Selecting The Right Make Up Xtras Online top tip – Want to look good? Keep your make-up choice seasonal. We all know it’s far too easy to get into the habit of using the same make-up all year round. After all, people naturally like to stick with what they know and the old adage is [...]

Don’t Over Pluck Your Eyebrows! Making mistakes with make-up is easy to correct. Simply wipe it off and start again. Even fake tan will soon go after a hearty scrub. However, hair takes time to grow back. Perhaps one of the more stressful times comes when you’ve overplucked your eyebrows, leaving you faced with a [...]

Using Old Make-Up The make-up box is much like the spice rack in the kitchen. It’s jam packed with an excellent choice. But, whilst some things may be used daily, other items might see the light of day about as often as that bread-maker or foot spa you received last Christmas. However, many women don’t [...]

Just a quick post to let you know about the latest in fashion nail wear – the Instant Manicure! It is easy to apply, smudge proof and requires no drying time giving professional and perfect results every time. So if you’re fed up of trips to the salon, smudging and waiting for your nails to [...]

We thought we would post a quick video showing how easy it is to get funky looking nails with out new W7 Crackle Nail Polish range. For more information please visit our W7 Crackle Nail Polish page .

At Xtras, we sell a huge range of different eyelashes from natural looking to extravagant glamour and funky flutters! We stock leading names such as Revlon to more specialist brands like Dimples. Our personal fave are Dimples, style 118 Black which give both length and thickness and are ideal for evening wear. Each box comes [...]

Summer is almost here! Whether you’re going away or having a ‘staycation’, please make sure you protect your skin from all those glorious rays. Xtras-Online offers a huge range of sun lotions, creams and sprays from factor 2 to factor 50! Brands include: Banana Boat, Malibu, Nivea, Roc, Piz Buin, Garnier and prices start at [...]

If you have been wondering how Kate Middleton achieves her apparently effortless look then check out our new page: http://www.xtras-online.co.uk/get-the-look We will show you how to take the best of Kate’s sophisticated royal look and adapt it to yourself. Take a look at our latest page and get Kate’s look in time for the big [...]

Kirsten Bell has now been signed as the new face of Neutrogena Naturals and will be appearing in future marketing campaigns for the company. It is rumoured Bell has been paid somewhere in the region of $500,000 for her new roll. It is thought  the choice of Kristen Bell for the Neutrogena’s new line is [...]

W7 Crackle Polish!! Coming Very Soon to www.xtras-online.co.uk!!! Keep your eyes pealed for the latest craze to hit the UK, a nail polish top coat that shatters immediately after application producing CRACKING effects!! W7 are introducing their own range of “Earthquake Black, Silver & White”, available at Xtras-Online later this month for a market busting [...]

Makeup has been around for thousands of years. In fact the Egyptians were using it 3500 BC. The famous Nefertiti is commonly depicted with makeup. The Ancient Greeks and Romans were also keen users and consumers of cosmetics. If makeup has been around for so long then why is it that there are still women [...]

Check out these videos for some quick tips on applying eye liner & lip liner – courtesy of Expert Village. Sometimes it is so much easier to have somebody show you how to do these things!