Superior bronzers for a gorgeous summer glow | Sali Hughes
These balmy textures give that just-holidayed look – without a hint of tangerineI’m not sure how I’ll write any future columns on cream bronzers because I can’t conceive of how Fenty’s Cheeks Out...
View ArticleThe best luxury lipsticks | Sali Hughes
Indulge me while I talk about the hugely expensive, wildly extravagant lipsticks that I think are worth itWe’ve recently run a bargain special, so please indulge me while I talk about the hugely...
View ArticleThe best brow glues and waxes | Sali Hughes
Outstanding products for perfect summer browsMy grandmother, like many women of the second world war generation, soaped her brows. She would run an old toothbrush under the tap, blot it dry so that it...
View ArticleWant to fix cracked heels? Try these magic gel socks | Sali Hughes
Ingenious tubes of stretchy fabric lined with gummy silicone are nothing short of miracle workersThere is something uniquely thrilling about a boring-seeming, unsexily packaged product that turns out...
View ArticleThe best affordable vitamin C serums | Sali Hughes
These don’t cost a packet and can protect and brighten skinMy recent recommendation for The Inkey List’s 15% Vitamin C and EGF serum (£14.99 for 30ml) prompted many of you to get in touch, asking for...
View ArticleThe best figgy perfumes | Sali Hughes
I’ve made up with a former favourite fruity scentI’ve just had new cupboards built and, as I moved over my perfume collection a fortnight ago, I chanced upon Diptyque’s Philosykos and thought for a...
View ArticleThe best long-lasting lipstick | Sali Hughes
Budge-proof colour with outstanding staying power – I have truly never known the likeAs much as I miss lipstick (and a hundred other things I will never again take for granted), I plan to keep my lower...
View ArticleThe four steps for simple morning skincare
It’s back to basics, as the skincare industry has encouraged far too many to do far too much to their skinWorking on the assumption that many of us are unsheathing our complexions and giving them a...
View ArticleThe best microdosing skincare serums | Sali Hughes
Clever new formulas deliver tiny, precise amounts of retinoids, vitamin C and other active ingredients that are gentle on the skinThe downside to skincare’s explosion in popularity over the past decade...
View ArticleDo you really need a skincare fridge? | Sali Hughes
If the idea appeals, here’s one to try. If it leaves you cold, let me tell you about a gadget I wouldn’t be withoutI’ve recently taken delivery of my fourth “skincare fridge”, the first two having been...
View ArticleThe best bargain tinted serums with a luxury foundation feel | Sali Hughes
After 18 months in trainers and elasticated waists, we want easy-to-use beauty products, tooI keep reading about “The New Roaring Twenties” – that is, the prediction that we’ll be so overjoyed when the...
View ArticleGreen: how to wear the colour of the season | Sali Hughes
Forget neons or pastels – it’s all about khaki, moss and avocado shadesGreen is still a huge thing in fashion (blame Bottega Veneta), and now it’s coming for our makeup bags. We needn’t be talking...
View ArticleCollagen supplements: is the price worth paying? | Sali Hughes
Price is no indication of quality – so think before you leapI am sent so many collagen supplements that barely anyone leaves my house without a box of overpriced gelatine foisted upon them. I receive...
View ArticleWhy tattoos are more than just body art | Sali Hughes
From eyebrow microblading after chemotherapy to post-mastectomy tattoos, these can help heal the trauma of cancerIn Breast Cancer Awareness month, much will rightly be made of the importance of...
View ArticleRIP Becca, queen of natural makeup. Luckily, there are some great alternatives
Fans of the Australian cosmetics brand shed a tear after its closure last month. But those in mourning needn’t worryBecca closed permanently last month, and many beauty fans – myself included – will...
View ArticleThe best new-gen dry shampoo | Sali Hughes
It absorbs dirt and grease – and my hair looks better for itAs a devout dry shampoo user, I have often found myself defending it, lest someone wrongly assume I’m a shampoo dodger. “Dry shampoo” is,...
View ArticleIs sleeping in makeup really so bad? | Sali Hughes
There is more to life than skincare. But experts warn that failing to take off the day’s makeup may end in tearsSocial media went into one of its thrice-daily meltdowns last month when makeup artist...
View ArticleThe gloves are off: a brilliant new eco hair dye has hit the shelves | Sali...
My expectations were low but I’ve become a devotee of Shrine, which is essentially food colouring for hairMy experiments with Instagram-sold beauty products have been almost entirely disastrous. Once...
View ArticleBespoke lipstick – finding the perfect shade | Sali Hughes
Whether yours is ketchup red or wedding bouquet pink, new technologies are making it easier to match ‘the one’I believe that all beauty fans have at least one item they buy over and over, in the search...
View ArticleGood to glow: why autumn is no reason to lose the bronzer | Sali Hughes
I want that outdoorsy flush of good health year-round. Luckily, it can be faked on all skin tones and agesI have just completed my twice-yearly wardrobe changeover, when linen shirts and gauzy skirts...
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