Agenda: Mii; David Whitehouse; LDNtaxi; Brave; CSS; V&A Museum of Childhood
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Your support makes all the difference.Fashion: It's all about Mii
New make-up brand Mii launched in March to the sound of gasps from beauty fans. Blending the expertise of trained professionals with the needs of salon and spa devotees – who were questioned rigorously during the development stages – the line incorporates all the classic basics needed to create a flawless but natural look. One of the heroes of the line is the Luminous Tinted Moisturiser, which contains an SPF15, and, brilliantly, negates the need for heavy foundation during the clammy season. £16.50, Mii, 0845 217 1360
Face to watch:David Whitehouse
This editor at gossip rag Heat has himself become the talk of the town with debut novel Bed – a tale of a 100-stone man, narrated by his brother, it was snapped up by Canongate after winning a prestigious unpublished-novel award
Lexpionage: Béance, n.
A musical meeting at which many thousands of the great unwashed try to channel the unblemished spirit of an all-singing, all-dancing, all-hair-flicking superwoman. Overbearing security presence is essential
Social networking: Match the tweet to the star
Chris O'Dowd, Tinie Tempah, Ruby Wax, Antony Cotton
1 I can't feeel my face...
3 My twitter is twatted
2 Aw, the sweet aroma of the New York taxi. Big city scents. Apples that never sleep! And stale hummus. And death
4 Carrie Fisher is lost in Glastonbury somewhere please find her
Answers bottom of the page
App watch #25: LDNtaxi
All hail this brilliant new program for the cab-happy capital dweller which will mean you'll never leave yourself stranded again. Using your phone's GPS to locate all the available black taxis within a two-mile radius, it will also alert the drivers to your request by sending them a photo of you and details of your location. Free from iTunes store
On the radar: Because some things are still worth getting excited about...
Film: Brave
Animation fans should rejoice at the Pixar dream factory's vacation to these fair isles for its next adventure, the tale of a warrior princess in the Scottish Highlands.
See the rather fine teaser trailer at bit.ly/iDzXUG
Music: CSS
It's New Rave Mk II, as Brazil's mid-noughties zeitgeist-surfers hit the comeback trail with pool- party-calibrated, electro-reggae groove "Hits Me Like A Rock" – featuring Bobby Gillespie, no less.
bit.ly/kKIdnA
Children's: The Stuff of Nightmares
East London's V&A Museum of Childhood turns to the dark side with this exhibition looking at spooky toys and tales and featuring a Brothers Grimm-inspired forest installation. vam.co.uk
MATCH THE TWEET: 1. TINIE TEMPAH; 2. ANTONY COTTON; 3. CHRIS O’DOWD; 4. RUBYWAX
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