Expired make-up can clog pores, cause breakouts and worse. Discover the use-by dates of every item in your cosmetics bag.

This review of Emma Hardie discovery kits is for anyone who wants to pep up their skincare with luxury anti-ageing products.

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It's been one of those weeks... My skincare routine has been all but kicked into the long grass and I've braved the world outside my...

Meet 30-year-old Alice Ebdon, the entrepreneurial owner of The Lovely Housekeeping Company in Dorset. She is a modern Cinderella with a...

For International Women's Day, Instagram influencer Laura Taylor shares tips on how to travel the world on a shoestring budget. "Nothing...

If you are nursing a black eye, I sympathise. Mine is currently a putrid mixture of red, dark grey and yellow. It's Day 7 - and I can't...

As International Women's Day approaches, former journalist Belinda Bennett tells women to stop trying to impress male bosses and instead...

A patchy frost crisscrosses the pathway to a remote cottage on the outskirts of a coastal town in the rural South West. The dusting of...

Vegan makeup is popular and offered by a growing number of brands. ZMILE Cosmetics is one of many keen to please a burgeoning number of consumers who just don't want animal derivatives in the products they put on their faces. As well as appealing on an ethical level, it ticks another box with its Cruelty-Free pledge - meaning not one of its products is tested on animals. Initially popular with those who choose not to eat animal-derived foods, 'vegan' is now a universally acce

The global beauty market is predicted to grow to record levels after a Covid-induced slump in 2020. Soaring sales are being driven in...

When I was diagnosed with a rare breast cancer, becoming a beauty addict was the last thing on my mind. Surviving long enough to see my granddaughter grow up, getting my finances in order and making it through gruelling treatments just to give myself half a chance were what kept me awake at night. That's what I was focussed on - surviving. My mum was diagnosed with a different, 'lesser' breast cancer when I was 14 - and she didn't make it. My dad died from a complication of l

Liquid and cream make-up can feel heavy on the skin and easily clog pores if not properly removed. That is why powder foundation is...

Described as part make-up, part skincare, baking oil is something I had never come across until recently. The name didn't mean anything...

Superdrug has gone out of its way to offer more skincare bundles over the past year - including a few of its own. Its Naturally Radiant...

There is a new beauty trend sweeping the UK that promises to conceal dark circles, uneven patches of skin and other facial imperfections...

With so many serums competing for our attention, Boots Glow Peach Serum is one of those harder to find bargains. It's £4.50, 100 per cent...

A serum is an essential part of any skincare routine, if you want to boost hydration levels and tackle skin concerns. In fact, pretty...

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