Many celebrities are well known for having a signature beauty look. For Angelina Jolie it’s her perfect cat’s eye, Gwen Stefani has her bold red lip and Lauren Conrad has the small side plait. I have friends too who have a go-to style which has seemingly become their very own look – from smoky eyes [...]

There’s no doubt about it, I am a beauty product junkie. I love everything from lipstick to cleansers and I have a bathroom cupboard that’s bursting open with too many products to prove it. I love to be given skincare for Christmas and birthday presents and I frequently will give special skincare gifts to friends [...]

When it comes to beauty products I have an awful lot of them, that’s just something that comes from working within the beauty industry. However, I rarely stick to one product even if I have found something that I really love – it’s like I worry I’m mossing out on the next big thing. If [...]

Whilst I am no stranger to photoshop, I have never used it to improve pictures of myself… not yet anyway. I do know of a few friends who have used the image-altering software to airbrush away spots, red-eyes and improve skin tone though. I even remember one friend using it to make her chest bigger. [...]

When I first moved to London I was totally baffled when I went to the gym. Nearly all the women working out were not only wearing expensive gym gear (Stella McCartney anyone?), but had a full face of makeup on. Initially, I thought this was utterly ridiculous – I go to the gym to improve [...]

Remember in the film Sliding Doors where Gwyneth Paltrow swaps her long mousy brown locks for a short and funky platinum blonde crop after breaking up with her boyfriend? The idea of drastically changing your look after a big break up or life-changing moment is fairly common. In a study conducted by Glamour magazine, 31 [...]

Usually, the sight of the sun and even a hint of the summer is enough for me to get my numerous bottles of fake tan out of hiding and start slathering away. This year however, I’m not so sure. Part of me wants that outdoorsy look, while another part of me think that remaining pale [...]

We’ve all had them, go on admit it. At some point you have made a beauty mistake which is at best an embarrassment and at worst a total disaster. I have had my fair share – in fact I seem to have them on a regular basis including last night (epilator, skin removal, vast amount [...]