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November 03, 2021 at 06:30AM Once upon a time, before niche fragrance brands were but a twinkle in beauty’s eye, designer perfumes were all we knew. You see, for decades, fashion brands (think Chanel, Dior and Armani) have used perfume and fragrance as a way to sell their slice of luxury to the masses. Still expensive but not as extravagant a purchase as, say, a four-figure handbag, perfume has long been a way for us to treat ourselves to the finer things.And sure, while it suits us well, it’s worth noting here it suits the designer fashion houses even more. You see, while profit margins on high-end fashion and accessories are small, profit margins on perfumes are eye-wateringly large. Actually, the fact that designer brands rely on perfume sales to keep money flowing is one of the industry’s most poorly kept secrets.But for years, designer perfumes were…

November 03, 2021 at 06:30AM As a beauty editor, I sometimes have a difficult time deciding which products to try out and keep for myself. While the fact that all the latest beauty launches land on my desk every day is a total dream, sadly, one face can only try so many products. Personally, I find these decisions particularly hard when it comes to makeup. With skincare, ingredient lists tend to tell me whether or not my skin will like a product. But with makeup, the products I keep tend to be ones that appeal to my inner magpie.I like my makeup products to look just as beautiful on my dressing table as they do on my face. I also want them to feel luxurious and, most importantly, possess a certain je ne sais quois that makes applying them feel like a special…

November 03, 2021 at 06:30AM It was when I was singing the praises of a certain £6 product that had converted me to eye creams that I took the time to actually look at my bathroom beauty stash properly. Upon doing so, I realised just how many other products from the same brand had a permanent home in my skincare rotation.As I’ve mentioned previously, The Ordinary is an affordable beauty brand offering up high-performance formulations with ingredients at its core. Ask any beauty or skincare fanatic about the brand, and chances are they’ll have a couple of products in their bathroom cabinets.Admittedly, if you aren’t already clued about the ingredients you should be putting on your face, The Ordinary can feel a little overwhelming at first. But with a little research into your skin concerns and needs, it’s a great affordable beauty brand to get on board with.For…

November 03, 2021 at 06:30AM Once upon a time, before niche fragrance brands were but a twinkle in beauty’s eye, designer perfumes were all we knew. You see, for decades, fashion brands (think Chanel, Dior and Armani) have used perfume and fragrance as a way to sell their slice of luxury to the masses. Still expensive but not as extravagant a purchase as, say, a four-figure handbag, perfume has long been a way for us to treat ourselves to the finer things.And sure, while it suits us well, it’s worth noting here it suits the designer fashion houses even more. You see, while profit margins on high-end fashion and accessories are small, profit margins on perfumes are eye-wateringly large. Actually, the fact that designer brands rely on perfume sales to keep money flowing is one of the industry’s most poorly kept secrets.But for years, designer perfumes were…

November 03, 2021 at 06:08AM If you’re looking for a way to replicate the euphoric joy of pulling on a cosy jumper in the cold weather, you’ve come to the right place, for today, we’re charting the rise of the knitted midi skirt. Though they’re certainly not a new thing, knitted skirts have been flying relatively low on the fashion radar. However, with most of us having fatigued ourselves by relentlessly wearing our jeans and joggers and loungewear co-ords, along comes the knitted midi skirt as our winter style saviour.Knitted midi skirts present one of the sleekest ways to swaddle yourself in woolly layers, and we’re not the only ones who think so. Influencers have been rediscovering and wearing their knitted midi skirts over the past couple of weeks, giving our feeds a toasty feel we can’t wait to re-create. Lydia of @femmeblk is…

November 03, 2021 at 06:00AM Kudos to the great British high street because it has been offering up some truly showstopping coats this season. And we’re not just talking about your run-of-the-mill offerings, rather premium-quality pieces that could so easily be mistaken for designer purchases. Case in point: H&M has just dropped the most beautiful wrap coat, and it’s fair to say that every single one of our editors has fallen head over heels for its elegant charm.Coming in three classic colourways (brown, black and beige) and a draped wrap silhouette with a scarf-like attachment, this is pretty much everything I could want from a winter coat. It’s the sort of style that will look like a million dollars when thrown over a simple white tee and tailored trousers, particularly if you opt for pieces all in the same colour spectrum. Oh, hello, tonal dressing. So trust us when we…

November 03, 2021 at 06:00AM Kudos to the great British high street because it has been offering up some truly showstopping coats this season. And we’re not just talking about your run-of-the-mill offerings, rather premium-quality pieces that could so easily be mistaken for designer purchases. Case in point: H&M has just dropped the most beautiful wrap coat, and it’s fair to say that every single one of our editors has fallen head over heels for its elegant charm.Coming in three classic colourways (brown, black and beige) and a draped wrap silhouette with a scarf-like attachment, this is pretty much everything I could want from a winter coat. It’s the sort of style that will look like a million dollars when thrown over a simple white tee and tailored trousers, particularly if you opt for pieces all in the same colour spectrum. Oh, hello, tonal dressing. So trust us when we…

November 03, 2021 at 06:08AM If you’re looking for a way to replicate the euphoric joy of pulling on a cosy jumper in the cold weather, you’ve come to the right place, for today, we’re charting the rise of the knitted midi skirt. Though they’re certainly not a new thing, knitted skirts have been flying relatively low on the fashion radar. However, with most of us having fatigued ourselves by relentlessly wearing our jeans and joggers and loungewear co-ords, along comes the knitted midi skirt as our winter style saviour.Knitted midi skirts present one of the sleekest ways to swaddle yourself in woolly layers, and we’re not the only ones who think so. Influencers have been rediscovering and wearing their knitted midi skirts over the past couple of weeks, giving our feeds a toasty feel we can’t wait to re-create. Lydia of @femmeblk is…