Who ELLE Follows on Social Media: Beauty
We shared with you the fashionable people we follow on social media, followed by the musicians who have us hooked to our iPhones.
Now we bring you the best people to follow in the world of beauty - the hairstylists, make-up artists, nail technicians, fitness gurus and vloggers who are up-to-date on the hottest trends and beauty moments.
Here's who to follow and why...
Who? Each month ELLE’s beauty guru, Lisa Eldridge gives our magazine readers her top tips for on trend make-up looks.
Where? @Lisa_Eldridge / www.facebook.com/lisaeldridgedotcom / www.lisaeldridge.com / www.youtube.com/user/lisaeldridgedotcom
Why we love her? As one of our own she is the best in the business and always has a handy make-up tip up her sleeve. Click here to see a video of her favourite ELLE Beauty Awards Winners.
Typical tweet: ‘It's 11am and I've already done a red lip.... It's definitely a red lip day.’
Who? George Northwood is proud owner of some serious scissor hands, is always in high demand from his celebrity clients and is a regular on our ELLE TV channel.
Where? @georgenorthwood / www.georgenorthwood.com / georgenorthwood.blogspot.co.uk
Why we love him? He’s a down-to-earth guy with just about the best address book in town; including ELLE cover girls, Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Alexa Chung and Cameron Diaz.
Typical tweet: ‘Cameron Diaz at the Gambit premiere. Hair by George Northwood, upper arm envy by .. well, everyone.’
Who? Jenny Longworth, ambassador for Revlon Nails UK, is feisty, fun and paints the perfect tips.
Where? @JennyLongworth / facebook: jenny.longworthnails
Why we love her? The chameleon of nail technicians – from subtle girlie shades to neon, leopard print nail art, with celebrity clients Taylor Swift and Rihanna. Follow her step by step with ELLE and recreate cover girl, Jessie J’s Ice Queen nails (another one of her regular celebrity clients).
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Who? James Read, aka the Tantalist, fake tan expert and owner of James Read tanning.
Where? @JamesReadtan / www.jamesreadtan.com
Why we love him? Fake tanner to stars like Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley there’s never a dull moment with Mr Read. Click here to see his 10 top tips to achieving an even, healthy, glow.
Typical tweet: ‘This weather is so depressing, maybe breakfast at the Wolseley will make it all better.’
Who? Dr Sam Bunting is a cosmetic dermatologist, TV presenter, beauty writer and a judge for this year’s ELLE Beauty Awards.
Where? @drsambunting / www.drsambunting.com
Why we love her? Beautiful, successful and a Dr – we would dislike her if we were the jealous type but we celebrate her all-round success. She gives great skincare tips too.
Typical tweet: ‘Scary offer at my gym: 10 sessions on sun-bed £39.95. Over one year that 40quid=more than 7-fold increase risk of skin cancer. Bargain.’
Who? Gucci Westman is the globe-trotting International Make-up Artist for Revlon who has been up close and personal with Hollywood A-listers Natalie Portman, Jessica Alba, Gwyneth Paltrow and cover star Cameron Diaz.
Where? @gucciwestman / Instagram: GUCCIWESTMAN
Why we love her? She’s smiley, creative, has a cat that looks like a tiger and is married to Rag & Bone designer David Neville. She worked with ELLE on the main beauty shoot in the December issue
Who? Josh Wood, also known as, the King of hair colour and co-owner of hair salon Atelier (recently launched in Liberty’s).
Where? @JoshWoodColour / www.joshwoodcolour.com
Why we love him? His waiting list is 6 months long, but he took the time out to speak to ELLE’s Rebecca Lowthorpe so she could get the details on ‘'How This Man Became The World's Hair Guru' for the November issue. If you missed it then check out our ELLE TV video on how to speak to your colourist.
Typical tweet: ‘@amylawrenson just popping to yoga then will be ready for filming. Can't wait #Elle #atelierlibertycountdown’
Who? Tanya Burr vlogger extraordinaire. Her YouTube make-up how-to’s are an internet phenomenon and she has over 100,000 followers on twitter. She was also on the judging panel of our ELLE beauty awards in the November issue.
Where? @TanyaBurr / youtube.com/TanyaBurr / Vlog channel: youtube.com/tanyasvlogsandhauls / www.tanyaburr.co.uk / Instagram: TANYABURR
Why we love her? Her down to earth nature, countless make-up tips and her love for her followers.
Typical tweet: ‘Twitter...I miss Chanel Pro Lumiere! What high end foundations do you think are similar to it? #bringproback’
Who? Adam Reed is co-owner of hair salon, and products, Percy & Reed and a backstage regular at fashion week.
Where? @adamreedhair / www.head1st.net/adamreed / Instagram: adamreedhair
Why we love him? Other than his expert styling tips that he shares with us on our ELLE TV channel, he’s always got a funny story to tell.
Typical tweet: ‘Adam Reed shows you how to recreate Keira's style at this week's LA premiere of Anna Karenina.’
Who? Dalton Wong is founder of TwentyTwo Training and personal trainer to the stars (including our very own Beauty Director Emma Strenner).
Where? @dalton_wong / www.twentytwotraining.com
Why we love him? He promotes a healthy body image. Showing you not how to just get skinny but how to get healthy, fit and strong for the long term. Click here to see Dalton’s The ELLE Best Body Bootcamp.
Typical tweet: ‘Fit to run or run to get fit? Agree or disagree?’
Who? Sam McKnight is an expert hairstylist for the catwalk, red carpet and on magazine shoots.
Where? @sammcknight1
Why we love him? He’s known for working with Kate Moss for years, creating Princess Diana’s slicked back hairstyle, and cover girl, Agyness Deyn’s bleached blonde crop. What’s not to love?
Typical tweet: ‘@NaomiCampbell Can this really be my old amigo?’
Who? Nichola Joss, expert facialist and skin finishing artist for St Tropez.
Where? @nicjoss / www.nicholajoss.com
Why we love her? After spending time with her backstage at London fashion week it’s impossible not to fall a little bit in love with her, and her shoes.
Typical tweet: ‘Snoop dog in the house. Actually in the next room!!’
Who? Guido Palau, expert hairstylist, jumped on to the scene in the 1990’s when he was called on for George Michael’s Freedom! Music video and styled the hair of Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford. All in a day’s work.
Where? @GuidoPalau
Why we love him? Did you see the laid back ponytails at Dior spring summer 13? That, among many other fabulous hairstyles, is why.
Typical tweet: ‘Dried with satin wear. Finished with fashion work 12 for this futuristic nineties look. Backstage @AlexanderWangNY’
Who? Val Garland is a backstage legend and the global make-up artist for L’Oreal Paris.
Where? @TheValGarland / www.tumblr.com/blog/thevalgarland
Why we love her? No matter how manic, Val's always a friendly, smiling, face backstage at fashion week - you can always count on Val to lighten the mood and create a show-stopping make-up look every time.
Typical tweet: ‘#GreatNight #KateMossBookLaunch #DamGood!’
Who? Caroline Barnes is the UK ambassador for Max Factor with one of the longest and most impressive cv’s in the beauty industry.
Where? @CarolineBmakeup / http://www.carolinebarnes.co.uk/
Why we love her? She’s worked her way up the career ladder to become one of the most accomplished make-up artists going. And to think it all started when she was 16, working in boots, with a passion for make-up.
Typical tweet: ‘If any makeup enthusiasts would love to come + say hello + chat about a fabulous foundation from Max F, I will be in Bluewater this Sat!’
Who? James Duigan is the creator of Bodyism and author of ‘The Clean and Lean diet’. Elle Macpherson, Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Hugh Grant are fans, and so are we.
Where? @JamesDuigan / www.bodyism.com
Why we love him? Not just a founder of fad, quick-fix, diets, James’ ethos is all about making you feel the best you can for the long-term.
Typical tweet: ‘So true, so important. Think happy, beautiful, loving, forgiving.’
Who? Pat McGrath is known as one of the most influential people in the world of make-up. She’s the Creative Design Director of Procter & Gamble Beauty.
Where? @patmcgrathreal / patmcgrath.tumblr.com
Why we love her? Always pushing the boundaries of make-up, taking inspiration from avant-garde and fantasty art it’s no wonder she was in such high demand for spring summer 13 shows, from Christian Dior, Stella McCartney and Prada.
Typical tweet: ‘#Backstage at #StellaMcCartney!! #PFW’
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