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By Terry Baume de Rose, £35   Earlier this year I met Nicky Kinnaird of Space NK, and I asked her for her hero product recommendations. The very first thing she suggested was this tiny pot of balm. It’s spendy – there’s no getting away from it – but it’s been on my bathroom shelf since March, and I’m just on the last scrapings having used it morning and night on my lips for nine months. It’s ridiculously nourishing on...
Liz Earle Jan Constantine Stocking Skincare Gift Set, £50   You’re never too old for a Christmas stocking and I’d defy anyone not to be thrilled to find this Liz Earle stuffed lovely hanging on the mantle come Christmas morning.   Created exclusively by British designer Jan Constantine, it’s bulging at the seams with goodies including a 50ml Skin Tonic, a tube of Skin Repair Moisturiser, Orange Flower Body Wash, a Botanical Body Cream and one of my beauty staples,...
Are the pricier candles really better? And how can we get our money’s worth? Debra Brock asks some burning questions and tries not to get on an expert’s wick.   When it comes to candles, I have about as much self-restraint as I do with palettes – practically none. Towards Christmas my waxmania hits new heights, so it was a delight to speak to a next-level candle obsessive: Cheryl Hook, of Lancashire-based candlemakers Melt.   DB: How should someone decide...