Sali Hughes
Sali Hughes is resident beauty columnist for Guardian Weekend magazine and a features and comment writer for a range of magazines. She is also a weekly contributor to BBC radio 5 live
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There are marked benefits in going sulphate-free: colour remains brighter, scalp and hair dryness should improve
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Many of social media’s favourite makeup looks, while striking and flawless in photographs, look pretty bad in real life
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I apply plenty before bed and, if nothing more interesting is happening, pop cotton socks over my hands and incubate overnight
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Your strokes need gaps, like real hairs: imagine you’re drawing parallel lines, not colouring between them
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The ritual of double cleansing has become standard for many beauty enthusiasts
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When I first heard about Beauty Pie, I momentarily dismissed it as yet another beauty box company with sexier branding. Pleasingly, it’s nothing of the sort
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‘The industry invariably rings in the new year with natural-looking complexion products to restore glow and evenness after weeks of overindulgence’
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Men love a quality grooming gift, provided it’s not of the novelty variety
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I’m unlikely to turn to makeup brands for active skincare, but rarely make up without first applying one of their illuminating day creams
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It’s unlike me to devote a column to one brand, but in this case I feel it’s entirely warranted
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From a foolproof lipliner to her grandad’s aftershave, these are the potions and lotions that have seen our beauty editor through
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Now is when we see hi-tech foundations, new perfumes and exciting new skincare
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From drying down stickiness to ensuring makeup stays put beyond noon, concealers, tonics, CC creams and cleansers should help in a heatwave
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Charlotte Tilbury’s debut perfume reminds me of the fragrances worn by my mum in the 1970s
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Much hyped moisturisers from highly rated brands are bound to raise expectations – but will they disappoint?
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What is the point of mascara if one wants to look natural? Go large or go home, is my view
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The Korean technology is popping up all over the western market
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As someone with a love of all things miniature, this is invariably where I lose all self-control and buy enough tiny products for my next 90 holidays
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Sali Hughes on beauty Beauty: why SPF primers kill two birds with one stone