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41 maltatoday, Sunday, 9 february 2014 Events A colourful melody The Chanel Makeup Creation Studio orchestrates pink and violet plum shades to the beat of a joyful red. A harmony of intense or pastel hues composes an ode to the fresh- ness of spring. At the heart of the Collection is a spring red. Fresh and luminous, this sunny red is tender and bright on lips, nails and cheeks, and plays the lead in an orchestra of notes, enhancing their echo. Following the red tone, pinks and violets play up their shades in a crescendo and improvise with endless variations: pastel pink swept over eyelids in a sheer touch or electric pink on lips. Grey lavender for a soft gaze or vio- let plum lacquer on nails. Eyes Delicate pink and enigmatic mauve: variations of a perfect harmony. Lumiere Facettes – Limited Edition The Quadrille palette presents a quartet of natural and intense shad- ows. Eyes are sculpted with the romantic accents of grey lavender or with a luminous matte intense brown for a more sensual effect. Swept over eyelids, a satiny apricot pink perfects a natural beauty look, whilst an ivory, shimmering with gold pearlescent pigments, is dabbed on for a touch of radiance. Illusion d'Ombre Iridescent eye shadows with shim- mering reflections that set the tone. Diapason is full of nuance, with a hint of violet plum and brown to give a deeply intense and elegant look, whilst Impulsion, a pastel pink with silver shimmers, lights up eyes with a sheer glow for a delicate and natural touch. Lips The Chanel lipstick range sparks the desire for a joyful spring season. Rouge Coco Dedicace – An absolutely fresh blu- ish pink Triomphe – A soft, springtime, just- blossomed peach pink Rouge Allure Melodieuse – A fresh and tangy candy red Fougueuse – A brilliant bright pink Rouge Allure Velvet La Diva – An electric pink for a 'pop' smile L'Adoree – A secretive grey mauve Levres Scintillantes In spring, gloss perfectly expresses the spirit or the new season. With it's sparkling notes, it reveals a smile's natural beauty in three movements: Sonate, a candy red, Murmure, a soft pink, and Plaisir, a pastel pink. Le Crayon Levres A line of shocking Sonic Pink elec- trifies the bright pink of the col- lection: Rouge Allure Velvet – La Dive. Nails Nails make no compromises. Le Vernis stays in sync with the col- lection thanks to the energizing notes of two luminous nail colours: Charivari, a dark mauve, and Ta- page, a soft, vibrant red. Complexion Le Blush Crème de Chanel A fresh or sun-kissed healthy glow makes cheeks gently blush. LE BLUSH CRÈME DE CHANEL, the new complexion must-have by CHANEL, is applied with finger- tips. Its silky cream texture melts onto the skin and transforms into a satiny, sheer and perfectly natural halo. A duo of two luminous matte shades offers all the sensations of the first sunny days with matching lipsticks form the Collection. Two notes for a springtime melody: Chamade – The freshness of a tangy rosy red Intonation – The warmth of an in- tense coral pink Poudre Universelle Compacte Translucency and a lightweight feel are essential. On the face, a hint of powder is all it takes to even out the complexion. PRÉFACE is a uni- versal light peach shade, a hymn to natural beauty. Chanel is distributed by Alfred Gera & Sons Ltd Spring 2014 make-up collection Collection Notes de printemps A sparkling chance – take it! Bank of Valletta recognised as the Best Trade Finance Bank in Malta Delicate, dancing and sparkling; chance presents itself when you least expect it. Don't let it fly away! To enhance your fragrance trail, Chanel unveils three new shimmer- ing products for the body in limited edition, so catch them while you can. Unfurling the notes of Chance, Chance Eau Fraiche and Chance Eau Tendre, they perfume and illuminate the skin with a subtle pearly sheen. Chance: Shimmering body cream Its rich and silky texture wraps the body in an iridescent veil and moisturizes (upper layers of the epi- dermis) the skin, leaving it delecta- bly soft. Its floral scent prolongs the trail of CHANCE, while its subtle pearly shimmer further enhances the skin. Chance: Eau Fraiche – Simmering Touch Like a caress of the skin, its vel- vety gel texture is applied in subtle touches to enhance the fresh and vi- brant trail of Chance: Eau Fraiche. Its delicate shimmer is a must for high- lighting and putting a sparkle in your décolleté. Chance: Eau Tendre – Shimmering powdered perfume Refined and feminine, the applica- tion with a powder puff deposits a cloud of tenderness on the skin and a fine dusting of shimmer on the body. A delicate and subtle illumination with a fruity-floral scent that revives the Chance Eau Tendre fragrance for ever-greater softness. Chanel is exclusively distributed by Alfred Gera & Sons Ltd For the second year in a row, Bank of Valletta has been named by Global Finance as the Best Trade Finance Bank 2014 for Malta. The award was announced at the Global Annual Meeting in London on the 21 January. The editors of internationally renowned Global Finance select the best trade finance providers in 76 countries and 7 regions, based on input from industry an- alysts, corporate executives and technology experts. In addition, a poll of Global Finance readership is conducted, in a bid to increase the reliability as well as represen- tation of the results. "An excellent trade finance bank is an essential partner for corporations as they expand their global reach," described Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance. "It takes a strong in- ternational network, investment in technology, and specialised talent to deliver the trade serv- ices and financial solutions that corporations need to succeed in today's increasingly competitive environment." Criteria for choosing the win- ners include transaction volume, scope of global coverage, custom- er service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies. In order to commemorate this achievement, Charles Borg BOV CEO paid a surprise visit to the team at Trade Finance Centre. While congratulating the team for their achievement, he spoke about its significance for the Bank, "Winning this award for two years in a row is a major achievement that speaks volumes about the input of each and every one of you. Every year, we need to prove our worth afresh. It is only by investing in knowing the mar- kets in which we operate thor- oughly, and translating this into priceless advice for our custom- ers that we can be at the forefront in this industry that is almost as old as banking itself." Speaking about the perform- ance of the unit over the past year, Carmel Borg who heads the unit explained, "Over the past year, the Bank saw an increase of 33% in the volume of guarantees issued as well as a 34% rise in the volumes of export collections. We have registered a breakthrough in the financing of soft com- modities and have experienced a surge in consumer goods trad- ing, which contributed towards an impressive five-fold increase in the number of trade finance facilities granted." "Our achievements in this sec- tor show our commitment to be an enabler and a long-term partner to corporates and entre- preneurs who seek to grow their business, even in times of ad- versity. International trade has always been a fine balance of op- portunity and risk particularly when trading across borders. Our approach in this field ref lects our strategic vision – to remain for- ward looking and continuously reinvent ourselves. It is only in this manner that we can truly be the financial partner of choice for our customers." Breaking Bad to premiere on GO Stars Breaking Bad, winner of Best Tel- evision Series – Drama at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards premieres on GO Stars tomorrow 10 Febru- ary 2014 at 9pm, with back-to back episodes being broadcast every Monday evening. The multi-award winning series follows the story of an unremarkable chemistry teach- er who turns to an exciting life of crime to provide for the ones he loves after discovering he has ter- minal cancer. Breaking Bad is one of the four shows to be broadcast on GO Stars for the first time in the coming weeks. Also premiering on GO Stars soon will be The Bletchley Circle, which tells the story of four wartime fe- male code breakers who go on to in- vestigate a string of grisly murders in post-war London. The Bletchley Circle will be broadcast every Sat- urday at 9pm, starting 15 February. Two new series will arrive on GO Stars in March; Hatfields and Mc- Coys starring Academy Award® win- ner, Kevin Costner which explores tensions in post civil war America between neighbouring states of West Virginia and Kentucky, and, The Blacklist, in which one of the FBI's most wanted criminal turns himself in and offers to give up eve- ryone he has ever worked with on the condition that he works with a new FBI agent with whom he seem- ingly has no connection. Michele Dandria, Manager for Content and Digital Media at GO, said: "GO Stars is the home of the world's best drama and in the com- ing weeks, our lineup of award winning shows will get even bet- ter. Breaking Bad has been a huge hit everywhere shown around the globe and the awards clinched at the Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards, highlight its great quality. The Bletchley Circle, Hatfields and McCoys and The Blacklist have also been great successes and collected numerous awards." GO Stars is available to all Silver, Gold and Interactive TV subscrib- ers from €6.99 a month. More in- formation is available from all GO outlets and exclusive resellers, from www.go.com.mt, or by calling free- phone 8007 2121 or 146 from their GO mobile. "GO Stars is the channel for mov- ies, series and more on GO TV. The channel is jam-packed with high quality series and blockbuster hits. Our new shows, coupled with many returning favourites means there is something for just about every- one to watch and enjoy," concluded Dandria.