It's all about Iris

Being a mannequin of meticulous standards and substantial means - I make it my aim (image-wise) to search for the new and adopt the unique. I am truly a magpie of maquillage, a beholder of beauty in all its fabulous variety and manifestations. Miss Mannequin is not completely loyal to any one brand either - a true tart of the beauty hall!

My roving eye was recently drawn to MAC - a queen amongst cosmetic princesses. Yes, yes, yes, I know all about The Daphne Guinness Collection (of course like Daphne I too have my own stylist, make up artist and troupe of dedicated hairdressers)! But what interests me more is their recent Iris Apfel Collection. Astonishingly captivating, this vibrant 90yr old shows that age is no barr to looking great, a little make up (but no surgery) are all in a days work. Amazing photographs and well done MAC for celebrating a more diverse beauty ethic.

As for me...when I want a more up to date look - I call in my friends at Bodyline. Versed in the ways of make-up and hair - they have indeed gilded my beauty over the seasons, renovating even the most tired of my fibre-glass chums and even repairing their little chips and cracks along the way.

Check out the new Bodyline website where a superb gallery of looks awaits. 

www.bodyline.ltd.uk

artistic inspiration

Happy New Year dear readers - and to all of you Miss Mannequin wishes the highest order of creativity in 2012!

So lets kick off with some inspiration, re-invented innovation and a bit of old fashioned light entertainment .. with this year's oscar tipped film "The Artist".

Nothing could be more like visual confectionery (so needed in early January when the Xmas supply of chocs has all but run out)! than this beautifully executed French fim following the fortunes of a silent movie star as he struggles to come to terms with the change from silent screen to talkies.

Starring Jean Dujardin as screen idol George Valentin and Bérénice Bejo as aspiring starlet Peppy Miller, who could fail to be enchanted by this black and white extravaganza, which runs through every genre of film prevalent in the late Twenties, blending them seamlessly together yet serving them up to you as fresh as a daisy! If you know your classic movies you will sense elements of Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Clara Bow, Sunset Boulevard, Fred and Ginger and Gene Kelly. If you don't...get researching! In Miss Mannequin's opinion, there's definately something worth knowing about silent movies and Hollywood dance showcases that could benefit visual in these dim times of economic gloom.

Best scene for Miss Mannequin - George's nightmare where everything begins to take on sound .. apart from him ... and of course the surprise line right at the end. Truly fabulous, retro, yet not antique! And for those who want a further peak ...