Chic makeup is an easy way to update your look whilst pregnant. Summer is usually the time for minimalist beauty; however this season dramatic colour and bold features are both key trends.

Smudgy grey bedroom eyes are ideal for an easy evening look. To perfect this doe-eyed style, ditch your faithful black liner in favour of soft grey shadow for sultry sophistication. Keep the focus on your eyes with a nude pout and barely there blush.

We love bold lips for the summer months. Try to avoid classic red and dress lips in desert tones. From sandy colours to coral hues, this warm shade suits a variety of skin tones and works well with a rosy glow or on olive skin. Wear with matte skin and minimal makeup for a relaxed look.

Your lips are not the only feature getting the technicolour treatment this season. Bright eyes are another way of incorporating the rainbow trend into your everyday style. We recommend steering clear of the theatrical shades seen on the Spring Summer catwalks and instead opt for more subdued shadow. We love light bronze for an understated take on the trend, or layer your lids with gold for full-on glamour.

If you find beauty maintenance a little tedious when pregnant, you will be relieved to hear that big brows are big news. Bin your tweezers and let eyebrows grow for a more natural beauty look. We love clear brow gel for polished everyday style or why not add drama and shape with an eyebrow pencil?

We hope you feel fabulous!

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Hi, Baukjen here.

Last night Vanessa, Geoff and I went to a party at Kensington Roof Gardens for the launch of Jo Wood's "Everyday" organic bodycare range. It was such a lovely party and it was great seeing Jo and Ronnie Wood (Rolling Stones). She has done such a great job with her first range called "Jo Wood Organics", we hope this one will be just as succesful. There was a realy nice crowd, great music and of course wonderful hosts. A really nice evening and when we went home, everyone received a goody bag filled with some products of her new range. I tried out the body mousse this morning - very very nice. Good luck to them!

We've teamed up with our friends at Cowshed to offer one lucky winner a gorgeous wooden trug full of £200 worth of indulgent pregnancy-friendly pampering products, plus a £100 voucher for a luxurious maternity spa treatment at Cowshed Clarendon Cross, London.

Cowshed is a range of naturally-based bath and body products originally formulated for the Cowshed spa at Babington House in Somerset, which is renowned and loved amongst Isabella Oliver staff and followers as being the location where co-founders Vanessa and Baukjen first met.

10 runners up will receive gift bags containing £50 worth of Cowshed treats.

To enter, simply visit our competition page.

Hello everyone, Vanessa here. Just writting to tell you about the newest and hottest colour in nail varnish- or so says our fabulous manicurist AND the House of Chanel!

Navy IS the new black so put away your Vamp and try Blue Satin. I wasn't sure at first- I am a classic red on toes and natural on fingers girl but I am really loving it! There are a few other brands that are doing Navy Blue nail varnish if you can't get your hands on the Chanel version.

I say- go for it.

Vx

We've been treated to a little luxury today. Return to Glory, a mobile beauty treatment company came to the Isabella Oliver office today and we all had a relaxing massage - What a lovely way to break up the day!

Return to Glory is aimed at busy women and offers health and beauty treatments from the comfort of your own home or your office. They even offer a pregnancy massage which is what originally caught our attention.

I've got a feeling this might become a habit!

We're really pleased to be working with Estee Lauder to offer customers a gorgeous free gift with their orders. Customers ordering three items or more will receive an Estee Lauder mascara worth £6.50, so get those eyelashes fluttering!

Right now this offer is only available in the UK, but watch this space, we'll be lining up something equally fabulous for everyone.

Hi, Baukjen here. Last week we met these fabulous women who own and run mama mio which has pamering products for mums to be. They showed us some of their products (which come in gorgeous packaging) and we loved them. I especially like the wonder-full balm. They have launched a few weeks ago and you can buy their products on their website. We wish them all the best with their business!

After weeks of working like crazy and feeling blah, Baukjen and I (Vanessa) decided to play hookie and treat ourselves to a girls morning with an eve lom facial at Spa Nk followed by lunch. Baukjen went an hour earlier and had a relaxing pregnancy message. the eve lom facial was fantastic, the beauty therapist (danutta or something like that) is going to be our new best friend! after we went to their shop and did more damage. we got told off for trying something which apparently wasnt a tester but we didnt know. we didnt like this grumpy sales assistant at all and she obviously didnt like us. we made a quick exit and had lunch at The Chair which has had mixed reviews. food was fine, the french waiter was mr charming and could have sold anybody anything. a real asset to the restaurant/furniture shop. went downstairs after lunch and bought some great big cushions for the floor.