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The beauty sale of the year goes live at midnight tonight!   I slightly think beauty mavens Millie Kendall and Anna-Marie Solowij may have lost a few marbles this week, because they have announced a completely gobsmacking flash sale at BeautyMart, where every single item online (and at their Boxpark pop-up shop) will be reduced to 50% of its normal price for a period of 24 hours. So, from midnight tonight, you can buy Charlotte Tilbury’s favourite Gal Vaselina at...
My online experiences of the last week or so have reminded me, again, of how scathing many people can be about the notion of even the mildest vanity. It’s something I struggle with – not because I feel at all conflicted about my interest in aesthetics, make-up, hair, skin and so on – but because it’s hard to accept that people get so readily behind what are such ignorant female stereotypes. If you judge me for wanting my skin to...
Refresh your base and your skills with Laura Mercier at John Lewis Oxford Street   The beauty landscape has shifted massively over the last few years with a growing emphasis on getting the base, or canvas, for the face right. There’s been an explosion of interest in serums, foundations, BB creams and tinted moisturisers – preparation that enhances and perfects skin without sacrificing the look of the real thing.   I’m in my mid forties and the current generation of...