Think pink! The Beauty Bible Iconic Edition is OUT!

As we’ve shared during the countdown to this launch, we’ve often discussed gathering together every little nugget of wisdom we’ve ever learned over three decades of writing our books and running our Beauty Bible Awards – and turning them into the ‘ultimate’ Beauty Bible. And we’re so proud to say that it’s here. And we’re slightly having to pinch ourselves, because… 10th September 2025, the day has dawned and The Beauty Bible Iconic Edition.

Alongside insights from so many of the amazing hairdressers, make-up artists, facialists and holistic practitioners that we’ve interviewed over the years, we also wanted to big up the products which have become superstars – or rather ‘icons’ – on the strength of our readers trials.

There’s so much noise in the beauty arena, nowadays. Since we launched our first book The Beauty Bible, in 1996, we have seen thousands of products come – and go. We’ve sat back and watched fads and trends wax and wane, too. And we’ve entered an age – thanks to social media and the cosy relationship between advertisers and editorial in print publications – when it’s almost impossible for anyone who loves skincare, make-up, haircare and bodycare to know for sure whether information is being shared because it’s truly worthy – or whether money has changed hands to secure that mention.

Proudly, we are happy to say that we have never taken a penny in advertising or sponsorship for anything we’ve written about. Products earn their plaudits through merit. Never, ever via monetary incentives.

In quite a few cases, though, our pink books have played a really important part in a product’s success – and so throughout The Beauty Bible Iconic Edition, we share those skincare, haircare, bodycare and make-up superstars, alongside the tester comments which helped propel them to icon status.

We also invite you to meet our real-life heroes, who agreed to be interviewed for the book: Liz Earle, Marcia Kilgore, Trinny, Charlotte Tilbury, Dija Ayodele, Sam McKnight and Bee Shapiro, of the fragrance brand Ellis Brooklyn. These ‘icons’ (and others) have shared their tips, tricks and beauty philosophies with us for the pages of this book and we are honoured to have them in our pages, which features beautiful photography by Jess Griffiths and some stunning illustrations by David Downton, whose drawings have featured in our books for 30 years, and who is now probably the most famous illustrator on the planet. And the book has been laid out by lovely Jenny Semple, who has worked on most of our books!