One of this year’s top Beauty Shortlist Awards highlights was our collaboration with MyShowcase.com – after we wrapped up the main shortlist, MyShowcase founders Kate Shapland and Nancy Cruickshank joined our judging…
Congratulations to all the brands who made the list this year! The WINNERS are: BEAUTY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR For her/his contribution to the beauty/ wellbeing industry Dr Phillip Levy,…
Lip balms, serums, treatments, enhancers, volumisers…it’s a big year for lips this year. After trying dozens of lip balms for the Awards on Tuesday 15th, I kept coming back to…
£29 buys a lot of things but I just spent my twenty-nine on a Caudalie “refill”. I love this night oil and realised this week I’d never reviewed it, so…
Scandi brands are scoring well in our Awards judging this year, in fact I think this could be a big Swiss-Scandi year (lips sealed now, can’t say any more but…
I posted these on Instagram this morning, as they’ve been among the products we’re judging for the Awards and it was my turn to test the cleansers/exfolators this month. So I’ve…
One of the hardest “facts” to stomach in skincare expertise is the counter-intuitive idea that oil cleansers are good for oily skin. Wot? There you were, dreaming of zit-zapping tea…
Last Monday, spa writer and BSL contributor Stefanie Adams was having the Monday most of us dream of – head massages and ultra-conditioning hair treatments, instead of working. I couldn’t…
Small batch beauty is on the up…we’ll be hearing a lot more about freshly-made capsule collections from artisan brands, often with a woman with a story behind them. Joanna…
