Category: Beauty
9 gadgets for beauty addicts
[nextpage title="Next"] You know they love beauty... but you've bought them every Benefit gift set there is and their bedroom is already a lipstick graveyard? Go for gadgetry instead. Just like pretty much every other industry, technology in the beauty world has come on a long way in recent years, and there are some seriously…
10 hair and makeup tutorials for New Year’s Eve
It's the night your hair and face have been waiting for! Start 2015 as you mean to go on – coiffed and glittered, or just slumped in front of YouTube... [nextpage title="next"] 1. Kathleen Lights' gilded eyes Glitter on your eyes stops being sexy the moment it migrates to your chin, so take a few tips…
It’s party season! 13 sparkly Christmas make-up items for under £10
[nextpage title="Next"] In case it hasn't caught your attention, it's Christmas party season. Glitter has crept surreptitiously onto friends' fingernails; the dulcet harmonies of Fairytale of New York drift overhead in every shop; there's a manic look in everyone's eye as they scramble for something, ANYTHING, sparkly. Christmas jumpers are unashamedly donned; antlers and elf hats poke from…
In search of the maximum mani: a DIY gel nails odyssey
I'm pretty sure I have the world's most chippable nails. I can't be 100% sure without conducting the necessary research, but I've definitely never encountered another nail-painter whose polish disappears with such reliable speed. Most people measure a manicure's success in terms of days, but using ordinary polish I'm lucky if mine lasts a full…
shinyshiny speaks to London Beauty Queen about blogging, apps and Twitter trolls
If you haven't heard of London Beauty Queen, then where have you been? Hayley Carr started the blog as a side project, while working as a brand manager in the cosmetics industry, writing about all things beauty from an insider's perspective - what does the product really do and is it worth the money? After…
First Birchbox store uses Artificial Intelligence and iPads to make beauty shopping better
It seems we've all become a little, OK, a LOT, obsessed with online shopping. There's something about the ease, the choice and the lack of 'end-it-all-now' changing room queuing dilemmas that make it so much more appealing than the real thing. But when it comes to beauty products, e-commerce often just doesn't cut it. If…
Fascinating new project lets you travel round the world in 27 beauty ideals
A 24-year-old radio journalist from the USA has put together a project, which demonstrates the striking disparity between different countries’ beauty standards. In a digital age where Photoshop has become synonymous with unattainable ideals, Esther Honig decided to take an unaltered photo of herself and issue freelance Photoshoppers from around the world with one simple…
Wahanda launches app for beauty-booking on the move
Super popular beauty, spa and wellbeing service Wahanda has finally launched its own iOS app, making last-minute appointment booking easier than ever. Those who are already big fans of Wahanda will find the new app really useful, as it provides you with all of the same information and access to salons and spas that you…
