Vote now! UK Beauty Awards 2010

The second annual UK Beauty Awards are here and it's time for you to vote. The actual awards ceremony takes place at The Clothes Show London (June 25-27. For more info or tickets visit clotheshowlondon.com) and it's YOU (the public) who decide on this year's winners (we, the judges, chose the shortlist from a range of products submitted by beauty PR firms).

Vote for your favourite product in each of the following categories on the UK Beauty Awards voting pages on Handbag.com or Diary Directory. Click on the product in each category that you want to win, and at the end of each category you can submit your email address for a chance to win one of five fantastic goody bags filled with shortlisted products and worth over £500.

Best New Beauty Product

• Crabtree & Evelyn® - La Source Rejuvenating Hand Remedy

• Decléor Paris - Hydra Floral "Fresh Flower" Moisturising Emulsion

• Dermalogica® - Multivitamin Thermafoliant™

• Gillette® Venus® - Embrace™

• Jergens® Naturals™ - Ultra Hydrating Body Moisturiser

• Sleek Makeup - Acid I-Divine Mineral Based Eyeshadow Palette

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WAH Nails at TopShop for London Fashion Week

Girls, listen up... there is a good chance you'll be shopping at TopShop in the near future, yes? It's as natural as breathing if you live in London. So... if you're dropping the £ anyway, why not nip down to the WAH Nail ladies-in-residence at the Oxford Circus store for a FREE polish change or leopard print mani. True story.

The offer is valid if you spend more than £80. Not exactly a tough order at TopShop.

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Muji skincare launching in the UK... still waiting in the US!

Muji, the makers of my favourite travel radio alarm clock, the purveyors of the minimalist, hyper-organised aesthetic to which I am a slave (as the perpetual wish list I am now keeping on Posterous has made painfully clear), are bringing their simple, lovely skincare to the UK. Japan has been privy to Muji's skincare secrets for, well, as long as they've existed.

So what do we have to look forward to? A capsule collection of the popular Muji skincare products and ranges, which is based on the water of Japan's Iwate region, apparently renowned for it's softness and tiny particle size (all the better for absorption). The sensitive skin range, high moisture range and three cleansers (an oil, a milk and a gel) will kick off Muji's entry into the UK beauty market.

The two ranges are free from alcohol, parabens, artificial colouring, mineral oils, synthetic perfume (and perfume full stop in the sensitive skin range). 

The sensitive skin range includes star ingredients grapefruit seed extract, which is naturally moisturising, and Portulaca Oleracea (Common Purslane) extract, which protects the skin. Not sure what their concentration is, but worth noting. Same with the peach extract, Hyaluronic Acid and Lipidure ® (Polyquaternium -51) in the high moisture range. 

When can you buy the goods? At the end of March, both in store and at www.muji.co.uk. With prices ranging from £7.95 to £16.95, I foresee them being an instant hit.