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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 we’re 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). We’ve been reading proofs and feeling that, actually, it’s – well – really rather good… We’ll keep you up to speed this year with that plus all the other celebrations for what’s been called a ‘Beauty Legend’.
Meanwhile, don’t forget to enter our extra special prize draw with a bumper line-up of our favourite treats for winter body, face and hair, value £400. It’s completely free to enter but, as we always say, you can’t win if you don’t enter…
Check out Sarah’s Health Notes to discover what’s on her mind, and waft over to Jo’s Scent Notes, to recap on her scent finds and loves.
And whenever you are beauty buying, please don’t forget to check in with our Beauty Bible Awards when you’re shopping for SKINCARE, BODYCARE, HAIRCARE, MAKE-UP, SUNCARE and TOOLS & DEVICES – 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 ‘finds’ and concerns (including health ones) – if we can help we will.
Have a wonderful year!
With love,
‘For 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? We’ve 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-up’s blocking your sweat glands, trapping the toxins you’re excreting. Remove foundation – but no need to take off eye make-up or lipstick – when you work out. After exercise, use a facial wipe to remove any perspiration, remoisturise and reapply your base.
Whenever you’re applying eyeshadow, tilt your head back slightly when looking in the mirror – it’ll make the crease of your eye more visible, so it’s 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. It’s the manicure equivalent of using a hair mask. (Just be sure to remove every last trace of oil before varnishing them again.)