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Articles about the UK, living and working here.

Martha Ryan

Highlighter - Make-Up - How to Apply

The highlighter is the last step in your make-up routine. Start by washing your face, using a toner and a lightweight moisturizer. After this, apply your normal foundation, and concealer if necessary. Apply the highlighter using your finger, a brush or sponge depending on the…

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Martha Ryan

Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star, Series 3

Series 3 of Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star was broadcast in April 2021, hosted by Maya Jama, and judged by professional make-up artists (MUA) Valerie Garland (L’Oréal Paris Global Makeup Director and British Vogue Contributing Beauty Editor) and Dominic Skinner (Global Senior Artist at Mac Cosmetics). The head-to-head "Face Off Elimination"…

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Martha Ryan

POL 258 R

Rover P6 2500 with vehicle registration plater POL 258 R was featured in the movie "Austin Powers : The Spy Who Shagged Me" in a sequence filmed in California and in which the star Mike Myers mockingly said "this in no way looks like Southern…

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Martha Ryan

YRD 546C - The Indian Doctor - Series 3

A 1965 red Ford Mustang, convertible (drop-head), left hand drive, registration plate "YRD 546C", was used in the television series "The Indian Doctor" set in 1960s Wales and starring Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ayesha Dharker and Jacob Oakley. The series was set in the fictional village of…

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Martha Ryan

All about Bazin fabric

Bazin fabric is a heavy, hand-dyed polished cotton woven as a damask (meaning a different yarn is used in the warp and weft directions) and also a brocade (meaning a pattern is woven into the fabric). Together these give Bazin a distinctive sheen. Bazin originated,…

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