Ask the Expert

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Welcome to our Ask the Expert section. Here you can put questions to our resident beauty and make up expert, Sara Hill. Sara has worked in the beauty industry for over 12 years and has worked for many celebrity clients, including the Sugababes and worked backstage for fasion labels such as Vivienne Westwood. Read more about Sara's work.

So, if you've got a beauty dilemma, or just a question you've always wanted to ask, then ask Sara and she'll be happy to help.Just click here. We will reply to your question by e-mail, but will also publish the question and response on the site, anonymously, so other readers can share the advice.

Sara has also written beauty articles and how to guides for us, so if you're keen to know how to create the 2010 summer trend of watercolour eyes, or rainbow nails, go through to our Beauty Tips section.

We always love to hear what our readers think so please feel free to comment on any of the questions, we'd love to hear from you.

What is the best way to cover dark circles under eyes?

I would avoid putting foundation around the lower eye area, it's not made for that purpose and can crease and move. My advice would be to apply your foundation first, leaving the eye area free for your concealer.

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I have blue eyes, dark hair and a fair complexion. I never use eyeshadow as I am unsure which colours would suit me best. any suggestions?

You have lots of different options. Typically warm browns, golds and copper's will make your blue eyes look bluer.

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I have a 4 month old baby and my nails were fine whilst pregnant, but now they're really flaky. I used to have great nails and I'm not sure what to do to get them back. I've tried a few products and they haven't worked.

Flaky nails could mean that you're deficient in Vitamin B, so supplements may help. Another option is massaging oils into the cuticle,

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My lashes are quite long and fairly thick, but they're dead straight. I've bought the Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler and Diorshow Iconic Mascara, but they will just not hold a curl. Is there any way I can get them to hold a curl?

It sounds as if you've tried about everything. My only suggestion is to try Eyelash perming. Eyelash perming is a salon

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