04 Jun
Two tins of pretty, cheery moisture for a fiver. Reader, I took the lot. If I have an hour to kill between meetings, I invariably wander into Selfridges Beauty Workshop (off the main beauty hall) and have a rummage. It’s the closest Central London gets to providing the kind of buzz one experiences in a pile-em-high New York drugstore, and I always find new and interesting things to perv over there. These caught my eye the other day for no...
29 May
If you have problem dry skin like me, this is lifechanging. When I first spotted in-shower body lotions several years ago, I was in America clearing the shelves at a New York drugstore, as is my MO. For someone like me, who simply cannot neglect to moisturise my body for a good ten minutes (at least) after every shower without my extremely dry skin becoming tight, uncomfortable, flaky, even painful, a cream you just slap on while still in...
14 May
Addicted to pretty palettes? I’ve found your new fix. Star eyes. Clockwise, from top left: Brun Adoré, Kaki Chic, Gris Fumé, Terre d’Ivoire I’m a sucker for a palette. There’s none more satisfying a discovery than a beautiful, weighty compact containing nothing but goodness – gorgeous colours that combine wearability with an opportunity to experiment with something new. Lancome’s new Hypnose eyeshadow palettes hit my sweet spot. Five chic, interesting and complementary shades that go on dry to give...