15 Dec
Poppy King Lipstick Queen Velvet Rope Lipsticks, £35 I am a big believer in gifting someone a single lipstick at Christmas. There’s just something so decadent, so luxurious and fabulous, about handing someone a tiny little stick of utterly perfect lip colour. Red is the obvious choice, of course, since it’s so festive, looks so glamorous, is eminently wearable and not at all fashion-dependent. For years now, I’ve been suggesting Chanel and Tom Ford as the ultimate lipstick gift...
14 Dec
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...
14 Dec
Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac Shave Cream, £22 The ways of working up a good, beard-softening lather are many and varied. Like most young shavers of my generation, I embarked on my teenage shaving journey in the company of messy, spray-cream consistency foams. I graduated to oils – effective, though their lack of reassuring lather means a leap of faith for the nervous, nick-prone shaver, and they do rapidly clog up a razor. Latterly, I’ve discovered the third way...
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