11 May
Our fragrance columnist Katie Puckrik misspent her youth in sweet, innocent perfumes with a core of pure filth. Around the time you hit that hormonal bloodbath blandly known as “adolescence”, every personal grooming decision is aswirl with sexual intent. And that includes unintentional sexual intent, the kind exuded by the innocent schoolgirl I was at the age of 14, dating an “older man” of 18. The perfume I wore on our first date was a real Mata Hari...
09 May
Stand up star Sarah Millican reveals her make-up essentials. I love buying make up but I am never sure what I should be wearing. But sod ‘should’. This is what I like and feel nice in at the moment. 1. Body Shop All-in-one Cheek Colour in Flushed, £8 Blusher is essential most days, though my rosy cheeks sometimes suffice. I like pinks for that fresh, healthy look. I suppose I could just to be healthy but flicking on...
07 May
Writer Rachel Eling remembers the 80s child’s vivid nod to the plum rinse. It was a stellar year, 1990. The Berlin Wall came down, Thatcher resigned and Tim Berners-Lee published the first page on the World Wide Web. I spent most of it with my friend Steph, in a down-at-heel seaside town in South Wales. Saturday mornings we’d share a bag of chips on the seafront, wondering whether the blond surfer boys would ever notice us and want to kiss...