G into Kate!
appears the Duchess may have copied me.
The effect is a rather hirsute, Katie Price look (though I do like the way our brows elongate our rather round, big brown eyes).
Given I’m ahead on this one, I can advise Kate that soon — probably around Jubilee time — the black dye will have faded so much, she’ll be left with a purple brow, the base colour of the dye used.
She will need to have them topped up next month, which will give the scabs time to drop off in time for a perfect balcony appearance for the Jubilee celebrations. Phew!
LASHES
‘THERE is no way Kate wears strips on her public appointments.’ So said my Flutter Lash technician.
Let me translate. False strips of eyelashes, stuck to the skin of the lid, are too shiny, too obvious and can curl at the edges, which would be a disaster for Kate, who — also like me — has a very long, arduous working day.
She has lash extensions glued to each already long, dark lash. You need to have lash extensions filled and combed every fortnight and must use a non-fibrous cleansing cloth to remove make-up.
But these lashes do not require mascara: essential when the Duchess attends so many tear-jerking engagements.
FAKE TAN
THOUGH, like me, Kate does have a sheen of fake tan (thought to be Urban Retreat Airbrush tan: it wouldn’t do for the Duchess to have orange palms), it is in the calf area that we differ.
Kate has incredible legs. ‘Carrie Bradshaw calves,’ remarked an American fashion editor. What she means is that Kate has very slender calves and no knee fat whatsoever. I have knee fat and my calves only go Kate thin if I have dysentery for a month, which means, unlike her, I never wear a skirt above the knee.
Kate also favours sheer American tan 10-denier tights, while I always go bare- legged. But I’ve been wondering whether I should convert: they hide a myriad of sins, and are much more discreet.
TEETH
MY DENTIST on Harley Street knows Kate’s dentist on Harley Street. My dentist has given me a set of ‘natural veneers’, at a cost of £10,000, made from porcelain.
Kate also has porcelain (anything else tends to go green when you eat spinach curry).
The reason they are ‘ natural’ is that the veneers come with a tiny gap between each tooth, which avoids that ghastly, mono-toothed look the likes of which Martine Mccutcheon seems to have.
The veneer can also be given a few extra millimetres of density, which can fill out a face that might be collapsing with age. Kate has no need of this technique: her veneers just give her a fabulous smile.
DRESSES AND SHOES
I DISCOVERED Reiss first: a label with a hint of street cred, great tailoring ( founder David Reiss started out in menswear), but without the scary designer price tag.
It is expensive — a day dress hovers around £ 200 — but formal enough for work.
I’ve always loved Alexander Mcqueen, though I only bought it for the first time (a black trouser suit) after the Royal Wedding, which goes to show how Kate has hypnotised me.
I crept into LK Bennett the other day and it was a revelation: how reasonable! And the sensible heel heights mean I can walk up steps!
I still have an awful lot to learn from Kate . . .