04 Oct
After years of feeling above it, writer Hadley Freeman finally has a supermodel crush. And she’s a Danish badass with birds’ nest hair When I was a teenager, I never gave a whisker of a thought to models. Later, when I became a fashion writer and spent 14 weeks a year at fashion shows, I still didn’t really give much of a fig. While my colleagues all seemed to be on first-name terms with the models – “Ooh, Anja’s...
02 Oct
The TV presenter and BBC R2 DJ spills her make-up bag to reveal some choice low maintenance staples Sanctuary Skin Perfecting BB Cream SPF 15, £11.99 I can always just whack a smudge of this on and look instantly better. All my make-up needs to be easy to put on and quick. I’ve got children to nag and twitter to gawp at in the morning so beautification has to be speedy. It works equally well for the...
25 Sep
The Byredo scent that’s giving Katie Puckrik night fever Perfume isn’t just a pretty smell, it’s a manifesto. Spray it on in the morning, and it gives you your marching orders. “Be a blancmange!” isn’t much of an inspirational directive, so if you’re looking to embody something stirring, you’ll stay away from, say, Prada Candy or Serge Lutens Bois Vanille. You could keep it all business with a light, bright number like Tom Ford Neroli Portofino or Dior...