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Spas We Love: @champneysspas Eastwell Manor 🤍 When was the last time you had a ‘spa day’? File under ‘WE WISH’, in our case – but all that looks set to change after Jo was invited to explore the hotel and spa at Eastwell Manor, outside Ashford, and therefore within easy striking distance of her home in Hastings. Something she plans to take advantage of. This is a Champneys location, and of course, Champneys virtually invented spas in the UK. Set in the sprawling grounds of a home that once belonged to Queen Victoria’s son, Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (and where she apparently loved to holiday), the spa itself is sleek and absolutely state-of-the-art. Link in bio to read our full review ✨ #spaswelove #spaday #champneys #beautybibleloves #selfcare

WIN DoSe by @victoriahealth Triple Vitamin C Serum (worth £20 and we’ve 20 for you!) 🎉 Have you discovered DoSe by VH? When our friend Gill Sinclair – who has made her mission to sleuth out the best skincare on the planet (among other beauty and wellbeing essentials), for her Victoria Health website – announced that she was launching her own range, we were very excited. (Not least because the products are at Not Silly Prices; the serum featured here is £20 for 30ml, which is terrific value.) DoSe by VH is formulated by Shabir Daya, Gill’s VH co-founder – for decades one of our go-to specialists, for his deep knowledge of supplements and ingredients. Link in bio for your chance to win this fabulous prize! 🌟 #beautybibleloves #prizedraw #vitamincserum #skincare #win

🌟 Fab Find of the Week: @wildsmithskin Light 🌟 We love the richness of Wildsmith Skin’s moisturisers. But we know that not everyone’s skin is as thirsty as ours. So, say ‘hi’ to lighter-weight versions of these skincare classics, suitable for oily, combination, blemish-prone and normal skins. And actually, these work even for drier complexions in summer, when skin isn’t assaulted by central heating. (Public Enemy No.2 for skin, after UV light.) They pack the same botanically-powered skincare punch. Wildsmith Skin Radiance Light Serum, for instance, offers extracts of English mulberry and resveratrol, together with niacinamide. And Wildsmith Skin Hydrating Light Cream promises 72 hours of hydration, through ‘slow-release bioactives.’ (We can’t attest to that – not sure how we’d test for it, since we cleanse at night and give skin a good swoosh with a flannel in the morning – but it’s nicely skin-quenching, for sure.) Link in bio to find out more 💫 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #wildsmithskin #hydrating #moisturiser #skincare

Step into the world of Virtual Beauty at @somersethouse 🌟 We got an exclusive preview of this summer’s must-see exhibition – and it’s every bit as powerful as it is visually stunning. Co-curated by a super-cool trio – @bunnykinney (Global Executive Creative Director of Dazed Studio), educator and writer @gonzaloherrero and visual anthropologist @matti_fries the exhibition was previously shown in Japan, and is open here in this stunning Georgian gallery beside the Thames, until September. (We love that you can ‘pay what you can,’ opening it up to a much wider audience.) Many of us have become obsessed with manipulating our self-image (Instagram filters, anyone?) – and indeed, by projecting it into cyberspace. (We’d struggle to find a ‘selfie’ taken as long as 10 years ago; now, millions are posted every day.) As the curators put it, ‘In an age when digital self-curation is second nature, Virtual Beauty invites audiences to reflect on identify, empowerment and the shifting boundaries of beauty in the post-internet era.’ Link in bio to read more 💫 #beautybible #virtualbeauty #somersethouse

🌟 Beauty Bible Weekend Steal: @elemis_uki x @temperleylondon Skin Heroes collection 💫 Our weekend focus on affordability generally brings you our fave accessibly-priced finds under fifteen quid. (It used to be a tenner, but in the age of the £7 sandwich – and the other day, Jo paid £6 for a pack of Blu-Tac – those days are sadly over.) But we do also like to alert you to great gifts with purchase. And since many of you are fans of Elemis – that multi-Beauty Bible Award-winning skincare range (mutli-everything award-winning, actually – this is a fab gift with purchase when you spend £100 or more. Link in bio to find out more 💖 #beautybibleloves #weekendsteal #elemis #skincare #affordableskincare #beautybibleawards

🌟 WIN! @benefitcosmeticsuk entire POREfessional range (including new foundation), worth £350 🌟 To celebrate the launch of their fab new skin-smoothing, imperfection-blurring foundation – available in 40 shades (hurrah!) – Benefit are offering one lucky reader the chance to win their shade-matched base, along with the ENTIRE Benefit POREfessional line-up 🎉 This amazing prize includes: 💄 Your perfect shade of the NEW The POREfessional Foundation (£39.50) – blurring, smoothing, and infused with niacinamide 🌟 The award-winning OG: The POREfessional Primer (£32) 💧 The POREfessional Super Setter Setting Spray (£31.50) 🌬 The Power Powder (£31.50) for seamless, long-lasting wear 🧼 Get Unblocked Cleansing Oil (£33) – melt away the day! 🧖‍♀️ Speedy Smooth Pore Mask (£35) 🧪 Deep Retreat Clay Mask (£35) 🫧 Tight’n’Toned Foaming Toner (£32) 💦 Smooth Sip Moisturiser (£36) 🌙 Shrink Wrap Overnight Pore Treatment (£41.50) That’s £350 worth of pore-perfection magic up for grabs! 🛍✨ Link in bio to enter - prize draw closes Wednesday 17th August 💖 #benefitcosmetics #beautybibleprizedraw #porefessional #skincare #beautybibleloves #benefit #win

Jo’s Scent Notes: @jomalonelondon Raspberry Ripple 💖 Jo wasn’t expecting to fall for Jo Malone London’s Raspberry Ripple – but this summer-limited scent turned out to be a surprise obsession. What sounds sugary-sweet is actually a soft, comforting, quietly addictive blend of fizzing aldehydes, raspberry with a hint of violet, and skin-hugging musks. Think more elegant chocolate shop than Pick ‘n’ Mix – and yes, Jo’s been compulsively sniffing her wrist ever since. Link in bio for the full review 🫶 #beautybibleloves #scentnotes #jomalone #raspberryripple #summerscent

Jo’s Summer Loves 2025 ☀️ Jo Fairley’s seasonal round-up is live - featuring a fab blush-bronzer duo from Westman Atelier, the foot file she swears by, and a candle that smells like summer in a jar. 🧴 Gucci @westmanatelier Bronzer/Blusher Duo – A powder formula that lasts through heatwaves, with a soft, blendable finish Jo calls “cherubic.” 🦶 @rubyhammerbeauty Foot File – Buffs feet smooth in seconds; Jo uses it nightly. Nothing else comes close. 🍯 @meadowfarmlifestyle Candle – Smoked Honey & Orange is the standout: fresh, sweet and impressively good burn. 🍄 @ankhway.life Mushroom Gummies -Jo didn’t expect results so fast. These focus-boosting, gut-friendly supplements are now on subscription. 💄 @cosmeticsalacarte Gloss in King’s Road - Nourishing, sheer, and non-sticky - the only gloss Jo reaches for. Link in bio for the full round-up ✨ #beautybibleloves #summerroundup #beauty #skincare #wellbeing

Fab Find of the Week: @baobabcollection Fety Candles 🕯️ Don’t know about you, but we have winter scented candles, and summer scented candles – and this is our 2025 warm weather fave. From the wax maestros at Baobab Collection, the Fety range of candles is really rather special. The Belgium-based brand (who have a gorgeous outpost on Marylebone High Street) has put together this collection, hand-crocheted by women in Madagascar – the eighth year of working with the cooperative, which enables women to make a decent living and to send their children to school. No question, the candles are pricy – but it helps, knowing that they’re created in this kind spirit. Link in bio to read our full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #beautybible #candles #baobabcollection

Beauty Bible Weekend Steal: @soapandglory newness 💖 We literally don’t know what to say when £250 creams land on our desks. How can we hand-on-heart recommend them, without sounding completely let-them-eat-cake? But happily, our observation over the past few years, in particular, is that there are all manner of brilliant skincare products on the market at a fraction of those heart-stopping price-tags. And thus we welcome the newness from good old Soap & Glory, which may have a lower profile than in the days when our friend Marcia Kilgore ran it, but still creates damned good stuff. They’ve just introduced five products to the range, and this trio is pushing our bargain-hunting buttons. PLUS, at time of press, all the products in our review are on special offer at @bootsuk – making them even more of a steal! Link in bio for our full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #weekendsteal #soapandglory #affordableskincare

Sarah’s Health Notes: Beyond Pills Campaign update 💊🧠 Since co-founding the College of Medicine’s Beyond Pills Campaign in 2022, Beauty Bible’s very own Sarah Stacey has been at the forefront of a powerful shift in healthcare: one that challenges the overuse of pharmaceutical drugs - and champions compassionate, practical alternatives. Now, as the Campaign launches its own All-Party Parliamentary Group, Sarah shares a compelling update on how this vital movement is gathering real traction. At its core? Helping people get well - not just medicated - by addressing the root causes of distress, like financial strain, housing, loneliness and trauma. Key things to consider include: 🔹 Withdrawal symptoms can be serious, especially with long-term use 🔹 Social prescribing is proving not only safer but often more effective 🔹 A recent ‘gold standard’ study suggesting antidepressant withdrawal is “mild” has drawn criticism - and risks serious harm Sarah’s message is clear: everyone has the right to ask questions about the drugs they’re offered - and to explore meaningful, non-drug alternatives. Read her full, thought-provoking blog post now - tap the link in bio. And remember the acronym: BRAN – ask your doctor about Benefits, Risks, Alternatives, and what happens if you do Nothing. #beautybible #healthnotes #mentalhealthawareness #beyondpillscampaign #beyondpills

Fab Find of the Week: DoSe Triple Vitamin C Serum 23% + Ferulic Acid 💖 We’re longtime devotees of vitamin C for its complexion brightening, tissue firming, brown spot fading properties. Now DoSe, formulated by @victoriahealth in house pharmacist Shabir Daya, has launched a powerhouse formula with not one, not two – but three forms of vitamin C plus ferulic acid, a powerful antioxidant. Link in bio for our full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #vitamincserum #skincare #skincareproducts #victoriahealth

🎙️ Pamela Anderson talks body image on Dove’s new Spotify playlist. We’re hooked on @dove new @spotifyuk playlist Why2K – especially Pamela Anderson’s brave, beautiful chat with Elizabeth Day on body image, unrealistic beauty ideals, and why she’s ditched make-up for good. The series dives into how early 2000s beauty messaging still affects women today – and Dove’s stats prove just how deep it runs. 🎧 Upcoming episodes not to miss: • Happy Place with Fearne Cotton – Thurs 17 July • A Millennial Mind with Shivani Pau – Tues 22 July Find out more - tap the link in bio 💖 #beautybibleloves #why2k #dove #spotify #pamelaanderson #bodyimage #bodyimagehealing

Jo’s Scent Notes: FLOWER BY KENZO 🌺 As Jo admits in this week’s Scent Notes, when you don’t have a signature scent, it’s easy to forget past perfume loves. At a recent event hosted by The Fragrance Foundation, she was reminded - powerfully - of one: FLOWER BY KENZO. The evening was spent listening to Master Perfumer Alberto Morillas, the genius behind iconic scents like cKOne, Gucci Bloom, and Marc Jacobs Daisy. As Jo and fellow fragrance lovers inhaled his creations, one spritz transported her back to a long-forgotten phase: her FLOWER BY KENZO moment. It’s a cloud of a fragrance - soft, powdery, floral, with a whisper of vanilla and musk. Dreamy but grounded, it’s equally at home in the office or out to dinner. “Honestly,” Jo writes, “rediscovering this was like bumping into an old friend - and remembering how much you love them.” Link in bio to read more 💕 #beautybibleloves #scentnotes #flowerbykenzo

Congratulations to ALL the winners of the @marieclaireuk Fragrance Awards - a wonderful sniffathon celebration of the best in fragrance… Delighted to be there! #josscentnotes #fragranceawards

🌟 Fab Find of the Week: Self-Glow by @jamesreadtan newness 🌟 There were grand ‘hurrahs’ the other day when James Read scooped two Cosmetic Executive Women Awards for the self-tanning range he launched just last year – Best New Body Product (Prestige), for Sunrise To Sundown Tinted Tan Serum, and Best New Brand, for Self-Glow. Amazing accolades for such a young brand – but we raved about it when it first launched, and we’re raving about these two innovations, the first to join the original line. The first is Self-Glow by James Read First Light Tinted Tan Serum – and the photos above really do give a guide as to how much you’ll be transformed with just one application. And yet… it’s a seamless effect, because this is a product that’s glides on easily and blends well, because it’s also moisturising, with ingredients like apricot oil, phyto-collagen and something by the name of Gatuline® Radiance. Link in bio to find out more 💖 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #jamesread #tan #selftan

Looking for a great – and affordable – BB cream? 💕 You’ll know that we’re big fans of this make-up format, for evening out skintone and reducing, nay, in many cases eliminating, the need to wear foundation. (Probably the greatest skinnovation to come out of Korea, in our opinion.) Well, @lorealparis Magic BB 5-in-1 really is a bargain. A third to a quarter of the price of many of its rivals, it’s sheer brilliance (in every way), rivalling anythng we’ve tried. Link in bio to read our full review ✨ #beautybibleloves #beautysteal #bbcream

🌟 WIN @persskincare - two skincare sets (worth £249+ each) from the hot Parisian name 🌟 PERS is the name on beauty editors’ lips: a French dermatologist’s easy-to-follow, age-defying regime – and we’re delighted to have two sets to share with our Beauty Bible readers. (PS: Jo’s hooked.) So, the two lucky winners of this PERS prize will receive… 💖 PERS Day-Dissolving Radiance Cleansing Balm (normally £45 for 100ml) ⭐️ PERS 10% Vitamin C Serum (£85 for 30ml) 🫦 PERS Lip & Cheeks Glow Balm (£29 for 5ml) The winner can also choose from one of two brilliant moisturisers to ‘REPAIR’: PERS Rich Intense Moisturising Cream, luscious and comforting and just perfect for dry skins like Jo’s, formulated to be intensely nourishing and skin-quenching. Alternatively, you might choose PERS Light Hydrating Cream (£85 for 50ml) 🫶 Link in bio to enter - prize draw closes Wednesday 30th July ✨ #beautybibleloves #skincare #prizedraw

Sarah’s Health Notes: Healthy handbag must-haves 👜💕 This week’s inspiration came courtesy of a woman with an impressively prepared handbag. After a recent incident involving Sarah’s tall husband, a low medieval arch, and more blood than anyone really needed to see, it was a large plaster - produced with superhero timing - that saved the day. It got Sarah thinking: what are the small, smart things we should all carry, just in case? Alongside the trusty plaster (@elastoplastuk Water Resistant, FYI), she now won’t leave home without: ✨ @compeeduk Blister Plasters – tiny miracle cushions for sore feet. ✨ @zambuksa Ointment – herbal magic in a tin. ✨ A fold-up fan – essential when London decides to turn tropical. Sarah recommends heading online to @accessorize and order from their wider selection, like this pretty Palm Print one (above) with a tassel. ✨ @lanolips Tinted Balm SPF30 – lip protection and a pretty tint. ✨ Sheald Recovery Balm – for burns, bites, you name it. Available on @victoriahealth ✨ @4711 Cologne Wipes – refreshment with heritage and heavenly scent. ✨ @rescueremedyuk Spray – this combination of flower essences promises to ‘comfort and reassure‘ (good to have for children and any upset animals you may encounter) Call it the Beauty Bible Emergency Kit. Small things, big peace of mind 😌 Link in bio for more info 💖 #beautybibleloves #health #handbagmusthaves #wellbeing #sarahshealthnotes

How to reset your skin barrier (and why it matters) ✨ There’s been so much emphasis in skincare circles in the past decade about ‘getting your glow on.’ All manner of products to scrub and peel and remove the top, dull skin cells. And while we’re all for an occasional light (LIGHT!) buffing to stop cellular build-up, at Beauty Bible we’ve always maintained that maintaining the skin’s barrier function is absolutely crucial. It’s what stops bacteria and other nasties from getting in. And it’s what helps prevent vital moisture in the skin from evaporating. We have always felt that the skincare pendulum would swing back in the direction of barrier-building, rather than removing its protective layers – and at last, common sense is starting to prevail. Link in bio to read more 💫 #beautybible #skincaretips #skinbarrier

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