Take a tip from the experts

Nov 1 2007 by Laura Davis, Liverpool Daily Post

It’s hard to balance looking your best with a busy routine. Laura Davis asks Liverpool style experts to share their tips for women on the go

LANCOME lipgloss colour Mangue 32 is my favourite – Miss Liverpool, Christine Martin.

SHAPING your brows can make a huge difference to your face shape – always get it done professionally. I recommend “tweezerman” tweezers – Helen Whitehead, castings co-ordinator at Pulse Models.

ALWAYS buy the best shoes, handbags and accessories you can afford as they will dress up the simplest outfit – stylist to the stars Lorraine McCulloch.

STYLE is never about copying others – it’s about standing out and being an individual. Always be a leader and never a follower, especially when it comes to your hair – Dianne Marshall, of Dianne Marshall Hair Extensions, at APt.

IF YOU haven’t got time to do your full face, lightly dab cover stick onto any blemishes, place one dab of lip gloss on the apple of each cheek and blend to give you a healthy blush and glow, then gloss your lips and finish with mascara to the upper lashes only – Katie Froud, founder of modelling information service Alba and former legs of Pretty Polly

BUYING a couple of key trend items each season instantly updates your entire wardrobe. Right now, adding a tight waist belt over those summer smocks creates an up-to-date body-con look – Lauren Cheetham, assistant buyer at www.rarefashion.co.uk

DON’T ever leave home without Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Protection Cream – Christine Cartwright, Impact Model Agency.

ALWAYS wear earrings in bed so you don’t sleep on your left or right hand side, that way you will avoid getting creases and wrinkles on the side of your face – Kymm Barber – head of non-surgical and cosmetic surgery NW for MySpa Clinics.

FOR the perfect blow dry, rough dry hair with a dryer until 80% dry before you get to work with a large paddle or barrel brush. You’ll find you get more volume – hairdresser Andrew Collinge.

IT MAY sound boring but drink a minimum of four pints of water a day and cut out all diuretics. This flushes out your toxins and makes you glow more. Being dehydrated dulls the senses and, if you feel dull, you’ll look dull, too – nutritionalist Helen Turner.

THE must-have footwear for this sea- son is the ’70s plat- form shoe-boot. Everyone’s done a version, but we have them in an amazing copper mock croc for £285 – Gordon Webber, of Vivienne Westwood.

ALWAYS carry kirby grips for your hair as the atmosphere in a club can make it all do strange things, so this means you can clip it up and dance the night away – Sinead Moynihan, who plays Hollyoaks newcomer Beth Clement.

OVERSIZED clutch bags are huge right now, and are très chic for day use, as well as for the evening. Perfect for fitting in all of your daily essentials – Bag designers Nina Halliwell and Clare Wilson, of Nook & Willow.

I NEVER leave the house without my MAC Blot powder. It gives a flawless, matte look and is not too heavy for day-wear. The compact also carries a mirror which no girl can go without – Kate Smith, make-up artist.

WEAR a ring with a coloured stone in it on your right hand for instant style. It’s a favourite look with footballers’ wives, and lots of women are buying them for themselves, instead of waiting for them as gifts – Hayley Glover, sales assistant at Boodles.