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✨ WIN gorgeous Spring beauty must-haves from @rubyhammer (worth £176) 🌟🌼 We have three fah-bu-lous curations from one of our all-time favourite make-up artists to be won. (One of those prize draws we want to enter ourselves – but alas, we can’t…) Ruby only adds to her line when she feels there’s something truly worthwhile (rather than overloading our kits) – and we appreciate that. And several of these products are must-haves, as far as we’re concerned, which you’ll find in our own kits and on our bathroom shelves. One lucky Beauty Bible reader could win: 💫 Ruby Hammer Foot File (normally £22) 🫦 Ruby Hammer Lip Serum Balm (£18 each) ❤️ Ruby Hammer Mascara & Brow Duo (£28) ✨ Ruby Hammer Precision Eyeliner (£18) 🌟 Ruby Hammer Cheek Colour (£24) Link in bio to find out more about these fabulous products and enter - prize draw closes 29th April 🫶 #beautybibleloves #prizedraw #rubyhammerbeauty

Sarah’s Health Notes: Dealing with Norovirus ⚠️ Sarah shares her latest Health Notes on norovirus — often called the “winter vomiting bug,” but very much a year-round concern. With cases currently higher than average in England following a recent surge, she breaks down what to look out for, how it spreads, and the simple but essential steps to protect yourself and others. Drawing on her own experience (twice in two years), Sarah highlights just how unpleasant it can be - and why rest, hydration, and careful hygiene matter so much during recovery. She also covers when to seek medical advice, practical tips for managing symptoms at home, and expert-recommended supplements that may support recovery. If norovirus is doing the rounds where you are - or you just want to be prepared - it’s well worth a read. Link in bio for Sarah’s full guide. #healthnotes #norovirus

Fab Find of the Week: @c.atherleylondon Geranium No.4 ✨ C.Atherley have done it again. A fourth, in their sequence of geranium-powered hand, body and face products – and this time, the Geranium No.4 fragrance evokes ‘Attar of Roses’, probably our favourite of ALL scented geraniums. The quintessential ‘rose geranium’ scent, just so, so beautifully captured here… Link in bio for our full review 💖 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #catherlylondon

Beauty Steal: @soapandglory Let’s Get Tropical limited edition 🌴🫧🌞 Weren’t sure we were going to love this. But we do. Some tropical scents are over-sugary, but this is just the spirit-lifting ticket, right now: a limited edition collection from good old Soap & Glory, whose textures are unfailingly fab. We’re longstanding fans of S&G’s Body Butter and Body Scrub, for instance, and have enjoyed many a fragrant incarnation of these. And if we had to pick one texture/product that most pushes our buttons from this range, it’s the Let’s Get Tropical Body Butter, in a generous tub that will last for ages. Link in bio to read our full review 🏝️✨ #beautybibleloves #beautysteal #soapandglory #letsgettropical #limitededition

✨All the fun of the @barnesfragrancefair 2026 ✨ It’s time to tell you about the Barnes Fragrance Fair 2026, which for perfume-lovers is a highlight in the scent calendar. Staged in a village hall on beautiful Barnes Common in south-west London, this fair – organised by scent expert Amanda Carr – is completely FREE to attend (except workshops and panel sessions, link in bio for full list). It brings together fascinating founders and creators from the independent perfume scene – an amazing brand line-up that includes 4160 Tuesdays, Angela Flanders, Jorum, Nancy Meiland, Kingdom Scotland, Olfactive O, Gallivant, Beaufort London, Meadowfarm home fragrance – around 40 names in all, so you really can make a day of it. Link in bio for full details 🌞💛 #barnesfragrancefair #beautybibleloves #scentnotes

Jo’s Scent Notes: @maya.njie.perfumes Aethi Opum 🫶 Some fragrances don’t just smell beautiful - they linger. In memory, in mood… even in dreams. That’s how it has felt for Jo since first encountering Aethi Opum. Having experienced countless fragrances, this is one she keeps returning to. There’s a grounding quality to it - something steadying in these seemingly untethered times. The story behind it only deepens the experience. With roots in Gambia, the perfumer draws inspiration from faded family photographs - rich with heat, texture, and colour - translating these impressions into scent with a distinctly visual sensibility. Aethi Opum blends two forms of incense - frankincense and thiouraye - with aidan fruit, a touch of black pepper, and a strikingly realistic coffee note that feels anything but trend-led. As it wears, the fragrance softens and deepens into a dry, gently vanilla-tinged warmth. Link in bio for Jo’s full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #scentnotes #fragrance #eaudeparfum

Fab Find of the Week: @officine_universelle_buly Metallic Baume des Muses ✨ This is an absolute treat. It’s a ‘treat price’, but it’s also a serious treat for the lips. A few weeks ago, when hosting an event with Officine Universelle Buly’s dynamic and charming co-founder, Victoire de Taillac, Jo admired this silver lip balm on a chain. Et voila! Thanks to Victoire’s generosity, a gorgeous parcel landed on Jo’s desk, with her very own Officine Universelle Buly Metallic Baume des Muses lip balm, engraved with ‘JO’. Link in bio for Jo’s review 🫶 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #lipbalm

@lush is once again using its platform to stand up for what matters, launching a powerful new fundraising campaign centred around a limited-edition bath bomb. Created to support a vision of a world “where everyone is free to move and no one is forced to move,” this zesty product does more than fizz - it gives back. A remarkable 75% of the sales price (excluding tax) will be donated to @migrantrightsca, a UK-based charity advocating for the rights and dignity of migrants. The organisation works to build a society free from oppression and discrimination, where everyone can live with dignity. The campaign, titled Hand of Friendship, is being showcased across all 101 LUSH store windows, accompanied by informative materials to help customers better understand the cause. Unapologetically bold and values-driven, LUSH continues to champion issues others shy away from - proving that beauty can be a force for meaningful change. Link in bio to find out more 🫶 #handoffriendship #lushcosmetics #limitededition #bathbomb #migrantrights

Beauty Bible Weekend Steal: @dr.pawpaw x @teenage_cancer Glimmer Glaze Lip Oils 💖 A lovely collaboration, here. We are longstanding fans of the work that the Teenage Cancer Trust does, supporting young people through what can be a scary and bewildering diagnosis. We are also, as regular readers know, longstanding fans of Dr.PAWPAW and pretty much all that they do. So affordable! So on-trend! And honestly, great quality at any price. This new collaboration on a Glimmer Glaze Lip Oil, then, is an altogether lovely thing. An albeit modest donation – 5p – but with the volumes that Dr.PAWPAW sell, that will soon add up. More than that, they are featuring a story on each of the boxes of a young person’s journey with cancer, who’ve been supported by the Teenage Cancer Trust. Link in bio to read our full review 🫶 #beautybibleloves #weekendsteal #teenagecancertrust

Fab Find of the Week: @chanelofficial Rouge Noir Collection ✨ We reckon that Jo is probably the only journalist who was at the original 1995 launch of CHANEL Rouge Noir Le Vernis who happens to be writing about that iconic polish again today, at the moment it has inspired a whole make-up collection. Because that’s a long history, in beauty editing. This spring CHANEL has taken a classic shade and spun it off into a whole make-up collection. We’re really rather in love, despite the splurge pricing. Link in bio to find out more and read our full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #chanelbeauty

Jo Loves… Spring 2026 🌸 At Beauty Bible HQ, Jo’s latest discoveries are bringing a fresh glow to the new season - from a skin-quenching mask and a heatproof eyeliner to a rediscovered hair hero, the perfect neutral eye palette and the most divine candle. First up: @gatineau_skincare Collagene Expert Plumping Revival Mask - exactly the skin drink needed after months of central heating. Used as a 10-minute quick fix or left on overnight, it sinks in beautifully, leaving skin plumped, smooth and far less tight by morning. The subtle floral scent makes the whole ritual feel extra indulgent. For eyes, Jo took @stilacosmetics Stay All Day Smudge & Set Waterproof Gel Eye Liner on a January break - and it passed the holiday test with flying colours. Dense, buildable colour glides on smoothly, can be smudged before setting, and then stays put through heat and swimming. Bonus points for the slimline twist-up pencil that never needs sharpening. Meanwhile, an old favourite has made a triumphant return: @johnfriedauk Frizz Ease Dream Curls Curl Reviver Mousse. Recommended again by Jo’s long-time hairdresser Eugene Smith, it tames stubborn, multi-directional hair without crunchiness, adds shine and offers serious hold - all for under a tenner. Eyeshadow-wise, Jo has finally found a worthy successor to her long-finished @tomford neutrals palette thanks to @viseartofficial Eyeshadow Palettes. With beautiful taupes, rich chocolate browns and soft shimmers, they deliver excellent colour payoff while blending seamlessly - the dream combination. And finally… the candle of dreams. @matierepremiereparfums Encens Oman Candle, discovered in the brand’s Covent Garden flagship, fills the room with the most exquisite incense scent. Expect admiring comments from anyone who walks in the door. Five finds. One very happy beauty desk. Link in bio for the full review 🌟 #BeautyBible #JoLoves #SpringBeauty #BeautyFinds

Beauty Bible Weekend Steal: @nailsinc It’s Topless (new spring shades) 💅 After Jo’s Japanese Manicure at @swanky_london (read review on the Beauty Bible website) she’s enjoyed impressively strong, flake-proof nails – which also weirdly seemed to grow faster – for a couple of months. Honestly, a first. But when a bumper fun pack from @nailsinc of fab spring shades lands on the desk… well, it’s honestly easier to resist a bag of sweets. Especially when they don’t need the faff of a base coat OR a top coat, but just paint straight onto a naked nail. And especially when it happened to be International Women’s Day/Week/Month/whatever, and looking that bit more pulled-together is really the order of the day 💖 The pic above doesn’t really do justice to the shimmery shades. The banana yellow, pale blue and soft pinky-coral are solid colours, but the rest are shot through with gleam and glimmer, shimmer and glow – and are just so flattering, having the same effect on hands as pearls do near the face. Link in bio to read our full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #weekendsteal #nailcare #nailproducts #nailsinc

Win two divine (literally) @ataratmalondon fragrances (worth £390+) 🧡✨ 💫 Ataratma offer ‘Scents for the Soul’ – and one Beauty Bible reader will receive two stunning full-size creations from this transformative fragrance collection, which marries neuroscience, Ayuvreda and haute perfumery. One lucky winner will be able to select two fragrances from the below: 🔸 Aikyam Rose – an exquisite, opulent rose, with geranium, spices, woods and fruits – ‘a harmony of abundance’, with Aikyam representing the belief that everything in the world is connected 🔸 Aroha Absolute – think: frankincense, drifting through sweet mango and strawberry, orange blossom and jasmine – contemplative, meditative, harmonious 🔸 Chakra Champaka – rich florals – orange, neroli, ylang-ylang, champaka garland fruity and citrus notes, to deliver a sense of joy and of wellbeing 🔸 Kama Carnal – as the name suggests, this one’s pure seduction, a sun-kissed masterpiece showcasing ylang-ylang, known for its sensuality, alongside honeyed gourmand notes 🔸 Orris Nirvana – powdery, floral, a skin-scent with almost a vintage sophistication, taking us on a meditative journey 🔸 Rati Patchouli – for patchouli-lovers (like us!), but this is a ‘clean’ version, blended with delectable mango and peach, alongside musky notes, taking its name from Rati, who symbolises the union of body and soul 🔸 Shakti Saffron – rich saffron – used for Ayurvedic healing – is balanced by spices, amber and mouthwatering cherry, in a grounding, confidence-boosting creation 🔸 Smitam Santal – smitam means smile, in Sanskrit, which tells you everything about this scent, with woody sandalwood, ginger and green cardamom focused around an intoxicating heart 🔸 Tonka Bala – an empowering gourmand leather: smoky, spicy, magnetic, inspired by a mantra to invoke strength, resilience and energy Link in bio to enter - prize draw closes Wednesday 8th April 🌟 #beautybibleloves #fragrance #perfume #win

Fab Find of the Week: @charlottetilbury Magic Cream (upgrade) ✨ Charlotte Tilbury has been waving her wand over her Magic Cream – the cream first developed for her A-list clients, which has become an absolute pillar of the range. Rich, nourishing, smoothing – and yes, a little bit magic. Link in bio to read the full review 🫶 #beautybibleloves #skincare #fabfindoftheweek

Beauty Bible Weekend Steal: @mondayhaircare Deep Moisture Hair Mask 🌟🎀 Look around, next time you’re out and about in a café. Have a look at the state of women’s hair. Far more than at the tail-end of summer, when sun/sea/sand may have wreaked their worst, five months of central heating have absolutely taken their toll on most women’s hair. This rides to the rescue in the most brilliant, sensorially-pleasing way. Currently on offer at Boots (but nevertheless an absolute steal at its recommended price of a mere fiver), MONDAY Deep Moisture Hair Mask is rich, nourishing and so, so gorgeously scented, with soft wafts of gardenia. (Not too overpowering, but enough to be pretty, pretty, pretty.) Link in bio to read our full review 💖 #beautybibleloves #haircare #weekendsteal #hairmask

Sarah’s Health Notes: Hay fever update (and warning: it’s early!) 🤧 Hay fever season is starting early this year - and in her latest Sarah’s Health Notes for the Beauty Bible, Sarah takes a deep dive into what that really means for sufferers. While the Met Office insists we’re “currently out of pollen season”, the University of Worcester Pollen Forecast is already reporting tree pollen counts as high. Weeks of rain followed by sudden warmth have triggered a spike - and it’s not just birch. Alder, hazel, poplar, cypress, elm and yew are all in the mix, setting off sneezing, wheezing, itchy eyes and the full misery of allergic rhinitis. Around a quarter of us react to tree pollen alone, and city dwellers know all about the impact of plane trees, not to mention grasses, weeds and those luminous yellow rape fields in the countryside. So what’s helping? Sarah shares practical NHS do’s and don’ts, plus advice from pharmacist Shabir Daya, who recommends Aller-DMG to help regulate histamine levels and calm the immune response. Eye drops are a handbag essential - A.Vogel Pollinosan is a firm favourite - and she hasn’t forgotten the comforting ritual of a spoonful of local honey, long championed by the late Professor Jonathan Brostoff as a gentle, natural way to build tolerance. If you’re already sniffling, this one’s for you. 🌿 Read the full feature now on Beauty Bible - link in bio ✨

A great lipstick ‘listen’ – and a deep-dive into make-up history 💄 Lipstick is more than just make-up. And if you’re in any doubt, we’d love to point you in the direction of a pair of riveting podcasts from the super-smart (in every way) team at Dressed: A History of Fashion. The podcast recently re-aired this couple of episodes – and we were so happy to catch them, this time round. The interviewee over these two podcasts – The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History – was beauty historian Ilise S. Carter, who reveals how a single swipe of lipstick was more than mere glamour, down the years, fuelling protest, embodying patriotism and more. The focus is America, but many of the stories played out on this side of the pond, too, and Ilise traces lipstick’s tale, leading us from suffragettes to wartime morale and Hollywood myth-making.. Altogether, it’s fascinating stuff (and if anyone ever dares to suggest to you that make-up is frivolous, point them in the direction of these two episodes, which are brainy, witty just so impressively well-researched.) Link in bio for the full review 🌟 #beautybibleloves #podcast #makeuphistory

🌟 Fab Find of the Week: Quantum Alchemy by Michelle Roques-O’Neil 💫 We’d honestly follow Michelle Roques-O’Neil to the ends of the earth. One of the most extraordinarily healing therapists we’ve ever been treated by, she is a secret shared by those-in-the-know. And Michelle’s products, in their various incarnations, have always been go-tos for us. So we were properly, properly excited to discover her new range, Quantum Alchemy, during an ‘Aroma Aura Reading’ at her studio just off London’s Portobello Road. (We’ll be reviewing that later, when Jo receives her personal ‘perfume prescription’, as follow-up to the session.) If you can’t get to see Michelle in person, however, this trio of new products definitely brings some of her magic to your door. (Bathroom and bedroom doors, that is.) Link in bio to read our full review ✨ @michelle.quantumalchemy #beautybibleloves #fabfindoftheweek #healing #selfcare

Beauty Bible Weekend Steal: @superdrug POP skincare 💖✨ This is cheering in every way. The colourful packaging. (Functional, too: we love a moisturiser which emerges from a tub with the perfect dose, when you press down.) The affordable prices: nothing more than eight quid. (HALLELUJAH.) Plus, the fact you can find it on virtually every high street, because this range is one of Superdrug’s own creations. Link in bio to read the full review 💕 #beautybibleloves #weekendsteal #skincare #popskincare #superdrug

Win an AMAZING beauty haul from @thebeautycrop (worth £350+) 🌟 We love a bumper beauty fun pack – but this is one sensational make-up and skincare prize, with over two dozen products across three showstopping kits. You’ll be able to indulge to your heart’s content – or grab your friends, for a pamper party! Well, this is quite the haul – from a new-to-us name we’re delighted to have on our beauty radar. The Beauty Crop is a UK-based, female-founded brand focused on ‘skincare-meets-make-up’, founded in 2015 by Ning Cheah, a former investment banker whose eczema really impacted on her beauty rituals and life in general. (We certainly empathise with that.) 💝 It’s a seriously long list of beauty goodies - so here are just a few highlights one lucky reader will win… 🌿 Erase & Fade 3-Step Regime (£38) A blemish-focused trio powered by BHA, succinic acid, rice water, 3% tranexamic acid, 2% niacinamide and soothing CICA - featuring the Clarifying Cleanser, Balancing Gel Moisturise and 3% Tranexamic Acid Serum. 💧 AM to PM Skincare Bundle (£98) Korean-sourced glow heroes for brighter, plumper, ultra-hydrated skin - including Peptide Calm favourites (Milky Cleanser, Toner, Eye Cream, Rich Night Cream) plus Vitamin Babe Brightening Moisturiser, SPF45 Glow Primer and Antioxidant Serum. 💄 25-Piece Beauty Essentials Bundle (£221) Packed with skincare and make-up must-haves from The Beauty Crop - think PoreFilter Primer, Peptide Calm Lip Balm, Avocuddle Mascara, Glow Milk Blush… and so much more. Link in bio to enter - closes Wednesday 25th March 💫 #beautybibleloves #prizedraw #skincare #thebeautycrop #beautyhaul

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