The best hydrating foundations

If you find foundations look a little flat, dull or cakey, two new products are a godsend

The latest trend in skincare: anti-pollution makeup sales soar

As city air becomes more toxic, sales of a new type of product are booming

Meet this year’s ultimate beauty staples: beauty buyers’ top products

    Trying out the offering within the Beauty Halls is all part of the job of the Harrods beauty buyers Vesa Kalho, Imogen Porter and Federica Sinisi. The products that make it onto their bathroom shelves, then, must be something special. The list includes a perennial skincare hero, a lipstick that hydrates and doesn’t … Read more

Evolution of man: the rise and rise of the male wellness sector

Men now spend millions on grooming products – but why are they putting their faith in pills and potions?

Guerlain L’Essentiel masters the subtle art of balance between makeup and skincare

  Guerlain , the French perfume, cosmetics and skincare house, which is among the oldest in the world, reinvents foundation with L’Essentiel, an ingenious alliance of skincare and makeup. The bottle of this new beauty ally is also re-imagined. This new reinvented foundation diffuses its active skincare ingredients to the heart of the epidermis, making pores … Read more

Is clean beauty a skincare revolution – or a pointless indulgence?

More and more companies are offering skincare products free from ‘toxic’, ‘nasty’ and ‘suspicious’ chemicals. But are these ingredients really dangerous?