Makeup

Caitlyn Jenner

Caitlyn Jenner’s new lipstick raises money for transgender charities

Kathleen Lee-Joe The name of the shade? 'Finally Free'.

Freckle Face

Weird trend alert: Rainbow faux freckles

Kathleen Lee-Joe The beauty world has become so enamoured with the faux freckle look that it's now embracing a multi-coloured version.

Great mum buys her 8-year-old son the drag makeup tutorial he desperately wanted

"Society needs to steer away from what is typically known as the gender roles and stereotypes and accept the fact that it's OK for a boy to wear makeup to express himself as an artist," his mother said.

No-Budge Beauty

How to party proof your makeup

Kathleen Lee-Joe The silly season is upon us, bringing with it late nights, copious amounts of liquor and promises of party pashes on the dancefloor. These makeup application tips will keep your face intact throughout.

Wino Forever

Marc Jacobs recruits Winona Ryder in latest beauty campaign

Kathleen Lee-Joe Winona Ryder, 44, has been revealed as the face of Marc Jacobs's 2016 beauty range, following in the footsteps of 64-year-old Jessica Lange.

Sweater Nails

How to paint tiny cable knit sweaters on your nails

Kathleen Lee-Joe Even in the scorching temps, you can live out your ugly Christmas sweater party dreams.

Spray 'N' Go

Spay-on nail polish is now a thing

Kathleen Lee-Joe Throw away your bottles of lacquer, because the future is now.

Designer Beauty

Why is expensive makeup so expensive?

Kathleen Lee-Joe How many luxury beauty products are truly worth their weight in rubies? Is YSL's Touché ´Eclat pen actually superior to the click 'n' go concealer you picked up from Priceline?

Spring Racing

How to make your makeup melt-proof

Kathleen Lee-Joe Want to stop your makeup from heading south as the sun goes down? Abide by these tips – just in time for Spring Racing season.

Beauty Diversity

MAC's latest campaign will make you feel serious feels

Kathleen Lee-Joe "I don't need to be a size two … I'm here."

Morning After

Looking hungover is apparently now a 'beauty trend'

Kathleen Lee-Joe Good news, boozehounds! Looking worse for wear after a sloshed night on the tiles is the latest beauty look du jour at New York Fashion Week!

Diverse beauty

This mesmerising video proves beauty comes in many forms

Kathleen Lee-Joe Sephora and i-D have teamed up to create The A-Z of Beauty Together, a video that showcases the beauty rituals of different subcultures.

Inspiring Beauty

Watch this paralysed beauty blogger expertly apply her makeup

Kathleen Lee-Joe Bone was in a car crash ten years ago, which left her tetraplegic, confined to a wheelchair and unable to move her hands. She's spent the last few years meticulously learning how to apply her makeup.

Makeup truths

Honest makeup tutorial reminds us of society's unrealistic beauty standards

This can be your go to look on days you want to be respected and taken seriously.

Beauty hacks

12 cheat sheets to lift your beauty game

Kathleen Lee-Joe Don't know your smudge sticks from your beauty blenders? Don't know what order in which to slap on your skincare essentials? These cheat sheets will break it down.

Diverse beauty

10 international beauty bloggers to bookmark

Kathleen Lee-Joe Beauty is diversity, and these women are living, blogging proof of that

Game Face On

So what if female athletes wear makeup?

Kathleen Lee-Joe Athleticism and femininity aren't mutually exclusive, so lay off the judgement.

Good Lighting

Strobing is the new contouring. Here's how to do it

Kathleen Lee-Joe Contouring with highlighters. The foolproof makeup trick every lazy girl can get behind.

Women post selfies with makeup on half their face to fight shaming

These cosmetics lovers want you to know they are not afraid to show their natural skin.

OITNB Beauty

Six beauty hacks inspired by OITNB

Kathleen Lee-Joe This parody beauty tutorial turns your average prison commissary into a pop-up Sephora.

Specs Appeal

All-important makeup tips for women who wear glasses

Kathleen Lee-Joe We look to Jenna Lyons, Zooey Deschanel, Drew Barrymore and other card-carrying members of the cool-girl intelligentsia, for inspiration.

Beauty School

How do blind people put on their makeup?

Kathleen Lee-Joe Watch these inspiring beauty vloggers nail cat-eye flicks and precise lip liner.

Beauty Standards

Why praising 'natural' beauty is a farce

Kathleen Lee-Joe We're told to keep it 'natural' – but, of course, not at the expense of keeping it polished and beautiful.

Gloss Gaffe

Here’s everything wrong with naming a lipgloss ‘Underage’

Kathleen Lee-Joe It's a term one usually associates with the charge of Statutory Rape, not the subtle pink-gold hue left by a swipe of tinted gloss.

Liner Looks

6 fresh takes on black eyeliner from NYFW

Kathleen Lee-Joe Though we adore the time-honoured winged tip – especially when it’s as precise and perfect as Alexa’s – sometimes it’s fun to try something new.

Pizza Nails

Pizza Hut just released their own nail polishes!

Kathleen Lee-Joe And there’s a smorgasbord of tasty shades.

Commuter beauty

Go ahead and apply your makeup on the train

Kathleen Lee-Joe Just as Germaine Greer questioned why we haul our whole handbags into the loo instead of pulling out the individual tampon we need, why isn’t it cool to be open about a routine that everyone knows about and that most women do every day of their lives?

Eye bright

How to choose makeup according to your eye colour

Kathleen Lee-Joe Here’s an interesting eye-opener: The key to making your eyes brighter is choosing the right eye makeup, selecting tones that both contrast with and enhance the colour of your irises.

Beauty beat

Smoky eyes forever, and a hair treatment to combat chlorine damage

Stephanie Darling Stephanie Darling salutes the power of the smoky eye, tackles pool hair and test-drives a scalpel-free facelift.

Beauty beat

Lolly lips, SPF and the low down on the Babor Ultimate facial

Stephanie Darling Stephanie Darling tracks a red-carpet beauty trend, test-drives a clay face mask and checks her make-up's protection levels.

Please leave Kylie Jenner's lips alone

Clem Bastow Makeup is a form of self-fashioning through which we can become whoever (or whatever) we want.

90s beauty

The company that brought you Lip Smackers has gone bust (you'll never be young again)

Kathleen Lee Joe Bonne Bell Cosmetics is no more.

Beauty hack

Red lipstick can really get rid of your dark circles

... the results are kind of amazing.

Cosmetic comedy

The beauty industry has run out of makeup names

Kathleen Lee-Joe The 'Out of Makeup Names' video by The Punch sheds light on how beauty products get given such bizarre monikers.

Marilyn named new face of Max Factor

More than 50 years after her death, Hollywood's most famous blonde is still in demand.

Beauty secrets

Make your makeup multi-task for you

Tracey Strange Beauty emergency? Cash crisis? Here's how to get more out of your beauty products.

Beauty history

Watch 100 years of beauty fly by in a minute

Kathleen Lee-Joe What is your favourite beauty decade? This video ought to give you an idea.

Winging it

How to perfect winged eyeliner

Tracey Strange Secrets to help make your feline eyes even more striking.

Mixed race skin

Thandie Newton tackles foundation for mixed race skin

Kathleen Lee-Joe As a mixed-race teenager who searched in vain for make-up for her skin, Thandie Newton felt like 'the mistake that can't be provided for'. How far we've come, she says...

Redheads rejoice!

The best beauty products for redheads

Kathleen Lee-Joe Just because redheads account for only one to two per cent of the world's population doesn't mean they should be neglected. Enter the How To Be A Redhead blog.

Surviving Sephora

10 tips for shopping at Sephora

Kathleen Lee-Joe Ten minutes in and you’ve already gone through an array of emotions – overwhelmed, scared, enraged, elated, broke. Don’t let this happen to you. Ahead of its December 5 opening, here are our tips for tackling the madness and coming out alive to tell the tale.

Storage hacks

Nifty makeup storage hacks for messy girls

Kathleen Lee-Joe We may not ever be that impossibly organised person who stacks her shoeboxes and labels them with Polaroids, but these 20 hacks are one step closer …

Best match

The best makeup for darker skin tones

Kathleen Lee-Joe ‘Mocha’ and ‘Cocoa’ should be more than just an afterthought.

Road test

We trial fake tan and mascaras so you don't have to

Stephanie Darling From luxe to less: Stephanie Darling waves magic mascara wands.

Cutest claws

5 Sanrio-inspired nail art tutorials

Kathleen Lee-Joe Anyone obsessed with Hello Kitty as much as we are will flip when they see these super kawaii manicures by Masako Kojima.

Bollywood beauty

The ban on female makeup artists in India has finally been lifted

Kathleen Lee-Joe Women in India are finally being allowed to work as makeup artists in the film industry after sixty years of being excluded.

Beauty beat

A trick for creating your own signature lipstick shade

Stephanie Darling Stephanie Darling gets creative with lipstick hues, revels in a relaxing bubble bath and has a stone facial with a difference.

Makeup tips

How to apply concealer like an expert

Tracey Strange Concealer commandments worth remembering next time you're feeling a little weary.

Thrifty beauty

This makeup tutorial only uses kitchen pantry products

Kathleen Lee Joe Delicious, natural and cheap, what more could you want?

Girl Online

A day in the life of YouTube superstar Zoella

Alice Audley With a Penguin book deal, a bespoke beauty range and two Teen choice awards under her belt, Zoe Sugg - aka Zoella - is a 21st century social media superstar.

Behind-the-scenes

The Downton Abbey makeup tutorial starring Lady Edith

Kathleen Lee-Joe Lisa Eldridge, top makeup artist and YouTube star, teamed up with actress Laura Carmichael to create a makeup tutorial based on her Downton Abbey character.