Hyaluronic acid skincare products demystified
The hallowed ingredient is everyone’s friend – any skin type, any product, any time, any placeSo prevalent is hyaluronic acid in modern skincare that it’s easy for people like me to presume blanket...
View ArticleThe best holiday scents that cheer at home, too | Sali Hughes
Easy, wearable fragrances to transport you to that post-shower pre-aperitif golden hour wherever you areI type with one eye on travel news, hoping, like many thousands of Britons, not to see my summer...
View ArticleThe best bakuchiol anti-ageing products
This naturally-derived, sustainable ingredient shows promise in a field overrun with nonsense claimsI try not to burden you with unpronounceable beauty jargon but – just when you’d finally twisted your...
View ArticleThe best glowy face powders | Sali Hughes
I’ve found the holy grail of light-as-helium finishing products, as well as a cheaper optionI never thought I’d wax lyrical about face powder in late August, but it’s testament to how obsessed I am...
View ArticleWhy silk face masks are better for your skin | Sali Hughes
Silk protects in two layers or more and is comfortable, cool and breathableA recent Zoom call with top Manhattan dermatologist Dr Dendy Engelman won me a family argument. The posh, black silk face...
View ArticleThe best tubing mascaras for serial smudgers
Instead of the usual waxes and dyes, they coat each lash in a quick-drying polymer tubeI haven’t written about new tubing mascaras in ages, so scarce are they. But the hoo-ha surrounding Hourglass’...
View ArticleThe best autumn makeup, whatever the season holds | Sali Hughes
Ringing the changes might seem pointless right now, but a slash of fresh colour can be cheering, even at homeIt’s around this time each year when beauty houses release their autumn makeup looks,...
View ArticleThe 30 best facial skincare products for under £20 | Sali Hughes
In the first of a two-part special, the Guardian’s beauty editor shares the best bargain cleansers, toners, moisturisers and serums in her bathroom cabinetContinue reading...
View ArticleThe 30 best body lotions, hair and makeup products for under £20 | Sali Hughes
From vegan soap bars to silky lipsticks, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks her favourite budget buys, in part two of our guide• Read part one: the 30 best facial skincare products for under...
View ArticleThe best new concealers for all skin tones | Sali Hughes
Superlative colour correctors that blend perfectly without cracking or cakingI haven’t written about concealer in a while, but a new discovery has, very happily, forced my hand. I’d been meaning to try...
View ArticleThe best new sustainable razors | Sali Hughes
These independent disruptor brands deliver quality, environmentally kind shaving products – for men or womenThere’s a good chance that you have bought something from a disruptor by now. You know the...
View ArticleThe best single eyeshadows | Sali Hughes
Simple and immensely satisfying, just one shadow can carry a whole faceI’m obsessed with single eyeshadows. I love a big palette, I really do, but in much the same way as I love a beautiful white shirt...
View ArticleGentle skincare products for the menopause | Sali Hughes
Let’s hear it for the beauty brands doing their best for middle-aged womenTwo words I did not expect to find in press releases from beauty brands, now or ever: “menopause” and “vulva”. Both stopped me...
View ArticleThe best long-lasting nail polish | Sali Hughes
Get salon perfect with polish that goes the distance‘Which nail polish lasts longest?” I’m asked this often, and my response comes with a caveat. I don’t care how durable a polish formula; if it’s...
View ArticleFace masks and lipstick do not mix – try these tinted balms
Sheer tints give enough colour to feel pulled together, without risk of smudgingI miss lipstick. Or rather, I miss it in the outside world. At home, I now wear it constantly, such is my thirst for...
View ArticleFat bubbles or fine fragrances: bath treats to suit all tastes | Sali Hughes
An arduous month’s testing of bath foams, oils and powders means that whoever’s on your Christmas list, I have them coveredWhen it comes to bathing products, the world is divided in two: the...
View ArticleLooking for a beauty Christmas gift? Try an eyeshadow palette | Sali Hughes
A satisfyingly overstuffed paintbox, brimming with colourful possibilities, is a fabulous festive presentNo beauty gift says Christmas like a huge eyeshadow palette. Especially this year, when a...
View ArticleSali Hughes’ favourite skincare products of 2020
I’ve had more lipstick-free days this year than over the previous three decades. But these products proved indispensableAt the beginning of each year, I share my most used and loved products of the...
View ArticleThe makeup and scents that lifted my 2020 | Sali Hughes
The best eyeshadow, primer, infinity powder, mascara and fragrances for the year of Zoom and social distancingMy favourite makeup picks of 2020 inevitably reside mostly above mask level. My thoughts on...
View ArticleThe best sustainably packaged skincare | Sali Hughes
Ditch the unrecyclable pump dispensers and embrace the new cohort of eco-friendly skincare productsRefillable skincare packaging seems like a no-brainer, but the practical challenges are numerous....
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