you're using a lipliner.

KP: Right so you've filled in with the lipliner to give it more of base. I do that actually and I find that it lasts a lot longer, the colour stays there yes.

CH: Yes it does, it does really hold the colour and then when it starts to wear off you've still got the colour underneath.

KP: Mh-hm.

CH: I'm actually gonna use it straight from here.

KP: Ooh that looks like a nice nudie colour.

CH: It is and it's got a really nice sheen to it.

KP: I find that nudie colours look, make your lips fuller as well don't they?

CH: They do.

KP: Whereas if you've got thin lips 'cos I've got quite thin lips and I find if I use too dark colour then suddenly my lips look like really thin.

CH: Right and having the sheen really catches the light as well.

KP: Mmm.

CH: And also what we're gonna' do here once that's on, is take a little bit of lip, this is really nudie sheen

KP: Okay.

CH: nice really nude gloss and then just dab a little bit in the centre.

KP: Why just in the centre?

CH: It just gives the lips the extra volume.

KP: Right almost like shading?

CH: Catches the light yeah.

KP: It really does make a huge difference actually just that little bit in the middle.

CH: It's lovely just a little tiny bit in the middle that's all you need.

KP: Very nice, very pretty.

CH: Okay.

KP: We've got a question from Chardonnay she wants to know like I was saying before, “I want to look like Angelina Jolie my friends say I look like her”

CH: Great.

KP: “although I'm a little heavier than her at 16 stone”

CH: Right.

KP: “but I have full lips and pretty eye, how can I make myself look like my idol?”

CH: It's all in the lips isn't it?

KP: Yeah.

CH: Which is kind of what we've just done. So

KP: A bit of gloss in the middle,

CH: a bit of gloss in the middle

KP: layer with the liner.

CH: yeah layer with the liner put the liner all the way over the lips not just on the edge full in with, the I mean she normally actually no she does have quite bright lips as well sometimes,

KP: Yeah.

CH: yeah fill in I'd say with a fairly neutral colour and then add a nice sort of bit of shine to the middle.

KP: She-she loves the eyeliner as well doesn't she I've noticed

CH: Yes she does.

KP: that she likes the, sort of elongates the length.

CH: Yes which is kind of the liquid liner so it that will just take a little bit of practice.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Maybe practice with like the pencils first which are easier to smudge and then once you've got the knack of that can try with the liquid liners.

KP: I guess also just look through the magazines and get a good head shot of the people whose makeup you like

CH: Yeah that's a very good idea actually.

KP: and practice what they've done.

CH: Yeah.

KP: 'Cos sometimes you don't realise until you look really closely exactly what they've done.

CH: Yeah you know you like it but you're not quite sure why.

KP: Exactly, exactly.

CH: Yeah.

KP: So should we just have a little recap of what, of what of we've done here today?

CH: Yes so we've, so I've gone with the green shade these are the only colours I've actually used on the eyes. Again starting off light put the light well actually the Midwife-tone first, and then gradually building up with the darker colours, taking it up to the eye socket. If you the easy way to actually see that if you're looking straight ahead so if you're doing this and looking in the mirror, get a brush, you take the tone up to here where you can just see above the crease,

KP: Okay.

CH: and then blend it down and taking the colours underneath using a little bit of black eyeliner and plenty mascara.

KP: Yeah lovely, very-very pretty.

CH: Okay.

KP: Okay we've got one more question to squeeze in and it's from Katie. “I've got fair complexion but would like venture into red lipsticks what should, what would be best for me, what shade would best for her?” she says “My mum says nothing too bluey red.”

CH: No that's.

KP: Do you know what she means?

CH: Yeah it may be nothing too bright, you can get some really beautiful red tones actually,

KP: Yeah.

CH: some really pretty red glosses. So I'd probably rather than go with the red liner I'd go with a more neutral liner

KP: Yeah.

CH: again all over the lips, ad then put your red over the top of that. Again just nothing too bright

KP: And again just keep trying them.

CH: you can get some really nice warm shades of red. Go for a warm shade rather than cold shade, which is your bluey tones.

KP: Fabulous what's your tip for stopping like red lipstick especially from bleeding out?

CH: Liner.

KP: Yeah.

CH: If you're going for matt look you can powder a little bit over the top.

KP: Yeah.

CH: But if you're going for glossy obviously that wouldn't work, so yeah a liner, a good liner.

KP: And just be careful what you're doing with your lips [laugh]

CH: Yeah.

KP: and keep applying it, keep rushing to the loo.

CH: And keep the gloss slightly inside the liner if you've got the liner keep, rather than taking the gloss right to the edge I'd keep it a little bit

KP: Fabulous, fabulous.

CH: away from the edge.

KP: So what other colours are quite hot this summer then?

CH: It's all sorts of bright colours

KP: Everything.

CH: I think everything goes this year.

KP: Yeah and.

CH: Lots of bright colours.

KP: And where, what tips can we get 'cos obviously we can look at the Avon website which is www.avon.co.uk

CH: Yes, full range of colours.

KP: Yeah so it's got colours for everyone and

CH: It has yes,

KP: and has it got tips on there as well?

CH: Yes they have actually tips on how to use the products.

KP: Fabulous.

CH: And which products are best for which skins and.

KP: Which is great 'cos obviously we've all got a completely different combinations haven't we?

CH: Yeah.

KP: I mean you can either be oily here and dry everywhere else or visa versa

CH: Exactly.

KP: and of course different skintones you really need to make sure you get exactly the right colours don't you.

CH: Yeah getting the right foundation is a really good starting point if you've got that right then you've on a, then you doing alright. Do you want see a darker lip colour as well?

KP: Yeah.

CH: Do we have time to do that?

KP: I think we might just have about, a little bit of time to squeeze that in. While you're doing that of course if you want to watch this again you will be able to click on the website of course webchats.tv and watch this again, keep you know going over the tips. If you've forgotten some of the pointers you may want to just start at the beginning and just have another look through, you'll be able to see the wonderful blending and

CH: Lots of blending.

KP: colours that have been used here. But you can also look at avon.uk.com to have a look at the tips and colours and ranges that you want to use.

CH: So I've just taken the colour off

KP: Okay.

CH: again a little bit of base underneath and we're just gonna' demonstrate how to do a darker shade really. 'Cos if you're not going so smokey with the eyes

KP: Right.

CH: which is exactly that same principle. So going for a pinkier lip line.

KP: That colour also really complements the green too.

CH: It does actually yeah.

KP: Really nice

CH: Pinks look really nice with greens.

KP: And again these lighter colours do tend to make your lips look lovely and full don't they?

CH: They certainly do.

KP: So filling in again with the lipliner

CH: Yeah exactly the same way, taking it down.

KP: And of course it comes back to practice again doesn't it?

CH: Yes it does.

KP: If it hasn't worked the first time take it off and have another go.

CH: Exactly and every time you take it off again just with a little, ooh just with a little bit of base over the top and start again.

KP: When it comes to lipliners do you think its best to have a little bit of a, sort of bald end on it or do you go for a sharp, you know sharpen it to within a inch of it's life?

CH: Yeah the sharper the better especially of you're going for a really strong lips, the sharper it is the better you can get the real point on the top.

KP: Right.

CH: Okay we're gonna' go for this it's a Vintage Wine which is a really pretty colour.

KP: Ooh wow that's looks good. So the colours gonna be a lot darker on this lipstick.

CH: It is and again you can either do this straight from the lipstick or with a brush.

KP: I think more and evening look as well this is perfect.

CH: Yes it's lovely.

KP: Or of course the colour to complement what you're wearing.

CH: Yeah that's very important you need to tone in with what you're wearing. Can you stretch you bottom lip for me, and just like that.

KP: And again I guess just testing them in the shop isn't it,

CH: Yeah.

KP: just putting them on your wrist.

CH: And seeing what you like.

KP: It does seem to go on really easily as well doesn't it?

CH: They do these are so nice and glossy they really pretty. 'Cos often with lipsticks you need to put gloss over the top.

KP: Yeah.

CH: Well not need to, but to get a nice shimmery look whereas with these you don't need to do that it's already in there.

KP: That's one less thing to do in the morning as well isn't it, and one less thing to have to have in your makeup bag.

CH: Yes it is.

KP: You don't want to have to have gloss and then you've got the lipstick that already has the shine it in it.

CH: Exactly.

KP: Very pretty.

CH: So that's just a slight darker tone.

KP: Very nice yeah. Definitely more of and evening look though isn't it?

CH: Yeah pretty, I've lip-gloss on your face. Right.

KP: So there was go, job done looking absolutely fabulous. I hope a lot of those tips have helped you out and of course you as I said before you'll be able to look though the tips again and look at the Avon website.

CH: Yeah.

KP: And yes well thank out very much for joining us today Caroline.

CH: No problem.

KP: And our lovely model Bonny looking gorgeous, obviously you don't know what you look like yet do you. Well can tell you you look gorgeous. Well thank you very much for joining us today and of course go ahead and watch again. You can follow the links on screen to be able to do just that. This has been our Lifestyle show I'm Katy Pullinger and we shall see you again next time thank you.

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