Here is what is happening in the beauty world at the moment...

Fancy a new nail polish or perhaps some prettily illustrated make-up goods? "Marks & Spencer Beauty has announced a partnership with London-based textile print designer Nikki Strange to create a special edition look for its Limited Collection make-up range. The capsule collection comprises 10 beauty products, including face and eye palettes, lip crayons, bronzer, nail polish (including a special effect polish with daisy shaped glitter), and wash bag, all with Nikki's designs. Combining spring’s newest cosmetic shades with Nikki’s exclusive illustrations, the design takes its influence from her love of nature. Working in watercolours and inks, Nikki has taken a fresh, colourful approach by incorporating impressionist flowers with insects and bugs." This will launch on 7th January 2015 and cost £4-£14.

A new Murad range  will touch down in February and cost £59.50-£64, "Skincare brand Murad has announced the launch of Intensive Age-Diffusing Serum and Age-Balancing Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30 moisturiser. The serum offers a formula that instantly tightens, firms and with continued use, reveals smoother, more resilient skin. The treatment utilises specialised proteins from the resurrection plant to combat age-related hydration and bring dry, lackluster skin back to life. The daily moisturiser significantly improves hydration, protects skin's elasticity to reverse the visible signs of ageing while providing broad spectrum UVA/UVB protection. The product features an essential blend of sunflower, grape seed and avocado oil to replenish dull, dry skin with long lasting hydration. Other key ingredients include resurrection plant proteins, phytoestrogens, murasol antioxidant defense and copper peptide complex."

A new launch from Bourjois is coming our way this coming January! "Cosmetic brand Bourjois has announced the launch of Silk Edition. This new face powder provides a matte complexion that lasts for eight hours, evening out blemishes and dark spots. The crystalline powders contained in the formula preserve the brightness of the skin without drying it out. The brand has enhanced soft focus technology so that the corrective pigments are precisely measured. Creating a bare skin effect, the formula melts and has an undetectable finish. The product comes with a rotating mirror and a soft sponge and is available in six shades: Porcelaine, Beige Rosé, Vanille, Beige Doré, Miel Doré and Halé." It will cost £8.99 and will launch late-January.

Fans of Burberry will rejoice when they see the new Burberry Make-Up collection! "Burberry has announced the launch of its SS15 make-up collection, inspired by the Burberry Prorsum Womenswear SS15 ‘The Birds and the Bees’ collection. The collection introduces colour previewed on the catwalk, including new Burberry Eye Colour Wet & Dry Silk Shadows,Limited Edition Burberry Runway Blush Palette and Burberry Nail Polish. The Wet & Dry Silk Shadow is blendable and easy to apply, featuring a weightless formula that provides a silky smooth finish. A versatile eye shadow, it can be applied dry for a natural, buildable look, or wet for more intense colour effects and precision lines. Shades include Aqua Green, Stone Blue, Rose Pink and Tea Rose. The powder Blush Palette includes Pink Azalea and Bright Coral red shades that sit alongside a nude-coloured illustration of a cloud and the embossed 'Rain or Shine'. The new limited edition shades of Nail Polish include: Hydrangea Pink, Bright Coral Red and Pink Azalea or Stone Blue, Aqua Green and Imperial Blue. It will arrive in January 2015 and cost £15-£45.

"Beauty brand Fresh has announced the launch of Seaberry Skin Nutrition Booster, a new addition to its Seaberry Skincare Collection. This pure blend of concentrated oils provides a boost of antioxidant-rich nourishment to the complexion for extra protection. The product is specifically designed to be mixed with a moisturiser or eye cream to amplify the benefits. Seaberry Skin Nutrition Booster is a concentrated formula of oils like camellia seed oil, rich in essential antioxidants and omegas 6 and 9, further enriched with the nourishing omegas found in seaberry oil and tomato extract. The extract is rich is lucopene, which protects against free-radicals and improves skin texture. "An April 2015 launch with a price tag of £36.

A new hair care range exclusive to Waitrose - "Haircare brand Richard Ward The Chelsea Collection has announced the launch of three new styling products. Products include: Keratin +1 Day Dry Shampoo, providing users with one more day between washes and styling, while infused with Keratin; Anti-ageing Argan Hairspray, a lightweight product for soft, natural looking hold that is infused with argan oil for healing and rejuvenating properties to age-proof hair; and Keratin Shine Vitamin Boost, which combines keratin with vitamins A, B5 and E to re-build hairs natural fibres, enhance shine and boost and promote healthy hair. " It will touch down in January and each product will cost £5.99.

Have a lovely evening!