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Delta GoodGOLLY!

I went to the ACP party last night for the launch of 30 days of Fashion and Beauty (stay alert fruits - over September there will be something like 50 magazine events/instores with fashion and beauty eds) of which Delta Goodrem and Elle Macpherson are the faces.

Elle looked ravishing, ethereal, willowy, glamorous as always. But it was Delta who thieved the show. Check it:

Sure, her feathery Bowie dress was a little silly, but her hair/makeup/Burberry Prorsum belt/confidence just radiated hotness. She's back, you know? She's doing the all grown up, got it all together, got a stylist and makeup artist and some subtle hair extensions, check me ouuuuut thing we all wish Britney would do.

She's on the cover of Cosmo on Monday looking like a cross between Jen Hawkins and Cheyenne Tozzi. Not a bad cross-pollination at all.

Go Delta, you little pocket rocket.

Laughter lines Vs blush

I'm feeling answery!
Here's an answer!
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Hey Ms Fruity - found your blog via the Definitely Excellent
galadarling.com...

The question I am most burning to ask concerns (powder) blush - when
I smile merrily and go for those apples of my cheeks . . . what do I
do with all the laugh lines? Do they get blushed too? I can't
actually sweep blush any distance towards my temples without
encountering "off-road terrain". I'm 34 and from NZ (sun-lovin'
childhood) and I'm a big fan of laughing, so yeah, it's a bit of an
issue.

Nadine.

The answer, Nadine, is simple, simple, simple. I have laugh lines too (thank you, genes), so I'm well-versed in this domain.

1. You're spot SPOT on applying your blush on the apples (fleshy bits) of your cheeks. Thing is, keep it there. Don't take it any higher, and keep it away from those laugh lines. Shouldn't really be up there anyway, should be along or under your cheekbone.

2. Get rid of your powder blush. It settles into any fine lines and makes things worse. Instead, buy creme blush. Good, well-priced ones are Bloom, Becca, Rimmel, Revlon and L'Oreal but my faves at the moment are Stila's convertible cheek colour and La Prairie's stunning cellular radiance cream blush. Oh, fruits, it's delicious. It was a birthday gift. I love it much. (Treat yourself if you're feeling wild.)

3. If you ever notice your fine lines getting creasy, (like at 5pm) dab on a little oil (jojoba, rosehip, face) onto them, it'll make them glow. (Alternatively, have a glass of water - they're more often dehydration lines, rather than age lines.) But as you said Nadine, you have a sun-loving past, so yes, they are probably age lines. And aside of toxin-filled needles and things, what you can do to lessen their appearance is to make sure you exfoliate your skin, so that the dead skin cells are removed (they make fine lines more pronounced) and then use a seriously hydrating, regenerative face cream (high broad spectrum sunscreen through the day please) and a very good eye cream, and a NON-MATTE, 'radiance boosting' foundation, and your creme blush, and those laughter lines should be far less visible.

4. Don't you dare stop laughing, lady.

Painting your nails: Now up to 67% easier.

If you're anything like me (six foot seven, moustache, unnatural flair for pastry-making), you're pretty rubbish at painting your own nails, especially on your writing hand.

Cue O.P.I's new ProWide brush,which I used for the first time yesterday, even though it's been out for a while, I think since the Australia collection. (I'll be honest - I pay for my manicures, or go au feral most of the time.)

It's wider right, so it carries more polish, but then spreads it more evenly and thinner, so you get a stupidly fast application, cause in around two (careful, slow) strokes, your nail is pretty much covered.

Genius!
I liked it much!

It made the whole messy affair (I was using a vampish red whose name was unreal, but sadly it is at work, so I can't write it here - suffice to say it's just swell, and is from their upcoming Russian collection and if you like a classically whoreish red, you'll be all over it) SO SO much easier, that I actively thought to myself, young woman, you owe it to your fruits to blog about this tomorrow.

That is the brush. It's really not that great an image, is it, especially as it's clear, because it's from an O.P.I treatment product. But it's WIDER. Trust me.

The Truth Mirror, and why you need it.

A few of the beauty eds and I were discussing this little post-makeup ritual on the way to a Becca event the other evening. And it was VERY funny, because we ALL do it. And that's always funny. Seinfeld knew that.

Sing if you know the words:

You do your makeup in the bathroom. You marvel at how fast you do it, and how perfect it looks. Even your eyeshadow seems to have blended perfectly. And your bronzer seems to have no lines! It's just this amazing all over glow! Like you've just come back from Hawaii! Your gloss is the perfect shade. Your foundation is seamless and your brows don't actually need waxing at all.

Then, just before you leave, keys in hand, bag on shoulder, you check your reflection in the hallway/lounge room mirror.

• Your eye shadow is blended on only your left eye.
• Your bronzer is far too shimmery, and far too orange, and everywhere. Chin and nose are exhibiting signs of Gross Shimmer Fatigue (GSF.)
• Your foundation, or rather the area it stops, resembles the line more commonly seen dividing the road.
• Your brows definitely, definitely need waxing. A lot.
• Your gloss is far too pink, and has gone up above your lip, so that you appear a little bit more than a little 6-year-oldish.

And this is why you need at least two different mirrors in your house, in two different rooms. One must have natural light. This is crucial. As this is the Truth Mirror. It shows every little stray hair, blackhead and particle of makeup, and keeps you looking good when your other mirror, the Liar Mirror, which is generally the one that you apply your makeup in, tries to sabotage you in front of your friends, workmates, and strangers on the train, because it's bathed in nasty, artificial light. And even though you know this, you still apply your makeup in it. But don't worry. As long as you have a Truth Mirror, you'll be A-OK.

The point of today's ramble: Whatever you do, fruits, don't NOT have a Truth Mirror. Why put in all the effort and then have one badly-lit mirror ruin it all?

Why indeed.

Online beauty fiend? Get a little bit excited, sugar.

You remember how I had that phase of talking up Kit gear all the time? Their wild pop nail polish; their mandarin body wash, their fig body oil, their kite-enthusiast lessons... But then, even though little Kit shops started blossoming in Myer stores around the country, I still kind of felt like I was somehow showing off, because I had access to an actual free-standing store as well as Myer (Oxford St Paddington), and for some of you that was, you know, kind of patronising I guess.

But now, (or rather from September 1) you can ALL buy Kit online. It will be DELIVERED to your home. Or workplace if you're trying to PRETEND to your partner that you don't drop way too much coin online.

And it's not just Kit the actual brand, that's actually only a teeny part of this store (created by Mecca genius, Jo Horgan) . There's a whole fruitbowl of Definitely Excellent niche brands like Scott Barnes, Jemma Kidd, Too Faced, Pop, Cosmedicine , Cowshed, Smiley, Korres, etc etc. Celeb-adored gear, most of it.

This is all sounding way too cash-for-commenty, so I'll finish now, but it'll kind of be the best place you've ever bought stuff for yourself, or your friends, or your cello teacher, ever. Promise. Kind of. Maybe. Shut up.

The address, by the way, is www.kitcosmetics.com
Happy dingin' Friday, Fruits.

Fruity likey: An all over golden gleam.

So Nicole Pussycat has dropped her first solo single ( which is about as surprising as Beyonce, or Diana Ross or Justin Timberlake, or Fergie doing it) and I don't love it, and the clip is sleazy and unneccessarily focused on her writhing, grinding body in small amounts of lycra miscast as clothing, but I must commend Nic on the lovely golden gleam she sports throughout. You can catch this without watching more than a minutre of the clip, and I urge you to, because it's lovely.

I'm guessing it's some form or sheer creme illuminator (like Chanels) or even a liquid one (like Becca's) mixed with M.A.C Face and Body and generously applied all over the body and face. And then more added to the face so that all of her 'mountains' (cheekbones, brow bones - areas of the face that jut out and catch light basically) glimmer deliciously.

For a real life take on it, wait until night time, and then apply an illuminator suited to your skin tone (pale needs more pearlised; olive and dark more golden) mixed with your foundation all over, and then apply a creme gold or pearl eyeshadow over your lid, add some more illuminator on your cheekbone, and go to town on gloss. You'll glimmer like some form of high fashion editorial minx, promise. (Nic is spot on with the hair back like that - it allows us to see her glowing, sexy face shape even more.)

Helps that she's beautiful and toned and half Hawaiian, sure, but what the world would be like if we couldn't look to the overly groomed and stupidly hot for makeup inspiration occasionally?

Working with your inner magpie.

Smell that?
That's the scent of yet another unanswered beauty question finally being wrenched from the pits of my heaving email inbox.

Hi Fruity!

Was hoping to get some advice from you about eyeshadow…

In particular, colourful shadow! I’m talking turquoise, greens, shimmery pinks and purples etc.

This is my problem: every time I go out shopping, I’m always drawn to the beautiful sparkly colours (particularly Napoleon Perdis loose shimmer dust), and I just can’t help myself. I’ve ended up with nearly every colour under the rainbow – but I am yet to wear them. On the odd occasion I will use one wet as an eyeliner, but this seems like a terrible shame. I just don’t have any idea how to wear these colours without looking like a clown (or more terrifying - Mimi from the Drew Carey Show!). So I tend to stick with wearing neutrals, golds, bronze and coppers. Can you provide any suggestions for me?

Thank you in advance!

M.

M, like me, you house an inner magpie. It's drawn to shiny things or bright colours, and is the reason you buy sparkly, dangly necklaces from Diva and canary yellow coin purses from Sportsgirl when you  A. Don't need them, and B. Don't really want them and C. Probably don't even know how to pull them off.

And yes, of course this extends to makeup.

Glow-thieving flight elves: They can and must be stopped.

HI FRUITS!

I missed you! All of you. I even checked in to see what you were saying in my absence, or rather if you were saying things in my absence. And you did. Bless you, you little pip-filled, fleshy, sweet balls of love.

In my tired, stupid, wired, floppy, irritable mindset, it's best I leave the travel rundown for another day, but here are some highlights:

So this is Times Square? Wow..what a filthy waste of energy. I hate it.
Is that Kirsten Dunst? It is!
Another slice please. Cheese again. 
Pfft, the Hamptons look just like where I grew up. Just less, you know, filthy-rich and celebrity-soaked.
But it's only 4.30 am... Why are they closing?
Is that Josh Hartnett? It is!
Oooooh, H&M!
This is a club? But it looks like a filthy old garage..... oooh I see!
Of course I'm wearing this inappropriate dress with heels.
Oooh! Victoria's Secrets!
Central Park: What a beautiful park to fall aslee...
Is that Mickey Rourke? It is.Yuk.
I wonder how much money I've spent now...
Oooh! Zara!
DJ AM, I love you.
Ohmygod! Barney's!

But onto the beauty (or lack thereof) side of things. 

Fruitybreaky!

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This is because a certain operator, whose full identity we would prefer to keep confidential in the interest of safety,

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We regret any inconvenience, and suggest you take supplements of the variety found in health food stores/lunatic asylums until your service is returned.

Kindest,

Fruitybeauty Corp.
2007.

Hints and tricks and a brand new flick.

Yes, I've already gibbered to camera about this. *Crowd hisses* But you guys know that if I'm prepared to bang on about something more than once, it's definitely Definitely Excellent.

Disclaimer: I tried for hours, hours to upload this to SpewTube, but like a trustafarian with skinny frappaccinos to sip and convertibles to drive, it refused to work. Their loss; Tinypic's picking up the slack. How much more fun is their logo anyway? WAY more fun, is how much. Good little Tinypic. Clever little Tinypic.