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03 August 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Steal Her Style: Lea Michele

Lea Michele looked lovely at the Fox All-Star party. Although her dress is designer - tie a black satin ribbon around this Topshop number to steal her style. Team with peep toe heels, nude nail polish and sheer lipstick.

Tie Dye Strapless Maxi Dress, Topshop £35

Sheer Sparkle Lipstick, Models Own £5

Nude Beige Nail Polish, Models Own £5

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03 August 2010 ~ 5 Comments

Models Own at Kendal Calling

You may have noticed Models Own popping up at  summer festivals this year alongside WAH nails and Glaceau Vitamin Water. Last weekend we were at Kendal Calling. Here’s some amazing pics of the manicures, which is your favourite? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Models Own will next be at V Festival (weston site only) and at Bestival! Tweet us your pictures if you see us!

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02 August 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Weekend Round-up: Celebrity Weddings

This weekend seemed to be the weekend that all the big showbiz weddings happened. Firstly sports presenter Kirsty Gallacher got married to her rugby star boyfriend Paul Sampson in Spain.

Alicia Keys married producer Swizz Beats in France. Their guestlist included the likes of Queen Latifah and Bono.

And finally Chelsea Clinton had possibly the wedding of the year, costing $3.2 million! Her A-list guests were rumoured to have included Whoppi Goldberg, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Ted Danson and Barbara Streisand.

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02 August 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Models Own Weekly Blog Wrap!

This is a weekly feature that looks at reviews of Models Own products from our fast-growing blogging community. We really appreciate all the hard work you guys put into your articles and photographs and hope we can send a little extra traffic your way! If you want to get featured, simply blog about Models Own!

First this week it’s over to Nickis Nails who does a great review of one of our new nail polish colours Magenta Pearl.

Next it’s to Make Up Novice who samples the new Models Own Lipsticks and some nail polish colours in her make-up haul.

Finally it’s over to The Swatchaholic who does a comparison of Models Own Purple Grey and Chanel’s Paradoxal.

Thanks everyone! Don’t forget if you want to be featured in the Models Own blog wrap simply tweet us your blog posts! See you next week.

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01 August 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Hot Trend: Mint Green

Mint green is proving to be one of those ‘must-have’ summer colours. Jade Stone is definitely the most popular nail polish shade of the season and now we’ve found some amazing clothes and accessories to match!

Miss Selfridge - Mint Green Crochet Dress - £47

Farfetch - Zipper Shoes - £98

Simply Soles - Echo Earrings in Gold Mint - $65

Models Own - Grey Mint Eyeshadow - £5

Models Own - Jade Green Nail Polish - £5

Miss Selfridge - Mint Denim Shorts - £25

What do you think of Mint? Which is your favourite item? Leave us a comment and let us know!

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27 July 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Steal Her Style: Mischa Barton

Seen mingling with Daisy Lowe and Jamie Winston at the Marc Jacobs party, Mischa Barton looked great in her bodycon dress. See how to steal her style with these bargains from the high street.

Best Behaviour Cut Out Jersey Top, Urban Outfitters - £19.99

Mini Linen Skirt, Mango (asos) £25

Stone Set Bars Bracelet, Warehouse - £16

In the Navy Nail Polish, Models Own, £5

Cheeky Pink Blusher, Models Own, £5

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26 July 2010 ~ 2 Comments

Happy Birthday Taylor Momsen!

Gossip Girl star and The Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momsen turns 17 today – Happy Birthday Taylor!

To celebrate we’ve been taking a look back at Taylor’s most memorable looks - and we think it’s fair to say that Taylor’s had the biggest style transformation out of the GG cast. What do you think? Leave us a comment and let us know!

Pretty in pink! Young Taylor goes for the ultimate in girly with a pink baby doll dress and yellow heels.

This pretty floor length gown in jade is beautiful. We love Taylor’s choppy bob!

On the set of Gossip Girl, Taylor has the edgiest style of the cast.

On stage with The Pretty Reckless, Taylor wears a corset and heavy black eye make-up.

With John Lennon-esque glasses and patterened tights, Taylor’s perfected her rock star look!

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26 July 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Models Own Weekly Blog Wrap!

This is a weekly feature that looks at reviews of Models Own products from our fast-growing blogging community. We really appreciate all the hard work you guys put into your articles and photographs and hope we can send a little extra traffic your way! If you want to get featured, simply blog about Models Own!

First up this week is Magic Maid who has done an amazing review of Models Own Proper Copper Nail Polish.

Next up it’s Lacquer Boudoir who’s done a fab electric leopard print manicure using Models Own Bubblegum Nail Polish.

Finally it’s over to Amelia who’s been trying out one of our newest polishes, Jade Stone.

Thanks everyone!  Remember that if you want to be featured in the blog wrap simply tweet us @modelsown on Twitter! See you next week!

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25 July 2010 ~ 1 Comment

Steal Her Style Special: Frankie Sandford

Frankie Sandford from The Saturdays has always been one of our fashion favourites. Her hair and make-up always looks perfect (how does she do that?) and she always manages to pull off the hottest trends.

Here she is in three of our favourite looks, see how you can steal her style.

Look One

M-Butterfly One Shoulder Lace Cover Bodycon Dress - £18.95

Miss Selfridge - Black Strappy Sandal - £45

Models Own -  Peach Blush Blusher - £5

Models Own - Red Alert Nail Polish - £5

Look Two

Oasis -  Pale Yellow Vest - £20

Fabulous Footwear - Dr Martens Classic - £33

Models Own - Fuzzy Peach Nail Polish - £5

Look Three

John Lewis - Wool Jacket - £49

Models Own - Black Magic Nail Polish - £5

Metropark - Cut Off Denim Shorts - £115

What do you think of Frankie’s style? Leave us a comment and let us know!

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24 July 2010 ~ 7 Comments

POLL: Do You EVER Leave The House Without Wearing Any Make-Up?

Earlier this year a Grazia poll found that 9% of women would need to be paid £1,000 to leave the house without wearing any make-up, while 3% wanted a whopping £1 million!

Now, that sounded a little extreme to us at first, but then we started thinking about it, and, well…

What about you? Do you ever leave the house without make-up? Vote in our poll to let us know, and then hit the comments to tell us more!

Do you EVER leave the house without wearing any make-up?

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