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How To Do TikTok’s Effortless French Pin Bun On All Hair

by Jacqueline Kilikita

The Italian Manicure Makes Short, Stubby Nails Look Longer Naturally

by Jacqueline Kilikita

9 Special Perfumes Editors Predict Will Be The Next Baccarat Rouge

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Fulani Braids To The Silk Press — 6 Black Hairstyles Making A Comeback

12 Products That Will Actually Make Your Skin Glow

I Got My Face Lasered To Improve My Skin & Here’s What I Learned

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I Tried £766 Worth Of Drunk Elephant — & This Is My Honest Opinion

by Esther Newman

Sunscreen That Won’t Make You Break Out

by Megan McIntyre

The Two Skincare Products Saving My Oily Skin

For as long as I can remember, my skin has been oily AF. Not dewy, not glowy, not Glossier model-like — oily. And no amount of people assuring me that I&

by Karina Hoshikawa

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Wait, How Did My Dermatologist Become TikTok-Famous?

One particular type of beauty influencer that excites and delights me is the TikTok dermatologist. There’s an entire niche community of licensed derm

by Megan Decker

These Horror Stories Are Why You Shouldn’t Scrimp On Nail T...

Despite learning to DIY our nails during lockdown and keeping up with countless #nailhacks on TikTok, nail services were among the first beauty treatments

Mark Tuan Is Putting Mark Tuan First

I met Mark Tuan on a Zoom call on a Tuesday afternoon in late July. He’s wearing a black bucket hat and white tee while sitting on a couch in his family

This £12 Cream Is The Best For Effortlessly Air-Dried Hair

If you had told me earlier in the year that I would be exclusively air-drying my hair this summer, I wouldn’t have believed you. Usually, my hair and

by Jacqueline Kilikita

5 Ingrown Hair Treatments That Keep Bumps At Bay

This Lip Plumping Treatment Rivals Filler — & There Are No Needles

From the lip flip (using Botox to enhance lip size) to lip blushing (tattooing the lip line to lend lips definition) it seems we’re willing to try ju

by Jacqueline Kilikita

How To Tell A Good Serum From A Bad One (& Other Vitamin C Tips)

Alongside SPF, retinol and a gentle cleanser, skin experts often tout vitamin C as one of the most beneficial ingredients to add to a simple, everyday skin

by Jacqueline Kilikita

19 Late Summer Haircut Trends Dominating London Salons Right Now

by Jacqueline Kilikita

This Is The New Way To Wear Mascara

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Beauty In A Tik

TikTok’s Homemade Lip Stain Is Impressive — But There’...

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. TikTok‘s obsession with homem

by Jacqueline Kilikita

TikTok Just Made Me Aware Of My Double Lip Line — Now What?

TikTok beauty trends have a unique way of making me feel both seen and exposed. I’ll explain. In the pursuit of finding niche beauty hacks that work on m

by L'Oréal Blackett

Harry Styles Unveiled More Pleasing Beauty & Here’s What We...

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Why This Celeb-Favourite £215 Serum Is Seriously Worth The Splurge

I try a lot of skin-care products, both as part of my job and because I love it. As such, everything from Cetaphil cleanser (which, love) to triple-digit m

by Karina Hoshikawa

Is Your Hair Dry — Or Do You Have Protein Overload?

If your hair is on the thirsty side, you’re not alone. This summer has been a scorcher and with intensely hot sun come seriously parched strands. The

by Jacqueline Kilikita

Smells Like Summer: 13 Of The Best New Season Perfumes

by Esther Newman

This Sunscreen Is So Good, You’ll Want To Wear It Every Day...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ultra Violette (@ultravioletteau) Dermatologists and skincare enthusiasts always recommend a daily dose of sun

by Jacqueline Kilikita

How To Tell If The Sun Has Hurt Your Skin Barrier

It’s no secret that the sun can wreak havoc on skin. Although UV rays are invisible to the human eye, sun damage can be quite obvious. Redness, uncom

by Jacqueline Kilikita

BIAB Is The Insta-Worthy Nail Trend Sweeping London Salons

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Artdecom – Milica Maslan (@artdecom) As a beauty editor it’s my job to test beauty treatments but

by Tori Crowther

Why My Shrunken 4C Natural Hair Went Viral

The things that you can do or say on social media as a dark-skinned Black girl are very, very limited. When it comes to my content on my TikTok page, @Lipg

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TikTok’s Obsession With Eye Shapes Is Quite Sinister, Actually

They say eyes are windows to the soul but if social media is anything to go by, we’re increasingly obsessed with their shape, rather than whether or

Tried, Tested & Loved: These Are The Brow Products R29 Editors Bu...

I saw a video on TikTok recently where a girl did half her makeup as she would today and the other half as she would in 2016. What struck me wasn’t the l

by Esther Newman

5 Easy Ways To Get Thicker Hair Instantly, With Tips From Expert ...

Seriously, so much of beauty is being told that we need to ‘solve’ or ‘cure’ things that aren’t even problems or ‘bad’

by Daniela Morosini

Beauty In A Tik

TikTok’s ‘Nail Slugging’ Hack Transformed My We...

Welcome to Beauty In A Tik, where each week we put TikTok’s viral beauty hacks and innovative trends to the test. Slugging. It doesn’t sound pa

by Jacqueline Kilikita

The Return of the Perm

The word “perm” really seems to rattle some people. For some, it can be a throwback to a time of sizzling your hair to a crisp until it was big and bur

by Amanda Mitchell

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