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Beauty Bible HQ is back with you for the new year with all the usual news and views about looking and feeling the very best you can - from our completely independent perspective: no ads means no bias and we never take fees for name-checking products.
And for 2026 weโre celebrating 30 years of Beauty Bible with the launch in late summer of The Beauty Bible Iconic Edition, published by Pavilion Books (part of Harper Collins). Weโve been reading proofs and feeling that, actually, itโs โ well โ really rather goodโฆ Weโll keep you up to speed this year with that plus all the other celebrations for whatโs been called a โBeauty Legendโ.
Meanwhile, donโt forget to enter our extra special prize draw with a bumper line-up of our favourite treats for winter body, face and hair, value ยฃ400. Itโs completely free to enter but, as we always say, you canโt win if you donโt enterโฆ
Check out Sarahโs Health Notes to discover whatโs on her mind, and waft over to Joโs Scent Notes, to recap on her scent finds and loves.
And whenever you are beauty buying, please donโt forget to check in with our Beauty Bible Awards when youโre shopping for SKINCARE, BODYCARE, HAIRCARE, MAKE-UP, SUNCARE and TOOLS & DEVICES โ our testers have given their verdicts, and we remain confident that these Awards really do offer a short-cut to products that truly work.
Remember: you can keep in touch with us via the CONTACT button at the top of the page, or click here. We always love hearing from you. Let us know your beauty โfindsโ and concerns (including health ones) โ if we can help we will.
Have a wonderful year!
With love,
โFor firm facial muscles, chew a small carrot after your main meal until it liquefies in your mouth,' facialist Bharti Vyas once brilliantly advised us. 'It's a fantastic facial exercise and better at preventing sagging skin than any face cream.'
Stress showing on your face? Weโve two suggestions. First, place your elbows on your desk and put cupped hands over your eyes to block out the light. Breathe deeply as you slowly count to 10. Or try this, based on shiatsu massage: inhale and grasp earlobes with your thumbs and forefingers. Then gently pull down and in as you slowly exhale.
Suffering from post-workout breakouts? Chances are your make-upโs blocking your sweat glands, trapping the toxins youโre excreting. Remove foundation โ but no need to take off eye make-up or lipstick โ when you work out. After exercise, use a facial wipe to remove any perspiration, remoisturise and reapply your base.
Whenever youโre applying eyeshadow, tilt your head back slightly when looking in the mirror โ itโll make the crease of your eye more visible, so itโs easier to apply the contour shade to the socket.
Once a month, leave your nail polish off for a night and paint your nails and the surrounding skin lavishly with cuticle oil. Itโs the manicure equivalent of using a hair mask. (Just be sure to remove every last trace of oil before varnishing them again.)