This month, the best place for romance is smeared on your face. The spring/summer catwalks were flushed with prettiness. Pink was everywhere, but a very precise shade of pink – a peachy, natural, just-gambolled-through-a-field, oh-am-I-blushing? shade of pink. It was on ...
Read More »Beauty: skincare powders
I tried Sensai’s Silky Peeling Powder because I’m fascinated by Japanese skincare rituals, albeit as a spectator sport (the chances of my adopting a 12-step cleansing regime before bed are slim to none). But I was surprised to find the powder ...
Read More »The Kim Kardashian-Kanye West Vogue cover, revamped by Twitter
We asked our Twitter followers to show us which pop culture couple they’d like to see on the cover of Vogue instead of Kimye. Notable pairs include Daft Punk, Jay Z and Beyoncé, Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin, Kirk and ...
Read More »No-makeup selfies: Guardian Fashion’s favourites
As anyone who has been near Instagram or Facebook this week will know, Britain is in the grip of a no-makeup selfie epidemic. To wit: users are posting barefaced pictures with the hashtag #nomakeupselfies, raising more than £8m for Cancer ...
Read More »Gérard Depardieu launches ‘Proud to be Russian’ line of watches
The French actor Gérard Depardieu has partnered with Swiss watch manufacturer Cvstos to launch a line of new timepieces under the banner “Proud to be Russian”. A post on the Cvstos Facebook page from earlier this month shows Depardieu – ...
Read More »Beauty for dark skin: nudes for every skin tone have finally arrived
Here’s the backstory. We saw the beauty industry shift, seismically around 2011 when foundations for a huge spectrum of skin tones finally became available on the high-street. Cue celebratory high-fives and merriment all round. Now, the people who make nude ...
Read More »Kim Kardashian’s bridal Vogue cover: fashion’s seal of approval
Kim Kardashian is now officially fashion-approved – she is on the cover of American Vogue. The glossy has released the cover of its April issue, and Kardashian stars, along with her fiance Kanye West. Kardashian is wearing a dress that ...
Read More »Marks & Spencer’s 2014 ‘Leading Ladies’
Having featured women as disparate and fascinating as Tracy Emin and Helen Mirren last season, Marks Spencer’s spring/summer “Leading Ladies” lineup was bound to be a talking point – and here it is, in all its Annie Leibovitz-shot glory. The ...
Read More »Cher turns back time for Dressed to Kill tour – stylewatch
Joan Collins does QVC chic – stylewatch Stylewatch: Joan Collins brings a touch of high-octane, Alexis Carrington glamour to shopping channel QVC
Read More »Flat shoes are back in fashion – but now they’re more complicated
Flat shoes are now in fashion – hurrah! This is a good thing, right? India, by Twitter Yes and no, India, yes and no. On the one foot, I’m hopping up and down and cheering, “Free at last! Free at ...
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