by Hannah Kane | Apr 18, 2014 | Beauty
Are you ready for the return of blue makeup? No, nor are we – but let’s give it the benefit of the doubt Every season, emerging from a crowd of user-friendly trends, there is always one beauty look which catches us off-guard. For SS14, the unexpected...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 16, 2014 | Beauty
Ever since she was presented with a bottle of strawberry-scented perfume on her fourth birthday, a bottle which was swiftly confiscated after she poured it over herself “and possibly tasted some of it”, Odette Toilette has been fascinated by fragrance. A burgeoning...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 10, 2014 | Beauty
When was the last time you applied a proper faceful of slap? Thanks to the inexorable rise of BB, CC, DD and now EE creams (yes seriously; it stands for Extra Exfoliating, with offerings already on sale from Previse Skincare and Omorovicza), fancy tinted moisturiser...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 4, 2014 | Beauty
With summer on the horizon, PHOENIX tests a line-up of texturising sprays, seeking undone waves and a good measure of beach-blown volume… Label M Texturising Volume Spray, £12.50 If you often use a spritz of dry shampoo as a substitute for texturising spray,...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 3, 2014 | Beauty
Having been led by his nose all his life, the self-proclaimed ‘perfumed ponce’ and forthcoming resident of Downton Abbey Richard E Grant began the official launch party for his debut fragrance by explaining that the idea for the scent popped into his head...
by Hannah Kane | Apr 1, 2014 | Beauty
Since their inception 7 years ago, Stockholm-based perfumers Byredo have reigned as the leaders of the cult fragrance scene. This success is largely owed to the genuine originality of each scent – it has always proved impossible to provide a ‘smells like’...
