These last few months of winter always drag, and with the chilly temperatures sticking around here a few tips to keep your skin looking and feel it’s best.

1. To remedy dry itchy skin use a gentle cream body wash that won’t strip your skins natural moisture.

2. Slough off dead skin on arms and legs with a body scrub

3. Finish with a rich body cream that contains super moisturizers like shea butter, and jojoba. Apply to damp skin to lock in the moisture.

1.Kiehl’s Creme De Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter  2.Balenciaga Paris Black Caviar Scrub 3. Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash

It’s freezing in London. The sun is out though so a fresh, tonal, somewhat spring look definitely works right now. These shows are classic examples of the flawless looks that graced the runways from New York to Paris. Immaculate skin, separated lashes, boyish brows, and a paled out mouth are required.

iD has 12 different Chinese themed covers this month. These 4 are my favourite. The fabulous Terry Barber is the makeup artist behind the looks that commemorate the year of the dragon.

Awards season is well underway, and the SAG red carpet featured some gorgeous looks. Amber Heard gets my vote for best overall look. Loved her dress, hair and makeup.

Who did you think looked the best?

Images from justjared.com

NARS new lip gloss gives long wearing shine, colour, and plumps the lips. All 9 colours are creamy in texture without any sparkle! The only down side in my opinion is the brush. It’s very short and has barely any bristles. Apparently this is supposed to enable precision with the application, but I find it takes too long to apply the product.

The couture shows in Paris this week were stunning. Most of the drama was in the design, while the makeup was for the most part pretty understated. For me it was all about Versace. Fierce ponytails, bronze smoky eyes, and pale pouts. Head to toe glamour like only Donatella can do.

Images from fashionising.com & style.com

These celebs hit the couture shows in Paris this week. All the ladies looked lovely in the front row, but Olivia Palermo was absolutely gorgeous.

Images from justjared.com & telegraph.co.uk

Without a doubt the Louis Vuitton show for SS12 had to be one of the prettiest of the entire season. Everything from the sorbet shades, to the giant carousel, the headbands and umbrellas, to the gorgeous Pat McGrath designed makeup look.

It goes without saying that you cannot achieve the makeup look without some major fluttery lashes. The density of the lashes is important too, so you are going to need more than one pair. You could probably achieve a wearable version with just two sets, though I would be inclined to got for three. A long not overly thick pair, and a shorter more dense pair will stack nicely together. If you go for three sets I’d do two pairs of long and one thick.

A glowy complexion from head to toe is also required. Apply MAC Strobe Cream underneath an illuminating foundation. Mix strobe cream into body moisturizer so arms and legs have a similar effect.

1. MAC #12 Eyelash 2. YSL Tient Radiance Foundation 3. Dior 5 Colour Eyeshadow in Earth Reflection 4. Dior Addict Lipstick in Basic 253 5. MAC Strobe Cream

Makeup Artist Pep Gay has a long list of fabulous editorials on his resume. His most recent work can be seen in february’s GQ featuring the incredible Joan Smalls, Candice Swanepoel, and Liu Wen.

Images from models.com