Sali Hughes's 40 best sustainable beauty brands
From packaging to ingredients, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks the top brands doing their bit for the planetWhat follows is an imperfect list, a subjective selection of great quality beauty brands...
View ArticleThis season’s best hair trends | Sali Hughes
Chic hair tricks to steal from the catwalksThere was a time when buying fancy hair accessories was a sign that I was on day 26 of my cycle and shouldn’t be let loose with any more than small change....
View ArticleThe best cheap mascaras | Sali Hughes
These bargain wands offer surprisingly impressive resultsSome weeks ago on Twitter, I added pasta to my ever lengthening list of things that are better when cheap than when posh, alongside body lotion,...
View ArticleThe best emergency spot treatments | Sali Hughes
Acne patches, when loaded with the right ingredients, can shorten a spot’s lifespan by daysI receive many Korean products and, as ingenious and influential as they often are, for every weightless...
View ArticleThe best problem-free piercings | Sali Hughes
Visit a proper piercing shop full of heavily pierced experts who are invariably obsessed with their artIn recent years, it has become mainstream for women (and often men) to wear multiple ear piercings...
View ArticleThe best silicone-free primers | Sali Hughes
Silicones smooth and blur imperfections, but the way they peel and bobble under fingers drives me to distractionI’ve grown to loathe silicones. Not because I think they are dangerous or inherently bad...
View ArticleThe best pore-cleansing toners | Sali Hughes
Salicylic skin tonics were once the preserve of spendy brands, but serious skincare is now in every chemistPores. You tell me they drive you to distraction. Clogged, enlarged, black, white, gaping or...
View ArticleThe perfect nude lipstick | Sali Hughes
The shade has been given an overdue updateFor decades, the marketing definition of “nude” was, like most things from American tan tights to Sloaney patent heels, based on some mythical caucasian ideal...
View ArticleThe best lip balms | Sali Hughes
Seeking the holy grail of lip balms is a life’s work, and I take my calling seriouslyThe first step in researching this column was to empty every handbag, coat pocket, glove compartment and junk drawer...
View ArticleHeaven scent: Jo Malone’s perfume at Zara prices | Sali Hughes
Zara Emotions is the first Jo Loves collaboration, and it’s as good as you’d hope, so I’m predicting a stampedeIn 2006, when Jo Malone CBE exited the eponymous fragrance brand she’d sold to Estée...
View ArticleThe best soap bars for Christmas | Sali Hughes
So gentle, stylish and delicious-smelling that making the more responsible choice is far from sacrificialWarning, contains spoilers: this year I’m Christmas shopping with purpose, and hoping to convert...
View ArticleThe best perfumes for Christmas | Sali Hughes
Gorgeous scents don’t just come in bottles – try gel, body oil or hair mist for an alternative giftLet’s suppose, entirely hypothetically of course, that you haven’t yet chosen a gift for your sister,...
View ArticleThe best glitter makeup | Sali Hughes
It seems we will still be sparkling come summer, so buy quality now and stick with itUnder usual circumstances, one might see glitter as purely seasonal, its reign at a single New Year’s Eve party...
View ArticleThe best high street makeup products | Sali Hughes
We take mid-priced brands for granted – but neglect them at our peril I didn’t expect to enter 2020 without Bourjois, the 156-year‑old French cosmetics house once helmed by the owners of Chanel, then...
View ArticleThe perfect face cream | Sali Hughes
The right product should make your skin look alive and feel bouncy, and your makeup go on smoothlyAs the period of extreme seasonal gluttony trails into the new year, the catering size Quality Street...
View ArticleThe best DIY gel manicure removal | Sali Hughes
Shellac and gel won’t wreck your nails if they are good quality and removed properly – I’ve got the method down patTwo friends tell me that one of their new year’s resolutions is taking a break from...
View ArticleThe best multipurpose brow gels | Sali Hughes
Natural is an illusion: a product, not genetics, is what keeps bushy brows standing proudI was talking to a young beauty blogger last month and, when she left, she pulled on her coat, reached for her...
View ArticleThe best rose-tinted moisturisers for mature skins | Sali Hughes
Rosy-toned pigments instantly dismiss dullness and sallownessOne of my most commonly requested columns is on skincare for 50+ skin, yet I rarely oblige: my recommendations should apply to all ages....
View ArticleThe sexiest scents for Valentine’s Day | Sali Hughes
A musky scent is the equivalent of a silk slip and a dirty weekendIf a sweet, romantic, floral perfume is the olfactory equivalent of roses and a heart-shaped chocolate box, then a musky scent is a...
View ArticleThe best vegan lipsticks | Sali Hughes
Give bees and beetles a break, but still pull off the right finishAccording to Pinterest, “vegan lipstick” was among the most searched-for beauty terms in 2019. User searches for lip colours with no...
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