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When wearing makeup, just what effect do you want to create, Drag Queen, or Diva?

The answer is in your hands, but most women’s makeup will vary from occasion to occasion, and also reflect their moods.  

Makeup for going to school for a parents’ evening, will differ from makeup appropriate to going to the office, from a dinner-party, or making a night of it at the local nightclub.

Makeup is mere paint for a blank canvas. You supply the canvas and the makeup companies supply the paint.

So to say there is one look, or type of makeup that’s suits every woman and every situation they might find themselves in, is plain wrong.

The basis of good makeup is subtlety. Okay, a trip to see the Rocky Horror Show, or a hen night out with the girls, might deem necessary a different approach when a slap of ‘war paint’, applied with a trowel across grinning features, might be a good idea.

But, generally, in the eco-conscious beginning of the 21st Century, the trend is to use makeup as a way of enhancing natural beauty, rather than creating a look which relies on multi-layers of paint.

So, when planning a look, it’s always best to start with the idea of playing down the Drag Queen look, and moving towards a woman of beauty and refinement, a Diva in other words.

The trend these days is to play down some of the crucial building blocks and selectively use makeup to highlight key facial features.

It might be that the lips need help, or that vivacious eyes are deserving of some special highlighting. Or maybe the judicious use of some lip gloss will do wonders for a tired face at the end of a day.

Whatever the technique, the days of plastering on the old slap with gay abandon are long gone, banished along with power shoulders and over bouffant hair.

The art today is to take a long and hard look at your face, and talk to someone you trust, and use your makeup sparingly; as a way of bringing out the natural highlights and features, and not as a way of getting ready for the role of the Step Mother in the Christmas pantomime.

This article was wrote by eCommerce Associate for Best Cosmetics

The top end N-Series range of Nokia mobile phones has now expanded further to include a new multimedia device called the Nokia N85, this new handset is set to run alongside the recently launched Nokia N96 whilst offering a slightly different feature pack.

Initially the new Nokia N85 has been made available as a SIM free mobile phone, this means that consumers will not have to sign up to a lengthy pay monthly contract deal or attempt to pass any UK network credit checks, consumers can simply buy the handset out right and use their existing SIM card to retain their current mobile number, account details and any stored contacts on the SIM.

This also opens up the possibilities of buying the Nokia N85 as a gift for others, as the Nokia N85 is unlocked to all Uk networks there is no need to register the handset at point of purchase, this means that the phone can be given as a present without it being tied to one customer name.

Although the SIM free Nokia N85 does give total network freedom to the user this does come at a price as the consumer will actually be paying the ‘real’ price of the handset, because the device is not being connected to a network there are no subsidies in place to discount the phone price.

The 2.6″ OLED display on the Nokia N85 brings everything to life in detail. With OLED displays users can view images and video in natural, true colours and high contrasts for exceptional quality. Faster display response times eliminate motion blur, while the wider viewing angle lets users enjoy their media experience to the maximum.

The Nokia N85 offers a stunning 5 mega-pixel camera complete with Carl Ziess options that combine with auto-focus, red-eye reduction, LED flash and digital zoom to capture images in stunning detail. DVD quality video capture at a smooth 30 fps (frames per second) makes shooting and capturing smooth, clear video, ready to upload or share in an instant. Connect to the Nokia Ovi service and share photos and videos with friends instantly, or send them via picture messaging (MMS) or email.

The N85 offers the internet to hand whenever needed iwth high speed 3G connectivity and HSDPA support bringing broadband like speeds to the device. Connect to the internet, view news, sports or entertainment news, or simply collect email. The Nokia MiniMap web-browser displays pages as seen on standard PCs and laptops, with Flash video support, allowing users to watch their favourite movie clips on-line. Wi-Fi support makes it easy to connect to wireless broadband hotspots found around most UK towns and cities for ever faster connectivity.

The Nokia N85 has a built in FM transmitter which once activated allows usersto tune into car or home radio and listen. The integrated FM Transmitter transmits music to FM radio of a short 2-3 metre range, letting users tune any standard FM device into their music.

Built in support for MP3 music playback and a microSDHC memory card (8GB included) allows for storage of over 2000 songs/100 hrs of continuous music, also users can connect to the Nokia Music Store and download fresh music any time. An integrated FM radio lets users listen to their favourite stations in an instant and if they are travelling they can use the Nokia Internet Radio application to listen radio stations anywhere in the world without FM reception.

The Nokia N85 is compatible with the Nokia N-Gage service which allows users to download new games, play on-line with friends or connect to new ones. Dedicated gaming keys illuminate when playing, giving precise, instant control. Pre-loaded with 10 games and compatible with the N-Gage Arena service that lets users share their high scores, reviews or tips with other users, the Nokia N85 is gaming made mobile.

Although initially launched as a SIM free handset the Nokia N85 is expected to be offered as a contract mobile phone on the UK networks very soon, for now, those with deep enough pockets can take advantage of a high specification device with no network locks and total SIM freedom.