Beauty blog: How to go lilac

Friday September 14, 2012 - 15h26
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Jocelyn has some of the best style around!
Jocelyn has some of the best style around!
Jocelyn has some of the best style around!

Do you have those people in your life who rock a style good enough for the pages of a style magazine?

Forget Cheryl Cole and her smokey eyes or Fearne Cotton's cute style...

... and meet Jocelyn.

Jocelyn works in our building and has some of the best eye make-up around. So we decided to catch up with her on how she creates her look.

"I start with a light base of colour all across my eyelid. Then, I put a slightly darker colour on the outer edge of my eye and blend it in. I put a touch of a lighter shade on my inner eye.

Next, I use purple eyeliner-- that's a special trick. I tend to have mascara that gets on my eye. So a thin thin of purple eyeliner means that you don't see it!"

As for her pretty-in-purple ensemble-- down to her shoes, bangles and ring?

"I am all about vintage! I know all the best vintage shope... and I never spend more than a tenner on a dress!"

Check out other stories from our European bureau... including the story of Brenna's birthday suit and the night lipstick saved Kathy's life. Not to mention our take on fashion across the pond!


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