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Space NK has a brilliant selection of premium beauty brands across hair, skincare, fragrance, makeup and body care. It has a loyalty scheme called N.Dulge, where you’ll earn 1 point for every pound spent. Once you’ve spent £100, you’ll a £5 voucher to spend. You’ll also get exclusive access to sales before everyone else, and samples on your birthday. If you’re a big beauty spender and buy £1000 worth of products within 12 months, you’ll be upgraded to N.Dulge Deluxe, where you’ll earn £10 voucher for each £100 spent and you’ll also get a full sized product for free on your birthday. I personally love Space NK for it’s makeup and fragrance selection – here’s what’s currently in my basket. You Deserve to Make Money Even When y...

I have a confession, despite hearing from other beauty experts continuously to wear sunscreen every single day, until 2020, I didn’t. It seemed unnecessary, especially in the UK, the land of sporadic sun. With dark skin and low climates, I just didn’t understand the need. But after learning about the way that UVA and UVB rays affect skin–from pigmentation problems to skin cancer–I have been diligent with applying SPF every day, even if I don’t leave my house. When it comes to actually venturing out into the sun though, it’s important that you not only apply SPF before you head out, but you also top up throughout the day too. This is where I come a bit unstuck. Although I rarely do a full face of makeup anymore, I do wear a light base or concealer along with bronzer or blush ...

A few years ago, I got talking with another beauty journalist about her favourite skincare brands, and she said to me, “You absolutely have to try Tatcha.” Her skin looked incredible and I was sold—until I realised that I’d have to hop on a plane to New York to get it, as it was only available in the US. I quickly made a pact with some pals across the pond to bring me back a couple of products when they visited the UK. So, you can imagine the sheer excitement when an email popped into my inbox with the news that Tatcha was finally launching in the UK on 4th May. Tatcha is a skincare brand inspired by Japanese rituals and ingredients. Think innovative, luxurious textures combined with ingredients that really work. The formulas all have a complex of twice-fermente...

Back in the day charcoal was the go-to ingredient for oily skin. I remember growing up seeing adverts with smiling women with their T-zone coated in a rich black paste promising to halt breakouts and minimise pores. Since then, skincare has moved on leaps and bounds and there are dozens of newer ingredients that help calm oiliness and improve skin texture such as salicylic acid and niacinamide. And while nothing can actually make your pores smaller these wonder ingredients do help to declog and even out texture. Saying that, I really do believe that a good charcoal mask is a quick-fire way to pull oil and grime from pores and prep the skin pre-makeup if you’re an oily/combination skin type like me. I’ve tried loads that have dried out my skin as I have a combo skin type but the below ...

And while shopping for beauty has always been difficult, over the past few years, things became even trickier. The pandemic closed physical retailers (some for good) and online shopping now reigns supreme. The trouble with this is that the success of our beauty choices relies heavily on in-person interactions. Without physical stores, we can’t test products before we buy them and there’s no salesperson on hand to call on for advice. Instead, we blindly click add to basket and keep our fingers crossed until it arrives. I’ll be honest, I used to hate shopping for beauty online. Brands simply weren’t providing adequate resources to ensure we, the customer, were making the right decision and refused to be any more lenient when it came to refunds. On top of that, even as a beauty editor, I stru...

As my skin became gradually more troublesome and my acne began flaring up more regularly over the years, I started feeling increasingly more lost when it came to my skincare routine. As a beauty editor who knows the ins and outs of every skincare product and ingredient out there, even I couldn’t get my routine right–so how the hell was anybody else supposed to? When I reached out to skincare experts, their solution was always the same: reduce the amount of products I was using. But how can I? I thought. Surely my skin needs all of these vital ingredients? And the truth, I have learned, is that yes, my skin does benefit from all of the ingredients, just not in separate formulas. You see, I’m going to let you in on a very big secret: layering your skincare products isn’t nearl...

Let me preface this by saying I knew Farfetch’s new beauty launch would be next-level. (It’s one of our all-time favorite destinations for fashion, after all.) I just didn’t know how next-level. So cue my utter excitement and credit card–grabbing once I arrived at the site’s product-studded landing page, where you can now shop over 100 leading beauty brands. The offering includes leading names like Charlotte Tilbury and smaller, cult-loved indie brands like Vintners Daughter. “Farfetch Beauty is the destination for celebrating the transformational nature of beauty as a mode of identity in contemporary culture while championing the emotional connection of how modern beauty makes you feel and not just how you look,” a press release...

Not everyone has found ‘the one’. After all, finding a signature fragrance takes time. You’ll most likely have graduated from your first fragrance as a teenager (Lacoste Touch of Pink was mine, anyone else?) and have curated a couple of staples in your fragrance collection as your tastes developed. Most have their go-to fragrances for summer, which they’ll switch up for the warmer, cosier winter scents, and then there are those expensive perfumes that might await their turn for special occasions and evenings. And don’t forget those affordable perfumes that smell way more expensive than their price tag might suggest. But for a perfume to reach ‘signature fragrance’ status, it’s a pretty big deal. You Deserve to Make Mo...

Not everyone has found ‘the one’. After all, finding a signature fragrance takes time. You’ll most likely have graduated from your first fragrance as a teenager (Lacoste Touch of Pink was mine, anyone else?) and have curated a couple of staples in your fragrance collection as your tastes developed. Most have their go-to fragrances for summer, which they’ll switch up for the warmer, cosier winter scents, and then there are those expensive perfumes that might await their turn for special occasions and evenings. And don’t forget those affordable perfumes that smell way more expensive than their price tag might suggest. But for a perfume to reach ‘signature fragrance’ status, it’s a pretty big deal. You Deserve to Make Mo...

I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention a few other BeautyStat products I’ve been using in conjunction with the vitamin C. Even though I just recently started using these as well, I’m a big fan. Let’s start with the Universal C Skin Refiner’s companion. Just like the serum, this eye cream contains vitamin C. But don’t worry. It’s not included at such a high percentage. (That could prove too irritating to the delicate eye area.) This time, it’s included at 5% concentration. The formula also contains green tea, hyaluronic acid, and anti-inflammatory hemp oil. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people...

Given the miserable, cloudy nature of our climate, do we need to wear SPF in the UK every single day, rain or shine? No. Is it highly, highly recommended? Absolutely. The truth is, although UVB rays (the ones responsible for skin burning) can’t penetrate clouds or glass, UVA rays (the ones responsible for an acceleration in skin ageing) can. So although we might not require the daily application of SPF to the extent that other countries with higher UV indexes might, if you’re serious about preventing premature skin ageing, applying an SPF to exposed skin is the single best thing you can do for it. And no area of skin is more exposed to the sun than our faces. While the majority of our body remains protected underneath clothes, our faces lap up all of the damaging UVA rays that co...

What you want to avoid are overly aggressive mechanical exfoliants, which can cause damage no matter your skin type or age. “Any scrubs with large particles like apricot pits should be avoided, as they can cause micro-tears in the skin at any age,” Chilukuri says. “Anything that is too drying or used too frequently should also be avoided.” As for how to use these exfoliants at home, not much prep is needed—just make sure your skin is clean and makeup-free. “Do not use a washcloth to apply the exfoliating product,” Chilukuri says. “Use your fingertips and after rinsing off the exfoliating agent, immediately apply a hydrating moisturiser. When using the proper exfoliating product, you should not have to stop your retinol. Always use an excellent...