In-flight Essentials: Perfecting Your On-Board Survival Kit

After so many years travelling on the beauty circuit, I think I have finally perfected the art of the on-board survival kit. I am always updating it with new arrivals and my latest finds are sitting primed and ready for take off. First and foremost I am obsessed with wipes and the Palmer's Moisturizing Facial…

ByStephanie Darling22/10/2021

Anti-Ageing Beauty & Fashion Hair Skin & Body

How To Get Your Beauty Sleep

I am a big sleep lover. Always have been, always will be. And when I don't get my beauty sleep well, let's just say, it's not pretty. There are many sleep disrupters. One's offspring for starters - it begins when they are born and morphs into sheer sleepless panic when they are teenagers and out…

ByStephanie Darling24/05/2021

Make-Up News & Trends

Here’s How To Look Younger In 5 Minutes Flat!

It's official, you don't need to go to extremes to look younger! Celebrity makeup artist Garry Siutz says it's all about putting back some of that vital glow that's been lost over time. Sound too easy? He tells Beauty Contributor Stephanie Darling you can do it in five minutes. Or less. Watch here.…

ByStephanie Darling03/05/2021

Anti-Ageing Beauty & Fashion Health Make-Up News & Trends

Translucent Transformation: Five Perfect Powders For Flawless Skin

I have always been a bit wary of setting powders as I feared that they could look cakey and bring out rather than hide wrinkles, but having been reintroduced to the wonders of translucent powders - I am now a hardened convert. I love their sheer setting qualities and the fact that my base…

ByStephanie Darling23/05/2020

Hair Skin & Body Make-Up News & Trends

Face First: Try This Three-Step Cocoa Butter Mini-Facial

My initial introduction to the cocoa-butter-based face range from Palmer's is a facial. Got to love that. Anything that involves lying down and having someone else cleanse, exfoliate and moisturise my face is on a winning streak. Palmer's is a household name, famous for its ethically sourced cocoa butter formula which is the basis…

ByStephanie Darling27/11/2018

Make-Up News & Trends

Peach And Orange Lips And Twiggy’s 60s Look Around The Eyes

Beauty Contributor Stephanie Darling asks MACs Senior Makeup Artist Nicole Thompson about her favourite products, tips and trends. Here, she talks about how to get Beautiful Shades Of Peach & Orange For The Lips And A Hint Of Twiggy’s 60s Look Around The Eyes. If you want to see what rebellious makeup trends are on…

ByStephanie Darling01/07/2018

Hair Skin & Body News & Trends

Avoid These Three Teeth Stainers (And Whiten Your Teeth Instantly!)

Dentist Dr Christoper Ho reveals the essential tools to keep teeth in peak condition and how to nullify the effects of the big three teeth stainers : coffee, red wine and tea. 1. What are the most common causes of tooth staining? Can you list the culprits? Drinking lots of tea, coffee and red wine are…

ByStephanie Darling07/05/2018

News & Trends

Eva Longoria’s Personal Beauty Tricks

We are here to meet with the effervescent actress and well-known pocket rocket Eva Longoria. Eva is resplendent in a magenta Bec and Bridge bandage dress, sans shoes and sporting an eye-catching pistachio coloured nail polish by L'Oreal Paris called Riche Le Vernis. She is engaging from the get go. Who is your beauty icon? "My beauty icon is…

ByStephanie Darling03/05/2018

Make-Up News & Trends

Lipstick Update! How To Choose The Perfect Nude Lipstick

Nude Lipstick. It's a classic look for all ages, each season and every occasion. But while a nude lip gives you the ultimate natural appearance, it's actually the opposite of your lips going 'naked'. Achieving this look is as easy as it sounds though - Beauty Contributor Stephanie Darling actually calls it…

ByStephanie Darling26/04/2018

Hair Skin & Body News & Trends

Perfect Plaits With Celebrity Hair Stylist David Keough

The delightful and ever-talented John Frieda ambassador, David Keogh shows us how to create a wrap around plait on me that was an ultra modern take on Heidi. Here's what he had to say. Q Are there any tricks to creating the perfect plait? A The only trick to the perfect braid is not to…

ByStephanie Darling11/08/2017