How much do you spend on beauty every year? The Daily Mail has reported on a woman who spends on average £4000 on her looks each year.
As well as splashing the cash on the usual everyday things (haircuts, makeup, skincare), this beauty junkie also goes on a yearly spa break, has teeth whitening and pricey [...]

Homegrown British brand, and sister business of LUSH cosmetics, B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful will be closing its doors for good at the end of the year. Here’s the official message that LUSH has announced to fans;
“Six years ago B began in bustling Carnaby Street. Since then we have developed the look and [...]

The blogosphere is alive right now with gossip.  News that Estee Lauder have taken the decision to close down the Prescriptives brand has come as a shock to many bloggers and readers alike.
Prescriptives will be available online until January when it will disappear for good. The mega brand is 30 years old and well loved, [...]

We’ve already talked about the term, “The Lipstick Effect” – coined by Leonard Lauder during the last U.S recession – which defines how the sales of lipstick rises during times of financial struggle.
According to a recent survey by market researcher TNS Worldpanel it is time to update the term to ‘The Foundation Factor’. In the [...]

The recession has meant most of us have had to tighten our belts at least a little bit. I have taken to a bit of DIY beauty, turning my back on the hair dressers to colour my own locks for a change. Others have started to choose budget skincare over their usual products but it [...]

A new study from Superdrug claims that blonde women are choosing darker hair colours in the face of the recession. The thought is that blondes don’t get taken as seriously in the workplace and, due to fears of redundancy, are choosing a more ’sensible’ colour.
According to the report, around 62% of people think that brunettes [...]